http://www.sportsgrid.com/media/baller-alert-website-jersey-chasing...

 

The website balleralert.com is all the rage over the last two days. First, the New York Post gave it a writeup. Then, Jezebel chimed in. Why all the consternation over a site that, as Jezebel points out, currently has a top story with the innocuous-sounding title, “Marrying For Money: Gold Digger or Financial Planner?” Let’s check the opening to the Post’s story:

She slips an expensive Rolex around her wrist and slings a stylish $3,000 Gucci bag over her shoulder. A football star lavished her with these little luxuries, but now — after finally bedding the NFL
player — she wants a car.

“With christmas coming, I think now is as good of time as any to throw that out there lol . . . Nothing major, just a CTS or a 535 or something . . . 40-50 thousand range,” writes a Brooklyn woman who goes
by the handle “Angelina Yee.”

Oh. Um, yeah. That’s probably why.

BallerAlert, you see, has not only posts like the one we mentioned before, but a thriving community of groupies, who use the site to figure out the best strategies for successful jersey-chasing (and, apparently,
once they do that, the best strategies for successful car-getting). Remember Off The market – the company aiming to deter cheating that we wrote about two months ago? BallerAlert is basically the polar opposite.

Jersey-chasing is a subject almost guaranteed to pique interest (as we can attest, thanks to this post), so it’s not surprising a specialty site like this would come about/get popular (after all, similar things have already happened for music [fair warning: NSFW link]). But is that at all a good thing? Sadie Stein at Jezebel says:

What’s especially odd about the site is the readiness with which the women self-identify as groupies and golddiggers. I mean, it’s neither ironic nor empowering if you’re actually living down to a
stereotype in every particular.

Tough to argue that. But, as she also says, there are two sides to that coin:

And frankly, the athletes who involve themselves in the dynamic are doing the exact same thing (plus, it’s hard to sympathize with a high-profile star who’s cheating and risks exposure.)

Athletes (and musicians, and other high-profile entertainers) have cheated (or just chased, or been chased) for pretty much as long as their skills have afforded them money and recognition. It was almost
inevitable that communities of groupies would emerge in the internet age
– giving niche areas a home is pretty much what the internet is about.

But we can also see why there’d be unease with that idea among the non-groupie crowd – the fact that just the word ‘groupie’ itself brings with it negative connotations, the fact that it’s openly discussed how
to try to get some guy to give you a car – and why that same crowd would
want the blame for scenarios like the car request spread among both
sides. Anyone who wants to live the life is free to do it – but even
easy sex can come with its own set of problems…and it’s the job of the
chased to know what they’re potentially getting themselves into.

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Can't wait to see it...

Peter Pinnochio said:
It's a print from a few days ago, good thing I kept it because I wasn't sure the admin would approve my profile. Now that I'm approved I'll put up a scan later.
Welcome to BA Mr... Pinnochio

Peter Pinnochio said:

Greeting ladies, I hail from the East and I'm glad that I found your fine website, this is where I will spend my time at work lol.

It's funny how I found this site, I read about it in a CHINESE LANGUAGE newspaper, now that's some real exposure.

 

As for what others are saying, I think you girls are wicked cool and I'll never look at ballplayers the same way again.

 

 

Haha, I'm from the other side of the globe where I wouldn't have biznes in the type of biznes you girls are in lol. Anyways, here is the scan, enjoy!

 


SPICE said:

lol, now why would you think that?
Peter Pinnochio said:
It's a print from a few days ago, good thing I kept it because I wasn't sure the admin would approve my profile. Now that I'm approved I'll put up a scan later.
Cool! I just recognize groupie at the bottom of the page! Bwahaaa! I think we are in the bizness now!

Peter Pinnochio said:

Haha, I'm from the other side of the globe where I wouldn't have biznes in the type of biznes you girls are in lol. Anyways, here is the scan, enjoy!

 


SPICE said:

lol, now why would you think that?
Peter Pinnochio said:
It's a print from a few days ago, good thing I kept it because I wasn't sure the admin would approve my profile. Now that I'm approved I'll put up a scan later.
hmmm.....i wonder if they know that there are males on the site as well. true the site is perdominately for women, but it doesnt hurt to get a man's insight every so often. like ma said though whatever keeps them coming and keeps the traffic at a all time high. :) ,

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