This guy‘s nickname is “The Star of David”, he is 27-0, and his two loves are boxing and Judaism. How about a big Shabbat Shalom to Dmitriy Salita? Carolyn from the Cleveland Plain Dealer’s basketball blog, And One, likes my writing and my hair style. Our Akron boys had solid Pro Days and will now visit some teams to do individual workouts. Our boys in Spring Training are tearing it up. Many of them will be starting the season in High A. We are also starting to form a very strong group of players that we will be advising leading up to the 2009 MLB Amateur Draft. Exciting and busy times! Here are some stories I missed over the past week:
Sports Business
- I have never met anybody who did not have great things to say about Cal. Can only help UA’s image [Cal Ripken Jr. nears deal to promote Under Armour].
- In case you still don’t believe the state of the economy is affecting sports…a look at Tennessee [Companies shed sports sponsorships].
- Chris Illuminati conducted a great interview with Kathleen Hessert [The woman who taught Shaq how to Tweet].
Football
- Former Ball State QB, Nate Davis, only performed in front of Colts scouts…but story after story keeps popping up about it…could it actually end up helping the guy? [What If You Hold a Pro Day and No One Shows Up?]
- No more bunching on onside kicks [Four safety proposals passed].
- Check out Andre Smith running the 40-yd at his Pro Day…oy vey [In Case You Have the Afternoon Munchies].
Basketball
- Owners want: shortening the lengths of guaranteed contracts; reducing year-to-year raises; slicing into the amount of guaranteed revenue players receive; and lowering maximum and minimum salaries [Stern, Hunter eye early talks].
Coaches
- My advice: Do not compare your coaching career with AIG [Larry Eustachy Not Getting Thank You Notes].
