It's a Business.

We are raised to be loyal, we get attached to things. We love our teams. Whether you inherited your dad's teams, or have picked up a schmorgasboard of teams from all around, you probably love them. You've seen dumb draft picks. You've experienced the changing of the guard. But all in all, you still bleed their colors.

Owners and players have no loyalty anymore. Kobe demanded a trade after refusing to play for the team he was drafted to because he wanted to be in LA. When things got rough and he was dropping 40 a game, he wanted out. Joe Montana had two above average seasons in Kansas City. One was a player choice, the other was an owner move.

People want to make money, and people want to cut off poor finances. Owners want to win because the Colts are now one of the most marketed teams in America, because winning moves units and puts more money in your pocket. Ticket sales in some sports are nothing. The NFL is going to sell out every game. The NHL has really good ticket sales. The NBA is completely based who is coming to your house. If Kobe comes to your house, you're going to go to the game. If Kevin Love is coming to town, you'll probably skip the game. MLB's problem is playing 162 games a year. You just lost 20-3, who cares?? You have 161 more games.

Every generation has their teams, and some of those teams are passed down to their kids. Others pick up their teams. My biggest note on that is how many Colts fans there are. But never-the-less, people still act like they were birthed from Gary Brackett's uterus. It can be obnoxious. But there's still loyalty.

As soon as Roddy White doesn't catch 60 passes a year, see if he's still making "Roddy White money". The Falcons will sell him as quickly as they can if he's not producing.

At old mom and pop shops, there's some old guy who's worked for the family for 45 years will have a job until HE WANTS TO LEAVE. But not in sports. People are commodities. So why do we love them so much??

The personalization of business leaves more and more as technology has gotten bigger and bigger.

I just think its odd that money is worth more than someone's life, in business. And it's obviously absurd that a man can make 12 million dollars a year to catch a football.

Worker Unions...


--Joseph Champey