Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules
Casey Close represents Derek Jeter, Ryan Howard, and Derek Lee (amongst other baseball players). He is a former Michigan baseball player who won Baseball America’s National Player of the Year award in 1986. Close is a member of the fairly new MLBPA Player Agent Advisory Committee. He is nothing less than one of baseball’s major power…
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The saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” may never be more applicable than with the photo to the right. In one of the most awkward contract negotiations in recent baseball history, between Derek Jeter, agent Casey Close, and the New York Yankees, it is not clear yet which side will emerge victorious. What…
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Happy Thanksgiving weekend to all. Anyone go out to the stores real early today? With so many great deals to be found online, I feel like it is not even necessary to do your body such a disservice by waking up so early after a big day of eating. I am up in Tallahassee, Florida…
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I am currently up in Bloomington, Indiana, where I am finishing up a nice little tour of college campuses this week. On Monday, I had the joy of speaking to the YCP Sport Management Student Association with Peg Kaufmann (AD Millersville U.) & Bryan Minniti (Assistant GM Washington Nationals), who were great speakers and very…
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What a week it has been. With barely any time left before I take the Florida Bar Exam, I have been bogged down covering the pending NCAA investigations at UNC, USC, Alabama, Georgia, and UF. It is nice to finally see the NCAA looking into a few agent/player benefit accusations. We all know that it…
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A week ago, a reader emailed me the following question: Have you heard anything about Casey Close leaving CAA to start up his own company with David Falk? Apparently, the rumor had been floating around for a month or so, but after doing some research, I had no way to confirm it. Thus, I never ran the story.…
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The line between sports and entertainment continues to blur. More agencies are starting to realize that it makes sense to try to build both practices at the same time, as they will risk losing their biggest sports clients if they do not develop valuable relationships in the entertainment space. You don’t want to spend money…
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After reading the article I wrote yesterday on CAA’s acquisition of CSMG’s President, Henry Thomas, and all of his clients, I realized that I did not spend enough time talking about the implications of this move on the sports agent industry as a whole. CSMG wis probably gone for good, but what exactly does it…
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In many’s eyes, Albert Pujols is the best baseball player around and quite frankly, his numbers support that claim. Pujols’ career statistics are superior than many of the other players that hold down spots on the highest-paid list in the MLB; names such as Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira, Manny Ramirez, Derek Jeter and Carlos Beltran.…
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