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National High Five Day is back again. There are many origin stories of the high five, but the two most documented candidates are Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke of the Los Angeles Dodgers professional baseball team on October 2, 1977, and Wiley Brown and Derek Smith of the Louisville Cardinals men’s college basketball team …
People often ask, “oh you have worked in sports all your life, what teams do you root for?” While I do care about some teams much more than some others…and honestly don’t really “hate” any team…and have worked for so many organizations considered rivals (Fordham and Iona, the Jets and the Giants, NWSL and MLS …
Baseball gets dinged a lot…too slow, too quaint, caters to an older generation etc. etc. The truth is baseball is doing just fine, and while there are always going to be issues in a game without a clock that tells you when things end, the human drama of the sport is why millions turn out. …
It sounds silly or self-evident but the value in connecting past to future fandom lies in those who have worn the uniform, or walked the sidelines, even for a few moments. Regardless of the score, or the record with few exceptions either on the pro or college side, the value of connecting to alumni as …
One of the best learning experiences we have each semester is when we ask our students what brans are on their watch list and why. While you usually get the conventional…Nike, adidas, Tesla, Google, Celsius, HOKA…we always get some great surprises which makes us want to know more. Some of those this semester included: Lobos …
The simple things are usually the best activated, and National High Five Day is returning into that category after three years lost. Sure we had “virtual “high fives,” but cmon. There are many origin stories of the high five, but the two most documented candidates are Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke of the Los Angeles …
Like so many others I awoke this morning to flick through social media channels for what came through the transom overnight, and there was a tweet from our friend Josh Rawitch at the Baseball Hall of Fame that Vin Scully had passed away. It hit me with such sadness on this beautiful August morning, but …
We are often asked what are the skills needed to find your way in the business of sports in the future. Parents of young athletes, recent graduates, kids who have become disillusioned with hours of countless hours in practice and tied to one sport still know they have a passion, have an interest in involvement, …
Cracker Jack and Ice Cream. Can you think of two other slices of Americana that tie to baseball any better? That’s why, as MLB opened the season this week, it was great to see Cracker Jack…with a fun brand play…and Ice Cream…through a new, and yes first ever, brand partnership get some leadoff hits for …
The simple things are usually the best activated, and National High Five Day is returning into that category after two years lost. Sure we had “virtual “high fives,” but cmon. There are many origin stories of the high five, but the two most documented candidates are Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke of the Los Angeles …
