In 1869, Harry Wright, manager and outfielder for the Cincinnati Red stockings, made seven time the average working man's wage.

In 1976, 107 years later, a ballplayer still made just eight times a working man salary.

By 1994, the average major league salary would be nearly 50 times that of ordinary Americans.

The big difference now that players get so much is that it is distance them from us.

It was a blue collar sport and people in the stand could could look at these people playing ball and think of them as workers because they're getting paid worker salaries.

And this perpetuated the illusion that with a little luck that could be made out there.

The sense of why between fans and players was very strong in those days, and the players stayed on a lot longer with the team.

So they were they were familiar as someone like someone who worked i the same office with you almost.

And all that is gone is quite different now.