...Internal and External Factors Leo Chrisman MGT/230 September 16, 2015 Thurman-Bowen, T. Internal and External Factors Internal and external factors greatly affect any business, and Major League Baseball (MLB) is no exception. MLB has grown as a sport and business both digitally and globally. They have done a good job adapting to the world as it evolves, ensuring presence technologically, which makes the game of baseball available to anyone, anywhere, with a capable device. This factor, along with the economy, fans, and the other competing major sports in our country has an effect on how the league has to be managed. MLB uses the four functions of management very frequently. There is always planning for the next season, postseason, or all-star game. There are the annual Winter Meetings, at which motions for possible changes are brought up. MLB is unique in the way that each team is organized in its own way, as well as the league office itself. Within MLB, there are thirty teams in total, with one team calling Canada its home. Leadership within the league has many facets. There are Owners and General Managers who make major decisions such as who will manage the players on the field and which available players will make their team a championship contender. The Managers of each team are responsible, along with their coaching staff, for player performance, the organization of lineups and pitching rotation, and ultimately, wins and losses. There are also veteran...
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...Review Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada. The MBL is made up of teams that play in the National League and the American League. The MLB is directed by the Major League Baseball Constitution that has undergone several changes since 1876 with the most recent revisions enacted in 2005. MLB hires and maintains the sport’s umpiring crews, and negotiates marketing, labor, and television contracts. MLB is divided into the American League with 14 teams and the National League with 16 teams. Each team is subdivided into three divisions, the East, Central, and West. In March 1995, the Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays were awarded by MLB to begin play in 1998. In 2000, the American and National Leagues were dissolved as legal entities which made MLB to become a single league and entity. In late 1960’s, MLB enacted pitching dominance and rules changes. The balance between pitching and hitting swung in favor of the pitchers. With the pitching performances, in December 1968 the rules committee voted to reduce the strike zone from knees to shoulders to top of knees to armpits and lower the pitcher’s mound from 15 to 10 inches in effect with the 1969 season. In late 1990s and early 200s, the baseball players hit 40 or 50 home runs in a season. This is a feat that was considered rare in the 1980s. The MLB regular season is made up of 162 games...
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...Since 2012 there have been ten Wild Card games played in MLB with the two Wild Card team system; nine of those twenty teams had 90 plus wins, and eight of those 90 plus win teams played each other in a winner take all game ("Major League Baseball Wild-card Game"). How to improve the Wild Card system has been talked about year after year. There is of course one side opposing this and another agreeing to this change. MLB needs to change the Wild Card system so it is a three game series instead of one game. People view the MLB season as being too long. Many people have lauded the idea of going back to a 154 game season, but continuing to keep the single game wild card format. This idea can make sense because if MLB does take out eight games from...
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...Table of Contents Future of League Drafts and Age Entry…………………………………….4 Changes in drug testing policies in professional sports…………….7 League Finances……………………………………………………………………..9 Player Safety…………………………………………………………………………..11 ABSTRACT Professional sports are leagues that are made for the best of the best athletes in sports. Once a player leaves the collegiate level of sports and moves into the professional level, he is now competing every day for his job. Owners try hard to build their team from the ground up. When a team is struggling, owners try to find new solutions to bring in team revenue and on the other hand when a team is successful owners try hard to keep players by offering large contracts that they can afford. To keep order on teams, leagues have strict drug testing policy that keeps players healthy and allows the playing field to be fair. Leagues make changes for the better of the players and the fans. In order to market effectively leagues do what it takes to allow more access to the fans by using technology. Commissioners take notice on feedback from players and fans in order to make the sport safer to play and fun to watch. When watching a professional sports game, we do not see the orchestrating job of the league commissioner, team owners, and players. From players entering the league at a young age from college, they need to be ready to compete for their position and take in all the rules the league hand out. Super star players carry...
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...For many cities in the United States and Canada, having a professional or college sports team is highly coveted. Different cities value different sports and certain regions hold different sports in higher regard than others. Many people think that having a sport teams in their city or region is a gigantic source of revenue. However, that’s not always true. Time and time again we have seen sports franchises fold or relocate because their overall presence didn’t fit their location. For example we have seen Atlanta fail to support a National Hockey League (NHL) team twice, the Flames and Thrashers. Both teams relocated to Canada. This has happened in all of the major sports leagues. But, is a city or region necessarily dependent on these sports franchises to boost their economy? Has Atlanta’s economy declined since the Thrashers left? No. Also, let’s make sure that we don’t leave division one college football and basketball programs out of the discussion. Now, we’ll take a deeper look to see if college and professional sports teams make as big of an impact on their regions economy as we might think they do. The National Football League (NFL) is the biggest sporting draw in the United States. There is activity related to the NFL going on in fifteen cities around the United States on a Sunday at any given time during the season (30 teams play each other). Monday night is also a large draw for the NFL. Because of the massive attendance numbers and money that is spent...
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...University Professional Sports Seniority System By: Overview and History of the MLB CBA Major League Baseball (MLB) Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) was agreed upon on December 12, 2011, and ends December 1, 2016. The CBA agreement is a five-year agreement between to 30 Major League Clubs and the MLB Players Association (MLBPA). According to the MLBPA CBA (2011), “Clubs and the MLBPA entering CBA agreement on certain terms and conditions of employment of all MLB players for duration of CBA agreement”. The MLB CBA establishes guidelines for proper protocol for contact negotiations, grievances, arbitration, Uniform Player Contracts, specified determination of a player’s playing status, and other key components that must bet set in place between the Clubs and the Player’s. The CBA also covers the use of sports agents and the guidelines they must follow. According to the MLB CBA agreement, “a player may designate an agent to conduct on his behalf, or assist him in, negotiations of individual salary and/or Special Covenants to be included in his Uniform Player Contract”. In terms of the Uniform Player Contract, specified salary minimums are established for each year the CBA is in play for MLB players and Minor League Players. The CBA agreement establishes a baseline for the MLBPA as sole and exclusive collective bargaining agent for all MLB players, and individuals who may become MLB players during the term of the CBA agreement. According to the MLBPA CBA, “an individual...
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...Heroic Career Essay [Header spacing is correct in the Google Docs] “In the end we’re all alone, and no one is coming to save you” (Depaul, Nolan, 2011). Heroes, tend to be people who are remembered long after they are gone because of a deed or deeds they did throughout life. Regular civilians in ordinary jobs tend to not have as fortunate of a fate though. Real people might have touched others lives in ways that will be long forgotten, say MLB managers for example. It is a tough position to get into, as most managers are former players (“BR Bullpen,” 2014). Unfortunately though, hardly any managers are remembered after they are done managing. Their average salary is half that of the average player they manage, so they hardly get any recognition...
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...leagues, The NBA, NFL, NHL, and MLB, have all had their own specific bouts with the same controversial issue; each of the four main sports leagues have all had to come up with their own interpretations, rulings, punishments, and general code of conduct when it comes to handling situations involving Performance Enhancing Drugs or PEDs. To further understand the issue of PEDs in domestic sports here in the US you need to take a step back and look at some of the larger scale events that effected what turned out to be the “steroid era”. Starting off in 1988 Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson was stripped of his Olympic Gold Medal for testing positive for an anabolic steroid. Less than two months after Ben Johnson had his medal taken away, President Ronald Regan signed an act outlawing non-medical steroids sales as a part of his war on drugs; less than two years later congress passed the Anabolic Steroids Control Act which placed steroids in the same legal class as other drugs such as amphetamines, opium, and morphine. Scandal brought legal action, legal action turned into more strict legal action, and finally the first of the four major sports leagues got involved in the MLB. This was only the start of what would become an ongoing issue that has stretched over the past couple, few, decades; the following is more insight to each league and their specific struggles with PEDs respectively. Due to its growing celebrity status, I will start with the MLB and their policies regarding...
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...Madness Comes Every March 21 October 2012 History of Basketball In order to speak about the impact the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament has played in the sports world, one must first understand the origination of the sport itself. The game of basketball has been around since December 21st, 1891 where it was founded by Dr. James Naismith in Springfield, MA. Dr. Naismith, originally from Canada, had his roots in ministry before choosing to follow his true passion of physical education and it was through this that he found himself enrolled at the International Young Men’s Christian Association Training School. The game originated as a way to handle a group of hostile youth during the physical education hour at the YMCA. Dr. Naismith’s original attempts were to reformat outdoor sports and activities and bring them indoors, but soon realized that these activities were meant to be outdoors for a reason. However, he did not want to falter away from his belief in games as a means of providing physical activity for the youth and decided that a new activity needed to be created. A soccer ball was employed, baskets were built, and soon after – the game of basketball was created. Originally, the game was envisioned by Naismith to be played by any number of players and with that being said, the first game was played by 18 players, nine on each team. The hoops were set at today’s standard of ten feet simply due to the fact that the balconies in which he chose to hang the baskets were...
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...Buffalo Bills | Promotional Plan for Buffalo Bills | CAP 305, Section 2, 2011 Fall Semester | | Trevor Ames | 11/9/2011 | Table of Contents Executive Summary: 3 Introduction 3 Organizational Information / State of the Team 3 Competition / Climate 4 Product / Target Market 4 Objectives 5 Promotional Component Brief 5 Conclusion 5 The Organization: 6 Organizational History/Background 6 Organizational Goals 8 Current Programs, Activities, Accomplishments 8 Organizational Chart 9 Situational Analysis: 11 Current Customers 11 Competition 12 Climate 12 SWOT Analysis 12 Promotional Targeting and Objectives: 12 Product 12 Target Market Profile 12 Objectives 12 Objective One 12 Objective Two 12 Objective Three 12 Promotions: 12 Overall Concept 12 First Promotion 12 Second Promotion 12 Third Promotion 12 Works Cited 12 Executive Summary: Introduction The point of this promotional plan is to create awareness about the Buffalo Bills. The team has been so bad for so long and the fans as well as the team is getting restless about it. This year the team has had a lot of success and are contenders in their division for the first time in many years. The team needs to foster this positive energy and gain support for the team. In order for this to happen the team needs to have a good promotional strategy that will gain awareness for the team to have a larger fan base. Organizational Information / State of the Team The...
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...Steroids : Not so Good After All In recent years there have been many stories of athletes, especially in baseball, that have gotten caught using steroids. People single out the idea that the competitor did not abide by the rules. Because of this narrow-minded act, they tend to not look at the harmful effects these drugs have on the body. Steroids are extremely damaging physically and psychologically. There are multiple ways in which a human can experience long and short-term effects from the use of these horrible drugs. The most common effects include diseases and severe brain problems. While HGH and Anabolic steroids are a serious concern for sports, it is a more prominent problem in baseball, but the frightening part people fail to recognize, is that the drugs cause life-threatening problems. Steroids were invented by “A doctor by the name of Dr. Ruzicka, who in the early 1930’s created it for medical purposes, essentially to fight conditions like cancer and AIDS” (Steroids in Sports).The drugs are mainly byproducts of the male hormone called testosterone. When a person takes steroids, they are putting extra testosterone into their body. Excessive testosterone eventually leads to rapid muscle growth. As humans use steroids, they can be faced with horrible health problems such as “high blood pressure, HIV/AIDS (when taken with shared needles), fluid retention, depression, anxiety, mania, low sperm production, and over-exertion” (Steroids in Sports). Additional effects...
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...Professional Sports Team Financial Statements Controlling Player Costs National Football League National Basketball Association Major League Baseball National Hockey League European Soccer’s Path to Financial Health: UEFA’s Financial Fair Play Creative Accounting Roster Depreciation Allowance Franchise Appreciation Summary The Financial Status of Professional Sports Growth of Professional Sports Major Leagues The 1990s and early 2000s was a period of substantial growth for professional sports at all levels. The number of teams in the Big 4 major leagues grew from 103 franchises in 1989 to 122 franchises by 2001. During that time, the National Hockey League (NHL) added eight expansion teams, Major League Baseball (MLB) added four, the National Football League (NFL) added three, and the National Basketball Association (NBA) added five teams. In addition, several new leagues were launched in the 1990s with aspirations of becoming prominent national properties, most notably Major League Soccer (MLS) and the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). By 2001, each of the Big 4 leagues had reached a saturation point, having established franchises in nearly every market capable of sustaining a major sports property. A few markets remain available for certain leagues. For example, Los Angeles has not had an NFL team since the Rams abandoned LA for a new stadium in St. Louis in 1995. While the NFL would love to have a franchise in the country’s 3rd largest...
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...team constitutes an inning and nine innings make up a professional game. The team with the most runs at the end of the game wins. Evolving from older bat-and-ball games, an early form of baseball was being played in England by the mid-eighteenth century. This game was brought by immigrants to North America, where the modern version developed. By the late nineteenth century, baseball was widely recognized as the national sport of the United States. Baseball is now popular in North America, parts of Central and South America and the Caribbean, and parts of East Asia. In North America, professional Major League Baseball (MLB) teams are divided into the National League (NL) and American League (AL), each with three divisions: East, West, and Central. The major league champion is determined by playoffs that culminate in the World Series. Four teams make the playoffs from each league: the three regular season division winners, plus one wild card team. Baseball is the leading team sport in both Japan and Cuba, and the top level of play is similarly split between two leagues: Japan's Central League and Pacific League; Cuba's West League...
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...a negative impact on all sports, and because of this, it will effect how future athletes conduct themselves. Most athletes will say that the drive to win is the reason that they use performance enhancing drugs. They feel that they are leveling an uneven playing field because no athlete today makes it on talent alone. They have to be on something. With the window of opportunity being so small and several trying to get through it, many athletes feel that they need that edge to just get a roster spot on a professional team. There is also the athlete with the dream of being awarded the gold medal for their country. The procedures for testing for prohibited substances differ from organization to organization. Major League Baseball (MLB) starts testing within five days of players reporting to spring training with all players being...
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...Eriel Cuevas Mr. Mertsock English 12 21 October 2013 Steroids and Athletes Barry Bonds steps up to the plate awaiting a pitch he could hit from Mike Bacsik on a beautiful tuesday night. With a full count Barry finally gets the pitch he and everyone else was waiting for, he blasts the ball to the deepest part of AT&T Park. Was it his natural talent or was it the steroids he had been taking? Why are most of the top athletes in the world risking their health just to get those big contracts that everyone in professional sports want? The first introduction to performance enhancing drugs was in the 1930’s, by a group of German scientists, where they created a form of testosterone. Now people use the drugs to help them become bigger, faster, and stronger. This then would lead to them either getting caught or getting the big contracts that Alex Rodriguez has, which neither A-Rod or any or the other athletes deserve to get. The use of steroids is putting a influence on the rest of the athletes and especially young athletes in high school. This is why the use of steroids has forever changed the face of professional sports, making it a world fueled by drug contacts instead of natural skill and talent. The introduction of steroids to the world was in the 1930’s, by a group of German scientists, trying to create a synthetic form of testosterone for men that weren’t able to produce enough hormones for growth, development, and the men who could not function correctly...
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