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Mark Gassed-A-Heaux
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Jay Z trying to sell Robinson Cano as next Michael Jordan :dahell: :mjpls:
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Jay-Z needs to :thibs: with that bullshyt.
this jordan
SHAQAVELLI
We Are Penn State
It's a good idea. Baseball doesn't do the best job of promoting its stars, so if an agent tries to do it, I salute them 
Bryce Harper, Clayton Kershaw, Robinson Cano, Andrew McCutchen, Yasiel Puig, Mike Trout and them should all be promoted like how NBA has Blake Griffin, LeBron, Chris Paul and Dwight Howard plastered in ads and commercials.
Bryce Harper, Clayton Kershaw, Robinson Cano, Andrew McCutchen, Yasiel Puig, Mike Trout and them should all be promoted like how NBA has Blake Griffin, LeBron, Chris Paul and Dwight Howard plastered in ads and commercials.
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Mark Gassed-A-Heaux
It's a good idea. Baseball doesn't do the best job of promoting its stars, so if an agent tries to do it, I salute them
Bryce Harper, Clayton Kershaw, Robinson Cano, Andrew McCutchen, Yasiel Puig, Mike Trout and them should all be promoted like how NBA has Blake Griffin, LeBron, Chris Paul and Dwight Howard plastered in ads and commercials.
And aside from hardcore baseball fans, the nation would let out a collective YAWN.
SHAQAVELLI
We Are Penn State
NOW OBVIOUSLY, I'm not saying Robinson Cano is the Michael Jordan of baseball. No way, no how. Nobody would tell you that. He's not even the best player today.
HOWEVER, marketing can do a lot. If Jay knows what he's doing (and I'm sure the people he's paying do a damn good job at doing these things), he could definitely be promoted as a larger-than-life, once-in-a-lifetime superstar, whether he is or not.
- He's about to become one of, if not the, highest paid baseball players.
- Plays in the New York spotlight
- Mo, Posada, Jeter are all either on their way out or already gone so he's heir apparent to build on the legacy of the greatest franchise in sports
- Four consecutive all-star appearances and regarded by most as the best player at his position
- Perennial MVP candidate and good with the glove and at the plate
- World Series winner
I mean, he's more Pat Ewing than MJ, but nonetheless, interesting.
HOWEVER, marketing can do a lot. If Jay knows what he's doing (and I'm sure the people he's paying do a damn good job at doing these things), he could definitely be promoted as a larger-than-life, once-in-a-lifetime superstar, whether he is or not.
- He's about to become one of, if not the, highest paid baseball players.
- Plays in the New York spotlight
- Mo, Posada, Jeter are all either on their way out or already gone so he's heir apparent to build on the legacy of the greatest franchise in sports
- Four consecutive all-star appearances and regarded by most as the best player at his position
- Perennial MVP candidate and good with the glove and at the plate
- World Series winner
I mean, he's more Pat Ewing than MJ, but nonetheless, interesting.
bishop
Rookie
isn't this a part of what agents are supposed to do?..oversell and hype their clients 
SHAQAVELLI
We Are Penn State
Nonsense. Look at Griffey.
Dude was one of the biggest figures for Nike back in the 90s.
Even today, big companies are paying big dollars to have baseball stars promoting products of all kinds; I.E. Mike Trout/Ryan Howard-Subway, Derek Jeter-Ford/Nike/Gatorade/Rawlings/Steiner Sports/that watch, Joe Mauer-Head & Shoulders/Sony. Not to mention video game covers, baseball cards and other "in-house" promotions orchestrated by MLB.
MLB isn't doing it right, but their young superstars are like sleeping media giants.
RhodyRum
Mark Gassed-A-Heaux
back in the 90s
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back in the 90s
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We're a month away from it being 15 years since the end of the 90s. Times have changed, and baseball just isn't appealing to the young fan like that anymore. And of course companies still use MLB players to hawk goods, they're still famous and can reach a wide audience. And Jeter is a holdover from that era when baseball players were bigger stars, not to mention he's one of the few who's a legit household name and is known by casual observers and housewives.
I don't think those guys are sleeping media giants though, I think the Mad Men just understand that baseball isn't the go to sport right now for hyper-star quality and magnitude. I worked a few years in advertising, and trust me, those guys have numbers, stats, and ratings that they scrutinize daily and tend to have their finger on the pulse of what will bring in the most $$$.