"Going Off The Grid" is a weekly survey of sports execs and personalities offering their thoughts on a handful of pressing (and trivial) issues in sports and pop culture. This week, our panelists discuss the best way to address recent fan-player tensions in the NBA and which terrible movie they secretly love watching.
- FloSports VP/Global Rights Acquisition Mike Levy
-- Was Cardinals C Yadier Molina's backup in MiLB in '01-02.
- MKTG VP and Group Dir/Customer Events & Hospitality Emily Spiegel
-- A self-described horrible driver and not afraid to admit it.
- Engine Shop Exec VP/Digital & Social Josh Pelz
-- Most likely to be found rewatching "The Wire" for the seventh time.
- Braves Dir of Marketing Brad Meriwether
-- Is a descendant of American explorer Meriwether Lewis.
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Thoughts on MLB's rule changes |
Favorite music to listen to while working out? |
March Madness bracket name |
Terrible movie you secretly love watching? |
Best way to address NBA fan-player tensions? |
 Levy |
Consider myself a purist, but I like the three-batter minimum
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Metallica
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Wing and Prayer
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"Dodgeball"
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Simply enforce the fan code of conduct
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Spiegel |
Good for the sport and the fans -- attention spans are short
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Soundtrack from the Broadway musical "Come From Away"
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Cinderella Spiegel
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"Talladega Nights"
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Players should take the high road, harder to control fan behavior
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Pelz
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Not a fan, it goes against the core of baseball, which to me is pace of play
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Currently it's Vampire Weekend
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Unfortunately I didn't name mine
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"High Fidelity"
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It's on the fans to be smarter about how they show their passion
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 Meriwether |
What's not to like about $1M for the HR Derby winner?
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NF
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B-Rad's B-Racket
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"Orange County"
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More intense fan monitoring once players are on the court
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