Most overpaid sports?
Discussion
sidicks said:
Why is risk the most relevant factor for determining what someone is 'worth'?
Surely it's a combination of numerous factors, which goes back to the point i made earlier. Someone is 'worth' whatever someone else is prepared to pay them. And the reasons these people are paid what they are is that they can do things that the rest of the world cannot and people want to see that!
I never said it was the most relevant!Surely it's a combination of numerous factors, which goes back to the point i made earlier. Someone is 'worth' whatever someone else is prepared to pay them. And the reasons these people are paid what they are is that they can do things that the rest of the world cannot and people want to see that!
If you had two identical sports apart from the risk factor, would you think it fair they both paid the same? Of course you wouldn't. The same as if you had two identical sports except one has to be played for 2 hours versus the 5 minutes of the other, would it be fair if they paid the same? No. That's the point of the question; when you take into consideration all the factors of any given sport, which do you think is overpaid when compared to another sport?
It has nothing to do with 'market value' and "what they're worth", it's about how "hard" their chosen sport is based on the factors I mentioned in the OP.
[quote=Centurion07]
Now I know you're missing the point of the original question.
Running around a tennis court for say, 2 hours at a time with very little risk is way easier than, for example, ice hockey where injury risk is much, much higher. Baseball, where injury risk again is tiny, is even easier as each player only actually plays around 5 minutes per game.[/quote
How about the sports where you should paid a premium because it's so boring, endurance cycling and running spring to mind. I don't know why people spend their lives doing something so mind numbing.
Now I know you're missing the point of the original question.
Running around a tennis court for say, 2 hours at a time with very little risk is way easier than, for example, ice hockey where injury risk is much, much higher. Baseball, where injury risk again is tiny, is even easier as each player only actually plays around 5 minutes per game.[/quote
How about the sports where you should paid a premium because it's so boring, endurance cycling and running spring to mind. I don't know why people spend their lives doing something so mind numbing.
Centurion07 said:
I never said it was the most relevant!
If you had two identical sports apart from the risk factor, would you think it fair they both paid the same? Of course you wouldn't. The same as if you had two identical sports except one has to be played for 2 hours versus the 5 minutes of the other, would it be fair if they paid the same? No. That's the point of the question; when you take into consideration all the factors of any given sport, which do you think is overpaid when compared to another sport?
It has nothing to do with 'market value' and "what they're worth", it's about how "hard" their chosen sport is based on the factors I mentioned in the OP.
That's not taking into account ALL of the factors!If you had two identical sports apart from the risk factor, would you think it fair they both paid the same? Of course you wouldn't. The same as if you had two identical sports except one has to be played for 2 hours versus the 5 minutes of the other, would it be fair if they paid the same? No. That's the point of the question; when you take into consideration all the factors of any given sport, which do you think is overpaid when compared to another sport?
It has nothing to do with 'market value' and "what they're worth", it's about how "hard" their chosen sport is based on the factors I mentioned in the OP.
Of course assessing whether something is 'overpaid' or not is related to market value and what they are worth, else it makes absolutely no sense!
Centurion07 said:
Running around a tennis court for say, 2 hours at a time with very little risk is way easier than, for example, ice hockey where injury risk is much, much higher. Baseball, where injury risk again is tiny, is even easier as each player only actually plays around 5 minutes per game.
MarshPhantom said:
How about the sports where you should paid a premium because it's so boring, endurance cycling and running spring to mind. I don't know why people spend their lives doing something so mind numbing.
So why don't those stupid ice hockey players give up ice hockey and earn more money doing 'easy' things like playing tennis or baseball?!Edited by sidicks on Monday 28th September 22:16
sidicks said:
MarshPhantom said:
Running around a tennis court for say, 2 hours at a time with very little risk is way easier than, for example, ice hockey where injury risk is much, much higher. Baseball, where injury risk again is tiny, is even easier as each player only actually plays around 5 minutes per game.[/quote
How about the sports where you should paid a premium because it's so boring, endurance cycling and running spring to mind. I don't know why people spend their lives doing something so mind numbing.
So why do't those stupid ice hockey players give up ice hockey and earn more money doing 'easy' things like playing tennis or baseball?!How about the sports where you should paid a premium because it's so boring, endurance cycling and running spring to mind. I don't know why people spend their lives doing something so mind numbing.
Edited by MarshPhantom on Monday 28th September 22:09
sidicks said:
So why do't those stupid ice hockey players give up ice hockey and earn more money doing 'easy' things like playing tennis or baseball?!
Too embarrassing I would imagine.Are you really this dense? Try this...
Risk factor on a scale of 1 to 10:
Tennis 2
Baseball 3
Soccer 5
Boxing 10
Tour de France 7
Time spent playing the sport on a scale of 1 to 10:
Tennis 5
Baseball 1
Soccer 3
Boxing 4
Tour de France 10
Feel free to grade your chosen sport in that manner and post it up.
Centurion07 said:
Too embarrassing I would imagine.
So basically you are simply dismissing those sports you don't really understand?Centurion07 said:
Are you really this dense? Try this...
Risk factor on a scale of 1 to 10:
Tennis 2
Baseball 3
Soccer 5
Boxing 10
Tour de France 7
Time spent playing the sport on a scale of 1 to 10:
Tennis 5
Baseball 1
Soccer 3
Boxing 4
Tour de France 10
Feel free to grade your chosen sport in that manner and post it up.
Feel free to focus on two aspects and ignore all the others that go into making a professional sportsman..!Risk factor on a scale of 1 to 10:
Tennis 2
Baseball 3
Soccer 5
Boxing 10
Tour de France 7
Time spent playing the sport on a scale of 1 to 10:
Tennis 5
Baseball 1
Soccer 3
Boxing 4
Tour de France 10
Feel free to grade your chosen sport in that manner and post it up.
Edited by sidicks on Monday 28th September 22:18
Centurion07 said:
Too embarrassing I would imagine.
Are you really this dense? Try this...
Risk factor on a scale of 1 to 10:
Tennis 2
Baseball 3
Soccer 5
Boxing 10
Tour de France 7
Time spent playing the sport on a scale of 1 to 10:
Tennis 5
Baseball 1
Soccer 3
Boxing 4
Tour de France 10
Feel free to grade your chosen sport in that manner and post it up.
You've got to add in a third category career earning potential which will be very close to risk the higher the risk less likely it's going to be a long career. Are you really this dense? Try this...
Risk factor on a scale of 1 to 10:
Tennis 2
Baseball 3
Soccer 5
Boxing 10
Tour de France 7
Time spent playing the sport on a scale of 1 to 10:
Tennis 5
Baseball 1
Soccer 3
Boxing 4
Tour de France 10
Feel free to grade your chosen sport in that manner and post it up.
sidicks said:
Feel free to focus on two aspects and ignore all the others that go into making a professional sportsman..!
OK, last try; feel free to grade any sports you like, using any measures you like, on a scale of 1 to 10, then post the one you think is overpaid compared to the others. 
Centurion07 said:
If two sports are identical in all ways except one takes 5 minutes and the other takes 3 hours, which one is overpaid compared to the other?
Please provide examples of two sports which are "identical in all ways except one takes 5 minutes and the other takes 3 hours" where the players are paid the same amounts...Edited by sidicks on Monday 28th September 22:32
Centurion07 said:
The uncomfortable fact (for you) is that, when comparing sports, "all other factors" are most certainly NOT equal, so your hypothetical example fails at the first hurdle I'm afraid.Centurion07 said:
How about this one:http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/subjective
Jog on, you obtuse pedant.
Wtf? A pedant for pointing out the (massive) flaws in your argument?!Jog on, you obtuse pedant.
Why don't all sportsman change to golf and tennis if those sports are so much more lucrative, less risky and less hard work?
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