Comments on: Sports Teams and Local Media http://blogmaverick.com/2006/10/05/sports-teams-and-local-media/ the mark cuban weblog Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:04:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Gavin the photographer http://blogmaverick.com/2006/10/05/sports-teams-and-local-media/#comment-25441 Gavin the photographer Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:32:33 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2006/10/05/sports-teams-and-local-media/#comment-25441 As a photographer (and a videographer), I know that I need events to cover just as much as the event needs me to cover the event. Love, hate, I just look at it where if I deliver, they get better coverage in other media (such as print). If that happens, they pay me more to not go to the next paycheck provider. We both win. An amazing shot from a HS game will beat out a bland shot of Tim Duncan if it generates more money at the newsstand. As a photographer (and a videographer), I know that I need events to cover just as much as the event needs me to cover the event. Love, hate, I just look at it where if I deliver, they get better coverage in other media (such as print). If that happens, they pay me more to not go to the next paycheck provider. We both win. An amazing shot from a HS game will beat out a bland shot of Tim Duncan if it generates more money at the newsstand.

]]> By: Michael Tate http://blogmaverick.com/2006/10/05/sports-teams-and-local-media/#comment-25440 Michael Tate Mon, 06 Nov 2006 13:16:04 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2006/10/05/sports-teams-and-local-media/#comment-25440 Why not hire yourself as a motivationa coach? Then you cloud join the huddle. Why not hire yourself as a motivationa coach? Then you cloud join the huddle.

]]> By: John http://blogmaverick.com/2006/10/05/sports-teams-and-local-media/#comment-25439 John Fri, 03 Nov 2006 21:48:56 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2006/10/05/sports-teams-and-local-media/#comment-25439 Over 10 million Canadians live within an hour and a half drive of Waterloo, Ontario, an assured sell out and tv contract, the headquarters of Research in Motion, the new owners of the Penguins franchise -- unless something drastically changes in Pittsburgh all of us in Southern Ontario very much look forward to the trip to Hamilton or Kitchener/Waterloo to watch Crosby,Melkin etc. in their prime. Over 10 million Canadians live within an hour and a half drive of Waterloo, Ontario, an assured sell out and tv contract, the headquarters of Research in Motion, the new owners of the Penguins franchise — unless something drastically changes in Pittsburgh all of us in Southern Ontario very much look forward to the trip to Hamilton or Kitchener/Waterloo to watch Crosby,Melkin etc. in their prime.

]]> By: saul http://blogmaverick.com/2006/10/05/sports-teams-and-local-media/#comment-25438 saul Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:44:50 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2006/10/05/sports-teams-and-local-media/#comment-25438 Gone are the days when Wilt 'the Stilt' Chamberlain was buddy buddy with the L.A. beat writer and Muhammad 'the Greatest' Ali and Howard Cosell were thick as thieves as well. Well, maybe and maybe not. Innovators such as Mark Cuban (I'm not getting paid for this)understand the importance of the media in marketing their team, and younger more technically savvy writers are coming into the fray to help boost the market. Cost-cutting newspapers cannot keep up, both in timeliness and in technical know how which appeals to a younger audience.. Sports continues to thrive <a href="http://www.calsports1.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.calsports1.com</a> as sports analysts Put their passion in print.. Your thoughts and comments are appreciated...calsports1 Gone are the days when Wilt ‘the Stilt’ Chamberlain was buddy buddy with the L.A. beat writer and Muhammad ‘the Greatest’ Ali and Howard Cosell were thick as thieves as well. Well, maybe and maybe not. Innovators such as Mark Cuban (I’m not getting paid for this)understand the importance of the media in marketing their team, and younger more technically savvy writers are coming into the fray to help boost the market. Cost-cutting newspapers cannot keep up, both in timeliness and in technical know how which appeals to a younger audience.. Sports continues to thrive http://www.calsports1.com as sports analysts Put their passion in print.. Your thoughts and comments are appreciated…calsports1

]]> By: Christian Ter http://blogmaverick.com/2006/10/05/sports-teams-and-local-media/#comment-25437 Christian Ter Sat, 14 Oct 2006 16:07:03 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2006/10/05/sports-teams-and-local-media/#comment-25437 Speaking as an NFL marketer (but not necessarily speaking for my team) I see us awakening to the fact that we can make money on our news if we control the news ourselves. We are the content, and now we have a direct delivery channel to a targeted audience.<br> Speaking as an NFL marketer (but not necessarily speaking for my team) I see us awakening to the fact that we can make money on our news if we control the news ourselves. We are the content, and now we have a direct delivery channel to a targeted audience.

]]> By: Christine Sciarrino http://blogmaverick.com/2006/10/05/sports-teams-and-local-media/#comment-25436 Christine Sciarrino Sat, 14 Oct 2006 12:58:36 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2006/10/05/sports-teams-and-local-media/#comment-25436 Mark, I'm back to talk about the idea of you being our new owner for the Florida Marlins so that you can finally make its home the baseball community it was meant to be since 1993, two World Series and a 2006 season of rookie playoff run miracles. I embrace it as the perfect opportunity for you right now to fulfill your dream to be an MLB "Servant of Baseball" to bring us our Joe Girardi Championship run that was lost this year under present management. At this time Jeff Loria is the most despised owner in the league and the South Florida community is pleading for a "new look" in ownership and rebirth. A new owner would inspire them to go to the games again while the stadium issues are resolved so that we can fairly demonstrate our continued support for the Fish, but for the owner, especially if we can grab back Joe before it's too late. Part of the reason why Joe Girardi was so in tune with our needs is that he provided that new look of Championship killer instinct with a team filled with rookies while also giving us the simple pleasure of basic hope of our very franchise existence. This was until Loria used the media in an unjustified smear campaign against Joe and as a result, the hugest calamity was an owner-induced "white flag" surrender of the baby Fish rookie championship run. By the time Loria was through stomping out its glorious growth with his media rants against our skipper, although they had a walk-off victory on their last game of the season, the entire stadium and the team itself resembled more of a funeral as if we had all along been destined for the MLB dungeon anyway. A team that made history, that topped the 1899 Louisville Colonels in it's comeback past .500 accomplishment and had an Anibal Ace No No among so many other rookie achievements and firsts on that last day felt like they had only lost, and they did. They lost 2006 playoff hopes and most importantly their valued mentor and leader. And on that last day there was no longer anyway to hide what Loria's media rant from August through September did to their young morale and in serving as an outright dismantling of their playoff run chemistry, even though there were sporadic statements that it wasn't affecting them, as if they truly had a voice anyway to say otherwise, for we know how their very MLB exigtsence right now depends on Loria's acceptance. Additionally, there is reason to believe Girardi was a victim of reverse-discrimination since the Marlins FO management statements to the media support they were only interested in hiring a Latin-American coach, and the only person called in the hiring process was Fredi Gonzalez even before the firing was officially announced. We are livid as a community who just went through an all-out fire sale in the off-season, we are tormented by two years of hurricane devastation, we are put in a state of outright horror when Loria nearly moved the team to San Antonio and now we are left devastated since he took away our Joe, our only sight of hope we've had in August through October, without storms, gone two days after a miracle run that had all the potential to being the Mets or Cardinals right now. He brought on the storms anyway even though there were none announced in the tropics by name that left our roofs torn. In my mind, this is the Sports and the Media Headline of the Year and I find it very unfortunate that Loria is not getting called out more from even our own local news agencies. Strangely however, the Sun-Sentinel was more than willing to generate the FO leaks that killed the team chemistry, almost as if they are acting as Loria's agent in every respect: first to oust Joe and then to support it. Mark, simply put, we need a strong voice to make a difference here. You as the sports purist as you are should be just as outraged even if it wasn't your team. But this team can be. Perhaps you can make that happen. One that the sports world will listen to, owners will take notice of as you instill loyalty and trust to both your community and players and responsibility for the outcome of your actions in management to how that affects their play. Your voice to set standards for things that should never be done by an owner when you reflect on what was done here. Ultimately, I'd like to give you a try in deciding who gets to stay and who gets to go in the best interests of the baby Fish, its fans and their on the field success, and I hope it's not just a pipe dream to try to get it in your head to make this happen for us. <br><br>I know you're busy with the Mavs right now and the timing couldn't be worse, but you guys have fax machines and cell phones and e-mails to get the ball rolling and you just need a few pens for the signatures to make it final and then leave the rest to Joe, Kranitz, Tuck, et. al. in getting the guys ready for you throughout spring training while you live through your 2006 - 2007 comeback to the NBA Finals run.<br>Then you can come on down here when things start getting really hot and the basketball world is taking off under in the sun. You have to move fast. Contact Joe. Tell him to hold off on the Nationals contract. Tell him to let someone else know how it feels for a change to "wait and see."<br><br>If you're not interested, please send one of your buddies who would jump at the chance, the golden opportunity of a lifetime to own an MLB team. The chance to give South Florida someone to believe in when it comes to an owner truly committed its preservation and not how he can wreak havoc on it through the media. Then you can get your Chicago Cub team and we can have maybe end up having an NLCS reunion on the field and just think how fun. But really, my gut is that I'd rather have you. Mark, I’m back to talk about the idea of you being our new owner for the Florida Marlins so that you can finally make its home the baseball community it was meant to be since 1993, two World Series and a 2006 season of rookie playoff run miracles. I embrace it as the perfect opportunity for you right now to fulfill your dream to be an MLB “Servant of Baseball” to bring us our Joe Girardi Championship run that was lost this year under present management. At this time Jeff Loria is the most despised owner in the league and the South Florida community is pleading for a “new look” in ownership and rebirth. A new owner would inspire them to go to the games again while the stadium issues are resolved so that we can fairly demonstrate our continued support for the Fish, but for the owner, especially if we can grab back Joe before it’s too late. Part of the reason why Joe Girardi was so in tune with our needs is that he provided that new look of Championship killer instinct with a team filled with rookies while also giving us the simple pleasure of basic hope of our very franchise existence. This was until Loria used the media in an unjustified smear campaign against Joe and as a result, the hugest calamity was an owner-induced “white flag” surrender of the baby Fish rookie championship run. By the time Loria was through stomping out its glorious growth with his media rants against our skipper, although they had a walk-off victory on their last game of the season, the entire stadium and the team itself resembled more of a funeral as if we had all along been destined for the MLB dungeon anyway. A team that made history, that topped the 1899 Louisville Colonels in it’s comeback past .500 accomplishment and had an Anibal Ace No No among so many other rookie achievements and firsts on that last day felt like they had only lost, and they did. They lost 2006 playoff hopes and most importantly their valued mentor and leader. And on that last day there was no longer anyway to hide what Loria’s media rant from August through September did to their young morale and in serving as an outright dismantling of their playoff run chemistry, even though there were sporadic statements that it wasn’t affecting them, as if they truly had a voice anyway to say otherwise, for we know how their very MLB exigtsence right now depends on Loria’s acceptance. Additionally, there is reason to believe Girardi was a victim of reverse-discrimination since the Marlins FO management statements to the media support they were only interested in hiring a Latin-American coach, and the only person called in the hiring process was Fredi Gonzalez even before the firing was officially announced. We are livid as a community who just went through an all-out fire sale in the off-season, we are tormented by two years of hurricane devastation, we are put in a state of outright horror when Loria nearly moved the team to San Antonio and now we are left devastated since he took away our Joe, our only sight of hope we’ve had in August through October, without storms, gone two days after a miracle run that had all the potential to being the Mets or Cardinals right now. He brought on the storms anyway even though there were none announced in the tropics by name that left our roofs torn. In my mind, this is the Sports and the Media Headline of the Year and I find it very unfortunate that Loria is not getting called out more from even our own local news agencies. Strangely however, the Sun-Sentinel was more than willing to generate the FO leaks that killed the team chemistry, almost as if they are acting as Loria’s agent in every respect: first to oust Joe and then to support it. Mark, simply put, we need a strong voice to make a difference here. You as the sports purist as you are should be just as outraged even if it wasn’t your team. But this team can be. Perhaps you can make that happen. One that the sports world will listen to, owners will take notice of as you instill loyalty and trust to both your community and players and responsibility for the outcome of your actions in management to how that affects their play. Your voice to set standards for things that should never be done by an owner when you reflect on what was done here. Ultimately, I’d like to give you a try in deciding who gets to stay and who gets to go in the best interests of the baby Fish, its fans and their on the field success, and I hope it’s not just a pipe dream to try to get it in your head to make this happen for us.

I know you’re busy with the Mavs right now and the timing couldn’t be worse, but you guys have fax machines and cell phones and e-mails to get the ball rolling and you just need a few pens for the signatures to make it final and then leave the rest to Joe, Kranitz, Tuck, et. al. in getting the guys ready for you throughout spring training while you live through your 2006 – 2007 comeback to the NBA Finals run.
Then you can come on down here when things start getting really hot and the basketball world is taking off under in the sun. You have to move fast. Contact Joe. Tell him to hold off on the Nationals contract. Tell him to let someone else know how it feels for a change to “wait and see.”

If you’re not interested, please send one of your buddies who would jump at the chance, the golden opportunity of a lifetime to own an MLB team. The chance to give South Florida someone to believe in when it comes to an owner truly committed its preservation and not how he can wreak havoc on it through the media. Then you can get your Chicago Cub team and we can have maybe end up having an NLCS reunion on the field and just think how fun. But really, my gut is that I’d rather have you.

]]> By: Christine Sciarrino http://blogmaverick.com/2006/10/05/sports-teams-and-local-media/#comment-25435 Christine Sciarrino Fri, 13 Oct 2006 13:48:24 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2006/10/05/sports-teams-and-local-media/#comment-25435 I don't mean to crash your Mavs party, but I didn't know how else to reach you and I was just wondering if there was any way at all, Mark, you would be interested in buying my sweet, Florida Marlins, baby-fish team, and re-instate Joe Girardi to his rightful position as skipper after his unjust firing by the Anti-Marlin, Jeffrey Loria. I think you and Joe would work well together because you have that same fire in your eyes type of mentality to win championships. It should take only ten minutes at the most to fire Fredi Gonzalez and break it to him that there has been a mistake while he still has so many teams out there looking for skippers. I have much more to say on this subject, but my other requests would be that you never seek to move the team and that you never go on a private agenda rampage to dismantle team chemistry in the heart of a much contested playoff race as Loria, the Anti-Marlin, just did. I believe you would never do these things and honor these two rather modest requirements from a Fish fan who only wants an owner who will finally do right for her team (three if you include the Girardi re-hiring before it's too late and the Cubs or Nats get him). I don’t mean to crash your Mavs party, but I didn’t know how else to reach you and I was just wondering if there was any way at all, Mark, you would be interested in buying my sweet, Florida Marlins, baby-fish team, and re-instate Joe Girardi to his rightful position as skipper after his unjust firing by the Anti-Marlin, Jeffrey Loria. I think you and Joe would work well together because you have that same fire in your eyes type of mentality to win championships. It should take only ten minutes at the most to fire Fredi Gonzalez and break it to him that there has been a mistake while he still has so many teams out there looking for skippers. I have much more to say on this subject, but my other requests would be that you never seek to move the team and that you never go on a private agenda rampage to dismantle team chemistry in the heart of a much contested playoff race as Loria, the Anti-Marlin, just did. I believe you would never do these things and honor these two rather modest requirements from a Fish fan who only wants an owner who will finally do right for her team (three if you include the Girardi re-hiring before it’s too late and the Cubs or Nats get him).

]]> By: Pat Coyle http://blogmaverick.com/2006/10/05/sports-teams-and-local-media/#comment-25434 Pat Coyle Fri, 13 Oct 2006 12:59:28 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2006/10/05/sports-teams-and-local-media/#comment-25434 I recognize the value of maintaining strong relationships with the guys who cover your team, but buying them pizza doesn't guarantee positive press (or any press for that matter). And press coverage is valuable, of course, but hard to measure. <br><br>Speaking as an NFL marketer (but not necessarily speaking for my team) I see us awakening to the fact that we can make money on our news if we control the news ourselves. We are the content, and now we have a direct delivery channel to a targeted audience.<br><br>Breaking stories on our Web site would be one of the first things I would do if I were in charge. Why? Because for colts.com at least, we've got 1 million monthly visitors. 95% are avid Colts fans. 75% of these folks visit at least once each week. Who cares more about Colts news than this audience? And whose opinions are we trying to manage (through press coverage) if not this audience?<br><br>I would argue that this audience is THE most important to the team. More valuable than general readers of the local paper. And when you realize the money the paper makes from carrying our news, and realize this is money we could and should be making instead, it becomes appararent that we don't necessarily need the "middle man" anymore, it makes you go, "hmmm". I recognize the value of maintaining strong relationships with the guys who cover your team, but buying them pizza doesn’t guarantee positive press (or any press for that matter). And press coverage is valuable, of course, but hard to measure.

Speaking as an NFL marketer (but not necessarily speaking for my team) I see us awakening to the fact that we can make money on our news if we control the news ourselves. We are the content, and now we have a direct delivery channel to a targeted audience.

Breaking stories on our Web site would be one of the first things I would do if I were in charge. Why? Because for colts.com at least, we’ve got 1 million monthly visitors. 95% are avid Colts fans. 75% of these folks visit at least once each week. Who cares more about Colts news than this audience? And whose opinions are we trying to manage (through press coverage) if not this audience?

I would argue that this audience is THE most important to the team. More valuable than general readers of the local paper. And when you realize the money the paper makes from carrying our news, and realize this is money we could and should be making instead, it becomes appararent that we don’t necessarily need the “middle man” anymore, it makes you go, “hmmm”.

]]> By: Matthew http://blogmaverick.com/2006/10/05/sports-teams-and-local-media/#comment-25433 Matthew Sat, 07 Oct 2006 12:24:20 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2006/10/05/sports-teams-and-local-media/#comment-25433 Frankly, after the whole fiasco concerning Belo's customer subscription rates to the Dallas Morning News (or lack thereof), this whole sacking/buyout thing was a long time coming. Add to that the rather peculiar incompetence of the prior Dallas Morning News' sportswriters (they're still looking for Big XII beat writers that can actually count to twelve...), and any of the big sports team owners in the market can't depend on the print media like it was once able to.<br><br>I guess the question is how one compensates for the lack of competent sports media in a particular market--could we perhaps see more local Mavericks television/radio/internet coverage that the team can control instead of depending the terminally ill print media? And what net impact/cost would that have on owning a franchise...if any? Frankly, after the whole fiasco concerning Belo’s customer subscription rates to the Dallas Morning News (or lack thereof), this whole sacking/buyout thing was a long time coming. Add to that the rather peculiar incompetence of the prior Dallas Morning News’ sportswriters (they’re still looking for Big XII beat writers that can actually count to twelve…), and any of the big sports team owners in the market can’t depend on the print media like it was once able to.

I guess the question is how one compensates for the lack of competent sports media in a particular market–could we perhaps see more local Mavericks television/radio/internet coverage that the team can control instead of depending the terminally ill print media? And what net impact/cost would that have on owning a franchise…if any?

]]> By: Frank DeAngelo http://blogmaverick.com/2006/10/05/sports-teams-and-local-media/#comment-25432 Frank DeAngelo Sat, 07 Oct 2006 06:40:32 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2006/10/05/sports-teams-and-local-media/#comment-25432 <br><br>I hate when I see a player being interviewed, and there are 10 different mikes in his face....10 media outlets all getting the same quote...boring. Set aside an office for the beat writers and encourage your players/coaches to give the beat guys five good minutes when asked with quotes/insights that only the print media guys will be able to give to their readers. If you go to those lengths to get them exclusive content, you'll see the benefits.<br> I hate when I see a player being interviewed, and there are 10 different mikes in his face….10 media outlets all getting the same quote…boring. Set aside an office for the beat writers and encourage your players/coaches to give the beat guys five good minutes when asked with quotes/insights that only the print media guys will be able to give to their readers. If you go to those lengths to get them exclusive content, you’ll see the benefits.

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