BaseballBiz On Deck

Bobby Bass shares his baseball journey with Mark and BaseballBiz on his life with baseball from a 3 year old watching the Cubs on WGN to being drafted to the MLB, Colorado Rockies.

• Baseball Life takes many forms - Talent, Passion, Challenges and Love of the game.
  
  
•  Bobby's passion began by watching Harry Caray call the Chicago Cubs on WGN with his Mom and Grandmother
  
  
• At 15 years old Bobby was throwing 87 MPH ball from the mound and scouts took notice.
  
  
• Later he was drafted by the Colorado Rockies and later worked with the Texas Rangers.
  
  
• Bobby recounts how he sustained injuries to his right arm only to fight back into the game hitting with his left and killing it.
  
  
• Bobby talks about his difficult times with an angry attitude, beer & Jack in the Box
  
  
• Road back with dedication and surrender to The Lord
  
  
• We also talk about youth in baseball
  • Pressure on youngsters with some travel teams and driving time
  • Use wisdom - support the youth
  • Little League, Community baseball, Boys & Girls clubs
  • The Purity of the game.
• Life after leaving the mound
  
  
• Bobby has since built a career in Real Estate and the Restaurant business in Jeffersonville, IN and Louisville, KY including a sports, dining and game venue, Union  Restaurant & Game Yard

Special thanks to XtakeRuX for the music - Rocking Forward

Mark and Brandon @TheBaseballBiz, @SportsBlitzpod talk about 

• 2:30  - MLB Spring Training - The Origin Story
• 2:40 - Weather Report, Chicago, Detroit, La Mesa, Lakeland FL
• 3:05  - Why Florida and Arizona were chosen
• 4:15  - Hot Springs, Arkansas and Chicago White Stockings
• 7:30 - Spring Training or Sandlot ball
• Mercy Rules - How many innings? 
• 11:20 - Mark's journey in search for game tickets 
• 20:40  - Fans and Players Optimism and Positive Vibes 
  - Cactus League asks for delay to Spring Training?
  - Economic Impact in Arizona
  - Applause in the stands for Baltimore Orioles, Trey Mancini
• Dodgers v Rockies game - does the score count
• 32:20 - Gary Sanchez, Home Run - AARP delayed
• Chicago Trading Bryant to the Red Sox. Zach Bryant not Kris Bryant
• Yankees boo the wrong guy. Know your Gurriels - Yuli or Lourdes Jr.
• Where to watch the games - some use a VPN for access

Thanks to David Brandt from APNews for optimism story
Special Thanks to XtakeRuX for the music Rocking Forward &  Producer, Christina Hussey
Apologies to Charlie Brown and Lucy

BaseballBiz measure MLB teams Senior Executives insensitive & abusive behavior. We also discuss Money for Minor Leaguers and Albert Pujols.

MLB Executive Management Community Relations 101

• Kevin Mather speaks openly to the Rotarians and offends 
• Stopping the Service Time Clock
• Does not like paying interpreters for the players
• Look back at Jim Crane apology
• Marge Schott remarks and impact

Minor Leaguers looking for help

• Big League Advance (BLA) provides money now for a percentage of future income
• Pando - Minor Leaguers supporting one another as their careers advance or fall
• Golf sponsors for young pro golfers cover their travel and fees 
• Fernando Tatis Jr. supports BLA aid 
• Francisco Mejia drops lawsuit against BLA

Albert Pujols 

• Shining record with Cardinals, Angels, World Series, MVPs, 10x All-Star and Golden Glove awards. 
• Maddon may play Jared Walsh at first more and Pujols less.
• Fernando Arango - Devil Rays missed out

Black History Month closing thoughts for the month and homework for all

Brought to you by Mark Corbett @TheBaseballBiz and Brandon Now @SportsBlitzPod

Thanks to producer Christina Hussey

Special Thanks to XtakeRux for the music Rocking Forward

Mark and Brandon Celebrate the Tampa Bay Rays launch into Spring Training

• Who did we take into the 2020 World Series?
• Who is coming back, Who has been traded and Who is being added to the roster?
• We analyze the veterans and newcomers.
• Pitchers: Tyler Glasnow, Chris Archer, Ryan Yarborough, Michael Wacha,  Rich Hill, Brent Honeywell, Brendan McKay and Luis Patino
• Bullpen: Jose Alvarado leaves.  Diego Castillo, Nick Anderson & Chaz Roe return. 
• New guys, Jeffrey Springs, Chris Mazza and Cody Reed.
• Who will take the field? Ji-Mon Choi, Joey Wendle, Brandon Lowe, Willy Adames
• Outfield, Lucky Boots, Randy Arozarena, Manuel Margot, Kevin Keirmaier & Austin Meadows
• Catchers: Francisco Meija, Ronaldo Hernandez, Mikey Perez,
• Tickets for Spring Training and home games at the Trop

Look to @TheBaseballBiz and @SportsBlitzPod for Twitter updates

Special Thanks to Scott Holmes for the music Stomps and Claps

Spring Training has begun!
Mark and Brandon cover the first steps onto the field. 

• Tommy & Jimmy TikTok transport to Fenway South for RedSox Spring Training
• Fernando Tatis Jr. Blows up the Hot Stove - final moves before the season begins.
• MLB lays off Social Media coordinators for all teams - Thank you Sara Sanchez of BleedCubbieBlue.com
• Changes to the COR of the baseball - will it cut into Home Runs in 2021
• Black History Month - Chadwick Boseman, Jackie Robinson & 42
• Rob Manfred minor league contraction - changes in salaries & facilities?
• Invitation to 140 teams
• MiLB becomes PDL (Professional Development League) 
     License Please.
• Update on Trevor Bauer contract & attorney/agent Rachel Luba

Mark & Brandon discuss how Baseball & Football intersect with 
Tom Brady & Bauer,  Patrick Mahomes Sr.,  
What's  Cookin' on The Hot Stove,  
Trevor's Valentine gifts for the Mets and Dodgers
Analysis of MLB Salary Floors, Player Revenue shares and Free Agency. 
Plus a look at Black History Month baseball heroes

Timestamps and Topics Below

1:45 – Tampa Bay Bucs, Lightning No Pressure on the Rays

4:15 – Patrick Mahomes a Baseball Legacy, 
 
 5:28 – Crossover Players - Russel Wilson, Tom Brady & Expos, Bo Jackson

7:20 – Hot Stove - Shohei Ohtani - Khris Davis - Marcel Ozuna & Braves

11:15 - Trevor Bauer, Rachel Luba & Dodgers deal

12:00 – Valentine's Day with the Mets & Dodgers

14:42 – GOATS salaries – Tom Brady & Trevor Bauer

16:45 – Is Free Agency Broken?

19:08 -  Player Revenue share of profits with MLB, NFL, NHL, NBA

22:38 – How Salary Floor and Luxury Taxes  impact leagues and teams

31:29 - Service Time  – Salary Floor – Team Payroll                                          

34:15 – Tanking Teams

40:40  - MLN & MLBPA – 2021 Covid Protocol Rules & DH

43:00 – Black History Month & Baseball -  Jackie Robinson, Ernie Banks, Ken Griffey Jr., 

45:18 – Denard Span, Tampa Bay Rays

Special Thanks to Maury Brown for his insights on MLB & MLBPA 
Also thanks to XtakeRuX for the music Rocking Forward
@TheBaseballBiz  & @SportsBlitzPod

BaseballBiz OnDeck interview
Baseball - Love of the Game
Jeff Brown talks about how baseball has been a thread through his life with

• Support of family as he grew up with the game
• His grandfather, Phil Cavarretta who played for Cubs and became the 1945 NL MVP 
• Jeff's experiences as a left hand pitcher for the HCC Hawks
• The careers of his fellow players
• Sharing the love of baseball with his family
• How playing baseball prepares people in their life off of the diamond

Special Thanks to XtakeRuX for the music Rocking Forward

BaseballBiz this week Mark and Brandon discuss MLB & MLB agreement or lack thereof. What's cooking on the Hot Stove, The Mets, Steve Cohen, Zack Scott, Padres, A.J. Preller and the value of Exit Velocity.

1:20  - Hot Stove – Signings, Trades and Arbitration

2:30 – Chris Archer

7:20 – Nolan Arenado

Mets, Mets, Mets

• 15:32 –Wilpon former owner of Mets, Bernie Madoff & Debt
• 17:50  - New Mets owner, Steve Cohen, Melvin Capital & GameStop
• 19:02  - SNY Twitter Harrassment of Steve Cohen and Family

26:00 – MLB & MLBPA agreement?  154 games, DH, playoffs & CBA

30:10  – AJ Preller, San Diego Padres, General Manager now President making a difference

33:28 – Theo Epstein – Cubs to MLB to Arctos Partners 

35:45  - Ken Griffey Jr. now MLB Senior Advisor to Commissioner, Youth Baseball and Amateur development.

36:30 – Dodgers owner, Frank McCourt also has a soccer team that suffers riotus soccer fans

39:00 – Tampa Bay Bucs, Rays, Lightning –  No Respect, Covid and the Big Game

42:06 – Brandon’s Stat Wrap – Velocity & Exit Velocity, Pitches and Hits

Special Thanks to XtakeRuX for the music Rocking Forward
Go Bucs

Louis Schiff of @BaseballandLaw and author of "Baseball and the Law, Cases and Materials"  granted @TheBaseballBiz an interview. 
We discuss a baseball player's path from high school to majors -  agents, contracts,  minimum wage, injuries & lawsuits.

1:12 – Lou Schiff  - from Mets to Marlins

2:51 – Jeff Loria, lawsuit, $4.2 million -Marlins Park & City of Miami            

5:11 – Tampa Bay Fan pain – “I can’t go” - Lightning, Bucs, Rays

7:26 – Where young baseball players start 

12:40 – Kris Bryant move to Free Agency and team control

14:10 – Collective Bargaining & The MLB Draft 

16:40 – Player Injuries - do they get paid during recovery

20:24 – On Field and Ice Violence

22:50 – Free Agency, Negotiations & 1 year contracts

28:10 - No Rivalry between Marlins & Rays 

36:50 – Mets & Steve Cohen

Contact Mark @TheBaseballBiz, 
Lou @BaseballandLaw
Brandon @SportsBlitzPod
Music by XTakeRuX  -  Rocking Forward

This week on BaseballBiz Mark and Brandon discuss
Bubba loses Lawsuit on Sticky Stuff with the LA Angels  - 1:33
Hot Stove - 4:53
Theo Epstein - 12:57
is a force to be reckoned with in baseball - 
-  From Yale to Orioles, Padres, Red Sox & Cubs
-  Epstein's 20% Rule
-  What’s next at MLB

Hall of Fame 2021 - and the winners are . . .   - 34:23
How does 400 BBWAA members select inductees?
- Curt Schilling?
- Barry Bonds? 

Hammerin' Hank Aaron Home Run King  and gentleman -  41:19

Stat Wrap - Spin Rate   -   51:01

Special Thanks to Sara Sanchez, @BCB_S
 co-host of the @CuppaCubbieBlue podcast for her insights on Theo Upstein
Music by XTakeRuX  -  Rocking Forward
Contact Mark @TheBaseballBiz or Brandon @SportsBlitzPod