Ten Top Stadium-Naming Deals
From Forbes, courtesy of Craig Newmark, With a deal to name the Mets’ new stadium in New York, Citigroup follows the lead of fellow banking …
Arduous Arbitration
It’s getting to be arbitration time in baseball. Each year a set of players and teams negotiate under the threat that a third party (a …
A World of Limits Even for Chelsea
In his “Mutiny at the Bridge” Soccernet’s Norman Hubbard notices a rising mood at Chelsea that I pondered last October in “The Extra Variable”: … …
A Further Thought on Skip’s Post on Chester
Regarding Skip’s post on Chester, Pa.’s forthcoming soccer stadium. Statistics show why the Philadelphia Inquirer called Chester “five square miles of misery.” Unemployment of 9 …
Is Brett Favre Worth $25 million over 2 Years?
If you live in a hole or do not follow American sports whatsoever, then you may have missed the big news of the day: Brett …
NASCAR and Detroit
I read with interest this article at Slate.com on the troubles facing NASCAR and the Big Three automakers. An interesting reaction to the article is …
Why Economics Should be a Required Coursefor Journalists and Sportscasters
About a week ago, I was listening to the Toronto Blue Jays’ broadcast of a game between the Blue Jays and the New York Yankees. …
Soccer Referee Malfeasance
From ESPN comes this ditty about Nigerian soccer officials: “Football referees in Nigeria can take bribes from clubs but should not allow them to influence …
Quick Notes & Links
The NHL is thumping its chest over an excellent season for business. Says Commissioner Gary Bettman, “”By whatever method of measurement you want to use …
Option in NFL: Zvi Griliches One More Time
In everyday usage “technological change” often references changes to machinery of some sort. Among economists, the term refers to changes in the methods of production, …