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.
background business continue necessary positive run serious teams work
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.
academics balance reasonable
I think it is madness. It is not what you would have if there was any reasonable balance between academics and athletics.
agreement bargaining collective mostly provisions result
The market's been soft, ... and I think that's mostly a result of the new provisions in the collective bargaining agreement.
attorneys baseball general looking monopoly states sue teams various
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,
viable
I don't think contraction is a viable option.
direction opposite performs team
You also then have to acknowledge that when the team performs poorly, it'll go in the opposite direction.
tourists
You are substituting one set of tourists for another.