The costs to see a Major League Sports Competition is getting to be too high and as the United States dollar slips to all time lows, it is much harder on a family to frequent these events. Many fans are upset that their tickets cost so much and they realize that a percentage of the tickets that they pay for goes to the athletes, many of which are obviously worth seeing.

At some point however, there comes a time when the cost of tickets becomes a factor of the reality of supply and demand. Is A-Rod overstepping his bounds on bowing out of his contract a year early on advice of a Talent Lawyer? How many other players will attempt to follow? How are fans going to justify paying those ticket prices to watch him? How many fans see this move a extortion?

Should fans boycott? Some say yes, others say, if they do, that will lower ticket prices, so that is good. Are professional athletes paid too much money, what is the right amount, how can we be sure? Each year new records are broken as to the most highly paid athletes, much higher than inflation, are they really worth that much? Apparently the free market says they are, because teams continue to pay more and more for them.

For now it appears that the New York Yankees, they are telling A-Rod that, he can walk and walk he may, if a deal cannot be worked out soon. Will this mean a different team picks up A-Rod, if they do, some how it just will not seem right seeing him in a different jersey.

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