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In fact, he says that if Mark Cuban has an extra million dollars, Perrin could be persuaded to blog about the Mavericks. Steve Perrin says he wouldn’t begrudge Clipper Darrell for cashing in. Sanderson: Is it the swimming pool in Phoenix out in center field? Is it interactive seats? Could we have people get married before the game? Jerry Reinsdorf tried that here with the Sox. Sanderson says all sports teams are getting creative about filling the seats:

His advice?Īllan Sanderson: I’d sign the guy to a one year or very short-term contract or advise the guy, if you’re going to move to Dallas, rent, don’t buy, because I suspect the novelty effect could wear off fairly soon. You don’t take a Clipper fan and say “now you’re a Maverick fan.” It doesn’t really translate.Įconomist Allan Sanderson at the University of Chicago follows the business of sports. Perrin: Huh? You don’t pay people to be fans. Perrin says his first reaction to the news was… He’s easy to spot because he wears a half red, half blue satin suit with a Clippers logo on the back.Ĭuban approached Clipper Darrell - aka Darrell Bailey - and offered him a job: move to Dallas and become the Mavericks number one fan. Every time we go there, they hear his voice and have to try to find him in the crowd. Clipper Darrell mobilizes fans with his boisterous cheers: He says the fan known as Clipper Darrell is a constant presence. Not by what happened on the court, but by one particularly booming voice in the stands. Jeff Tyler: Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was impressed recently when he came to a Los Angeles Clippers game. What you don’t see everyday is an owner trying recruit a rival fan. So it’s not unusual for one team to poach top talent from a rival. Not surprising with all the money that’s on the line.

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Professional sports is a cut-throat business. It’s not about how much money the star player’s going to make or how big the television contract is. Kai Ryssdal: The business of sports story today has nothing at all to do with the Super Bowl.

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