But for a season or two, their histories show them to be wise investments.
In the 1950s, the gold standard for a season was getting a million at the gate.
Sweetest of all, those loudmouths Larry Ellison and McNealy have been gagged for a season.
But the price for a season on a referee's shirt is considerably more affordable.
McCall is expected to be initially involved with the Ireland under-21 side for a season.
If all goes as planned, the probe would reach Ceres for a season of study in 2015.
Currently on 335 points for the season, he is just five points shy of Doohan's world record tally for a season.
McCall was in charge of Ballynahinch for a season before Alan Solomons brought him into the Ulster set-up as backs coach.
Most farmers will have to sow alien beans for a season at least, and they may get lower prices for the result.
In 2009, one year after Sampson's departure, there came a final insult: Poor academic performance cost the Hoosiers two basketball scholarships for a season.
Boothroyd, who took the Hornets into the Premier League for a season in 2006, has been out of work since leaving Vicarage Road last November by mutual consent.
Alonso, who had a fractious relationship with Lewis Hamilton when they were team-mates at McLaren for a season in 2007, also played down the significance of Massa's comments.
The Orioles or the Blue Jays would be given the opportunity to compete in the American League Central for a season and end their decade plus postseason droughts.
Since the end of last season, it has acquired 14 players on loan essentially borrowing players from other clubs for a season without having to shell out a transfer fee.
Ted Williams, considered by many the greatest hitter who ever lived and the last player to hit .400 for a season, batted just .200 in his only World Series.
He moved to French side Grenoble for a season before joining Harlequins in 2005 following their relegation to Division One and guided them back to the Premiership in his first season.
"I wouldn't mind carrying perhaps two for a season-long loan but certainly, I don't want to go down the road of having six or seven if I can help it, " he added.
The problem is that two weeks will quickly lead to four weeks and eight and so on until we reach the real deadline which is the drop dead date for a season.
He went on to do a string of guest spots and commercials he got his Screen Actors Guild card with "Hill Street Blues" and played the sidekick of "MacGyver" for a season.
The owner insists that cost-cutting in January was required to "build a team for the future and not just for a season" as several older players were released or dropped out of the team.
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The eBay bid has only bought Dudley's support for a season, but he is already making plans for next year in case Cardiff City don't return to being the club he used to support.
But for a season or two or three?
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"Going to Kansas City" isn't something people always sing, especially when the invitation comes from Arrowhead Stadium, the stage last year for a season that was historically ignominious, even for a team whose last playoff win came in 1994.
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However, defeat for second-place Leeds at Gillingham and the inability of the other promotion-chasing sides to win this weekend meant Paul Lambert's side were fully rewarded for a season in which they have topped the table since late January.
Sunday's game is United's first Manchester derby without Cristiano Ronaldo, who left for Real Madrid in the summer but Schmeicel, who also represented Manchester City for a season, insists Wayne Rooney can fill the void left by football's most expensive player.
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