Hard to Decide on Thousands or Millions for Today’s Players
One would think that Ty Cobb was able to visit all the great hotels, eat at the best restaurants and even gamble in the luxury casinos during his playing days. Sadly, this was not the case, as players back then were having an especially hard time with money, risking everything to play the game. In those hard early days of the game when Cobb played, money was not flowing like a fountain. Ty Cobb, as great a player as he was, had it hard stretching less than $50,000 take over his entire career! Players just didn’t have the money to eat at fancy restaurants, drink the best gin and wine and gamble at casinos like Red Rock or River Rock Casino in those days. They had a hard time gambling to make the rent let alone millions to reserve the best vacations, hotel rooms, luxury trips or restaurant tables.
It’s not all about the fun of playing hard and enjoying the game anymore. Playing the game today is like hitting the jackpot compared to those hard days. Money is definitely not hard to get and definitely enters into the cards today. Wealthy baseball players have literally millions of dollars! Not only do players today have thousands of dollars to spend on the most lavish hotels, they are able to travel to stylish vacation destinations like Hollywood, Round Rock hotel, Texas resorts, Tampa Bay and Tampa beaches, among others. Gambling at casinos is now di rigueur for today’s players.
You can bet that today’s players have enough money and credit cards with which to win at gambling and lose at gambling! Most wealthy players can afford to dine at the most magnificent cafes and restaurants; enjoying buffets, great steaks and great wines. Not only do players stay at the finest most exclusive hotels and the best casinos, they also spend tens of thousands of dollars to reserve whole floors of hotel rooms for partying or just for a luxurious and private hotel floor to rest during games. With that kind of money, it’s no wonder that million dollar “jackpots” risk the game’s true value. Money may have gambled away the joy of a clean hard hit and a full-house of fans!