Do athletes really deserve all the money they are asking for these days? It seems that after every season athletes ask for more and more money. The contracts get bigger and bigger. I think it started with Alex Rodriguez. First he signed a 10 year contract with the Texas Rangers worth $252 million, averaging about $25.2 million per year. Then in 2008 he signed, with the New York Yankees, a 10 year $275 million contract, averaging $27.5 million per year. That number can go up to $30 million per year if he reaches certain milestones. I don’t believe that an athlete should be making this amount of money, when a Doctor who saves lives is making MUCH less.
Then came defensive lineman, Albert Haynesworth. He signed a 7 year $100 million dollar deal with the Washington Redskins. He is a great player but everyone knows he does not deserve that amount of money. 
Lastly, we have Manny Ramirez. His contract talks went on for months over a measly couple million dollars. Until he finally signed a 2 year $45 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. But whose fault is it? Are teams throwing money around? Or are the athletes spoiled?
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