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By: SportsAgentBlog.com - I Want to be a Sports Agent» Lead Story » Let Andy Play

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:05:26 +0000

[...] above information contains everything in the fax that commentator, mike, sent me. His belief is that Scott Boras and Boras Corp did something to violate the NCAA Rules, [...]

By: mike

mike — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:54:27 +0000

Jim:

You sound like every other agent that is afraid of Boras. I was not Andy’s advisor. I know them though. I think they are doing the business a great service. Get in the real world and you will find that Scott Boras is not someone to fear.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:36:20 +0000

Mike: Everything you’ve described comes under “advise” but I’m sure your case is different from the thousands of player/agent relationships that have come previously.

You’re doing your profession a huge disservice and hopefully will be exiting it after this fiasco.

By: mike

mike — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:07:11 +0000

Bruce: You are clearly not familiar with the climate and process. You act as though these kids call up there lawyer and say, “i’ve been offered 400,00, should I sign”. There is an education for the player of his value before and after the draft. Counsel is ongoing and consistent. In this case, I have direct knowledge that there are phone records, travel records and work product that make the 113,000 seem like a discount. It will bear itself out in the legal process. Don’t jump to conclusions. And, who is Mike from Merrill Lynch?

By: bruce

bruce — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:12:11 +0000

Mike, touchy touchy. Nothing personal. I happen to be an attorney (no agent work) who works in the area of antitrust and have worked on numerous cases in the world of sports. So, I understand lawyers get paid. My point is, why was there 300 hours of “lawyering” to give some advice prior to the 2006 draft, and then nothing else to really bill for until shortly before the 2009 draft in this case. And also, if this bill was legitimate, why is it being sent out NOW, two years after all of this lawyering?

By: mike

mike — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:00:25 +0000

Bruce. You do not know the facts. It was more than advising. Lawyers get paid. And sometime they have to sue to get paid. Agents get paid if they spend enough time blowing a guy. You sound like one of them.

By: Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:40:19 +0000

I have received numerous phone calls regarding this matter from attorneys and journalists at major papers. I have not sent the fax off to anybody or said anything about its contents. I have tried to contact “mike” numerous times, but have not received a response yet. I will not post the fax until I speak to mike in further depth about this issue.

By: bruce

bruce — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:45:13 +0000

First of all, why would a $113,000 bill be legitimate just for advising right before the 2006 draft on whether to sign or not? After that point, there is nothing to “advise” about to bill for until shortly before the 2009 draft in Olivers case. $113,000 seems really gouging. Also, is the Mike in these comments the Mike that is friends with the first advisor group who got fired (and I wonder what the reason was for that) , who is an investment advisor with Merrill Lynch and stands to get business from and profit from any clients of that first advisor group?