Wouldn’t it be great knowing that after a long day of work, you could make what Yankee player, Alex Rodriguez, makes in one 2 hour game? It’s a nice thought, but not possible. So why does this “icon” make that much without not even obtaining a college degree? Even A-rod himself says in a CNN interview, "I don't think anyone's worth this type of money, obviously. But that's the market that we're in today". After years of college, whether it be four or eight, an average high school teacher’s salary only ranges from $33,185 to $73,360 but for Mr. Rodriquez, per day he makes 114,583 dollars and 33 cents, 14,322 dollars and 91 cents per hour, 238 dollars and 71 cents per minute and per second makes 3 dollars and 97 cents. Just think, me being a college student trying to earn a degree and working, he makes more than I do in a minute than I can make in a week.. Professional athletes are making too much money in a society where salaries and wages are traditionally based on the value of one's work. In today's society, one should be paid according to the job’s economic importance and their value to society. Police officers, firefighters, and doctors save lives while risking their own lives to try to get a fraction of what sports stars make. People in the military leave their families at home to defend and protect the country knowing they may never return. It's truly a crime that none of these true heroes are given the same recognition by people as athletes such as Brett Favre or Michael Jordan are given. At the highest levels, professional athletes do earn significantly more than people in other professions—an average of $3.7 million in the MBA, about $2.5 million in MLB, around $1.8 million in the NHL and about $1.3 million in the NFL. And the superstars make much more than that. Much more. Half the players in the NFL make $589,000 or less. Half in MLB make $788,000 or less. In the NHL, half made $1.1 million or less, and in the NBA, half made $2.2 million or less. If we added all of them up and split that in half we would get 7,638,500 each year, and that is not including the million dollar bonuses each player gets, and it is not including the merchandise and advertisement money There may not be much we as the people can do about this absurd and honestly discusting salary that not just Alex Rodriquez receives but all sports players receive, but what we know we can do is try. Sign our petition and try to make a change!!!