Minor League settlements, Flying Hot Dogs, Bat Boys & The Law
The Honorable Lou Schiff, Judge in Broward County Florida. A Marlins fan who is also a professor who teaches a course on Baseball and the Law at Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Part 1 of the Lou Schiff interview can be found here
- Lou has a variety of special professional guests for his class
- Bob Whitsitt – GM & President of several teams including Trail Blazers & Seattle Seahawks
- Melissa Ludtke, Sports Journalist – won lawsuit be allowed in MLB locker rooms. @MelissaLudtke
- Adam Hanson, Attorney & former Twins Bat Boy for for 11 years @adam_hanson1
- Stew Thornley – Official Scorer for Twins & helps write the explanation of the rules for MLB and on appeals committee for scoring decisions @stewthornley
- St. Paul Saints – most wonderful hosts
- Minor Leagues
- Treatment of Minor Leaguers & 185 million dollar settlement
- Manfred believes Minor Leaguers are not mistreated
- Minor Leaguers are asking for more.
- Not an internship. This is a job.
- They are asking for more than just PBJ sandwiches & 400 mile bus rides
- Tom Whaley attorney for Twins, CHS on building a community ball park with state & private funds.
- St Paul Saints, Twins Affilate, are drawing 8,000 attendance @StPaulSaints
- Minnesota NICE
- Derek Jeter, The Captain & ESPN – will they cover his time with the Marlins?
- Freddie Freeman’s agent defamation suit – Can agent be considered a public official or a private person.
- The Baseball Rule – assumption of risk when you buy a ticket.
- Flying hot dog liability?
Special Thanks to Lou Schiff for sharing his knowledge, stories and experience with the @TheBaseballBiz audience.
You can find Lou daily on Twitter @BaseballandLaw
Part 1 of the Lou Schiff interview is here
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