MLB and the Economy
Sabernomics —
... There is an interesting story in today’s New York Times on baseball during the Great Depression. I don’t have much time to comment but I thought I would post a chart mapping MLB attendance and GDP from 1920–1960. ...
Depression baseball
The Hardball Times —
There have been several articles in the past few months about what the economic situation might do to baseball, and with them many comparisons to the Great Depression. Most of them have been driven by looks back at attendance figures. A couple of days ago, however, the New York Times ran one that gave more of a flavor to Depression-era baseball. Even if it's not very instructive with respect to what 21st century baseball may face in these bleak times, it was interesting all the same: ...
Blog Kiosk 1/11/2009
Blue Heaven —
I'm going to Disneyland today. WooHoo! The Dead are coming back! I'm grateful I'll be around in 2009. The Dead are coming back! They are playing at the Fabulous Forum in May. Will you be there? Does Mike Davis know something we don't. Manny was offered a 3 year deal? I haven't heard anything in a while but it looks like the only place Manny can land is Los Angeles California. I hope this is a good thing. The Dodgers have offered a three year deal to bring Manny back to LA in the range of 70 to 80 Million... I think that Manny and his agent are just playing the game to see if someone will get desperate and ...
Howard, Phillies reach agreement on $54M contract
Beerleaguer - Phillies Blog, Baseball News, Trade Rumors & Spirits —
... the handwriting on the wall and the current conditions in the marketplace. Some of the criteria that was posted in the Inquirer article did favor him but I bet he overextended himself this year in demanding $18M at the arbitration hearing. Howard (and his agent) probably realized that there was at least a 50/50 chance the Phils would win." - MG"Better to lock up $54 million now than to look for a long-term contract in the middle of a depression. Here's what it was like last time (Link). Players’ salaries fell by 25 percent on average, yet nearly every ...
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