re: #85 HappyWarrior

Yeah I’ve read about guys who played in the same period as Mantle who took regular people jobs in the winter. And the minors wow even more stark. And it’s like that even now honestly. An alum of my high school who was in the Braves system at the time substitute taught for us a few times. He never made it to the bigs unfortunately but it’s my understanding that he became the baseball coach not long after I graduated. It really is amazing how salaries have skyrocketed. A lot of guys make in an at bat what old time guys like Pee Wee made in their entire career.

Yep, and depending on which sport, the money made in the minors or lower levels is still small. I played professional football at Arena and lower levels for a few years. Never even had a salary. Made at most $250 per game before taxes.