The Economics of the World Series
The World Series is more than just baseball’s crowning event; it’s a financial juggernaut that drives significant economic activity across various sectors. From ticket sales …
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Bonus-Skimming in MLB
Don Coffin sends along two Chicago Trib links on the recent bonus-skimming scandal in MLB. Here’s one that describes some of the alleged skimming involving …
Pitch Til You Lose
Game 1 of the ALCS between the Tigers and Yankees once again spotlighted the flaws in the use of MLB “closers.” I’ve written about the …
Sports Econ Musings
A Real-Time Economic Indicator from Sports World: One of my colleagues returned from Talladega, reporting that crowds for the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races …
Playoff Roulette
Jeffrey Beckmann at BleacherReport presents a slideshow of the “50 Best Teams” not to win a World Series. Of the teams on this side of …
Steroid Publicity & Hall Voting
Whatever readers and contributors to TSE think about publicity given to MLB steroid use, it continues to hammer the chances of Hall of Fame inductions …
The Short Porch has Gotten Shorter in the Bronx
What has caused the home run derby at the new Yankee Stadium? Is it the new ballpark? Is it changes in the weather? Is it …
Why MLBPA Slow to Protect Non-Users?
Milwaukee Brewer Ryan Braun surpised the baseball world this week by admitting his use of steroids and accepting a suspension. Of course, after failing a …
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 …
Fans Care about PED Use — Sometimes
What spurred the public’s negative view of the use of PEDs? Why have MLB and pro cycling received much more attention than the NFL? Some …