MLB Salary Cap: Fair or Foul?
January 14, 2009 by admin · 9 Comments
After adding CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and their final addition Mark Teixeira to their roster, the New York Yankees have refueled the salary cap dispute. As with everything, there are two sides to this story – the side that is completely against the idea of teams who finish first being paid the most, and the side that feels that the winning teams are merely being paid for doing their jobs better than everyone else… like a bonus of sorts.
For Teixeira, Sabathia and Burnett, the Yankees paid a combined total of about $423.5 million. Now, it seems, for many, that the fact that the Yankees have $400 million available to grab up any and everyone who becomes available is extremely unfair. As a fan of the Boys in Blue, my perception of the situation might be a bit lop-sided when I say that those in favor of the cap are probably die-hard fans of teams that don’t ever make it very far in the season. Read more
Drop It Like It’s Hot… Please?
Can these hip-hop/R&B artists (and their labels) get it together? I understand a fluid release date is simply the nature of the business, but really? Usually it’s only a matter of weeks or maybe a month or two at most that an album gets pushed back. But these days it seems that the time is getting longer and longer. A prime example would be Ciara, whose album, Fantasy Ride, was due out in December, then pushed back to late January, and now is set to drop in April. Yes, April. Not to mention that her moderately successful first single, “Go Girl,” was released waaay back on September 30. Apparently the single failed to generate enough buzz, so a new lead single, “Never Ever,” was chosen and the album has accordingly been pushed back. So, unfortunately, all that most people remember about her as of late is her controversial Vibe cover shoot. Read more
Please Stop With the Auto Artist
Ok lets be real how much more of this crutch will the hip-hop industry really use. For instance Carrie Underwood is a multiplatinum selling artist and she doesn’t have Auto-Tunes pushing her record sales, plus she sounds awesome live. That’s what makes a real artist, having no gimmicks or crutches. When Aretha Franklin sang she did it with a mic and some great vocals. If you say you’re a genius and you use all kind of gadgets to make your record, then you’re the total opposite when you’re performing at a venue that doesn’t have Auto-Tunes or Melodyne to aid your act. Look if you’re not a singer and I mean a real singer please hang up the gloves and stick to rapping, don’t get hurt that only singers can turn rappers.
Auto-Tunes is great for the Deacon at the church who can’t sing and you have to cover your ears when he’s giving his solo song testimony. If you can’t perform live or make a record without crutches then get out of the business before you’re the next parody on SNL or the biggest YouTube video hit.
by: Jon Jon Da Don
