Reply to "'Is player entitlement ruining our sport?'"

Originally Posted by Marklaker:

Originally Posted by justbaseball:

The trick is figuring out how to motivate this young generation. It isn't necessarily money that does it, but at the same time companies are spending millions of $$ trying to find the secret sauce to get the most out of them. Sociologists are studying this generation with great interest. Even 60 Minutes did a story on them complete with references to the 'everybody plays' and 'everyone gets a trophy' story lines.

This is the often overlooked aspect of this discussion. You can miss a great deal if you view things through the narrow lens of your own experiences.

I find it rather ironic that we're using the generation that brought us weed, drugs, and sit-in protests during college as a reference for upstanding youthful character.

4/19/1510:23 AM

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