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Most baseball fans are familiar with the classic Yankee greats like Derek Jeter, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle, and

My oldest son played American Legion baseball this summer. It was our first experience with it and I was pleasantly

The man that many consider the Cubs top prospect, slugging first baseman Anthony Rizzo, made his Cubs debut Tuesday against

Let’s face it. A life in sports is exhilarating and fun, but we all know that it is challenging and

Textbook economic models of firms typically begin with the assumption that firms make decisions in order to maximize profits. When

I’ll admit right out of the box that I was excited, as only a sports economist can be, when I

It wasn’t supposed to be this way. A consultant’s study used by county officials to justify spending $64 million on

The Marlins beat the Cubs 5-2 last night, spoiling another good effort by Ryan Dempster. Dempster, who hurt himself with

The NYTimes has an article about keeping score at baseball games. But today’s fans go to ballparks that feature upscale

From the Wall Street Journal (HT Mark Stratton): On a Wednesday night in late July, the Chicago Cubs played the San

The law of supply says that when the price of a good rises, all else equal, the quantity supplied of

From Frank Deford at Sports Illustrated: Myself, speaking for students of baseball, I’m sorry, but in constructing some things, the