NBA on TNT Posts Strong Ratings for Playoffs

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Jays Minor Leaguer Jaspe Suspended 50 Games for PEDs
Published 4/26/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Baseball
The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced today that Toronto Blue Jays Minor League player Jonathan Jaspe has received a 50-game suspension, effective immediately, for testing positive for nandrolone metabolites, a performance-enhancing substance, in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Jaspe is currently with Single-A Lansing of the Midwest League. Since mandatory drug testing was instituted, a total of 176 suspensions have been doled out across baseball for a total of 5,425 games.  The following is a summary of drug violations, ...

Vin Scully Honored at Pepperdine University Graduation
Published 4/26/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Baseball
He called Sandy Koufax's perfect game in 1965, Hank Aaron's record-breaking home run in 1974, and Kirk Gibson's World Series home run in 1988. And today Vin Scully, "Voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers," answered the call as the 2008 Pepperdine University Seaver College commencement speaker and recipient of Pepperdine's highest distinction, the Honorary Doctorate degree. The commencement ceremony took place at Alumni Park on Pepperdine's Malibu campus. Jamie McCourt, president of the Los Angeles Dodgers, introduced ...

Comments from MLB of TBS (Yankees v Indians)
Published 4/27/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Baseball
The following are comments from today's MLB on TBS Sunday Game of the Week between the Yankees and Indians Announcers: Chip Caray (play-by-play), Buck Martinez (analyst) and Marc Fein (studio highlights) Martinez on the importance of Cleveland Indians pitcher CC Sabathia to his team: "I think there are only about 10 aces in all of baseball and CC Sabathia his last time out pitched like an ace, and because of that this Indians team is playing with a lot of confidence, the bats have come around and they have put together a nice win streak simply because CC Sabathia is an ace ...

The New Mandatory: Integrating Sponsors Into the Game
Published 4/29/2008 by Kurt Hunzeker at The Biz of Baseball
Oh thank heaven for 7-Eleven! In October 2006, when the c-store retailer announced a new, 3-year sponsorship with the Chicago White Sox, sports sponsors began singing 7-Eleven’s familiar slogan…and for good reason.   By integrating its name into the very fabric of the game of baseball (by changing the White Sox’s night game start times to 7:11pm), 7-Eleven changed the equation on how sponsors can activate their sports marketing efforts. Forever.  Pretty bold statement, you say?  Consider what happened just last night…. ESPN SportsCenter, the necessary nighttime ...

Kobritz: NFL Rookie Salaries Are Absurd
Published 4/29/2008 by Jordan I. Kobritz at The Biz of Football :: Part of the Business of Sports Network
... "I've always thought if you can't play, shut the hell up," and Other Comments from Sunday's TNT Coverage of the NBA - The Biz of Basketball Mile High Malaise: Lakers Flatten Listless Nuggets- The Biz of Basketball Idaho Stampede Capture the 2008 NBA D-League Championship- The Biz of Basketball NBA on TNT Posts Strong Ratings for Playoffs - The Biz of ...

Nearly All Suites Sold for New Twins Stadium
Published 4/29/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Baseball
In one sign that the Twins are about to enjoy considerably more revenues, the Twins have reported that nearly all of the suites in their new stadium are sold out, nearly two years before it opens. As reported by the Minnesota Star Tribune: 47 of the 55 suites at the ballpark are leased — including the 14 most expensive ones — and the team expects them all to be snapped up by 2010. They will bring about $8 million a year, or a potential $240 million during the team’s 30-year stadium lease. To add to this, the Twins will add other revenue streams that they currently have been unable to enjoy: ...