Comments for SportsAgentBlog.com | Sports Agent News http://www.sportsagentblog.com A blog for sports agents: Discussing sports business news, Sports Law, and other interesting sports related material Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:36:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 Comment on 2009 Princeton Sports Symposium by Darren Heitner http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/11/05/2009-princeton-sports-symposium/comment-page-1/#comment-139085 Darren Heitner Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:36:02 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=7512#comment-139085 Correction: It was started in 2006. Correction: It was started in 2006.

]]> Comment on Aroldis Chapman’s Agency Up To Shady Business? by Tom http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/10/28/aroldis-chapmans-agency-up-to-shady-business/comment-page-1/#comment-139079 Tom Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:40:01 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=7392#comment-139079 Nevermind this shady behavior, who allows their prized possession be photogrtaphed at clubs with girls in lingerie during the same time you are trying to negotiate a big dollar contract for Chapman. The teams interested with him I assume will take this behavior into consideration when making the offer. The link for the photos is http://www.bustedcoverage.com/?p=21764 I think this adds further questions as to the legitmacy of API if this is how they manage their clients. I am of course from NY and still hope we get Chapman regardless of these photos and indescritions. Nevermind this shady behavior, who allows their prized possession be photogrtaphed at clubs with girls in lingerie during the same time you are trying to negotiate a big dollar contract for Chapman. The teams interested with him I assume will take this behavior into consideration when making the offer. The link for the photos is http://www.bustedcoverage.com/?p=21764
I think this adds further questions as to the legitmacy of API if this is how they manage their clients. I am of course from NY and still hope we get Chapman regardless of these photos and indescritions.

]]> Comment on Pete Parise To Puerto Rico…Finally by Jason Wolf http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/11/06/pete-parise-to-puerto-rico-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-139074 Jason Wolf Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:37:11 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=7509#comment-139074 Your last comment says it all - at least teams want Pete. That's a shame that you had to go through so much headache, but great that it has worked out. Your last comment says it all – at least teams want Pete. That’s a shame that you had to go through so much headache, but great that it has worked out.

]]> Comment on The UFC’s Heavyweight Dilemma by Howard Goldowsky http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/11/04/the-ufcs-heavyweight-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-139067 Howard Goldowsky Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:51:23 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=7478#comment-139067 I'm involved with competitive chess, and chess has the same "soccer" problem. There are two sides to the argument. One side believes that their sport should become as popular as possible. They take soccer as an example. Here is a "boring" sport that requires an appreciation for the technicalities of the game, yet it is the most popular sport in the world. What soccer has going for it is that every little kid from Brazil to Bangkok plays the game and can understand the subtleties. Hence, it's popularity. Neither chess nor the MMA ground game will become popular until more people participate. Now, not being the NFL has its benefits. The other side of the argument is that beings "medium sized" is good: no scrutiny, no crazy media, and the athletes make a fair living, albeit not superstar millions. The bigger a sport gets, the less pure it becomes. Why ruin a good thing? Here in Boston we call the casual (usually female) bandwagon fan a "pink hat." They might buy a ticket to the game, buy a few hats and jerseys, but they do not bring anything but their dollar to the table. The do not appreciate the game, and merely make life more expensive, force TV reporters to be more dumbed-down, and all around cheapen the purity of the game. This will happen to MMA ,too, if people become fans without appreciating the subtleties of a armbar. I’m involved with competitive chess, and chess has the same “soccer” problem. There are two sides to the argument. One side believes that their sport should become as popular as possible. They take soccer as an example. Here is a “boring” sport that requires an appreciation for the technicalities of the game, yet it is the most popular sport in the world. What soccer has going for it is that every little kid from Brazil to Bangkok plays the game and can understand the subtleties. Hence, it’s popularity. Neither chess nor the MMA ground game will become popular until more people participate.

Now, not being the NFL has its benefits. The other side of the argument is that beings “medium sized” is good: no scrutiny, no crazy media, and the athletes make a fair living, albeit not superstar millions. The bigger a sport gets, the less pure it becomes. Why ruin a good thing? Here in Boston we call the casual (usually female) bandwagon fan a “pink hat.” They might buy a ticket to the game, buy a few hats and jerseys, but they do not bring anything but their dollar to the table. The do not appreciate the game, and merely make life more expensive, force TV reporters to be more dumbed-down, and all around cheapen the purity of the game. This will happen to MMA ,too, if people become fans without appreciating the subtleties of a armbar.

]]> Comment on Managing An Athlete’s Online Brand: A 5-Step Getting Started Guide For Agents by jorge http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/11/05/managing-an-athlete-online-brand-a-5-step-getting-started-guide-for-agents/comment-page-1/#comment-139060 jorge Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:09:01 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=7519#comment-139060 Thierry: Great tip! Thierry: Great tip!

]]> Comment on Cliff Lee: The Phillies Bargain Ace by Noel Hertzog http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/11/05/cliff-lee-the-phillies-bargain-ace/comment-page-1/#comment-139057 Noel Hertzog Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:04:58 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=7530#comment-139057 Way to go Ryan Way to go Ryan

]]> Comment on Managing An Athlete’s Online Brand: A 5-Step Getting Started Guide For Agents by Thierry de Baillon http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/11/05/managing-an-athlete-online-brand-a-5-step-getting-started-guide-for-agents/comment-page-1/#comment-139045 Thierry de Baillon Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:22:19 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=7519#comment-139045 It is always interesting to get back to the basics, as you said it Jorge. Just a tip: Twitter accounts can be Verified, which renders impersonification and other stealing practices much more difficult. Regards, Thierry It is always interesting to get back to the basics, as you said it Jorge.
Just a tip: Twitter accounts can be Verified, which renders impersonification and other stealing practices much more difficult.
Regards,
Thierry

]]> Comment on Managing An Athlete’s Online Brand: A 5-Step Getting Started Guide For Agents by jorge http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/11/05/managing-an-athlete-online-brand-a-5-step-getting-started-guide-for-agents/comment-page-1/#comment-139043 jorge Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:46:15 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=7519#comment-139043 Larry: Thanks! The sad thing is how many simple mistakes athletes make. Remember when Melanie Oudin became the "next big thing in Tennis" at the US Open this year? Her dad (her manager) did a pretty good job -- he got her COM domain, and Facebook page. But the Twitter account was cyber-squatted with a bunch of sex ads (I haven't checked if that's been fixed). Larry:
Thanks!

The sad thing is how many simple mistakes athletes make. Remember when Melanie Oudin became the “next big thing in Tennis” at the US Open this year? Her dad (her manager) did a pretty good job — he got her COM domain, and Facebook page. But the Twitter account was cyber-squatted with a bunch of sex ads (I haven’t checked if that’s been fixed).

]]> Comment on Managing An Athlete’s Online Brand: A 5-Step Getting Started Guide For Agents by Larry http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/11/05/managing-an-athlete-online-brand-a-5-step-getting-started-guide-for-agents/comment-page-1/#comment-139042 Larry Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:05:18 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=7519#comment-139042 Wow, great article. Being a marketing major and also working in network marketing, I know how important the internet can be in building a brand name and an image for a product or in this case, an athlete. Wow, great article. Being a marketing major and also working in network marketing, I know how important the internet can be in building a brand name and an image for a product or in this case, an athlete.

]]> Comment on Chris Bosh: Internet Police by Managing An Athlete’ Online Brand: A 5-Step Getting Started Guide For Agents – SportsAgentBlog.com | Sports Agent News http://www.sportsagentblog.com/2009/10/15/chris-bosh-internet-police/comment-page-1/#comment-139041 Managing An Athlete’ Online Brand: A 5-Step Getting Started Guide For Agents – SportsAgentBlog.com | Sports Agent News Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:01:45 +0000 http://www.sportsagentblog.com/?p=7259#comment-139041 [...] example: In California, a single cyber-squatter was recently convicted of registering the domain names of nearly 800 basketball players. Domain names are Web browser [...] [...] example: In California, a single cyber-squatter was recently convicted of registering the domain names of nearly 800 basketball players. Domain names are Web browser [...]

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