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Friday Wrap-Up

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (10/30/09)

Always a big weekend for Florida football fans, this weekend is the annual Florida/Georgia match-up in Jacksonville, FL.  I will not be heading there for the game or the pre/post game festivities, but I will definitely be watching on TV.  My boys better pick up their play real soon, or I fear they will get […]

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MLB Players Sports Agents

Darek Braunecker Is A Fan Of This World Series

If you had two clients playing in the World Series, who would you want them to be after watching the first two games of the world series?  Would they be Cliff Lee and A.J. Burnett?  If your name is Darek Braunecker, that dream is actually a reality.  Braunecker, whom I recently covered in an Agent […]

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Friday Wrap-Up

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (10/23/09)

Driving down to South Florida today.  I will be spending the weekend with my family before traveling back to Gainesville on Monday.  En route to Gainesville, I’ll be stopping off at Barry University School of Law to give a guest speech to their student body.  If you are in Orlando, come stop by.  The discussion […]

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MLB Players MLB Teams Sports Law

The Phillies Get Defeated

After a 8-6 win in game one of the NLCS last night, the defending World Series Champions, the Philadelphia Phillies, haven’t had to deal with many defeats this season…until last week.  They were defeated by a 12 year old girl for possession of Ryan Howard’s 200th home run ball. If you haven’t heard about the […]

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Contract Negotiation MLB Players MLB Teams

Twins Add To The List of Foreigners

The Minnesota Twins have signed Miguel Angel Sano, a 16-year old Dominican shortstop who is rumored to be one of the best (if not, the best) teenage prospects in Latin America. According to Sano’s agent Rob Plummer, the Twins have signed him for a $3.15 million bonus; however, this is based upon Sano acquiring a […]

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Headline MLB Players MLB Teams

End Of Season, But Not End Of Baseball

Tonight’s Triple-A Championship game between the Memphis Redbirds and Durham Bulls will mark the end of play for all Minor League teams across every level of play.  Many players will enjoy the time off before the start of Spring Training.  Some will hire personal trainers to keep them in shape, others will focus a majority […]

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Friday Wrap-Up

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (8/28/09)

I am officially done with the first week of my last year of law school.  It feels good to be back in a learning environment after a few weeks off.  I enjoy all of my classes and am certain that I will take away a lot of useful information to help me grow Dynasty and […]

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MLB Players Retirement

Transitioning Athletes Need Help

Whether you represent a Minor League player or a advise a clubhouse leader at an MLB team for over a decade, will you be there for him once his professional baseball career is over?  Helping your clients transition from baseball players to other professions might not be a service listed in your marketing package.  It […]

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Friday Wrap-Up

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (8/21/09)

Cool video above, right?  Kind of makes me want to get my hair cut with Commissioner Stern.  I am back in Gainesville and ready to begin my final year of classes next week.  I made my schedule so that I have absolutely no classes on Monday, which should allow for a lot of work to […]

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Performance Analysis

Tebucky Jones Attempts to Recover One Last Fumble

Former Connecticut HS phenom, SU stand-out and Super Bowl Champ, Tebucky Jones, filed suit against a former employer for not providing an accurate medical diagnosis with regards to his career ending injury. Mr. Jones alleged that the New England Patriots fumbled when they did not inform him he suffered a severe tear to his knee […]