Drew Olsen piece on cost of outfitting Brewer players

[2hoophead]

Most items, I thought, were reasonably priced. I figure buying a ton of them will bring the price down. But $30 for batting gloves and and $200 for a hockey style mask where a regular mask is only $50??

 

http://onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/brewequip.html

[iluvlamp]

That is expensive. I blame global warming.

[thablingster]

That was actually interesting to read. I had always wondered how much some of the equipment cost and who financed it.

[berniebrewer4life]

I think the deal with the hockey style mask is because all of them have to have custom paint jobs, where as a regular mask is one single color. That would be my thinking behind it anyways.

[bullox]

That and the masks are always custom-molded to the face that is going to wear it.

[jeffy]

Isn't it kind of ridiculous how much the team provides for the players, considering their huge paychecks and don't they get all sorts of free food in the clubhouse too?

 

My kid works at Culvers for $7/hr and has to buy his own special, non-slip, work shoes, I think he's gotten two free uniforms in two years. He also gets one 1/2 price meal if he works an 8 hour shift.

[kramnoj]

The clubhouse meals aren't really free. Players pay clubouse dues of $25-$30 a day. Obviously not anything close to a big deal, but not free as some understand it to be. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1208/is_24_228/ai_n6126922 is one look at the life of a big leaguer.

[JoeHova]

Isn't it kind of ridiculous how much the team provides for the players, considering their huge paychecks and don't they get all sotrts of free food in the clubhouse too?

 

My kid works at Culvers for $7/hr and has to buy his own special, non-slip, work shoes, I think he's gotten two free uniforms in two years. He also gets one 1/2 price meal if he works an 8 hour shift.

 

 

the difference is that the players have a union and intrinsic skills. High-paid executives often get little perks (mileage to and from work, free lunch in the cafeteria, etc.). Your kid doesn't have the bargaining power MLB players do.

[dadofandrew]

Any one can work at Culvers. Most people cannot play MLB. Supply/demand.

[homer]

I use a laptop, phone, printer, and Blackberry every day for work but I don't pay for any of it - my employer does.

 

 

And just to be clear, I'm not in a union.

[SeriesFinale]

Your kid should watch out...to top it all I've heard Culver's has some real up-and-coming fry cooks in their system knocking on the door.

 

Anyway, interesting article. I seriously looked into becoming a clubhouse attendant a couple years ago but thought that I'd really end up hating the work itself, despite the cool atmosphere.

[pogokat]

yeah im a lowly teacher in a non-union state and i received 7-8 different t-shirts and polos to wear to various events as well as food pretty regularly...

 

getting stuff with the job is pretty normal for nearly everyone..

[JoeHova]

I didn't say you need a union to get free stuff, I just said that MLB guys have a union.

[pogokat]

i got ya...wasn't trying to insinuate anything about unions...just that i didn't think it was weird that the teams paid for the uni's and whatnot...im surprised the players pay for anything