Next the Red Sox are going to replace Big Papi and place Boras himself on the roster. Scott Boras’ 7th official client on Boston’s 25 man roster is Manny Ramirez after Ramirez fired Greg Genske at the start of spring training. Boras benefits from the fact that Manny’s contract with the Red Sox may be […]
Month: February 2008
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The Primary Cut
One day this will be an answer in Trivial Pursuit, so pay attention: Who was the second in a string of successive agents to quit representing Michelle Wie? That would be Greg Nared (pictured with Wie), the former University of Maryland basketball player who spent a decade as a Nike representative working on, among other […]
The Philadelphia Phillies now boast a 7-1 lifetime record. Until two days ago, the Philadelphia Phillies were invincible. They were undefeated. Fans loved them and swore to never boo them again. Okay, scratch the last sentence…a Philadelphia fan without an arsenal of “boos” is no true Philadelphian. Anyway, the Phillies are no longer flawless when […]
The NCAA basketball season is quickly coming to a close, and Dynasty is hoping to get into the world of basketball in the upcoming draft. Speaking of Dynasty, I never really got to publicly thank the creator of the Dynasty logo. If you like it and want to talk to him about creating a logo […]
What do you know? Scott Boras got hammered publicly again. The main question, though, is whether the criticism of Boras is credible, since it comes from a guy who is more prone to spouting belligerent comments than Boras’ last critic (Kenny Rogers). Gary Sheffield went on a tirade on Thursday, calling out Boras in every […]
In his third and final year of law school, SportsAgentBlog.com contributor, Jason Wulterkens, wrote a wonderful paper on Major League Baseball’s use of Final-Offer Arbitration (FOA). After noticing my latest report on FOA, Jason decided to send me his law school paper so that I may analyze it and break it down into its most […]
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Weekend Full Of Symposiums
If you are planning on being in Tallahassee, FL, Miami, FL, or Philadelphia, PA, then you are in luck (unless you seriously despise sports symposiums). All three cities will be hosting various panels discussing the legal and business side of sports on Saturday. Descriptions below: University of Miami 11th ANNUAL ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS LAW SYMPOSIUM […]
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The Wash Up: IPL Special Edition
Ok, so I’ve been mentioning a little bit lately abut the Indian Premier League and now after the player auction, I’ll piece everything together from scratch. The Indian Premier League is a new 20/20 Cricket League which will be held in India in April this year. The tournament will run for just over a month […]
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Take Your Pick: Boras Or Steinberg
Jon Haber, a student writer at the Daily Trojan (USC’s university sponsored newspaper), likes Leigh Steinberg and does not think very highly of Scott Boras. In fact, he considers them to be at opposite extremes in the way that they conduct business. This is what Haber had to say about Boras: On one side, there’s […]
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What would you do…? (#5)
As we get deeper into the NFL offseason, you will hear more and more chatter about free agency, franchise tags, and the like. This time of year is when agents make their mark on behalf of their clients. At the end of the day, an agent is judged on the end product of the agent-client […]