Is Torre Worth $4.3M Per Year?
The front page of the WSJ’s Weekend Journal section addresses this question today (subscription required). Darren Everton does a nice job observing that Baseball managers …
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To Punt or not to Punt: That is the Question
From the New York Times: Although some statistics show there are often better options on fourth down, teams continue to punt, punt and then punt …
Giving TO a TO
(Cross-posted at Market Power) The Philadelphia Eagles have reportedly given star wide receiver, Terrell Owens, aka TO, an indefinite time out, aka a TO, for …
Jim Ryun, Where Are You?
In “Slow and Steady Loses the Race” in today’s WSJ (subscription required for access to entire article), Cameron Stracher addresses a question of interest to …
A New Twist in Public Involvement in Sports
Usually when I think of public involvement in the professional sports industry, I think of efforts to lure a team or efforts to build/renovate a …
The All-Star Game, Here’s to Bud
Tuesday’s marathon MLB All-Star game opened the floodgates on criticism of the game’s link to the World Series. ESPN’s Jon Kruk (along with fellow talking …
Kansas City to Vote on Tax Increase
Voters in Jackson County, Missouri (Kansas City) are being asked to vote for a three-eighths cent increase in the county sales tax to pay for …
Globalization and sporting nationalism
Despite being much over-hyped, globalization is a genuine phenomenon in sports. Absent barriers (legal, economic or cultural) to mobility, talent will migrate to where it …
Junior & Rupert
The WSJ’s Holman Jenkins contributes to the sports-econ world today, contrasting Dale Jr.’s decision to leave DEI to Dow-Jones’ (parent of WSJ) rebuff of Murdoch’s …
Carmelo: Subtraction by Addition (So Far)
Mike Vaccaro of the New York Post doesn’t exactly offer a resounding endorsement of the February 21 NY Knicks acquisition of Carmelo Anthony, but he …