Thursday, October 13, 2011
Adam Dunn K Watch / Politics / Sports / News / Clout City Dunn: Not easy being a one percenter
Posted by Steve Bogira on 10.13.11 at 04:06 PM
The White Sox designated hitter is a bona fide one percenter, and we're not talking about his batting average. Dunn made $14 million this season, and his contract guarantees him three more years at that rate. "But that's not net, it's whachacallit," he said. "By the time you pay your taxes and your agent, you're lucky if you walk home with eight mil."
The Occupy Chicago and Occupy Wall Street protests have condemned the wealthiest one percent of Americans, and have called for reforms that would more equitably distribute the nation's wealth. Dunn said he'd seen some TV coverage of the protests, but hadn't followed them closely. A native of Texas, he said he opposed repeal of the Bush tax cuts out of loyalty to fellow Texan Bush. Regarding forgiving student loan debt, he said, "Sure, I'd forgive 'em. I didn't even know they'd done nothin' wrong." He wanted to consult with his agent before venturing an opinion on eliminating corporate personhood. As for the proposed Buffet rule, Dunn said he wasn't familiar with the proposal but generally favored buffets.
He'd heard that some of the Occupy Chicago protesters were calling for him to be prosecuted for crimes against White Sox fans. Dunn hit .159 this year, one of the lowest averages in the history of major league baseball, and set the White Sox single-season strikeout record. The "Big Breeze," as he's sometimes called, has 1809 strikeouts in 11 seasons. "Eighteen hundred Ks and you're labeled for life," he said.
He isn't looking forward to next season. "I can just hear the fans—'Hey, Dunn, you lousy one percenter!' I'm gonna miss just being called a bum."
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Why are we asking this guy his opinion on anything other than baseball? Loyalty to an injustice because it was born in your state = stupid.
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dislikeCome on, this is obviously for sh*ts and giggles. Adam Dunn is, after all, a multimillionaire, so why not put him on the spot and expose what douche bag he really is. Do you really expect ANY pro-athlete to know what the hell's going on in this country? No! I'm sure the Reader doesn't either, but it's still fun to poke fun at there ignorance of the real world.
" Dunn hit .159 this year, one of the lowest averages in the history of major league baseball,"
Not "one of". The. The lowest all-time average for a player with enough plate appearances to qualify for the batting title.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/page/rumblings110805/five-players-chasing-mlb-records
Correct me if I'm wrong, anon, but I don't believe the Big Breeze had the requisite plate appearances (502) to qualify for that dishonor. He had 496--I have the scorecards at home to prove it. Of course, if he had had six more ABs, and he had somehow hit safely in all six, his average would still have been only .171--lower than Rob Deer's all-time low of .179, set in 1991.
So it's real, though unofficial, and we can say "lowest." But c'mon, have a heart.
ILLINOIS AND CHICAGO POLITICIANS, who keep raising your property taxes, water bills, auto stickers and on and on ARE THE ONES WHO NEED TO BE PROTESTED! These are the people who steal your money and live the life of luxury.
"These are the people who steal your money and live the life of luxury."
It's actually amazing how little they make compared to what they get in the private sector when they retire from "public service." But I've got a feeling that you aren't doing to be laying down in front of any cars the next time one of them gets 100K+ for delivering a speech.
