MLB Waiting Until Someone Dies to Get Proactive

Posted on: 11, Mar 16

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An easily preventable crisis…but will it be prevented? As spring training games get underway Major League Baseball is once again neglecting the very real possibility of a fan being bludgeoned to death by a flying bat. There was much discussion regarding the issue after a fan was struck, receiving life-threatening injuries, …

Cardinals Caught in a Pickle after Alleged Astros Hack

Posted on: 17, Jun 15

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Cyber crime history in the making Yesterday, the NY Times broke the story of the ongoing investigation by the F.B.I. and Justice Department prosecutors into the possible hacking of a Houston Astros internal network by St. Louis Cardinals staff. This hack, if proven, marks the first-ever cyber attack by a …

Cubs Player’s Twitter Complaints Cost Him

Posted on: 19, Jun 13

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Personal Crisis Management 101: Don’t trash talk your employer online! It continues to amaze us how prominent individuals post on social media as if nobody else is watching. News flash: EVERYONE is watching! Just look at the case of former Chicago Cubs third baseman Ian Stewart, who further reduced his …

The Ryan Braun Saga: Part Two

Posted on: 05, Mar 12

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The following is a guest article from frequent contributor and director of crisis communications for Triad Strategies, Rick Kelly. If you missed Part One of this story, head here first. The Ryan Braun Saga: Part Two We who practice crisis communications for a living are intimately and sometimes painfully familiar …