Derek Jeter Launches "Players' Tribune"

[glennhoffmania]

It looks like they photoshopped David's head onto Pablo's shirtless torso.

 

[Snoop Soxy Dogg]

I read most of the articles on the site yesterday due to this thread. What a pile of crap that site is. The Danica article is terrible, the Jeter one is terrible, the Woods one is terrible etc.

what's the over/under on this site shutting down? 12 months? Forever since Jeter can fund it at low cost and make him and his mistreated and misunderstood athletes feel better?

What a pile of shit.

The Ortiz announcement made me go on that site and take a look at it. I was quite puzzled by it. How is the Player's Tribune supposed to make money exactly? There were no obvious signs of advertising; the content doesn't particularly unique, to attract a big enough audience that would help generate subscriptions or licensing revenue..Are the players paying something to write those pieces? On the flip side, it looks and feels expensive, so you know somebody's getting paid..

This looks like a vanity project that will die quickly when Jeter/Ortiz/whoever decide they don't want to sink money in it any more.

 

[soxhop411]

Former NHL'er Patrick O'Sullivan on growing up with an abusive hockey dad.

extremely good read and extremely sobering

 

[terrynever]

Former Flyers' star Paul Holmgren shares story of his older brother Dave on the PT. Worth the read:

http://www.theplayerstribune.com/paul-holmgren-nhl-my-brother-dave/

 

[edoug]

The Ortiz announcement made me go on that site and take a look at it. I was quite puzzled by it. How is the Player's Tribune supposed to make money exactly? There were no obvious signs of advertising; the content doesn't particularly unique, to attract a big enough audience that would help generate subscriptions or licensing revenue..Are the players paying something to write those pieces? On the flip side, it looks and feels expensive, so you know somebody's getting paid..

This looks like a vanity project that will die quickly when Jeter/Ortiz/whoever decide they don't want to sink money in it any more.

Budweiser and an Insurance company do sponsor some of the videos. I don't think they get enough to cover the costs of the site though.

 

[terrynever]

Recent article on PT funding, etc.

http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/players-tribune-derek-jeter-funding-ivp-google-thomas-tull-1201963840/

 

[KiltedFool]

Good article on Carlos Carrasco's journey to MLB and citizenship

 

[teddywingman]

That is a good article, but I wonder why the editing didn't catch some of the little errors?

 

[Chad Finn]

That is a good article, but I wonder why the editing didn't catch some of the little errors?

Jeter just assumed the official scorer would call them hits.

 

[TheoShmeo]

Jeter just assumed the official scorer would call them hits.

Bada-bing!

Actually, that was pretty funny. And showed an impressive and not entirely expected level of bitterness toward Jeter. Keep it coming, Chad.

 

[edoug]

Bada-bing!

Actually, that was pretty funny. And showed an impressive and not entirely expected level of bitterness toward Jeter. Keep it coming, Chad.

He is now a man.