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According to the game recap I read on yahoo (Sports Ticker, I believe), Dale Davis told a reporter that he'd been fined the equivalent of one game's salary for missing the game in Minnesota. The way Dale did the math, that amounts to $111,000 dollars.
If I'd been Dale, I would have left practice, too. And been on the phone to my lawyer and my agent.
I know that lots of people had to give up a "personal day" because they missed work, and if they didn't have "personal days" they had to give up eight-hours of salary... but Dale doesn't get personal days and it's unfair to characterize his job as being completely about games. What about time spent in practice? What about team meetings? What about travel time? What about all the community appearances? And interviews?
I know these guys make a ton of money, but $111,000 for missing a day when all of Northwest Oregon was a sheet of ice? Absurd.
That's one expensive snow day. Considering PDX was shut down and most of the streets in the west hills were in varying degrees of burial under snow and ice, I find that fine excessive. No, obscene.Davis said he was docked a full game's pay -- about $111,000, he said.
If I'd been Dale, I would have left practice, too. And been on the phone to my lawyer and my agent.
I know that lots of people had to give up a "personal day" because they missed work, and if they didn't have "personal days" they had to give up eight-hours of salary... but Dale doesn't get personal days and it's unfair to characterize his job as being completely about games. What about time spent in practice? What about team meetings? What about travel time? What about all the community appearances? And interviews?
I know these guys make a ton of money, but $111,000 for missing a day when all of Northwest Oregon was a sheet of ice? Absurd.