Woohoo! As of 3:43 p.m. yesterday, I was officially done with law school. Technically, I am not a law school graduate until May 14, but as long as I don’t have to step foot into the Levin College of Law’s library for the next couple of weeks, I’ll take it! The next two weeks will be nice, but then it will be time to buckle down again and start preparing for the two-day Florida Bar Exam, which is offered at the very end of July. Only a little over a month until the MLB First-Year Player Draft. We are deep into preparations on the guys that are being advised by Dynasty. All of you who dream of Ari Gold venturing into sports may soon get your wish. Here are some stories I missed over the past week:
Football
- It’s nice when you have the luxury of limiting your rookie client list to six names, all of whom are picked in the first round [NFL Draft: Financial Winners & Losers].
- While Pat Dye Jr. graduated from Auburn, he racked up rival Alabama’s pro prospects for the draft [Alabama players turn to Dye Jr. as agent].
- Agents have little-to-no control on draft day – before and after is when the real work is put in [Draft weekend for agents].
Baseball
- Bryce Harper is certainly talented, but his makeup has some people concerned [Future Shock].
- Don’t forget that these agencies also make money advising players for the draft [Which Agency Had The Biggest Offseason?].
- More black executives, less black players [Study: MLB gets ‘A’ for racial hiring].
Basketball
- DraftExpress does an awesome job with this compilation [Early Entry List].
- A report on UConn’s violations will be issued sometime soon [Last Stand for UConn’s Calhoun?].
7 replies on “Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (4/30/2010)”
I’m going to disagree with Darren Lovell, the author of that article, at least in one aspect. He has the networks as number two in the losers. However, the ratings were up significantly for the draft moving to prime time from last year.
According to the Associated Press:
NEW YORK — The overnight ratings for the first NFL draft in prime time were up 30 percent from last year.
Doesn’t sound like much of a loss to me. His argument however is that the draft was boring because the majority of the players drafted were not skill players, big deal. I watched the draft, and I love it. I would have to say though, that the players being selected, at least in the first round are not even a surprise, considering the camera shows the player on the phone, celebrating right before the pick is announced.
Doug V.
On a side note: Congratulations on finishing law school!
Thank you!!!
Congrats Darren! From the looks of it, you’re ready for the next big phase in your life. Good luck!
Shawne Merriman put on Twitter that he was on the Entourage set. So maybe he is a Miller-Gold client?
is parise hurt?
i see he hasnt pitched since april 20th
7-day DL w/minor shoulder inflamation. Will be back soon.