Tag Archives: scott boras

Wed, Nov 4 2009
Jason Bay Is No Urbon Myth

Jason Bay Is No Urbon Myth

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Don’t tell Creative Artists Agency (CAA) that the company is #2 to anyone in any sport.  They just don’t want to hear it.  Even in baseball, where Scott Boras is known as the king of the... 

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Fri, Oct 23 2009
Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (10/23/09)

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

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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... 

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Mon, Oct 12 2009
The End Of The Andy Oliver Affair

The End Of The Andy Oliver Affair

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On June 4, 2008, I wrote a piece titled, Let Andy Play.  That article and its 51 comments changed this site forever.  Andy Oliver, an outstanding pitcher at Oklahoma State University had been suspended... 

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Thu, Sep 24 2009
Dennis Gilbert May Buy The Rangers

Dennis Gilbert May Buy The Rangers

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The Texas Rangers are for sale.  Creditors want their money and owner Tom Hicks is giving in.  Right now, there are three groups that have revealed interest in making the purchase, including Dennis Gilbert,... 

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Fri, Jul 3 2009
Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (7/3/09)

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up (7/3/09)

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Happy July 4th weekend!  Not so happy for Scott Boras and his Range Rover.  I turned in my (roughly) 4,500 word paper on The Duties of Sports Agents to Athletes and Statutory Regulations Thereof.  It’s... 

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Tue, Jun 30 2009
Bryce Harper Is Growing Up Real Fast

Bryce Harper Is Growing Up Real Fast

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A young-adult receives many benefits from going to college.  The education attained from living on your own for the first time, sitting in on lectures taught by the best of their trades, drinking too... 

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Tue, Jun 30 2009
Top 3 Picks Of MLB Draft Are Playing The Waiting Game

Top 3 Picks Of MLB Draft Are Playing The Waiting Game

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Players selected in the 2009 MLB Amateur Draft still have roughly a month and a half to decide if they will sign with the team that drafted them or return/go to college.  Even though there is a lot of... 

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Tue, Jun 23 2009
Social Media Use Risks Come with Benefits

Social Media Use Risks Come with Benefits

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Shaquille O’Neal is a great promoter. And in this day and age, is it incredibly easy to make one’s self visible through the use of social media. Sometimes, though, there are pitfalls (in addition to... 

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Mon, Jun 22 2009
Is Scott Boras Stepping Over the Line?

Is Scott Boras Stepping Over the Line?

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I’ve only written about hockey on this site, but I am a huge sports fan in general. I like to think that I have a good working knowledge of the business side of the four major North American sports... 

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Mon, Jun 15 2009
Boras Pulling Out All the Tricks for Strasburg

Boras Pulling Out All the Tricks for Strasburg

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Scott Boras has started to put on a show in an effort to pull some leverage out of his hat for Stephen Strasburg’s contract. Boras is wisely positioning the righty from San Diego State as the next best... 

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Wed, May 13 2009
MLB Investigating Role Of Agents With PEDs

MLB Investigating Role Of Agents With PEDs

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What took them so long?  As sports agents, we have a fiduciary duty to act in our clients’ best interests at all times.  That includes informing them of the ramifications of abusing an illegal... 

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Mon, Mar 30 2009
Doug Glanville Compares Boras To Tellem

Doug Glanville Compares Boras To Tellem

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I never knew that Doug Glanville went to UPenn or that he is now writing for the NYTimes.  Anyway, he threw an interesting quote out to David Gurian-Peck of The Daily Pennsylvanian concerning choosing... 

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Fri, Mar 6 2009
Bartelstein bests Boras in recent deals

Bartelstein bests Boras in recent deals

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Two aging stars, Manny Ramirez and Kurt Warner, signed contracts in the first week of March, but that is where the similarities between the two end. In actuality, now that everything is settled, the contracts... 

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Tue, Mar 3 2009
Manny Being Demanding

Manny Being Demanding

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Every day, ESPN informs us that something new has happened in the Manny Ramirez/Scott Boras/Ned Colletti/Los Angeles Dodgers negotiations, yet nothing has changed.  No deal has been made and Manny/Boras... 

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Thu, Jan 29 2009
The Waiting Is The Hardest Part

The Waiting Is The Hardest Part

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Andy Pettite waited to sign with the New York Yankees, and ended up re-signing with the team for much less than the Yankees initially offered him.  Instead of accepting a $10 million contract, Pettite... 

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Wed, Jan 21 2009
Frank McCourt Wants To Talk To Boras

Frank McCourt Wants To Talk To Boras

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Scott Boras is known for being very vocal about his clients, sometimes upsetting many within the sports business in the process of doing so.  The Los Angeles Dodgers wish they could spark some dialogue... 

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Fri, Jan 9 2009
The Fro-Hawk

The Fro-Hawk

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“Friends don’t let friends wear the FroHawk. If you are a soon to be pro athlete and are considering hiring an agent. Just do the “FroHawk Search”. If they have any clients with Fro Hawks,... 

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Tue, Dec 16 2008
December Baseball

December Baseball

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Would you rather be negotiating deals or enjoying the sun and the scenery? While there is no baseball actually played in the month of December, the GMs and agents sure have a grand old time trying to do... 

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Fri, Dec 12 2008
CAA vs. Boras Corp.

CAA vs. Boras Corp.

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What if I told you that the most powerful agent in baseball lost a client to one of, if not the, most powerful agencies in all of sports?  Scott Boras, busy working the media and GMs at the 2008 Winter... 

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Tue, Dec 9 2008
GMs, Agents, Welcome To Las Vegas

GMs, Agents, Welcome To Las Vegas

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As of yesterday, baseball executives and MLBPA agents had crawled up into the Ritz and glitz of Las Vegas, but this trip is not to enjoy the blackjack tables, luxurious pool decks, and clubs that stay... 

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