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Why Don't More NFL Teams Move?

Jan 27, 2009
If you’ve ever taken a sports economics class, or possibly just read a sports economics book, you’ve probably heard this theory: if Congress ever explicitly revoked MLB’s anti-trust...

The Going Rate ≠ Intrinsic Value

Jan 7, 2009
Last Friday, Dave Cameron explained how FanGraphs’ value-to-dollar system works. It essentially finds the going rate, per projected win, of the past few free agent markets. This is then used to...

What's Missing from MRP Systems? The Team Factor

Dec 17, 2008
Rob Neyer wrote a piece yesterday that pointed out how differently certain systems value Raul Ibanez’s next three seasons. MGL and J.C. Bradbury both responded in the comments, as each of their...

Will NASCAR's Problems Hurt Fenway Sports Group?

Dec 14, 2008
NASCAR is in serious trouble. According to the NYT, the sport pulled in $3 billion in revenue this year, half of which came from sponsorship deals. As you would expect, with advertising budgets...

Free Agency Still Really Slow

Dec 1, 2008
This New York Times article has been getting a lot of attention. The gist: A review of baseball’s transaction history since 2001 showed that the only period featuring fewer signings in the first...

How Will MLB Deal With Piracy in 2019?

Dec 23, 2009
Piracy — specifically people streaming games that are supposed to be behind a pay wall — is already an issue for the NFL, boxing, UFC, and any other sport that charges a lot of money to watch their events. My dad, who is in his 60s and doesn’t know how...

What Happens To Sports When Newspapers Can't Give Them Free PR Anymore?

Dec 17, 2009
Another way to phrase it would be, “What happens when nobody is reading physical newspapers, and sports are no longer guaranteed a disproportionate amount of space in people’s daily reading?” But even while physical newspapers still exist, it’s...

The Best Free Agent Pitcher Left On The Market

Dec 16, 2009
Let’s play guess-the-projected-FIP, using the Bill James projections on FanGraphs: 3.67, 3.77, 3.84, 4.05, 4.21, 4.23 In order, that’s Rich Harden, Andy Pettitte, John Lackey, Brad Penny, Randy Wolf, and Carl Pavano. All of these guys have...

NBC Will Lose A Ton On The Olympics; ESPN Probably Doesn't Care

Dec 15, 2009
I’m sure people will be confused when ESPN outbids NBC (by a wide margin) for a property that can’t pay for itself in advertising on a broadcast network, let alone a cable station. From MediaPost, via TBI: General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt said Tuesday...

Sorry Jacques Rogge, Bodenheimer Is Still Most Powerful In Sports, By A Lot

Dec 14, 2009
SBJ had it right last year; not so much this year. I guess it would be boring to have Bodenheimer at number one every year, but until further notice, that’s what he is. First, lets put this into perspective, in terms of dollars. NBC is paying $2.2...




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