(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) Over the past two days, the NFL and its players association have been engaged in a high stakes game of chicken. Will the league lock the players out? Will the union decertify first and force the fate of a new […]
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The ABCs of Baseball’s Next CBA
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Striking a Balance: Comparing U.S. and European Sports Leagues
Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, International, MLB, Yankees, tagged Manchester United, soccer on March 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In a recent article for Slate, soccer columnist Brian Phillips took an interesting look at the fine line that sports leagues must walk when determining the appropriate balance between greatness and parity. Phillips ironically juxtaposes the cut throat nature of soccer leagues in socialist-leaning Europe against the more egalitarian leagues in capitalistic America. According to […]
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