Paul Cobbe describes their company's personal touch as "the competitive advantage"
(T/F) - Answers-True
Long-term success is the result of an effective management team, good scouting, and
commitment to developing home grown talent. (T/F) - Answers-True
By 2004, baseball's average player salary had jumped to about $5.1 million (T/F) -
Answers-False
What did some of Sosnick and Cobbe's clients get tattooed? - Answers-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) - Answers-True
Approximately how man agents are certified by the Player's Association? - Answers-300
Who might be the best player Sosnick and Cobbe represent not named Dontrelle Willis?
- Answers-Mike Hinckley
Which of these is NOT one of the things Sosnick says you need to know about him right
away? - Answers-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) - Answers-True
How much is the nominal annual salary that Cobbe and Sosnick gave each other? -
Answers-$36,000
A left fielder's least important tool to possess is ... - Answers-Speed
What was the name of the company with exclusive merchandising rights for Dontrelle
Willis? - Answers-Tri-Star
What position did Joyce, Willis' mother, play for 27 years? - Answers-Catcher
Willis quit baseball during his sophomore year of high school to concentrate on
basketball (T/F) - Answers-True
Who is NOT part of Sosnick's "big four" inner circle? - Answers-Mark Braun
Which of these is NOT a player that Sosnick and Cobbe represent? - Answers-Eric Karp
, What was the average baseball salary in 1976? - Answers-$51,501
Which organization drafted Willis in 2000? - Answers-Cubs
By 2004, baseball's average player salary had jumped to about $5.1 million (T/F) -
Answers-False
Willis ended up being signed by the Cubs the day after he was drafted (T/F) - Answers-
False
Who told Cobbe that the easy part is amassing talent, and the hard part is keeping it? -
Answers-Craig Landis
All tools can and usually improve, but hitting and fielding are natural gifts. (T/F) -
Answers-False
Willis' vertical leap earned him more respect than his demeanor (T/F) - Answers-False
What villain did Scott Boras take offense to being compared to? - Answers-Darth Vader
Sosnick always travels to the "winter meetings" for baseball agents (T/F) - Answers-
False
All tools can and usually improve, but speed and hitting are natural gifts. (T/F) -
Answers-False
All tools can and usually improve, but hitting and fielding are natural gifts. (T/F) -
Answers-False
According to Cobbe, a player's decision to switch agents is driven by rational
forethought rather than fear (T/F) - Answers-False
Which player first allowed Sosnick and Cobbe to be certified by the Players Association
by making an organization's 40-man roster? - Answers-Joe Davenport
Which is NOT one of the things Jill Ornitz learned about Sosnick when dating him? -
Answers-He does not have a lot of street smarts
Which of these was NOT a revelation that Sosnick shared to the students at Know
Limits? - Answers-Always write ideas down
What year did Sosnick graduate from Burlingame High School? - Answers-1987
What sport did Paul Cobbe sign up for when he quit soccer? - Answers-Rugby
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