Although, the MLB seasons are open to post-WWI and begin of Great Depression era since America's economy and banks had none on the money. (this time, the world also have same on that during Great depression).
The season and playoff are still opening during the Great Depression era. I think that the MLB didn't earns more money during that era as more people don't attended the games or playoff games.
Can u tell me about how does MLB had survived during the Great Depression?
Before Curt Flood challenged the reserve clause, and the era of free agency was begun, a superstar even in the 1960's was based on that ballplayer making more than $100K a year. For years, Detroit Tigers did not pay Hall of Famer Al Kaline over 90K because as great as he was, and he was great-one of the best arms I ever saw and a powerful fast bat–they did not consider him a superstar.
With everyone complaining about the Yankees payroll today, the fact is, if the Yankees had not had all the championships in a time when New York was a more enviable place to be, baseball might not have survived.
Also, nobody made their money back then off of owning a team with very, very few exceptions, much like in football these days very few owners make their money off of the ownership of their teams. These people made money in business, and used the money from these businesses to pay the players.
Ask any Bosox fan why they felt cursed by the Bambino, Babe Ruth, and they know, Ruth's sale to the Yankees was not about baseball. It was to help the owner of the Red Sox finance a Broadway musical called No No Nanette that featured some songs that would become famous–and the owner had to pay its star, Ruby Keeler, money and she was worth more to him than Babe Ruth and baseball. He sold him for 125K–which is less than what A-Rod makes for 1 game today!
I got this paragraph from US History.com:
In 1930, Ruth was earning a salary of $80,000 a year, a spectacular number in that era. A reporter suggested that perhaps he was overpaid, since Herbert Hoover was only getting $75,000 as president of the United States. Ruth is reported to have replied, "Why not? I had a better year than he did." There have been several reported variations of the statement.
Also, there were about half as many teams–16 teams back then-8 in each league-as opposed to 30 teams today. The ballparks were smaller, so actually lower proportionate overhead. There were no night games until 1939, so no need for lights. No fancy electrical scoreboards and such, so everything cost less back then.
Teams were more centrally located–so not that far to travel, and much of it was by rail, not planes…
Because of the salary structure, and the low overhead, only during the 1930's has baseball ownership averaged a loss…and that was an average of only -3%. Salaries were about 1/3 of the overall costs to a team owner, unlike the 54+% it is today.
Even at an average of $1.00/ticket, with several hundred thousand fans, a team often broke even at best.
Free agency changed all that. Actually, baseball owners like Charlie Finley, before George Steinbrenner, and then Steinbrenner with Catfish Hunter, followed by Reggie Jackson and such, changed it further…to the point where every owner pays what the fans will pay freight for, and fans are willing to pay for it.
The Yankees used to get 1 million fans. 2 million fans was at one time incredible. With the new stadium going up in 2009, it would not be out of the question to draw 5 million as they this year will pass 4 million fans. So, it is all relative.
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Today, on CNN, there was a story about the increasing suicide rate among persons in economic distress, and that, as a result, suicide counseling centers were "on alert" to deal with the crisis. I am curious. What sort of help does a suicide center give to a person who is facing foreclosure or other economic adversity? Do they lend him money? Do they pay his debts? Or does Pollyana merely tell him that "tomorrow will be a better day"? The person calling might not be persuaded. What sort of help do they give?
they have a list of places people can find shelter, food and caring people if a family looses their home
they also suggest solutions, appropriate agencies to contact to get whatever help you need
no they will not give you money, but they will use their contacts to get you immediate help when you need it. mostly a referral type of thing, that will give you avenues to follow when you feel you are all out of options
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I'm doing a school project on it and the only other good resource I have is Kidshealth.com.. It needs to answer either How does teen suicsuicide Affect our Community or What is being done to help solve this problem?
try these
10/21/08: PBS NEWS HOUR Interview with Nassim Nicholas Taleb, famous economist and author of “The Black Swan” and Dr. Mandelbrot, professor of Mathematics. Both say that the present economy more serious than the Great depression, and the economy during the American Revolution.
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Warning: Video contains one graphic image which some might find disturbing. There is shock and sadness after a college student committs suicide by taking a drug overdose in front of a live webcam. (Nov. 21)
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Check out our teen suicsuicide prevention and awareness website at http://www.myspace.com/studentsovercomingsuicide.
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I have servere depression (I believe it's called clinical depression). I am completely fed up with feeling this way, and have been this way for the last 6 years. I kept thinking that it would get better, but it's obviouse that it's not.
I'm going to be 25 yrs old in November and I realize that there are so many things that I would have wanted to accomplish by now, but my depression has prevented this.
I keep reading about how depression is caused by 'chemical imbalances' in the brain, and it feels like I don't stand a chance at beating it without going on Anti-depressants, but I don't want to go down this route cause I'm worried about the side-effects.
Can anyone suggest natural ways to beat depression that don't involve medication?
Exercise, St. John's Wort, positive mental feedback (tell yourself good things, not bad), good ole night's sleep – amazing what sleep will do for you. Try melatonin and/or valerian root if you have trouble sleeping. Hugs – it sounds silly, but really, hugs.
It is often imperative to also get some therapy along with medication, if only to change the negative thought patterns you have developed while depressed.
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I am doing a paper in my Ethics class on Euthanasia and assisted suicide, I want to take a poll on what various people think. Are you for the doctor assisted suicide or against it and why, what are your thoughts? I need as many opinions as I can, so I can add them in my term paper, Thanks!
I'm in favor of it as long it is clearly spelled out under which circumstances the assisted suicide is to be carried out. And that is the root of problem – there are so many different potential life outcomes in which assisted suicide might be appropriate, but in most of those cases, the person who might want to commit suicide is unable to participate in the decision, due to being unconscious or unable to communicate.
The result is that someone might make a laundry list of possible life issues (conscious vs. unconscious; mobile vs. immobile; terminally ill. life expectancy 3 months or not; capable of unassisted breathing or not; capable of unassisted feeding or not; bowel control or not; etc. ad nauseam). The inevitably likely result is that the individual winds up with some combination of the attributes that is not on the list and it is up to the "executor" as it were to make the hard decision.
If you want a humorous take on this, take a look at the Seinfeld season 8 episode 13 "The Comeback" in which Kramer is filling out a living will and wants Elaine to carry out his wishes because he believes she won't cave in.
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if that make sense like in in the U.S. what percent of teens usually commit suicide
and what percent of adults commit suicide.
The suicide rate for teens and young adults has been increasing dramatically in the past 20 years, and certain ethnic groups are at a particularly high risk. According to the Surgeon Generals report, from 1980 to 1996, the suicide rate among youth aged 10-14 increased by 100 percent, and among African Americans aged 15-19, the rate has increased by 105 percent . Between 1952 and 1995, the incidence of suicide among adolescents and young adults has nearly tripled, and suicide is now the third leading cause of death for people aged 15-24, with most instances being firearm-related . The suicide rate for American Indian/Alaska Natives aged 10-19 is 25 to 28 per 100,000 and is the highest suicide rate among all ethnic groups. In addition to the increased risk factors for ethnic groups, there is also evidence that gay, lesbian, and bisexual teens are also at a high risk for suicide. In fact, suicide is the number one cause of death for gay teens.
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I'm just wondering whether pundits and economists called it a "recession" or a "downturn" or other such euphemisms until long after it was over, when it was finally acknowledged to be a depression, or whether they called it a global depression right from the start.
The Oxford Dictionary of 20th Century words says the term 'depression' for a severe slump in economic activity was first used in 1934. The term 'depression' was first used in 1793 in an economic sense, but it was not used alone, instead it was used in expressions such as "depression of trade." Not sure when the the adjective "great" was added to describe the 1930's depression, but I would guess it was probably added years after it had ended. The word depression is an old word, dating back to the 14th century.
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