If you’re going to be socially active, please consider using protection. That’s Major League Baseball’s message to players, managers and other personnel who use social media.
Madness reigns
The tentacles of NCAA March Madness have reached the office of the President of the United States. No kidding. By Tuesday afternoon, if you’re not a college basketball fan, forget it. If you watch CBS, your only escape will be during commercial timeouts.
Did media dismiss ‘bounty culture?’
For the last two years the National Football League has been investigating allegations of organized bounty programs. Two years and not a single hint of league’s efforts were every reported. Peter King, Jay Glazer, Chris Mortensen, John Clayton, hello? Not even a salty nugget from Deadspin. No one ever caught wind of the investigation. Really?
Paper Cuts
Using the results from the Economic Report of President, LinkedIn published their calculations of ”fast-growing” and “fastest-shrinking” industries over the last five-years. You’ll never guess (snarky) which industry ranked No. 1 as the “fastest-shrinking?” Newspaper. No surprise, right?
Goodell should ban coaches, players
You can’t be shocked by the NFL report released Friday. If you are, see a doctor. Submit to gullibility testing. Certainly, the news that former New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams spearheaded a “bounty” to cripple opponents is barbaric, but it’s no surprise. Athletes are competitive by nature; fueling that passion with such primitive tactics is as old as Chuck Bednarik, Dick Butkus, Jack Tatum, Jack Lambert and Lawrence Taylor.
Valentine’s and Raspberries
Bobby Valentine has not managed a major league game in a decade, but one thing is for sure, he hasn’t missed a beat. The new Red Sox manager has been busy filling the Fort Myers, Florida air with vim, vigor and vitriol.
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