This week we will get a peek into the murky world of performance enhancing drugs and good business practices in Major League Baseball. (MLB)
Normally, it is good business practice to present your "product" in this case, the sport of baseball (it could also be cycling), as a clean and wholesome activity.
This image (some say illusion) should offer the greatest chance to sell corporate advertising themes/commercials, signage, MLB licensed product sales, TV, radio and ticket revenues.
TV advertising being the #1 source of money & profit--by far.
Anyway, given that some Lance Armstrong supporters seem to insist that a "conspiracy theory" must exist in order for widespread doping to continue--or to insure that Lance's personal medical supervision remains a jealously guarded secret.
Well you have an opportunity to view how much higher paid baseball players dope w/o disclosure--and it ain't a conspiracy.
From the coaches, managers, owners and the athletes themselves, only results and performances matter. The doping is not an issue, nor is its very existence relevant to "good business practice" of selling advertising themes. As Nike says, "Just do it!"
It is competitive business. If athletes must dope in order to get a 3rd string job---they will.
No secret meetings or hidden agendas required.
Just the law of the jungle.
Watch C-SPAN Thursday & Friday. Hopefully, not all the subpoenaed witnesses will take their 5th admendment protection against self-incrimination and/or will accept immunity and instead will sign like canaries.
If cycling were a more profitable business in the USA--we could focus on it too. A black box with lots of doping inside.
Stay tuned.
Normally, it is good business practice to present your "product" in this case, the sport of baseball (it could also be cycling), as a clean and wholesome activity.
This image (some say illusion) should offer the greatest chance to sell corporate advertising themes/commercials, signage, MLB licensed product sales, TV, radio and ticket revenues.
TV advertising being the #1 source of money & profit--by far.
Anyway, given that some Lance Armstrong supporters seem to insist that a "conspiracy theory" must exist in order for widespread doping to continue--or to insure that Lance's personal medical supervision remains a jealously guarded secret.
Well you have an opportunity to view how much higher paid baseball players dope w/o disclosure--and it ain't a conspiracy.
From the coaches, managers, owners and the athletes themselves, only results and performances matter. The doping is not an issue, nor is its very existence relevant to "good business practice" of selling advertising themes. As Nike says, "Just do it!"
It is competitive business. If athletes must dope in order to get a 3rd string job---they will.
No secret meetings or hidden agendas required.
Just the law of the jungle.
Watch C-SPAN Thursday & Friday. Hopefully, not all the subpoenaed witnesses will take their 5th admendment protection against self-incrimination and/or will accept immunity and instead will sign like canaries.
If cycling were a more profitable business in the USA--we could focus on it too. A black box with lots of doping inside.
Stay tuned.