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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (11/25/11)

Darren Heitner — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:00:05 +0000

Let’s start this with a shout out for Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers. Braun was selected as the National League MVP (Most Valuable Punim?). He is the first Jewish MVP in baseball since Sandy Koufax in 1963. I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving and enjoys their weekends. There is so much to be thankful for, including the fact that you are here reading this post, so thank you! Here are some stories I missed over the past week:

Baseball

“I am embarrassed for the people who are behind this. I want to make sure that people hear that.” [Pujols sticking with Lozano as his agent].
Can’t wait to see the policy governing the use of Social Media [Summary of MLBPA-MLB Labor Agreement]
It may be difficult for teams to justify drafting two-sport stars [CBA Reactions: Marlins, Twins, Amateur Draft

Basketball

Bartelstein says what we all know – it’s not fun to not be getting paid [NBA lockout costs Chicago agent, but he says it’s worth it
Key question: Is the disclaimer of interest enough to end the non-statutory labor exemption and lower the antitrust shield? [NBA Lockout: The NBA’s Nuclear Winter — Where Do We Go From Here?
Maurice Clarett’s counsel could be involved [Extended NBA lockout could lead to legal challenges of draft eligibility rule

NCAA

It would be nice if states then decide to drop their registration systems.. [NCAA nears revamp of sports agent oversight to include runners, eyes national registration
More pub for Arkansas [UAAA Summit reinvigorates agent oversight

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Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (6/19/09)

Darren Heitner — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:00:30 +0000

This Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up is coming to you from the capitol of Florida: Tallahassee. Yesterday, I woke up (actually barely even slept because of chirping birds all night) at roughly 6 a.m. to get my girlfriend ready for her MCAT. Thankfully that battle is behind us. I feel like I have been studying for the MCAT for the past two months, too. Don’t get me started about the audio tracks I had to listen to on the ride up to Tally. How do you like the new toolbar on the bottom of this page? Make sure to join our Facebook Community by clicking on the Community tab…and send a shout out. Still working hard on the baseball guys that we are advising, and fielding offers for our basketball players overseas. Here are some stories I missed this past week:

Basketball

Shabbat Shalom to this high school stand-out who may be joining Maccabi Haifa [San Diego teen negotiating with Israeli hoops team].
NBA teams don’t care about NCAA violations involving payments or recruiting (example: O.J. Mayo) [Foul play: the charade in college basketball].
Arn Tellem hooked one of his clients up with dinner in the company of President Obama [Westbrook Meets Obama, Visits China].

Football

Looks like Rosenhaus had it coming for a while [Boldin Had Met With Other Agents Last Year].

Baseball

Please tell me that I am not the only person reading this who used to love playing APBA [APBA, Strat-O-Matic endure in era of high-tech games].
Here’s another game to play…and it involves signing bonuses [B3 Draft Top 10 Signing Game!].
That Ryan Braun is so hot right now [WisBusiness: Brewers becoming marketing winners, too].

Sports Business

Get your Phelps endorsed water-proof headphones [Phelps gains endorsement deal].
Even athlete relocation specialists are jumping on the Twitter bandwagon [The pro sports world is getting smaller by the minute.]

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Ryan Braun is Flying High

Michael Goldman — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:00:34 +0000

Milwaukee Brewer’s outfielder Ryan Braun recently signed an endorsement deal with AirTran Airways to be become the airline’s Milwaukee area spokesman. The deal includes Braun appearing in AirTran advertisements and on billboards in the Milwaukee area, as well as making personal appearances for the airline.

Braun is quickly becoming a star and a fan favorite since entering the league in 2007. He won the NL Rookie of the Year award in 2007, and came in third in the voting for the 2008 NL MVP. Braun has kept his agent Nez Balelo (CAA) busy. During the 2008 season Balelo negotiated an 8-year contract extension with the Brewers, allowing the potential superstar to earn between $45 and $51 million. In addition to the recent AirTrain deal, Braun has been involved with several other off-the-field opportunities. The slugger is currently working to develop his own line of aluminum bats, and is developing his own t-shirt line with Affliction Clothing, a company owned by a pair of his friends. He also has an endorsement deal with Remington, which allowed him to shoot a viral video with supermodel Marisa Miller.

AirTran has recently been working to increase its presence in the Milwaukee region; General Mitchell International Airport has been made a focus city of the airline. Part of their marketing push has been via the Milwaukee Brewers. The company recently brokered a deal with Braun’s team for the naming rights for the right field picnic area. This seating zone will be called the AirTran Airways Landing Zone for the 2009 season. The airline also has endorsement deals with Donald Driver, Danica Patrick, and Matt Ryan.

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Who Wouldn’t Want To Be CC Sabathia’s Agent?

Zak Kurtz — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:23:16 +0000

Instead of waiting until the team came home to meet his new teammates, Sabathia and his agent, Brian Peters of Legacy Sports, decided he should meet the Brewers on the road and hang out with them in the dugout. That initial meeting must have gone great, as CC has now helped lead the Brew Crew to the top spot in NL Wild Card hunt.

Since getting traded to the Milwaukee Brewers, CC Sabathia has gone 4-0 with a 1.36 ERA and pitched 3 complete games. The Brewers have been streaking forward to claim the top spot since acquiring Sabathia. Seems like a great trade for Milwaukee even if it is only a three-month, million dollar rental.

Peters and CC are entitled to $11 million this year from his contract with the Indians that Milwaukee took over not long ago. He only signed a contract until the end of the 2008 season and will be on the open market again after the Brewers finish the season. For the Brew Crew, it could be a short rental to help them get to the playoffs for the first time since 1983.

Sabathia has been playing great since his trade and has shown teams why they need to pick him up next year. Leading Milwaukee to the post season for the first time in a long time would make Brewers fans happy enough, but a great showing in the post season would make CC and his agent a lot more money in next year’s contract.

Johan Santana could be considered an equally important pitcher to his team. CC’s agent, Brian Peters should be in the position to ask for at least as much as Santana signed for this past season with the Mets ($137.5 million in six years). CC did win the CY Young last season and is also a great hitter at the pitcher position. Before he was traded to Milwaukee, he was leading all NL pitchers in RBIs (7), hits (12), batting average (.300, minimum 25 plate appearances), and slugging percentage (.475). Whatever team is fortunate enough to pick up CC should be thinking about paying him in the range of $140 million plus for about 4/5 years.

The Indians offered him a 4-year extension worth $72 million that he turned down. He is obviously going to get more than that now; maybe even double after his play the past two years. Ryan Braun and others are hot right now, and the Brewers look like serious contenders. Sabathia and Ben Sheets are a solid pitching duo and the team knows how to hit. If Sabathia wins another CY Young and Milwaukee wins the World Series, imagine the hand that Peters could be playing with in front of MLB owners and GMs.

The only thing his agent could be worried about is that he is throwing a lot of pitches lately (3 complete games), and might get tired towards the end of the season. On the other hand, Sabathia is looking very tough right now and will be earning the big bucks no matter what. As I said in the title, who wouldn’t want to be CC Sabathia’s agent at this great time?

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Okay We Realize His Agent Is Pitching To Him

Darren Heitner — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:30:00 +0000

If Chris Berman made one more comment about Ryan Braun’s agent pitching to him in the First Round of the Home Run Derby, I might have injected myself with severe painkillers. If you read MLB.com, you already knew going into this derby of home runs that Braun’s agent, Nez Balelo of CAA, would be tossing strikes to the young Milwaukee Brewers Jewish power hitter. P.S. – Josh Hamilton is a beast.

Enjoy the video below.

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