Article: Griffin Jax's Baseball Career Resumes

[Mr. Brooks]

If 30 more sign up with the Air Force Academy that will cost US taxpayers 30 x $100,000 for the cost of 4 years at this elite academy...which is $3,000,000 for their educations then $50,000 per year for these 30 to play baseball while in the US Air Force. That's $1,500,000 more tax dollars to pay these "world class athletes" to play baseball for 1 year. 4 years of this would be $6,000,000. Add that to the cost of the education and you get a grand total of $9,000,000 for these 30 "world class athletes" to do what Griffin Jax will be doing, minus his 1 year of actual service in the military. Let's hope these 30 don't each attract 30 more world class athletes to attend the Air Force Academy.

The US military spends about $700 million per year on print, digital, and tv advertising.

It seems to me this is a much more efficient means of attracting recruits than a TV ad.

[RaymondLuxuryYacht]

Some folk get too caught up with age (I guess because it is easy to measure and compare?)  This guy is a legit prospect, regardless of age.

[Taildragger8791]

 

If 30 more sign up with the Air Force Academy that will cost US taxpayers 30 x $100,000 for the cost of 4 years at this elite academy...which is $3,000,000 for their educations then $50,000 per year for these 30 to play baseball while in the US Air Force. That's $1,500,000 more tax dollars to pay these "world class athletes" to play baseball for 1 year. 4 years of this would be $6,000,000. Add that to the cost of the education and you get a grand total of $9,000,000 for these 30 "world class athletes" to do what Griffin Jax will be doing, minus his 1 year of actual service in the military. Let's hope these 30 don't each attract 30 more world class athletes to attend the Air Force Academy. 

 

Reality is those 30 aren't very likely to actually get drafted by a professional team or approved for the world class athlete program, though. Just knowing they have the option if they're eventually good enough helps avoid losing quality recruits who otherwise don't want to give up on their athletic potential at the age of 18. It's a net benefit to the academies and it's a drop in the bucket for overall spending.

[Mike Sixel]

 

Some folk get too caught up with age (I guess because it is easy to measure and compare?)  This guy is a legit prospect, regardless of age.

 

Because pitchers lose velocity as they age. Because he's not really pitched much in 1-2 years. Because he's not in A ball yet (though will be). Age matters. A lot. 

[amjgt]

Maybe because he hasn't pitched much the last couple years, he will "age" slower

[ashbury]

Add that to the cost of the education and you get a grand total of $9,000,000 for these 30 "world class athletes"

Which works out to something under 3 cents for every man, woman and child in the country. Three cents here, and three cents there, for this program and that, and pretty soon you're talking about a whole dollar. All in all, there are other reasons to debate this military policy than monetary.

[gil4]

 

If 30 more sign up with the Air Force Academy that will cost US taxpayers 30 x $100,000 for the cost of 4 years at this elite academy...which is $3,000,000 for their educations then $50,000 per year for these 30 to play baseball while in the US Air Force. That's $1,500,000 more tax dollars to pay these "world class athletes" to play baseball for 1 year. 4 years of this would be $6,000,000. Add that to the cost of the education and you get a grand total of $9,000,000 for these 30 "world class athletes" to do what Griffin Jax will be doing, minus his 1 year of actual service in the military. Let's hope these 30 don't each attract 30 more world class athletes to attend the Air Force Academy. 

There will be no additional cost to taxpayers. There will just be 30 marginal candidates who will have to attend college elsewhere.  (OK, I guess there will be $15 postage plus the cost of printing 30 more rejection letters.)

[gil4]

 

Because pitchers lose velocity as they age. Because he's not really pitched much in 1-2 years. Because he's not in A ball yet (though will be). Age matters. A lot. 

 

Do we know the loss of velocity is due to aging, not wear and tear?

[Mike Sixel]

 

Do we know the loss of velocity is due to aging, not wear and tear?

 

"know"? good question.....but do you think athletes get more or less athletic, as they age?

 

From what I've read, its both, but hard to say how much is from what cause. And yes, there are plenty of examples of gaining velocity as you age, just as there are many more showing it drops. 

[amjgt]

 

"know"? good question.....but do you think athletes get more or less athletic, as they age?

 

From what I've read, its both, but hard to say how much is from what cause. And yes, there are plenty of examples of gaining velocity as you age, just as there are many more showing it drops. 

 

Does athleticism contribute to pitch speed?

[Mike Sixel]

Does athleticism contribute to pitch speed?

Of course it does. Your body is aging, as long as you live. There are peak athletic years, and then general decline. I can't tell if that was a serious question.