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Sell Stock In Boras Corp?

You probably missed it, but the Oregionian had a very humorous piece last week which aimed to get in the mind of Scott Boras [Deep thoughts with Scott Boras]. This was one of his generated thoughts: Indicted? Thank you, Barry. Ain’t nobody going to have the time to pile on ol’ Scott now. Indicted. Indicted. […]

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How Do You Properly Value Your Client?

Being a sports agent is no easy task. You must split your time between checking in on current clients, recruiting potential future clients, and then working your ass off to keep your current clients happy (by signing them to endorsement deals, getting them free merchandise, negotiating large contracts with their teams, etc.). But how should […]

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Colluding against ARod?

So MLBPA executive director Donald Fehr doesn’t seem too concerned about the possible fallout from Former Senator George Mitchell’s impending steroid report. But he is upset over rumors that came out of the recent general managers’ meetings relating to the sharing of information between clubs as to their plans regarding players. Baseball’s labor contract says […]

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Writers Strike. New York Yankees Sitcom Prevails.

I was sitting through a lecture today when my friend highlighted something as he was doing his daily read of ESPN.com. He and I were initially shocked to read that an undisclosed Yankees source said that the Yankees have been negotiating with A-Rod about his possible return and that, “We [the Yankees] will not negotiate […]

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Ethics Or Merely Business Of Baseball?

After studying Professional Responsibility for a few minutes, which for some reason is given as a first semester class at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, I took a break and decided to do some sports reading. One of the last things that I suspected to come up on my radar was a […]

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Baseball’s Elite Eight

I don’t know how I missed this story that was posted almost five months ago, but Forbes.com put together a piece on what they believe to be Baseball’s Best Agents. The eight agent entities (both individual and team efforts) that are highlighted account for 41% of the $2.5 billion in salaries being paid out by […]

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Lake to meet with the NCAA tomorrow…or is he bluffing?

I blogged last week that Lloyd Lake, co-founder of the now defunct New Era Sports & Entertainment along with partner Michael Michaels, was scheduled to meet Friday with NCAA investigators and allegedly supply them with documents and receipts, including a deposit slip, showing that Lake had placed hundreds of dollars into Reggie Bush’s personal bank […]

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Schilling Teaches And Learns Free Agency

Honestly, I am not a huge fan of Curt Schilling’s blog. In fact, I am not a big fan of Schilling at all (must have something to do with rooting for the Yankees). But today’s post may be the first one in a long line of thoughts that I actually enjoyed reading. The subject: Free […]

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Are You Ready For Your Yankees Fix? Part 2

Honestly, I thought that I could post on the topic once and be over with it [Are You Ready For Your Yankees Fix?]. I was obviously wrong. While the Boston Red Sox have just overcome a 3-1 margin to beat the Cleveland Indians to make the World Series and while the Colorado Rockies have won […]

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Dana White vs. Randy Couture?

According to Dana White, President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Randy “The Natural” Couture “definitely belongs to me…he’s under contract to me. No doubt about it.” Couture is the 44-year old former UFC heavyweight champion (there are five divisions by weight) who abruptly retired from the mixed martial arts (MMA) organization earlier this week, […]