The New York Islanders signed their first overall pick, goalie Rick Diepetro to a 15 year $67.5 million dollar deal. This is the second longest contact ever in proffesional sports behind Magic Johnson’s 25 year deal with the Lakers. I think this is absurd, because he is already 25 years old. That means his contract won’t be up until he turns 40 years old. How many players are in the league for fifteen years, much less ten? I’m not big into hockey, but I’ll probably try to keep up with his career to see if the Islanders made a good deal or not.
Archive for September 15th, 2006
September 15, 2006
We’ve all heard of teams giving away free tickets for shaving your head or donating toys and these promotions usually lead to a much larger crowd at the events. But, the Cincinnati Reds are trying something a little more out there, but also a little more useful. ON Saturday Sept. 30 the Reds are hosting a simulated terrorist attack at Great American Ball Park. They are asking for volunteers to come to the stadium and take part in the evacuation and in return they will receive a voucher for two tickets to a Reds game in 2007. I think this is a great way to assist your community and also to boost your attendance. Maybe this is something that will catch on in the sports community and other sports organizations and venues will prepare for such emergencies.
