Podcast

Please enjoy the podcast posted below. It was a thrill to be able to speak with Andrew Vazzano of TheRopolitans.com

MLB Podcast!

Crisis Management Gone Wrong

A look at the Exxon Valdez oil spill crisis. The Exxon Valdez oil spill is one of the most highly scrutinized crisis management cases. Over 1,000,000 barrels of oil spilled into the water when an oil tanker went aground entering the Prince William Sound.

Proper crisis management highlights a few key steps to follow, of which Exxon did a poor part of demonstrating in its crisis response.

1. Timeliness of response:
Exxon CEO waited 6 days before he spoke at all to the media about the oil spill. Our Text, outlines the its best for the company to respond on the issue within 36 hours of its exposure.

2. Don't Constantly Deny Media

Exxon continued to deny the media's request to answer questions. This does nothing but give reason for the media to be creative and publish its own assumptions as to the questions they are trying to figure out, which most probably is not accurate.

3. Keep Information Accurate

Exxon didn't efficiently verify the information to be revealed to the media. This caused Exxon to have released contradictory information, creating an image of foolishness and led many to doubt what information was actually true and correct.

Be sure to respond quickly, have uniform information, and work collaboratively with the media to ensure less gossip stories that create and circulate rumors.

Doctor with Ties to MLB Steroids Arrested

Dr. Douglas Nagel of Virginia was arrested for his ties with MLB and NHL Teams and players and his distribution of anabolic steroids. The Polk County Sherriff's Department will begin to quesiton Washington Capital hockey players on the issue, which will undoubtedly spread to MLB players as well

In recent news involving the MLB directly,Carlos Beltran has been questioned as part of the federal investigation of Dr. Anthony Galea. Galea was arrested in the winter for the use of illegal drugs. He has links to several MLB players including Alex Rodriguez and Carlos Beltran.

These arrests could eventually be detrminental to the secrecy of the MLB and its players. During these investigations the criminals will release any and all information in order to lessen their sentence. Through this manner the steroid scandal crisis will evolve.

Back in the Forefront

In an article written by Buster Olney of ESPN.com, he describes how Major League Baseball will begin testing for HGH (human growth hormones) in its minor leagues.

This can potentially lead to HGH testing in the major leagues sooner or later. In the past, commissioner Bud Selig (photo above)has used the minor leagues as sort of a guinea pig to test out his plans that he hopes to implement on the major leagues. Selig has been very consistent with his outlook and strategy to rid the game of as many performance enhancing drugs that he is able to. He has been very visible and has not hid his opinions on the matter of this crisis the MLB is continuing to deal with.

It seems like every other month superstars of the game, both current and past are coming out admitting to using these performance enhancing drugs...we'll take a closer look at these players and the media they attracted to the sport.