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 …
Making The Right Sports Betting Decision With Sideline
Sports betting is now legal in 13 states. Many players have placed their bets hoping to win big but don’t have the right tools. Are …
Migration of the All-Star Game
In response to concerns about potential racial profiling of its players, 27% of whom are of Hispanic origin, the Major League Baseball Players Association today …
MLB Umps: Evaluated but not Incentivized
The egregiously poor call against in the Yankees-Orioles game when Mark Texeira slid into first base throws attention back on to several issues with MLB …
Why Government Spending Stimulus Often Fails to Stimulate
Niels Veldhuis and Charles Lammam, responding to political criticism on a study they wrote on Canadian government stimulus attempts, have written an useful piece on …
The Father of Sports Economics Passed Away Without Notice
In 1956, the Journal of Political Economy published Simon Rottenberg’s seminal piece in sports economics, “The Baseball Players’ Labor Market.” In researching a commemorative piece …