Andrew Zimbalist
Andrew Zimbalist
Andrew S. Zimbalistis a U.S. economist. He is the Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics at Smith College...
market stands until
Until the L.A. market is settled, I don't think there's any other market out there that stands a chance.
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I think they will have to be some greater revenue sharing, reinstitution of a salary tax. But I don't think the big-market owners will agree to everything the smaller clubs want. I'm not sure Bud has got more of a whip than he had in the past. Just because he's been able to keep owners from talking under threat of a fine doesn't mean when they sit behind closed doors, they lie down for him.
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The market's been soft, ... and I think that's mostly a result of the new provisions in the collective bargaining agreement.
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Attorneys General in various states looking to get baseball or keep teams would sue baseball on grounds that they're a monopoly and restricting output,
assess clearly full
I think that there clearly has been some impact. It's a little early to assess the full impact,
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It will continue the cycle; I think it has to. It's positive to have serious corporations that have the business background to do that kind of work necessary to run teams today.
viable
I don't think contraction is a viable option.
brink push reluctant sides until
I think at the end of the day, the two sides are very reluctant to push this to the brink or over the brink. It just makes no sense. But until you get to the brink, there is going to be jockeying and posturing.
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He's innovated baseball management. He's shown the way to exploit a big city market by spending heavily on players.
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They've just ignited the fan interest in St. Louis, and management has been smart enough to maintain that.
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But in terms of the competitive balance, that's very problematic. It's not likely it's going to have any significant effect at all. We still have a highly significant correlation between payroll and performance. That's really all we're talking about.
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I think it is madness. It is not what you would have if there was any reasonable balance between academics and athletics.
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Historically, it's not uncommon for a Super Bowl ticket to go for several thousand dollars. There are some rich people who wouldn't think twice about spending that kind of money.
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I think the press has been sucked in by the rhetoric of brinkmanship. I've been optimistic all along.