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 …
NCAA Sanctions and Economic Impact
TSE readers know that we here at TSE roll our eyes at economic impact claims regarding sports and economic development. So when I saw …
5 Things All Runners Need to Know
Everybody perceives running in different ways. To some, running is just a way to follow those fitness tips. To others, running is a way of …
Grand Prix Racing Comes to Charm City
It is a new day in Baltimore. To paraphrase the mayor, getting grand prix racing in Baltimore is a game changing event! No longer will …
Home Plate Collisions — Baseball or Rugby?
Warning: Readers who think about sports rules and practices solely as “that’s the way it has been so that’s the way it should be” probably …
The Unconventional Marketing Techniques of Online Betting
The online betting industry has slowly emerged as one of the most successful business segments of the virtual world. It is for good reasons as …
Striking Out in DC?
The stadium for the Washington Nationals cost over $600 million, most of it in public funding. A key selling point was economic development of the …
Perverse Incentives in College Football
So, suppose you were the University of Nevada playing Boise St. last Saturday… Your 8-3 record has already locked up a bowl appearance regardless of …
What Are We? Chopped Liver?
A recent article, “New Approaches to Ranking Economics Journals” by Yolanda K. Kodrzycki and Pingkang Yu, ranks economics journals in terms of their impact on …
Farewell to Bad Calls or Just Less Complaining?
Maybe I just enjoy defending the dead horse that keeps getting kicked or the indefensible (like Monday’s Night’s call against the Packers), but here goes …