Screw Nightmare Clients of the Week today. If you committed a stupid act over the past two weeks and possibly put your professional career in jeopardy, at least you will get a pardon from seeing your name on this website. That is my Holiday gift to you. In addition, here are my Visionary Post Of […]
First of all, Happy New Year to all of our long-time readers, new subscribers, and people who just happened to google the right search term to land on this page. In addition, I would like to thank everyone who has accessed this site for the many e-mails, comments, and hits that this blog has received […]
Larry Reynolds was dropped as Ryan Howard’s agent [Howard dismisses agent; Phils mull raise]. Reynolds will miss out on quite a chunk of change when Howard becomes arbitration eligible after the 2007 season. Howard will move onto his third agent shortly (his first was Jim Turner), and there is a good chance that it may […]
Re-watching our favourite show Entourage the other day made me realize what I think is one of the most important aspects of being a sports agent. Super Agent Ari Gold summed it up perfectly. Manage your clients expectations Pretty self explanatory but so critical. Basically, don’t go promising the world to your client if you […]
Enjoy this YouTube clip that features Hannukah greetings from NBA players (mostly from Miami Heat players) [YouTube – NBA stars Hannukah greetings]. Kapono loves the Jews, Kobe wants them to stay up, and Ricky Davis wants to keep them torched (the candles that is). I’m confused. Enjoy. -Darren Heitner
I just got home from a week long vacation in Beech Mountain, NC, and boy do I have a lot of catching up to do! Before I begin reading over the myriad of blogs that I have missed over the past week, I want to post about something I read in Rick Karcher’s Willamette Law […]
Sorry about the absence of posts for the past week. I forgot to mention that I would be vacationing in North Carolina until December 29th. Have no fear, this site is still up and stronger than ever. I will be introducing a new column led by contributor Matthew Vuckovich very shortly, which should be an […]
In 2005, the average salary in baseball was $2,476,589. In 2006, that figure jumped up to $2,699,292 [Average MLB salary rose 9 percent in ’06]. The average MLB salary should break $3 million in the near future, which is a promising sign for athletes and agents. Here is an interesting breakdown by position: Third basemen […]
So I have been taking it easy for a while now and not posting as much, but I have not gone completely AWOL. On December 6th, I posted a list of self-identified Sports Law Professors at law schools across the United States [Sports Law Professors @ Law Schools]. I thought that this list would be […]
Football players no longer have to be in college or in the NFL to be showcased on ESPN and ABC. After becoming a minority owner in the AFL yesterday, ESPN plans to add Arena Football games to its Monday night lineup (starting after the NFL season is over, of course). At least 26 AFL games […]