Walk by the player parking lot at Wrigley. Or check out the player parking lot at Ho Ho Kam in Mesa. Or any other major league ballpark or spring training facility.

Which leads me to a funny memory. Around 30 years ago the Cubs had a young fireballer relief pitcher named Bill Caudill. He didn’t have much success with the Cubs, but did eventually go on to have a fine several year stretch as closer in Seattle. Anyway I remember as a teenager hanging out by the player parking lot. Kenny Holtzman drives up in a brand new gold Caddie, the late very sweaty Lynn McGlothen pulls in with a Mercedes, etc. The last car to arrive is a sputtering p.o.s. Chevy Vega that is about to die. Out steps Bill Caudill. A reminder also that guaranteed minimum salaries back in those days were a FAR, FAR cry from what they are today.