which ones? can't be baseball
In 2009, the average salary was $2,996,106
The minimum salary for the 2009 season is $400,000 (without incentives)
NBA MNIMUMS
1st year 475k
2nd year 760k
3 854k
5th year 1 mil
all minimums w/o any incentives/bonues...base pay
avg 5.35 Mil
NFL
avg 1.8 mil
min 300k
we pay these jag-a-loons this kind of $$$ and we pay cops 30k to get shot at, or some buck private 25k to go to war, or the generals that we entrust our children to 100k...something is wrong with our priorities