The Desire To Win
Let’s face it. A life in sports is exhilarating and fun, but we all know that it is challenging and exhausting at the same time. …
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Blown Saves and Loss Minimization
Textbook economic models of firms typically begin with the assumption that firms make decisions in order to maximize profits. When a firm realizes that it …
“The Economic Impact of Cardinals Postseason on St. Louis is Unclear”
I’ll admit right out of the box that I was excited, as only a sports economist can be, when I read the headline to this …
The Honeymoon is Already Over in Gwinnett
It wasn’t supposed to be this way. A consultant’s study used by county officials to justify spending $64 million on the stadium said Gwinnett’s demographics …
“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 …
“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 …