Hot Loonie Observations
Thanks to Brad Humphreys for his post below on exchange rates and franchise values. There has been a plethora of “hot Loonie” articles lately. And …
Cross-town Rivals Cooperate to Bring Regional to Town
The University of San Diego has teamed up with San Diego State to host a regional. USD’s stadium is small, with 1,200 seats and it …
Franchise Value of the Cubs
I was quoted in a recent Chicago Tribune story on the value of the Cubs franchise. Wrigley Field casts a long shadow as prospective buyers …
Subsidy Fight
While looking around for Carlos Delgado stuff yesterday, I ran across an article in the Miami Herald describing a subsidy Wayne Huizenga received many years …
Danica Patrick Joins NASCAR
Danica Patrick is giving NASCAR a shot after her successful career as an IRL driver. After 9th, 7th, 6th, and 5th place finishes in points …
The Strike Zone and the Probability Density Function
A little over a decade ago, I did play-by-play announcing for the AA London Tigers, a London, Ontario, affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. One night, …
Faking = Cheating? The Curious Case of Derek Jeter
As anyone other than the home plate umpire watching Wednesday night could easily determine, both from the loud “doink” of the ball hitting the bat …
Nature vs. Nurture in Coaching
From Friday’s Chronicle of Higher Ed daily emailing: Even though the number of women who participate in college athletics has risen dramatically since Title IX …
“42” and the Intangible Impact of Sports
Baseball is life, or so the saying goes. The release of “42” brings back to light a story that, among its many angles and nuances, …
How Are Infants Like Adults?
With apologies to Levitt and Dubner for the “How are x’s like y’s” title, here’s an interesting case of ticket pricing from the Big 12 …