Would you accept being the star of an event but get nothing except television appearance to show for it? Would you accept it if you were twelve?

Dan Wetzel has more on the little league which pays it’s stars nothing:

Little League is a Big League business and gets bigger each and every year, thanks to the increased national television coverage from ESPN and ABC, which has driven up not just rights fees but corporate sponsorships, stadium advertising and ancillary income …

… The Little League World Series is so big business that its championship game will go by the name “Little League World Series: World Championship presented by Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes.”

Would it be too much asking the cash rich MNC’s to give the real stars some of the share? I agree with Wetzel who feels the kids should get some share of the money little league develops. After all, the concept would produce no returns were it not for the little leaguers themselves.

[Link via email from Dhoomk2]

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