This week we're going to talk about choosing an agent that fits your personality and your game style, as well as whether or not the release of the 2003 drug test in baseball is beneficial to the sport.
Former Florida Gator Percy Harvin turns to agent Joel Segal
Choosing the right agent can launch a player’s career or destroy it. Not all agents are alike and not all agents are a good fit for every player. This article about Percy Harvin is a prime example of a player and an agent being a perfect fit for each other. Harvin is a dynamic and explosive player who can excel at multiple aspects of the game, just like Segal's three other notable clients: Michael Vick, Reggie Bush, and Santonio Holmes. Joel Segal’s clients are similar in another aspect as well, they’ve had trouble off the field. Due to this experience, Segal is the perfect agent for Harvin and the one who got him through the draft successfully and still as a first-round pick.
It’s important for a player to select an agent with whom they can have a good relationship with, but one with the necessary experience to successfully represent them. If a player goes with a family friend, it may be difficult for the player to maintain the proper relationship with the agent and stay on top of them. It can also be tough for the player to tell the family friend “no.” This is why Segal is a good choice for Harvin and why Harvin is in the position to be negotiating a multi-million dollar, multi-year NFL contract.
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More names are coming out of the infamous 2003 drug tests and it begs the question, is releasing any more names really helping to “clean” up the sport? Regardless of whether or not a player is implicated, they will always be a part of the “Steroid Era” in baseball and therefore be guilty by association. Anytime someone attempts to analyze a player’s career from this era, the observation at the top of the list will most certainly be performance enhancing drugs. So does it really matter if the entire list is revealed?
I don’t think it matters and it most certainly will not "clean" up the sport. All it’s going to do is increase a couple reporters’ viewership and popularity. Bud Selig really needs to draw a line in the sand and begin reforming the drug policy and the sport by looking forward to the future rather than its past.
As always this blog is for you, so any comments, questions, or concerns email them to tim@accessathletes.com. Enjoy this week's games.
