“Carnival-like monstrosity”
The Marlins beat the Cubs 5-2 last night, spoiling another good effort by Ryan Dempster. Dempster, who hurt himself with a throwing error in the …
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“Who Scores Games by Hand Anymore?”
The NYTimes has an article about keeping score at baseball games. But today’s fans go to ballparks that feature upscale restaurants, play areas for children …
“Why Wrigley is Suddenly So Empty”
From the Wall Street Journal (HT Mark Stratton): On a Wednesday night in late July, the Chicago Cubs played the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field …
An Application of the Backwards Bending Supply Curve
The law of supply says that when the price of a good rises, all else equal, the quantity supplied of that good also rises. Applied …
Baseball Stadium Quirks
From Frank Deford at Sports Illustrated: Myself, speaking for students of baseball, I’m sorry, but in constructing some things, the trick is not to run …
Arduous Arbitration
It’s getting to be arbitration time in baseball. Each year a set of players and teams negotiate under the threat that a third party (a …
Stub Hub and MLB Ticketing
This week’s issue of the Sports Business Journal has an interesting article about ticket sales for MLB and the relationship of the league to Stub …
Amateur Baseball Players and International "Trade"
The Japanese called it a gentlemen’s agreement. It looks more like collusion to me, and it’s good to see the competition for good amateurs from …
Why Can’t Cubs Fans Watch Scheduled Cubs Broadcasts on WGN?
How to find the correct WGN DirectTV channel to watch your favorite sport: Back in January, Cubs fans were told this about the WGN DirectTV …
Baseball Beaning & Brawls
John Kruk and Eric Young provide a humorous analysis of the “right way to fight in baseball” following the Red Sox Kevin Youkilis charging of …