Pro Sports Media

Analysts And The Fear of Being Wrong

During the day, I manage catch a few minutes of sports talk radio, either on my whopping five-minute drive to the office or during the day on my work computer if I decide I need a break from music. Amazingly in the past few days, I've noticed a trend that makes absolutely no sense and is the complete antithesis of what their jobs are supposed to entail: analysts not analyzing.

NLL Goes Under (Kinda), Dusty Roads and BC Coffee

Three stories from the wide sports marketing spectrum, one involving the National Lacrosse League, another from the Cincinatti Reds and one from the Boston College Eagles.

On The Road With The Los Angeles Kings

I write this blog entry with a full stomach as just moments ago I ate lunch on the Kings’ charter flight to Dallas…Sirloin steak and au gratin potatoes.  Traveling with an NHL team is about as good as it gets. 

Three games into the season and things are starting to develop for this team.  Anze Kopitar has picked up his game where he left it last season – he’s a dynamic player that genuinely loves to play the game and he’s only 20-years-old.  Michael Cammalleri, a former member of the Manchester Monarchs circa 2002-05, is also off to a great start as the 25-year-old ranks among the league leaders with four goals. 

It will be interesting to see how this team gets out of the gates in October after opening the season with a pair of games at the O2 arena in London.  Yes, that’s a long way to go for two games…but the opportunity to bond as a young club could really pay off for this team that has nine players who are 25-years-old or younger on its roster.

NYR vs. NHL: the battle for individuality in a team sport

I was reading an article in the Sports Business Journal today about how the New York Rangers are looking to expand their foothold in the new media area with an increased online presence, leveraging the rights they have through the Madison Square Garden Network. The SBR is reporting that the Rangers and the league are at odds over the team's ability to package and sell their digitial media in a form they want, bucking the NHL's recent move to centralize all of their online efforts.

For a company like ours that is in the interactive space, the benefits of a central source vs. an every team for themselves approach has been a running internal dialogue and one we're watching closely.

Lots of dollars with no sense

After being a sports fan for approximately 20 years and after having worked in the industry for seven years, there are few things that surprise me anymore. There are, however, quite a few things that make me shake my head in disgust.