And now for some weekend video pleasure… To celebrate Barry Bonds’ record-breaking homerun on Tuesday, the people at Super Deluxe thought it would be interesting to ponder what Major League Baseball would be like without the controversial homerun leader. Check out the clip below to see how the Barry void gets filled. We love you, […]
Year: 2007
With the signing of Brady Quinn there are now two unsigned first round draft picks. The number one pick Jamarcus Russell and the 14th pick Darrelle Revis. You can’t be so surprised with the Oakland Raiders and Russell debacle…they are the Raiders after all. The Raiders are saying that the Russell party is asking for […]
Sports Agent Interview: with Matthew Vuckovich Scott Casanover is a 31-year-old sports agent and is the General Counsel/Chief Legal Officer of The MAC Group of Companies, as well as the Director of MAC Sports & Entertainment (www.macsportsandentertainment.com). Josh Wilson (one of Casanover’s client’s) was featured in an interview on this site earlier in the week […]
Last time this subject was touched on, we were a month away from the deadline for MLB teams to sign their 2007 draft picks [2007 MLB Amateur Draft Signing Bonuses – Update]. Time has elapsed, and the August 15th deadline is drawing near. In 6 days, MLB teams will either sign their picks or those […]
So last night, Barry Bonds finally hit home run number 756 and since it seems that much of the sports world had been waiting with bated breath, I figured the issue might be worth delving into; more particularly to consider what his agent will (or won’t) be getting from the record. Typically the eclipsing of […]
When Greg Olsen became the first person selected in the first round of this year’s NFL draft to sign, I reported that it was full of bonuses, incentives, and escalators [Greg Olsen Is The First First To Sign]. The escalators had been the breaking point in the Brady Quinn negotiations until yesterday, when Quinn finally […]
On May 10, 2006, I referenced an article from Economist.com that noted the annual salary growth in the 4 major American sports since 1990 [Player Salary Growth = Agent Salary Growth]. Each sport has seen a rise in average salary of over 9% during that timespan. The hope is that a consequence of such rise […]
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A Kicker’s Chance
When there is talk about the NFL draft, it is usually about value of the player and value of the pick. Here is a different, interesting situation I would like to throw your way. Suppose you have a kicker who is automatic from 40-49, from 50-55 is 75%, and makes 60-65 yarders quite often. His […]
It’s been a busy week for Tiger Woods. But then again, when is it not? Yesterday, Woods, the world’s number one ranked professional, captured the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational for the sixth time at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, with an eight stroke victory over England’s Justin Rose and Rory Sabbatini of South Africa. […]
Interview With The Athlete By Matthew Vuckovich Josh Wilson is a 20-year-old professional baseball player. He is a right handed pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization (Josh Wilson Player Profile). Josh is coming off of labrum surgery and is ready to make an impact in the organization again. There was a recent article written […]