Pol wants to fine athletes for charging for autographs

[Chico Man]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Professional athletes who try to pad their million-dollar paychecks with paid autograph signings wouldn't be welcome in Rhode Island under legislation introduced this week.

Sen. Roger Badeau said he is fed up with athletes charging upwards of $100 for an autograph at large-scale autograph signing events. What really irks him is that children have to pay for the signatures of their sports heroes.

"They get paid millions and millions. Where do we stop with this? It doesn't make sense," Badeau said Friday. "It's not even realistic anymore."

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/baseball/mlb/02/11/bc.autographgouging.ap/

Good for him.. and he represents Cumberland. Even better.

[Hobarticus]

1. Good to see his priorities are in the right place...

:eyes:

[Blue_Tires]

2. isn't it usually the promoter that puts up that fee?

to cover the 'appearance fees' put forth by the player's agents??

not that i'm defending the practice, but more than half of these 'kids' try to get 10 balls or cards signed, and put it on ebay before the ink dries