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The interest and engagement around the start of baseball spring training remains so strong, and there is really no sport whose rituals of the preseason bring together so many time and again. As most pro sports look to shrink the preseason, nary a complaint goes on about baseball. Yet another event tied to the diamond …
I admit it, I love reading AARP Magazine. It has the largest circulation of any publication in North America, yet people snicker. Not an edition goes by where I am not learning something from those older: Martin Short and Billy Joel, Tom Selleck and Robin Roberts. On and on and on. Smart short, sensible points …
All I was doing was cleaning out my bag. That’s it. There I had collected ticket stubs from the last six or eight months from everything from Off Broadway shows to Minor League Baseball to Army Navy football to soccer to college basketball. A nice pile that I keep in a small book. Each gives …
It is a tradition that has been quietly happening for years, but thanks to some opportunistic marketing folks is steadily turning into a hot stove event that could actually transcend baseball and into other sports. It is “Truck Day,” the day when MLB clubs in cold weather cities literally load up their 18 wheelers with …
As we head toward pitchers and catchers reporting in just over a month, we are seeing the seeds of baseball pop up in the most remote locations, where spring seems lightyears away. In Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee…talk of baseball, and ticket selling and autographs are all on the minds of the die hard and the casual …
We start the year reviewing more of our Columbia University Sports Podcast (the CUSP Show) that we have had in the past few months. I and my cohost Tom Richardson just passed our two year anniversary hosting the show from various and sundry places in and around Manhattan, and have tried to come up with …
It used to be only in Detroit could you throw an object on the ice during a hockey game and not be escorted from the building, in this case the former Joe Louis Arena. However the Teddy Bear toss for charity has taken the place of octopi in Motown, and we have a new record. …
The following was written by colleague Jerry Milani and published on Portada… As the Latino composition of professional baseball rosters—in both the majors and minors—grows, it makes sense for leagues and teams to celebrate the diversity in their players and fan bases. And as Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) continues to experience growth on the field …
The following originally ran in Portada Many times in the transient world of sports, the “face” of the franchise can become diluted. Players come and go, owners like to seize the stage, even logos and mascots can move in and out. However for the successful franchises, the head coach, or in the case of baseball, …
If you work in sports business, are visiting Miami and want to be inspired by the value of culture in turning things around, stop by the Miami Marlins and see if you can get a few minutes with President of Business Operations Chip Bowers. My last two trips to the area, one in March (check …