SMWW FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Paul Cobbe describes their company's personal touch as "the competitive advantage"
(T/F) - True
Long-term success is the result of an effective management team, good scouting, and
commitment to developing home grown talent. (T/F) - True
By 2004, basebal...
Paul Cobbe describes their company's personal touch as "the competitive advantage"
(T/F) - True
Long-term success is the result of an effective management team, good scouting, and
commitment to developing home grown talent. (T/F) - True
By 2004, baseball's average player salary had jumped to about $5.1 million (T/F) -
False
What did some of Sosnick and Cobbe's clients get tattooed? - The company logo
Scouts have expanded their territories from just looking on American soil. They have
expanded internationally to find hidden foreign talent. (T/F) - True
Approximately how man agents are certified by the Player's Association? - 300
Who is NOT part of Sosnick's "big four" inner circle? - Mark Braun
Which of these is NOT a player that Sosnick and Cobbe represent? - Eric Karp
What was the average baseball salary in 1976? - $51,501
Which organization drafted Willis in 2000? - Cubs
By 2004, baseball's average player salary had jumped to about $5.1 million (T/F) -
False
Who might be the best player Sosnick and Cobbe represent not named Dontrelle Willis?
- Mike Hinckley
Which of these is NOT one of the things Sosnick says you need to know about him right
away? - Only sleeps on sheets with a really low thread count
Willis quit baseball during his sophomore year of high school to concentrate on
basketball (T/F) - True
How much is the nominal annual salary that Cobbe and Sosnick gave each other? -
$36,000
, A left fielder's least important tool to possess is ... - Speed
What was the name of the company with exclusive merchandising rights for Dontrelle
Willis? - Tri-Star
What position did Joyce, Willis' mother, play for 27 years? - Catcher
Willis nquit nbaseball nduring nhis nsophomore nyear nof nhigh nschool nto nconcentrate non
nbasketball n(T/F) n- n nTrue
All ntools ncan nand nusually nimprove, nbut nspeed nand nhitting nare nnatural ngifts. n(T/F) n- n
nFalse
All ntools ncan nand nusually nimprove, nbut nhitting nand nfielding nare nnatural ngifts. n(T/F) n- n
nFalse
According nto nCobbe, na nplayer's ndecision nto nswitch nagents nis ndriven nby nrational
nforethought nrather nthan nfear n(T/F) n- n nFalse
Which nplayer nfirst nallowed nSosnick nand nCobbe nto nbe ncertified nby nthe nPlayers
nAssociation nby nmaking nan norganization's n40-man nroster? n- n nJoe nDavenport
Which nis nNOT none nof nthe nthings nJill nOrnitz nlearned nabout nSosnick nwhen ndating nhim? n- n
nHe ndoes nnot nhave na nlot nof nstreet nsmarts
Which nof nthese nwas nNOT na nrevelation nthat nSosnick nshared nto nthe nstudents nat nKnow
nLimits? n- n nAlways nwrite nideas ndown
What nyear ndid nSosnick ngraduate nfrom nBurlingame nHigh nSchool? n- n n1987
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