Brother, can you spare a dime? Part II

The Premier Basketball League (PBL). Also known as, The Strangest Minor League in the World is at it yet again. Apparently, newly appointed League President Andre Levingston needed some help (or supervision) so Anthony (Tony) Chase was appointed CEO and co-owner. Apparently, Tony Chase has as many problems paying bills as Andre Levingston. Apparently, only the Founder/co-owner Dr. Serverko Hrywnak has any real money.

http://www.kentucky.com/2010/01/08/1086832/bluegrass-stallions-basketball.html

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Chase said he is behind in paying 25 percent of the Stallions' vendors but said he has the funds reserved to pay the Stallions' Horse Park bill, due Monday — about $3,000 for each of 10 games.

Chase said the team is leaving the Horse Park because the Stallions were going to have to spend an additional $13,000 to remove and later reinstall the basketball floor to accommodate another Horse Park event.
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Let me get this straight. Someone signs a lease agreement with a horse park arena to play basketball then this same someone seems surprised when horse events are also held? Hmmmm. Chase also owned another under-performing minor league basketball team during the same period of time.

http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/city-news/below-rim

Tony Chase, the Lexington, Ky.-based owner of the American Basketball Association’s Music City Stars, issued a statement on the dismantling of the young franchise that read longer than the Stars’ season.

“We will spend the next few months determining what course, if any, will be taken in the future,” Chase began. “It is difficult at best to introduce a minor league sport into a community, much less attempting to do so following two attempts in the recent past.”

He went on to discuss how difficult it had been to get fans in the seats, adding that most of the attendance was the result of complimentary tickets.
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Considering Mr. Chase's track record, he is a strange choice for CEO. However, this IS the strangest minor league in the world.

Using Your Head About Concussions

Concussions are nothing to take lightly. I suffered a mild concussion in August 2009 after I fell roller blading (and yes, I was wearing a helmet). Nothing like this has happened to me before and I would not wish it on my worst enemy. My speech and memory was affected for MONTHS afterward. I did not notice significant recovery until I returned to take college courses during Spring 2010 and was forced to concentrate. As of the writing of this blog, I still space out from time to time...which I do not think is normal. Well, it is not normal for me to space out as much.

http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/baseball/professional/minor/northern-league/article_12c7c75b-bb8e-5c5b-8bec-fef2f823f7f3.html?mode=story

RailCats using their noggins about closed-head injuries
By Hillary Smith hillary.smith@nwi.com Posted: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 10:00 pm

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"After the first one, not only are you more susceptible, but they start to compound," said Townsend on Tuesday, in the clubhouse for the first time since he left Saturday's game against Lake County with nausea and dizziness.

"The more you get, the worse it gets, and that holds true. I didn't feel like I had hit my head that hard this last time. But the symptoms came back."
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I did not feel I hit my head hard either. As a matter of fact, I did not think I hit my head at all until I later looked at the back of my helmet and noticed a grass stain. Maybe I did bump my head, I thought.

No nausea and no dizziness for me. I was fortunate. Tanner Townsend is a very good minor/independent league player (Gary Southshore Railcats), but if he has had multiple concussions (and he knows what I know) then it is probably time to hang-up the spikes. Permanent damage is too likely.