Yankee dollar fails again
Once again, the team with the biggest payroll in baseball failed to win or even reach the World Series. As a result, some commentators have …
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North American Association of Sports Economists
The North American Association of Sports Economists has negotiated with the Journal of Sports Economics to get members of the Association cut rate subscriptions to …
BYU Goes Pro (Sort of)
ESPN Soccernet’s Frank Dell’Appa posted a thoughtful consideration of whether college soccer helps or hinders the development of professionally-capable U.S. soccer players. His assessment, or …
Blogging from Portland
The Western Economic Association, International conference is taking place in Portland right now. Besides being an excellent regional economics conference, the Westerns also serve as …
The Continuing Stadium Mess: More Effects of Using Other People’s Money
I’m shocked, shocked I say that this would happen in a case with a publicly-subsidized sports stadium. Eight years ago, as the St. Louis Cardinals …
Root, Root, Root for the Green Team?
Brendan Koerner has an article Slate Magazine with the great title, Are the Yankees Bad for the Environment? The fun title is a bit spoiled …
When Near Monopolists Collide
Major League Baseball moved the Montreal Expos to Washington, with the relocated team renamed the Nationals, just about a year and a half ago. Doing …
Luck vs. Skill
In his recent Moneyball post, Skip alluded to the “Fire Joe Morgan” blog, website dedicated to pointing out silly commentary from sports journalists. In homage to this sadly …
The Same Forces Apply in College Sports
The coaching carousel that has enveloped the Big XII underscores a particular fact: the economic forces that shape competitive balance in the for-profit professional sports …
MLB and the Dominican Scouting Scandal
Lots of money, extreme poverty, ignorance and innocence. Bring these together and the situation is ripe for the exploitation of the poor, ignorant and innocent …