I was listening to ESPN Radio on the way to work this morning, thinking that it would be better for my mood than hearing more news about how incredibly screwed the economy is.
So Mike and Mike had baseball reporter Tim Kirkjian on. Timmy is one of the best baseball reporters out there and his opinions are always pretty good.
Anyway, Timmy was talking about Pedro Martinez and how he doesn't have a deal for this season yet. Timmy said Pedro might have to settle for a $1 million contract because no teams are interesting in ponying up the kind of money Pedro thinks he deserves.
One million dollars is considered an insult to a player of Pedro's Hall-of-Fame caliber, the radio people all agreed. Pedro is one of the best pitchers of this era. For a few seasons, he was arguably one of the best ever.
Still, $1 million is an insult?
In the twisted economic world of major league sports, $1 million for six months work is not considered a lot of money. In a world where teachers and firefighters and people who actually work for a living can't even imagine that sum of money, that's the real insult.
Lots of us would love to have someone insult us like that.
