Mark Block: Nike Responds

Gaining entry into the White House is an informal process too. Did they give a satisfying response?

god, A Duck, can you stop posting?

Insufferable.

Boorish.

No one gives a rats ass about your grandparents.

gonchar wrote:

god, A Duck, can you stop posting?

Insufferable.

Boorish.

No one gives a rats ass about your grandparents.

god, "gonchar" could you stop posting. your name is stupid and often your posts are obnoxious.

the clarifier wrote:

TLW wrote:

What a joke. Gaining entrance to the elite VIP of Nike is an informal process? Are you fu.cking serious? What a joke of a response. The response makes me angry. Do they think people are stupid enough to buy this?

A joke, perhaps, but true.

In 2008, I was an uninvited guest at the VIP. Wasn't hard to get in at all.

Ditto me too, I was up there during the pre meet also with a wave of the hand - right place right time, but it sounds like that ends now. As for Mark Block someone up there knew him or would have reconized him and should have don't the right thing. USATF needs to address this too. Shame boys

Godfree Kiptitkum wrote:

At the very least this highlights Jeter's association with Block in the past, which she would like to have swept under the rug, as would Nike.

I think Jeter has made her major improvements under John Smith over the last 3 years.

Jeter has made her improvements by being a POS who belongs in jail. STOP SUPPORTING TH CHEATERS!

Sorry anonomie,

My name is my actual last name (sorry you don't like it), and no- my posts are infrequent and only bother the subjects of pointed critique. A Duck is a universally irritating poster.

gonchar wrote:

god, A Duck, can you stop posting?

Insufferable.

Boorish.

No one gives a rats ass about your grandparents.

Gonchar, I'm sorry.

I just quote everything I possibly can to clog up threads. I mistakenly think that this will convince others to agree with my opinion even though it just makes me annoying. People have hated me for most of my life because of my grating personality, but I do like the attention.

Please bear with me.

Just stop posting son. No one likes you.

So what did happen to AJ? You never gave your report.

Oh, and are you a gun nut by any chance?....

gonchar wrote:

So what did happen to AJ? You never gave your report.

Oh, and are you a gun nut by any chance?....

You shouldn't drink and post, son.

A Duck wrote:

BFD.

WTF is BFD?

A Duck wrote:

Town and Country across the street with the running store, or the Nike store at Stanford Shopping center ring any bells for you?

Guy, I don't know what the f#ck Town and Country is.

BFD.

JMartin wrote:

Nike is petty enough to flip out over Brooks pulling an advertising stunt, they are savvy enough to slip Alan Webb into an event he didn't belong in, and they can get their way in the Tarmoh/Felix debacle. They are alert enough to recognize the black listed and banned former coach of one of their star athletes and remove a single person from an area he doesn't belong. How many Brooks reps were kicked out? They knew EXACTLY where they were sitting.

EXACTLY.

They are known to be completely totalitarian when they want to be (Brooks eviction), and yet we are expected to believe that they just lost track of a BANNED DRUG CHEAT who is INVOLVED WITH THEIR ATHLETES?

If you believe this, I have a pro cycling team I'd like you to invest in...

A Duck wrote:

I've walked up to things without a pass before and had strangers hand me a pass on the way out -- it was kind of like an honor system, when you are done with yours, give it to some one trying to get in, lol.

"Lol." Hee-hee. I'm A Duck, and I sneak into VIP areas at track events. Aren't I cute?

Nice "honor system": Don't earn a pass, just take one from some other wannabe, then pass yourself off as an insider. At least it's easier than stalking elites at restaurants, your other habit.

Twn & Country is the restaurant right across the street from the main entry to the Stanford track.

And BTW, I enjoy A Duck's information and facts....most of the rest of you conspiracy nuts, not so much. I think you guys know who you are (eg goncha), would you please stop posting. You are irritating.

Great questions.

To get past the tabloid headlines as posted on the site , it would be helpful for all if this site could post a summary of the rules attached to a ban related to interaction with athletes and events during the ban.

How do we know if Nike was flip or not , we have not seen any type of statement from Brooks indicating that Nike or the meet director did something about the banner flying. I did not see any surface to air missiles being fired at the plane flying overhead. We heard in the stands Nike was upset , but any sponsor is when they get ambushed. Its the meet directors obligation to protect his paying sponsors and yes there should be some repercussion to Brooks.

Kudo's for Brooks on this one , banner was pretty cool flying overhead.

Im on the fence with the Web deal. I asked a couple of "official" friends at the meet , non Nike , They said it was simple , Web petitioned to get in with the correct paperwork on time to get in. Most people on the bubble did not , very few were turned down that were within reason.

We will never hear how Block got his credentials,if they were USATF issued officially imagine the embarrassment. I doubt he was invited by Nike , his agency submits a list for credentials to the meet. Maybe he was on it or not , easy enough to get one from one of his employees and use it. Gate keepers were not matching faces on credentials to who was wearing it.

National Enquirer wrote:We will never hear how Block got his credentials, if they were USATF issued officially imagine the embarrassment.

Why would you assume that we will never hear? If Nike didn't invite him as you suspect, why wouldn't they demand an explanation and refuse to give any credentials to Total Sports until they get an answer?

If Nike and USATF don't want to get to the bottom of it, I'd like to see an enterprising investigative journalist give it a try. Block wasn't making much of an effort to be invisible, so I'm sure he's got acquaintances who know and wouldn't mind talking about it.

With the potential in this for a blockbuster story, I'm surprised there aren't already people sifting through his trash for printed emails. He's obviously not someone who does a good job of covering his tracks (e.g., waltzing around the Olympic Trials without a care, not to mention being a rare breed of drug cheat who actually gets caught and convicted).

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It will be a internal issue and not made public for Nike.

Total Sports could loose their ability to represent athletes if they are found in violation. USATF should set an example here as to send a message. If they don't do anything you know who knew about the credential.

"not to mention being a rare breed of drug cheat who actually gets caught and convicted).[/quote]

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Show us where Mark Block was ever "convicted" of anything? Let's not mess us a good story with facts, right? Fact, his ban is an Arbitration Agreement. There was no trial, there was no conviction....this is all about an administrative settlement with a non-profit organization USOC dealing with an issue that affects the organization. It is a serious issue, IMHO, but let's not fabricate and make it something other than what it is. Better to get educated before one speaks/writes.