Economic woes for the sports business in Baltimore
The Baltimore Sun had a front page article this morning devoted to the impact of the general economic decline on the fortunes of the Orioles and the Ravens. There is ...Seattle Supersonics Trial - Do economists' opinions vary?
I apologize for the length of this post at the outset. Given the interpretations and spins put on the testimony of Andy Zimbalist and Brad Humphreys regarding the economic impact ...An interesting incentive clause
Yesterday the NFL announced this year's Pro Bowl teams. On that list is Albert Haynesworth, defensive tackle for the Tennessee Titans. By earning this recognition from his peers, a clause ...Stadium Issue in Santa Clara
The San Francisco 49ers and the Santa Clara City Council have negotiated a deal whereby the NFL franchise will get a new $937 million stadium with seating for 68,500. The ...Baltimore's World Cup Chances
Last summer, 72,000 fans packed M and T Bank Stadium in Baltimore to watch a "friendly" between Chelsea and AC Milan. This summer, with less than two weeks before Inter ...Inference from 1 data point
The Baltimore Sun reports that the Maryland Stadium Authority has authorized $100,000 for a study of the financial viability of building a stadium for the purpose of attracting DC United ...Fan protests
Here in Baltimore, a local radio personality organized a protest against the Orioles' inability to be competitive. Nestor Aparicio, owner of a sports talk radio station and one of its ...Stadium Issues Everywhere
The Western Economics Association is meeting this week in Honolulu for its annual conference. Many contributors to The Sports Economist are on hand discussing such things as recruiting violations in ...St. Petersburg and the Rays' Stadium
Today's St. Petersburg Times confirms earlier reports that the Tampa Bay Rays were putting on hold their attempt to get a new waterfront stadium built in St. Petersburg. A key ...Inter Milan 3 Manchester City 0
I attended the Inter Milan-Manchester City "friendly" last night at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. Here is an article describing the game. From my somewhat jaded perspective, sitting among the ...Did they get a 15 yard penalty for excessive celebration?
It seems the Canadian Women's hockey team took to the ice twice yesterday. Once to beat the US for the gold medal and then again later to celebrate their victory ...PILOTS Episode 3
The IRS has issued a ruling allowing the Yankees to use PILOTS to float an additional $300 million of bonds to finance the New Yankee Stadium. Interestingly, the Daily News ...
