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Originally Posted by cotmfk
Lots of viewpoints I agree with in this thread.
I think free agency is part of the problem. Not only did it help encourage exorbitant salaries, but it also made it so the casual fan doesn't know who is on their team from one year to the next. Players used to be developed by and stay with a certain team for their career. That is a rarity now.
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Well put. It is what it is and good for the players for getting all they can, but modern pro sports do not have teams anymore. Instead, they have a momentary assemblage of players. What fans have to root for is the brand, because the actual players move though a revolving door. To actually get to know they players when you go to a game, you get to spend $30 or more on a program to see who they've changed since the last time. This whole mess is a hard hell no for me.