Keeping on the theme of baseball for the day, just came across an LA Times article highlighting Scott Boras. I find it kind of humorous, because while there are a ton of agents who do great work for their clients, it seems like Boras and Rosenhaus are the only ones that the mass media finds […]
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We are in one of the most exciting periods of the year for baseball aficionados. With the culmination of the World Series, free-agency is quickly approaching. Use this guide so that you do not become confused with how all the events go down. Free-agency’s implications go well beyond the signing of those who become eligible. […]
The owners and GMs are crying for help while the agents are saying that the sport may benefit from a hurting economy. Who should you believe? On one hand, guys like Jeff Borris of Beverly Hills Sports Council are quoted as saying, “If you examine history, during the worst economic times, people spend whatever they […]
Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up
Happy Halloween! Got an original costume idea that you will be showing off tonight? Let’s hear about it in the comments. I decided to come back home to South Florida instead of going up to Jacksonville for the big Florida vs. Georgia game. In fact, I am writing this post as my cute little dog […]
A little over a year ago, I reported on the internal struggles over at CSMG headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. The company was spending a lot of money being on projects that had not yet amounted to anything worthwhile and the company was split over whether to focus more on contractual negotiations or marketing deals. Meanwhile, […]
If it smells like collusion, and it looks like collusion, minus it not tasting like collusion, it probably is collusion. At least that is what Jeff Borris, Barry Bonds’ agent, has been preaching for a while now. And it finally seems like the MLBPA is going to take up Barry’s cause. Well…eventually. While the MLBPA […]
Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up
Sorry for the late wrap-up this week. Got a little overwhelmed with things going on during the day and then had a four hour review for the MPRE (ethics portion of the bar exam, which I will be taking in November) followed by a David Banner concert (it’s the hip-hop in me). Anyway, I will […]
Scout Panama
America’s recession got you down? Why not become the most successful sports agent recruiting players outside of the country. Traditionally, we think of Venezuela, Dominican Republic, and Japan as talent-heavy exporters of baseball players. But you are going to find a ton of saturation between handlers and sports agents already looking to get a piece […]
Yesterday, Platinum Sports & Entertainment Management, LLC and MAC Sports & Entertainment announced an agreement to merge their respective companies. The merger creates the largest baseball agency in the State of Missouri and significantly expands the St. Louis based agencies’ reach in the professional baseball representation industry. The combined agencies will continue to operate under […]
Organizers of the inaugural U.S. Sports Film Festival today announced the complete schedule of events that will comprise the four-day event taking place in Philadelphia from October 23-26. In all, the USSFF will have more than 40 screenings. Recently added films include: Bud Greenspan’s “16 Days to Glory;” “First Basket,” follows the little-known history of […]