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Two Leaks Make a Right? With Ryan Braun Exonerated, It’s Time to Turn Spotlight on MLB

Posted in Baseball, MLB, tagged , , on February 24, 2012 | 5 Comments »

Ryan Braun has won the appeal of his 50-game suspension for a positive PED test, but because we all know about it, he is still a loser. Although today’s decision by the arbitration panel will lift some of the cloud that has hovered over Braun since his positive test was revealed, you can bet many […]

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Getting Past the Knee Jerk Reactions to Baseball’s New CBA

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, CBA, MLB, tagged on November 23, 2011 | 3 Comments »

Even in peace, MLB finds a way to get bruised. Instead of focusing on the unprecedented 21 years of labor peace that will result from yesterday’s new collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the focus of many, if not most, has been on elements of the deal they don’t like. Interestingly, the strongest objections have been for […]

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Breaking Down the MLB CBA: Some Promising Changes, but a Few Devils May Be in the Details

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, CBA, MLB, tagged on November 22, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Labor peace in baseball has become a given, which is remarkable considering the contentious history between the players and owners. However, after reading a summary of the new CBA unveiled this afternoon, it appears as if the partnership between owners and players is even stronger than imagined. In the past, negotiations between the two sides […]

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Compromise or Compromised? The Astros’ Sale and Resultant Changes to the Game

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, MLB, tagged , , on November 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »

The Houston Astros have been relegated. After losing 100 games for the first time in franchise history, the team’s rapid descent in the N.L. Central has culminated in a transfer to the A.L. West. Talk about a tough crowd. Ironically, in a year during which the Astros were mostly irrelevant on the field, the franchise […]

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Less for Moorad: The Limitations of Being a Minority Owner

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on March 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Before buying a majority stake in the Houston Astros, John McMullen was a limited owner of the New York Yankees. When asked to describe his role with the team, McMullen once famously said, “There’s nothing so limited as a limited partner of George Steinbrenner.” In truth, the same could be said for just about any sports franchise. Over […]

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Expanded Playoffs Could Be a Battle Worth Losing for “Purists”

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on November 19, 2010 | 6 Comments »

The word out of the General Managers meetings in Orlando is the plan to expand the major league baseball playoffs to 10 teams is moving full speed ahead. According to numerous reports, Commissioner Bud Selig, who has been pushing the proposal with a heavy hand, intends to finalize a recommendation after convening his special committee at the winter […]

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