Ed,
In a letter, you wrote:
EG> DL> However I still disagree with referring to player's salaries as
EG> DL> investments. They are expense, hopefully ones that will be well 
pent.
EG> DL> An owner gives a player a contract in hope of a productive season. 
After
EG> DL> the expiration of the contract, the owner is left with no tangible
EG> DL> asset.
EG>I see no difference between this and a company spending money to 
dvertise.
EG>The company expects the campaign to be successful but who knows if the
EG>particular campaign will be successful or not until it has run its course.
EG>Players' salaries are in the same category and as such, should be 
considered
EG>investments.
Your analogy is confusing.  You compare player's salaries to
advertising.  The analogy is apt enough.  However in the business world,
advertising is considered an expense.
Happy Modeming -- David
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