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Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Andrew Zimbalist / Wall Street Journal : The Yankees Didn't Buy the World Series — Since 2004, 20 of baseball's 30 teams have made the playoffs. — Printer — Friendly — Judging from the media coverage, it seems that the only thing the Yankees didn't do on their way to buying the 2009 World Series is ask the federal government for a bailout.
Silicon Alley Insider (Free subscription) | yesterday
Earlier on Fox Business, Smith College Professor Andrew Zimbalist gave an alternative view on Tiger's future sponsorship deals. "There is an argument out there that says Tiger has had this robotic consistency all these years and he's been a stiff, kind of predictable person always. He hasn't been very real. Maybe now he's real and maybe he has an additional appeal to certain groups...
SchansBlog (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
The Yankees spend a lot, but there's more to winning than spending and overcoming the luxury taxes on "excessive" spending on salaries. A lot of teams get a lot of money-- through revenue sharing-- that they don't bother to spend, so why doesn't anyone talk about them? From Andrew Zimbalist in the WSJ ... Are the championship rings the players will take home simply a byproduct...
APM: Marketplace (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
... a lot of money to have gone into thin air. Another bidder filed suit to stop the deal today.But Andrew Zimbalist an economist at Smith College says when the Lions move to downtown Detroit, the city of Pontiac become the latest casualty in a sports arena arms race.ANDREW ZIMBALIST: The tax laws as they have existed have encouraged cities to bid against each other.And...
Ten Reasons (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
For Yankee fans, the over-and-under on when a Yankee-hater will grouse about the team's payroll is about 45 seconds into a conversation -- less if alcohol is involved. So you'll forgive me for having a Cheshire grin on my face over Andrew Zimbalist's piece in the Wall Street Journal this morning: Judging from the media coverage, it seems that the only thing the Yankees didn't do on their...
MSNBC.com: Baseball (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Expert: No, the Yankees DID NOT buy their title,,Mon Nov 16,2009 10:30 AM ETBy A week and a half ago I asked . Given that, as of this morning, 652 people have commented on that, I feel comfortable saying that the subject struck a nerve.Today noted sports economist Andrew Zimbalist says in the Wall Street Journal that, :It's a little surprising, but the statistical relationship between...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
... In an article in the Wall Street Journal , sports economist and Smith University professor Andrew Zimbalist states that the Yankees did not buy a World Series . Noting that 20 of baseball’s 30 teams have simply made the playoffs since 2004, Zimbalist says that payroll accounts for only approximately 15-30 percent of a team’s success. The other factors, he writes, “include front...
No Land Grab (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
... forecast that the planned Nets arena would be a money-loser, and the role of sports economist Andrew Zimbalist in selling the project's alleged economic benefits. article
Women's Hoops Blog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... featured presenters Rodney Fort of Michigan, Richard Lapchick of Central Florida and Smith’s Andrew Zimbalist in discussing how the recession affects all aspects of intercollegiate athletics, from funding and sustaining the enterprise to hiring the personnel who support it. What interesting is that, unless I'm mistaken, all the college reps are Division I peeps...
PRWeb - Daily News Feed (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
... and fairness in college football. Harvard Society Fellow and distinguished sports economist Andrew Zimbalist writes, "By employing a careful, vetted empirical methodology, CFPA promises to set straight many of the wrongheaded, arbitrary, and exclusionary methods currently employed to assess player awards in Division I FBS college football." 2009 November Trophy Watch List (alphabetized...
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... and Arizona Diamondbacks. "I have been here over 40 years, and this is the worst it has ever been."Andrew Zimbalist, an economics professor at Smith College in Northampton, Mass., monitors the business of sports. He said the bad economy has hurt ticket sales for teams across the country. Less money coming in could mean cuts. He pointed to the National Basketball Association, where...
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... and Arizona Diamondbacks. "I have been here over 40 years, and this is the worst it has ever been."Andrew Zimbalist, an economics professor at Smith College in Northampton, Mass., monitors the business of sports. He said the bad economy has hurt ticket sales for teams across the country. Less money coming in could mean cuts. He pointed to the National Basketball Association, where...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
... host of southern U.S. cities might now be more likely to lose their NHL teams,” said Andrew Zimbalist, an eminent sports economist based in Massachusetts who testified on behalf of Jim Balsillie in his recent failed bid to purchase and move the Phoenix Coyotes to Hamilton. “Canada becomes that much more attractive.” Every three-cent jump in the value of the Canadian...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
... in Canada."A host of southern U.S. cities might now be more likely to lose their NHL teams," said Andrew Zimbalist, an eminent sports economist based in Massachusetts who testified on behalf of Jim Balsillie in his recent failed bid to purchase and move the Phoenix Coyotes to Hamilton. "Canada becomes that much more attractive."Every three-cent jump in the value of the Canadian dollar...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
... in Canada."A host of southern U.S. cities might now be more likely to lose their NHL teams," said Andrew Zimbalist, an eminent sports economist based in Massachusetts who testified on behalf of Jim Balsillie in his recent failed bid to purchase and move the Phoenix Coyotes to Hamilton. "Canada becomes that much more attractive."Every three-cent jump in the value of the Canadian dollar...
