| | The Daily Insider
Afternoon News & Headlines
Wednesday, November 7, 2001
4:00pm ET | |
| • | Farm Teams Ponder Their Futures In Wake Of Contraction |
| • | Colangelo Warned Owners About Stepping “Off A Cliff” |
| • | IOC Seeks Truce In Afghanistan During Winter Games |
| • | Kwame Brown Will Star In PSAs For National Kidney Foundation |
| • | Recognizing The Ten-Year Anniversary Of Magic’s HIV Announcement |
| • | Buzzer Beaters/Channel Surfing |
CONTRACTION AFFECTS FELT BY MINOR LEAGUE ORGANIZATIONS
The Moline DISPATCH reports that the fate of the class-A Midwest League Quad City River Bandits has "become even more muddled" as their current parent organization, the Twins, faces contraction. Team President Kevin Krause was unsure what would become of his organization, but said that "whatever happened won’t take place overnight." Krause: "This is not going to shake out in two or three minutes. My hope is that Major League Baseball has thought through all of the components and that they know all of the issues" (Moline DISPATCH, 11/7).
The DES MOINES REGISTER reports, "If Minnesota and Montreal fold, it would not necessarily mean any of the teams’ minor-league franchises would be required to fold," because those franchises "could try to affiliate with another major-league team" (DES MOINES REGISTER, 11/7).
ALL THOSE YEARS AGO…
The CHICAGO TRIBUNE reports that in ‘96, before Arizona had even begun playing in the league, Jerry Colangelo said of the five-year CBA negotiated with the players’ union in ‘95, "Do you want to walk off a cliff now or walk off a cliff five years from now? I’d rather build relationships now and prevent that from happening five years down the road." But five years later, the owners "voted to pay two teams to walk off that cliff" on Tuesday despite the fact that Colangelo’s D’Backs have "won a World Series faster than any other expansion team" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 11/7).
IOC WILL CALL FOR AFGHAN TRUCE DURING SALT LAKE GAMES
The AP reports the IOC "will call for a truce in the Afghan conflict during next February’s Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City." IOC President Jacques Rogge "reaffirmed that there was no question of the February 8-24 Games being called off," and an IOC spokesperson noted that the Olympic movement "had traditionally asked countries involved in wars to stop fighting when the Games were taking place" (AP, 11/7).
BUZZER BEATERS
ESPN Dir of Marketing Aaron Taylor has been promoted to VP/Marketing, where he will oversee the network’s marketing, creative services and broadcast promotions activities. Taylor, who joined ESPN in June of ‘99, will continue to work out of the company’s N.Y. City office and report to Senior VP/Marketing Lee Ann Daly (THE DAILY).
The AP reports the 2005 U.S. Figure Skating Championships "will be held in Portland at the Rose Garden" from January 9-16 (AP, 11/7).
REUTERS reports Fox Entertainment Group "posted a narrowed fiscal first quarter net loss that met Wall Street expectations." While the film division of News Corp. posted "double digit earnings improvements," the cable division was "hurt by higher sports-related costs," as well as the weak advertising market (REUTERS, 11/7).
Wizards F Kwame Brown was announced today as the celebrity spokesperson for The National Kidney Foundation of the National Capital area. Additionally, Brown will be featured in PSA announcements for the Foundation (THE DAILY).
CNNSI.com reports on the demands that Kelci Stringer has in her $100M wrongful death lawsuit against the Vikings in the aftermath of the death of her husband, OL Korey Stringer, on August 1. Stringer "wants the individuals who supervised her husband – both on the football field and medically – to answer for their actions and decisions" (CNNSI.com, 11/7).
REUTERS reports FIFA President Sepp Blatter, responding to "thousands of letters from members of the public," issued an open letter to World Cup co-host South Korea "to stop animal cruelty," as dogs and cats in the country are "often tortured while being prepared for human consumption" (REUTERS, 11/7).
Comcast SportsNet announced today that the 10th annual Leukemia Sports-A-Thon raised a record $180,450 during Monday’s live telecast. An official game-worn autographed Michael Jordan Wizards jersey fetched the most dollars, garnering a $10,000 bid (THE DAILY).
The Portland (ME) PRESS-HERALD reports "one of the largest parcels of recreation land in Maine has gone on the market," with the 8,373-acre Saddleback ski area up for sale with a $12M price tag (Portland (ME) PRESS-HERALD, 11/7).
TONIGHT’S EVENTS
Magic Johnson, on the 10-year anniversary of his HIV announcement, will join TNT studio analysts via satellite during halftime of the Wizards-Celtics game at approximately 9:10pm ET (THE DAILY).
ARTICLES OF INTEREST
Several writers discuss Magic Johnson’s influence on the league and his current impact in the business community:
ESPN’s David Aldridge reflects on that fateful day (ESPN.com, 11/7).
The SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE’s Nick Canepa writes that Magic has cast a spell on his illness (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 11/7).
The SACRAMENTO BEE’s Ailene Voisin wonders if Magic retired too soon (SACRAMENTO BEE, 11/7).
ESPN’s Darren Rovell believes that Magic’s business practices have exceeded his original vision (ESPN.com, 11/7).
The SACRAMENTO BEE’s Scott Howard-Cooper asks if players have learned any lessons from Magic’s plight (SACRAMENTO BEE, 11/7).
THE DAILY STATS
| THE DAILY STAT: WORLD SERIES VIRTUAL SIGNAGE |
The following chart provides an inning-by-inning breakdown of the companies featured in Fox' World Series virtual signage:
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| | GAME 1 | GAME 2 | GAME 3 | GAME 4 | GAME 5 | GAME 6 | GAME 7 |
| | COMPANY | COMPANY | COMPANY | COMPANY | COMPANY | COMPANY | COMPANY |
| TOP
1st | MLB | MLB | MLB | John Hancock | MLB | MasterCard | MLB |
| | | | | | | | |
| BOT
1st | MasterCard | Nextel | Bud | Bud | Bud | MLB | MLB |
| | | | | | | | |
| TOP
2nd | Pepsi | Radio Shack | Radio Shack | MasterCard | Radio Shack | Pepsi | MLB |
| | | | | | | | |
| BOT 2nd | Nextel | MasterCard | Nextel | Radio Shack | MLB | Pepsi | MLB |
| | | | | | | | |
| TOP
3rd | Gillette | Pepsi | Gatorade | Gatorade | MLB | MLB | Pepsi |
| | | | | | | | |
| BOT
3rd | Gatorade | Gillette | Gillette | Nextel | MasterCard | MLB | Pepsi |
| | | | | | | | |
| TOP
4th | Radio Shack | Gatorade/ Gillette | John Hancock | Gillette | John Hancock | MLB | MLB |
| | | | | | | | |
| BOT
4th | Pepsi | Nextel | MasterCard | Nextel | Radio Shack | MLB | MLB |
| | | | | | | | |
| TOP
5th | Nextel | MasterCard | MasterCard | MasterCard | MasterCard | MasterCard | MasterCard |
| | | | | | | | |
| BOT
5th | MasterCard | Gillette | Bud | Bud | Bud | MasterCard | MasterCard |
| | | | | | | | |
| TOP
6th | Radio Shack | Pepsi | John Hancock | John Hancock | John Hancock | MLB | MLB |
| | | | | | | | |
| BOT
6th | MLB | MLB | MLB | MLB | MLB | MLB | MLB |
| | | | | | | | |
| TOP
7th | "Boston Public" | "Boston Public" | "The Simpsons" | "The Simpsons" | "The Simpsons" | "Titus" | "24" |
| | | | | | | | |
| BOT
7th | "Ally McBeal" | "Ally McBeal" | "24" | "24" | "Dark Angel" | "The Simpsons" | "Bernie Mac Show" |
| | | | | | | | |
| TOP
8th | "The Tick" | "The Tick" | "Dark Angel" | "Dark Angel" | "The Tick" | "The Tick" | "The Tick" |
| | | | | | | | |
| BOT
8th | "Boston Public" | "Boston Public" | "Shallow Hal" | "Shallow Hal" | "Shallow Hal" | "Shallow Hal" | "Shallow Hal" |
| | | | | | | | |
| TOP
9th | "Ally McBeal" | "Ally McBeal" | "The Tick" | "The Tick" | "Bernie Mac Show" | "X Files" | "X Files" |
| | | | | | | | |
| BOT
9th | | | | MLB | MLB | — | MLB |
| | | | | | | | |
| TOP
10th | | | | John Hancock | MLB | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| BOT
10th | | | | Bud | Bud | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| TOP
11th | | | | | Radio Shack | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| BOT
11th | | | | | MLB | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| TOP
12th | | | | | MLB | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| BOT
12th | | | | | MasterCard | | |
CHANNEL SURFING
ESPN’s "Wednesday Night Hockey" will feature Sharks-Stars at 8:00pm ET.
TNT will air Wizards-Celtics at 8:00pm ET.
ESPN2 will air the Harlem Globetrotters-Univ. of Iowa basketball exhibition at 8:00pm ET.
ESPN’s "SportsCentury" will profile Charles Barkley at 7:00pm ET.
ESPN Classic’s "SportsCentury" will profile Greg Louganis at 8:00pm ET.
CART Champion Gil de Ferran will be on the "Late Show" with David Letterman.
D'Backs 3B Matt Williams will be on "The Late Late Show" with Craig Kilborn.
D'Backs LF Luis Gonzalez will be on ESPN's "Unscripted."
Twins P Joe Mays, former Twins P Bert Blyleven, FSN’s Dave Van Dyck and Sporting News columnist Ken Rosenthal will discuss MLB contraction on "The Last Word."
A&E’s "Biography" will profile Jerry Falwell at 8:00pm ET.
CBS will air "The 35th Annual Country Music Association Awards" at 8:00pm ET.
E!’s "True Hollywood Story" will profile the TV program Dynasty at 8:00pm ET.
HEADLINERS
Here are tonight’s headline guests on the following talk shows:
| "The Late Show" | Marg Helgenberger |
| "The Tonight Show" | Kevin Kline |
| "The Late Late Show" | Maura Tierney |
| "Late Night" | Jack Black |
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