Cubs envoke $1 buyback for World Series Rings

[steve B]

Originally Posted by packs

I'm sorry but I'm not shedding any tears for a multi-millionaire who goes bankrupt. If anything you should be advocating for the employees to be able to profit from the rings. You might have a guy making 45K with 100K in student loans who busts his butt every day for the Cubs.

And I'd bet that with 1908 rings given out some probably went to unpaid or nearly unpaid interns.

And anyone saying the players are the only ones putting in the hard work really needs to read more about the other jobs in baseball. I might agree the owners don't do a ton of work, but the people who manage and move the equipment, the people who break down and annotate game film so the players/coaches can spot trends in how a player works, even the people who clean the place after the game all work long hours and usually for very little pay.

Steve B

[drcy]

A Chicago museum director said in a museums management lecture that at the annual employees party, she likes it when she sees the board president standing next to the janitor who's standing next to the head curator who's standing next to a volunteer. To her, they're all part of the team.

When you go to a game, you judge the experience in major part by the comfort of the seats, the food, the help and friendliness of the workers, the cleanliness of the bathrooms, the ticket taker, the parking, etc. That has nothing to with the player employees.

Now, if your employer gives you a gift and you put it on eBay the next day, that's not a good look for when you ask for a raise or promotion-- or incentive for them to give you another gift. A person can do whatever he wants with a gift, and an employer doesn't have to renew your contact.

[Big Six]

Originally Posted by steve B

And I'd bet that with 1908 rings given out some probably went to unpaid or nearly unpaid interns.



And anyone saying the players are the only ones putting in the hard work really needs to read more about the other jobs in baseball. I might agree the owners don't do a ton of work, but the people who manage and move the equipment, the people who break down and annotate game film so the players/coaches can spot trends in how a player works, even the people who clean the place after the game all work long hours and usually for very little pay.



Steve B

World Series rings didn't come in to vogue until 1922...


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[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by Big Six

World Series rings didn't come in to vogue until 1922...


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1,908 rings were given out by the Cubs this year. He wasn't referencing the year 1908.

[Big Six]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

1,908 rings were given out by the Cubs this year. He wasn't referencing the year 1908.

Gotcha...my bad! Carry on...


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