http://sportspr101.com A Public Relations Sports Blog Tue, 08 May 2012 02:02:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://sportspr101.com/2012/03/05/nfl-bounties-drawing-a-fine-line/comment-page-2/#comment-2029 jeseelig Tue, 08 May 2012 02:02:20 +0000 http://sportspr101.com/?p=827#comment-2029 When I read this it made me sick to my stomach. Yes, football is a violent sport everyone knows this and people will get hurt. The fact that players are getting paid to drive a player into the ground and take them out of a couple days or weeks is crossing the line. What kind of image are we trying to portray for younger people aspiring to become football players? These NFL players are role models to many. There will always be injuries but now one has to think was that injury done on purpose to make an extra buck. They already make enough money why not just play the game and not start ruining other players careers. When I read this it made me sick to my stomach. Yes, football is a violent sport everyone knows this and people will get hurt. The fact that players are getting paid to drive a player into the ground and take them out of a couple days or weeks is crossing the line. What kind of image are we trying to portray for younger people aspiring to become football players? These NFL players are role models to many. There will always be injuries but now one has to think was that injury done on purpose to make an extra buck. They already make enough money why not just play the game and not start ruining other players careers.

]]> http://sportspr101.com/2012/04/12/ozzie-guillen-and-the-miami-marlins-how-to-build-a-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-2028 deckerd31 Sun, 06 May 2012 05:35:15 +0000 http://sportspr101.com/?p=830#comment-2028 This is a very interesting take on the Ozzie Guillen statement about Fidel Castro and the ensuing suspension by Major League Baseball. I agree that the decision to suspend was made by Major League Baseball based on money decisions/public relation reasons rathan than the social responsibility reason it gave. Major League Baseball was afraid that the Latin, especially the Cuban-Amercan, fan base would be up in arms and possibly boycott the Marlin’s games if something was not done. With the Marlins moving into a new stadium and trying to draw fans, this is not what was needed. Major League Baseball took a stand to try and keep the fans from revolting against Guillen and the Marlins. I liked that you brought up comments made from Luke Scott about OUR President, Barack Obama, and all that happened was a statement release from the Baltimore Orioles. To top it off, there was the picture of Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig pictured with Fidel Castro. Albeit it was from 13 years ago, but not much has changed in Cuba in 13 years. Major League Baseball and Social Responsibility shouldn’t even be in the same sentence. It seems as though Major League Baseball is the least responsible of all the major sports leagues. This is a very interesting take on the Ozzie Guillen statement about Fidel Castro and the ensuing suspension by Major League Baseball. I agree that the decision to suspend was made by Major League Baseball based on money decisions/public relation reasons rathan than the social responsibility reason it gave. Major League Baseball was afraid that the Latin, especially the Cuban-Amercan, fan base would be up in arms and possibly boycott the Marlin’s games if something was not done. With the Marlins moving into a new stadium and trying to draw fans, this is not what was needed. Major League Baseball took a stand to try and keep the fans from revolting against Guillen and the Marlins. I liked that you brought up comments made from Luke Scott about OUR President, Barack Obama, and all that happened was a statement release from the Baltimore Orioles. To top it off, there was the picture of Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig pictured with Fidel Castro. Albeit it was from 13 years ago, but not much has changed in Cuba in 13 years. Major League Baseball and Social Responsibility shouldn’t even be in the same sentence. It seems as though Major League Baseball is the least responsible of all the major sports leagues.

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