Subsidies: The Gifts that (taxpayers) Keep on Giving
Happy holidays, loyal TSE readers. Here at The Sports Economist, we like to keep track of who has been naughty and who has been nice …
Olympic Stew
A few random thoughts related to the Olympics: 400 Implosion for U.S. For the first time since WWII (excepting 1980), the U.S. will not medal …
Pricing and Politics
While we are on the subject of ticket pricing (see the comments to this Sports Economist post by Rod Fort), I thought I’d pass this …
The Rocket’s Arbitration Request
Roger Clemens has set his final offer at $22 million in this year’s arbitration showdown. The Astros countered with $13.5 million, an $8.5 million difference. …
NBA Discrimination?
The NY Times piece on racial discrimination by NBA referees has generated quite a buzz from sports websites ranging from SI.com to the Dallas Morning …
Media Matters
Many players fly under the media radar, or, at least, only make fleeting appearances despite tremendous achievements. Roy Oswalt is a prime example. A pre-season …
The Hidden, Unexpected Public Costs of a Stadium
The state of Minnesota has found that it’s expected revenue stream from new e-gambling games will not be sufficient to fund a new Vikings stadium. …
Watch Out, NHL!
An article in today’s New York Times claims that the top professional hockey league in Russia, the Superliga, plans to challenge the supremacy of the …
Mad, bad or just dangerous to know?
Florentino Perez, President of Real Madrid is continuing to call for the creation of a European Superleague which would guarantee the top teams representation and …
Tracking Changes in MLB Baseball Attendance
Baseball-Reference.com has a handy page (HT to JC Bradbury) where they are tracking changes in MLB team attendance. It calculates overall attendance, per-game attendance, and …