Importance of agents
What's up everyone? Sorry I haven't been writing too often lately but I've been busy with traveling and getting down to Florida. Today, being that spring training is about to start I'm going to write a little about the importance of my agent, Matt Sosnick. Having a reliable agent means everything when it comes to taking the pressure off of yourself and just making life much easier for you during both the season and the offseason. I can call Matt about anything imaginable and he will help me out with it. A few months before the draft back in 2005, I was with the Boras agency. All that I had heard about them was great things, and seeing some of the players they had was an attraction from the start. After a while things weren't working out too well between us, for no other reason than the difference in opinions we had about certain things. The Boras corporation is great for certain people, just not for me. When I switched over to Sosnick Cobbe, I saw the immediate differences I was looking for in an agent. They treat everyone in the company like family, and they are there for anything I need. I feel very strongly about this agency and its presence in the baseball world for many years to come. You guys should check out the website and learn a little more about the agency and the players that are represented.
rayj0101 said February 14, 2008
northpaw22k said February 14, 2008
northpaw22k replied February 15, 2008
jmoforcheese said February 14, 2008
Colgar said February 15, 2008
I have been around the Reds for a long time and have met you a couple times, the day you signed, the day you and some Dayton Dragons players visited Great American Ball Park and spring training last year.
I doubt that you remember me, since so many people have introduced themselves to you in the past 4 years.
My job is to keep the Associated Press current with training camp events and write the game stories on the spring games. I am also working for a couple other wire services that report scores and a magazine that wants to print tips from the pros to teenage baseball players.
Good luck.....See you in about a week.
haylo2403 said February 15, 2008
GameFish said February 15, 2008
cincysportsart said February 16, 2008
daburkey06 said February 18, 2008
Can't wait until the ST games start so I can see you and the rest of the guys in action.
two4larue said February 18, 2008
grnfngr said February 21, 2008
Sounds like you have your very own "Jerry McQuire". Hope it all works out like the movie for you as well.
Looking forward to seeing you in centerfield under the 'Riverboat Deck", say about March 31st. That would work!
Have a great spring, take 'em deep!
Guppy99 said February 21, 2008
two4larue said February 25, 2008
two4larue said March 07, 2008
jacobissilly said April 15, 2008
wrveres said April 25, 2008
Barry Bonds has been accused of not telling the truth to a grand jury investigating BALCO. Barry Bonds does not own BALCO and does not distribute steroids on behalf of BALCO.
Why was the grand jury investigating Barry Bonds? Weren't they supposed to be investigating BALCO? How did that "investigation" of BALCO turn into a witch hunt directed against MLB players? Clearly, BALCO wasn't the real target in the racist campaign against Barry Bonds.
I am my union's delegate to the New York City Central Labor Council. During my union work, I have been a grievance representative. As such, I have often represented union members who have been brought up on charges for both minor and major infractions.
Members could get fired for directly disobeying an order or for incompetence or for various serious infractions. The only time that the member faced suspension, however, was when the member posed an immediate danger.
What "immediate danger" to Major League Baseball does Barry Bonds pose, that requires Barry Bonds' suspension prior to a decision in Bonds' upcoming trial?
In fact, wouldn't the presence of Barry Bonds on a Major League Baseball team roster - the Baltimore Orioles, for instance - be an immediate big boost to that team's attendance as well as a big boost to their chances of winning?
In effect, MLB teams are willing to lose money rather than hire Barry Bonds. Isn't that the definition of a "blacklist"? The actors, singers, directors etc. who were "blacklisted" during the McCarthy era witch hunt were money makers for the entertainment industry, yet no owner would hire them! Isn't that exactly what is happening with Barry Bonds?
Weren't many of these talented performers indicted and some convicted for refusing to cooperate with grand juries and dragged before government staged hearings in front of hundreds of cameras and reporters?
Years later many of those "blacklisted" were apologized to, but did that apology make up for the destruction of their livelihoods and their personal lives during the McCarthy "blacklisting"? Of course not!
I have a special disgust for the owners of the San Francisco Giants. They made millions off of Barry Bonds. They were able to build a money making stadium based, to a great extent, on Barry Bonds. Where is their gratitude? Nowhere!
He was their star player who was loved by the fans in the Bay area, yet the SF Giants team owners shamefully released Barry Bonds after the 2007 season so as to do their part in the "blacklisting"! They deserve a Hall of Shame of their own!
Years from now, when Major League Baseball is forced to apologize to Barry Bonds for their actions, that apology will never make up for the crime that Major League Baseball is inflicting today on Barry Bonds and on the many fans who admire the athletic greatness that Barry Bonds has been as a player.
I also admire him for his unbending, "in your face" attitude during constant attacks from the big business media, especially the sports talk radio and cable channels that have to fill 24-hour-a-day air time by creating controversy and scandal where there would have been little or none before those media outlets were created.
I appeal to the fans of Major League Baseball to bombard their team owners with letters and emails and petitions demanding that their team hire Barry Bonds.
Imagine, for instance, Barry Bonds added to the roster of the woeful offense of the Baltimore Orioles.
Imagine the magical confrontations in the American League East with David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez at Fenway Park and Camden Yards and with Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter at Yankee Stadium and Camden Yards.
Wouldn't that do wonders for attendance for a Baltimore Orioles franchise that has been down in the dumps for so long?
An historic wrong is being committed by the owners. Do we want to have a posthumous apology to Barry Bonds, as was done for Jim Thorpe, or do we correct this wrong NOW? Barry Bonds is this era's Babe Ruth.
He's the biggest star in our national pastime.
I appeal to the fans to help us right this wrong. I want to see Barry Bonds playing baseball in 2008!
To all concerned fans: Perhaps you could use the above as a petition circulated at stadiums or handed out at stadium gates. While ending the Iraq occupation and fighting for a moratorium on home foreclosures take precedence, I know that millions of you will still be in attendance at MLB games.
While there, couldn't you also do your part in fighting against the shameful "blacklisting" of Barry Bonds, the greatest hitter in Major League Baseball history?
ohiosportsfan said April 26, 2008
I hope to see you get promoted soon. The Big club could use your bat.. Giving Patterson that contract was stupid. I dont care what the media says because another lefthanded bat would be fine as long as contact with the ball is made...take car
WishboneD said May 16, 2008
Glad the Reds are doing well (4 in a row, I think) and I hope you can get a spot soon. I'm sure there's a lot of pressure on you these days, but I hope you can keep your head up, your time will come. Best of luck
rojosoto said May 27, 2008
OSUBuckeye said May 27, 2008
donnaanderson said May 28, 2008
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preptime said May 31, 2008
blanksta64 said June 02, 2008
blanksta64 said June 02, 2008
Morrison said June 02, 2008
Go get em kid!
tHEdEG said June 11, 2008
I just read an old post comment that you hadn't had it. Well, you need to try it dude. It's Cincinnati in a can. Then you'll be a native, haha.
Keep up the good play. Can't wait til I'm home and can come see some games in person.
tHE dEG
jaybruce32 said July 13, 2008
I really don't want you to get voted off the team(well at least for now). I watch the game every day and I hope if you read this it will help you with your game. I'm only a kid so I don't have anything much better to do than go to school and watch and play baseball. If you read my message please give me a hint somewhere on tv so I'll know you got this. You can garantee I'll be watching. Anyway, I'm your biggest fan. The next time your stuck just think of your little fan out here. You'll be my fav baseball player no matter what happens with you and the team. Cincinnati is my favorite team so PLEASE fight your hardest to stay on the Reds team.
-Your Biggest Fan J.C.