[Skyy God]

Originally Posted by Cochise

Of course I have, and I had a choice to play along or not, just like Martin did.

Was some Las Vegas airfare a huge financial hardship for him? He signed a 4 year, $4.7 million contract when he was drafted and he received a $1.9 million signing bonus.

Is it right that the rookies pay for this trip every year? Well, no, but if I'm the rookie and I just got paid $6 million, and the choice here is between building a relationship with the rest of the team by adhering to social conventions and respecting this tradition, going on a trip where everyone parties together and if this is going to help my career, I wouldn't make a huge issue of it. It's a business expense. It's like buying a set of golf clubs so you can play with the guys in the office at a new job. Even though I dont particularly enjoy golf if it helps my career get off to a good start, why not?

In any case, even if I decided not to go along with it and refused, and I received harrassment about it, I wouldn't quit over it.

Except the golf clubs are 10% of your after-tax salary....