Luxury Tax Paid by Yankees and Tigers
The New York Yankees (surprise, surprise) have to pay MLB’s luxury tax this year. So do the Detroit Tigers. The New York Yankees not only …
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Steroid Use and HOF Debate Heats Up
This afternoon, MLB.com posted the results of this year’s Hall of Fame balloting. This has been an ongoing interest of mine partly because of the …
The World is Not Enough
Ryan Jazayerli at Grantland offers a thorough and insightful survey of the demise of the Astros in “Rock Bottom in H-Town.” Many turns to the …
Estimates of MLB’s “Stadium Effect”
A quick follow-up to Take Me Out to the (New) Ballpark. I appreciate the comments and I find the shared experiences and emotions from teams/stadiums …
Sports “Codes” and Society
Big League Stew recently posted an article from Jason Turbow on “The ‘Code’: Ten Unwritten Baseball Rules,” drawing from his book, The Baseball Codes. He …
Who Controls MLB Product?
While many in the media jumped on ump Joe West for his pushing of MLB’s speed of play initiative, Yahoo’s Tim Brown applauded: Umpires don’t …
A $2 Billion Bargain for New Dodger Owners?
The $2 billion winning bid the group headed by Guggenheim Financial CEO Mark Walter and Magic Johnson as PR owner raised many eyebrows. It blows …
How Much v. How Well — Michael Jordan as “6th Man”?
In 1968, Gates Brown hit .450 as a pinch hitter and .370 in total with an OPS of 1.12. Yet, Brown did not register in …
Kansas City Royals Increase Ticket Prices
The Kansas City Royals are banking on more than just wins to draw fans to Kauffman Stadium in the upcoming 2009 MLB season. Alongside significant …