2 Min Drills

Question 1

Paul Cobbe describes their company’s personal touch as “the competitive advantage”

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Paul Cobbe describes their company’s personal touch as “ ”

Answer 2

the competitive advantage

Question 3

Teams are scouting the globe searching for talented baseball athletes to add to their farm leagues and hopefully, help their team win in the future.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Defensive execution relies on each player’s ability to make strong, accurate throws to the proper base or relay man.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

What did some of Sosnick and Cobbe’s clients get tattooed?

Answer 5

Agencies Logo

Question 6

When a fielder has good range, it decreases the number of base hits that occur in a player’s area of responsibility.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Consistently developing talent grants teams especially in small markets immunity from the hostage situations that occur from dependency on the free agent market.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Who is NOT part of Sosnick’s “big four” inner circle?

Answer 8

Mark Braun

Question 9

Sosnick and Cobbe invest in their clients for solely for monetary reasons, rarely connecting emotionally

Answer 9

False

Question 10

By 2004, baseball’s average player salary had jumped to about $5.1 million

Answer 10

False

Question 11

Who might be the best player Sosnick and Cobbe represent not named Dontrelle Willis?

Answer 11

Mike Hincley

Question 12

Which organization drafted Willis in 2000?

Answer 12

Chicago Cubs

Question 13

What was the average baseball salary in 1976?

Answer 13

$51,501

Question 14

Approximately how man agents are certified by the Player’s Association?

Answer 14

400

Question 15

The only realistic way to grade fielders is to compare them to current and past major leaguers in their position.

Answer 15

False

Question 16

Long-term success is the result of an effective management team, good scouting and commitment to developing home grown talent.

Answer 16

False

Question 17

Dykstra was known as ___

Answer 17

Nails

Question 18

When a player throws a ball and it travels in a straight line shows average arm strength.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

In their partnership, ____ typically relies on his gut reactions, while Cobbe is the long-range thinker of the pair

Answer 19

Sonsik

Question 20

According to the book, what is NOT required to become an NFL agent?

Answer 20

Post graduate degree

Question 21

A second-baseman’s most important tool to possess is …

Answer 21

Fielding

Question 22

1. What sport did Paul Cobbe sign up for when he quit soccer?

Answer 22

Rugby

Question 23

Willis ended up being signed by the Cubs they Day after he was drafted

Answer 23

False

Question 24

Which is NOT one of the things Jill Ornitz learned about Sosnick when dating him?

Answer 24

He doesn%u2019t have a lot of street smarts

Question 25

______ leaving the agency nearly drove__ from the business

Answer 25

Travis Hafner Cobbe

Question 26

According to Cobbe, a player’s decision to switch agents is driven by rational forethought rather than fear

Answer 26

False

Question 27

Which player first allowed Sosnick and Cobbe to be certified by the Players Association by making an organization’s 40-man roster?

Answer 27

Joe Davenport

Question 28

All tools can and usually improve, but hitting and fielding are natural gifts.

Answer 28

False

Question 29

Sosnick’s first “real bet” was on a horse

Answer 29

True

Question 30

In 1990, how much money was awarded in damages as a consequence for clubs holding down salaries in 1985-87?

Answer 30

280 million

Question 31

A shortstop's least important tool to possess is

Answer 31

Power

Question 32

Balance is an essential key to be a successful hitter, pitcher, or fielder. A sense of balance and body awareness in relation to the ball, bases, and other participants is necessary to make the plays.

Answer 32

True

Question 33

A catcher's most important tool to possess is ...

Answer 33

Fielding

Question 34

Lengthening the arm swing gives the player the necessary leverage to make long throws.

Answer 34

True

Question 35

What villain did Scott Boras take offense to being compared to?

Answer 35

Darth Vader

Question 36

How much is the nominal annual salary that Cobbe and Sosnick gave each other?

Answer 36

36,000

Question 37

A catcher's least important tool to possess is ...

Answer 37

Speed

Question 38

A first-baseman's least important tool to possess is ...

Answer 38

Speed

Question 39

What position did Joyce, Willis’ mother, play for 27 years?

Answer 39

Catcher

Question 40

What year did Sosnick graduate from Burlingame High School?

Answer 40

1987

Question 41

Which of these was NOT a revelation that Sosnick shared to the students at Know Limits?

Question 42

Willis quit baseball during his sophomore year of high school to concentrate on basketball

Answer 42

True

Question 43

What was the name of the company with exclusive merchandising rights for Dontrelle Willis?

Answer 43

Tri-Star

Question 44

A left fielder's least important tool to possess is ...

Question 45

Sosnick always travels to the “winter meetings” for baseball agents

Answer 45

False

Question 46

How much money did Sosnick earn on commission when he approved a loan at age 16?

Answer 46

2,700

Question 47

Which of these was NOT a revelation that Sosnick shared to the students at Know Limits?

Answer 47

Write ideas down

Question 48

Willis’ vertical leap earned him more respect than his demeanor

Answer 48

False

Question 49

Who told Cobbe that the easy part is amassing talent, and the hard part is keeping it?

Answer 49

Jerry McQuire