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Greed in the Time of COVID; MLB Shakes Off Pandemic, but Are Labor Pains Likely to Be Even Greater?

Posted in Baseball on March 29, 2021 | Leave a Comment »

Major League Baseball had enjoyed uninterrupted financial growth extending all the way back to the dot.com bubble and 9/11, but then a global pandemic hit. Even a healthy business like baseball proved no match for Covid-19, as the sport saw revenue plummet by nearly 70% and EBITDA turn from a $1.5 billion profit into a […]

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If You Lift COVID Restrictions, They Will Come?

Posted in Baseball on March 1, 2021 | Leave a Comment »

It’s been nearly a year since most players took the field in front of living, breathing fans, and, not surprisingly, many found the experience to be a refreshing semblance of normalcy. But, what about the fans themselves? With pandemic-related concerns still lingering, are people actually ready to be taken out with the (possibly infected) crowd? […]

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It Happens Every Spring: A Retrospective Rundown of Yankees Spring Training

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Spring Training, Yankee History, Yankee Stadium, Yankees on March 1, 2021 | 3 Comments »

(This updated post was originally published on February 16, 2011, and has since been updated before each season) For over 25 years, Tampa has been the Yankees’ spring training home, but it still seems like just yesterday when the team’s camp was located down the coast in Ft. Lauderdale. I am sure most fans who […]

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