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Sports Illustrated
August 22, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
Hypocrite Hicks Owner's comments underscore baseball's (anti)trust problem.   |
Salon.com
July 23, 2002
King Kaufman |
Taking baseball owners at their word If competitive balance is the main issue in the contract talks, why does their main proposal address payroll imbalance? |
Salon.com
August 30, 2002
Allen Barra |
Strike 4 The baseball deal will either make the game worse for fans or it'll be a sham that won't hold salaries down. The owners came close to wrecking the season for this? |
Salon.com
August 31, 2002
King Kaufman |
What baseball needs to do now A few modest proposals to prevent the game from squandering whatever fan goodwill remains. |
Salon.com
June 16, 2000
Allen Barra |
Spread the wealth The solution to baseball's revenue-sharing "problem" is for the teams to share the revenue. |
AskMen.com
July 26, 2000
Mark Simmons |
Baseball Finances: Owners & Players Whether it's players asking for astronomical salaries, or owners complaining about million dollar losses, the public in general is bombarded with messages advertising the greed of owners and players alike. |
Salon.com
December 20, 2000
Allen Barra |
The Alex Rodriguez FAQ Is he worth all that money? Will these giant contracts ever stop? Is salary inflation driving up ticket prices? Ruining baseball? (Short answers: Yes, no, no, no.) |
Salon.com
July 17, 2002
King Kaufman |
Dismal dog days This is always a slow time of year, but now, with baseball's labor unrest dominating the news, it's downright depressing. |
AskMen.com
April 6, 2013
Brett Smiley |
Baseball Fans The dawn of baseball every April tends to shower fans of every team with a clean slate and hope, when in reality, the writing is on the wall: a large chunk of the league is hopeless. |
Salon.com
May 2, 2001
Allen Barra |
Damn Twins! The standings better turn upside down, or baseball's "small markets can't compete" argument is going to look pretty silly... |
AskMen.com
September 30, 2012
Joffrey Lupul |
NHL Lockout 2012 The thing that is frustrating for us as players is this is the third time (second of my career) the players have been locked out by Gary Bettman and the owners. |
Sports Central
December 25, 2008
Sean Crowe |
The Yankees Have Ruined My Christmas Someone needs to remind the Yankees that the United States is going through a pretty bad recession. |
Sports Illustrated
November 29, 2001
Frank Deford |
Owners, aiders and abetters There are plenty to blame for baseball's current woes... |
Salon.com
August 23, 2002
Allen Barra |
Baseball Economics for Dummies The players get it. The big-market owners get it. So why do the small-market owners seem so dense? |
Sports Central
April 4, 2006
Jeff Moore |
Does the CBA Mean RIP For NFL Fans? We no longer need to wonder about the NFL without a salary cap; now we need to wonder about the NFL with a salary cap. |
Salon.com
August 29, 2002
Keith Olbermann |
Olbermann Extra Optimism flags as hard-line baseball owners refuse to compromise on a key issue. |
Sports Central
September 2, 2010
Corrie Trouw |
The Bottom Line of Bottoming Out The willingest spenders like the Yankees and Red Sox receive mixed messages from their sports: Try to win as much as you can, but you better not use all of your resources to do it. |
Salon.com
July 21, 2000
Allen Barra |
Blue-ribbon nonsense The baseball owners' hand-picked committee, working from cooked books, has an absurd plan to fix the sport's finances. Why is the media taking it seriously? |
Sports Central
May 3, 2005
Eric Poole |
The P-Word in Baseball? A summary of the Major League Baseball season so far, and looking ahead to the playoffs. |
Salon.com
March 31, 2001
Allen Barra |
Everything you know is wrong The major leagues are more competitive than ever, small-market teams can compete, and home runs and giant salaries aren't ruining the game. Plus: Who's going to Cooperstown? |
Reason
May 2001
Dan Lewis |
It Happens Every Spring Baseball season is upon us. That means the moaning about the sport's economic disparity has likewise gotten underway... |
Salon.com
March 7, 2002
Allen Barra |
Bud Light-headed Selig and the baseball owners are brewing more bad-faith deals... |
Salon.com
September 5, 2002
King Kaufman |
Any given Thursday It's time for the NFL to prove once again that having money doesn't mean a team can't still stink. Baseball, are you listening? |
Sports Central
October 19, 2011
Vito Curcuru |
How the Players Can Win the NBA Lockout The NBA players need to leverage their talent to win the lockout. |
Salon.com
April 3, 2002
Allen Barra |
Baseball 2002: The fix isn't in So you think the big-market teams have it all locked up? Then I guess you'll be betting on the Los Angeles Dodgers... |
Sports Central
February 2, 2015
Jeff Kallman |
Selig's Legacy, For Better and For Worse Part of the problem is that, say what you will of the man one way or the other, Selig really is a baseball fan when all is said and done. |
Sports Central
March 27, 2011
Jess Coleman |
Can You Buy Wins in Baseball? Could the Yankees' unlimited sum of cash really result in an astonishing 27 World Championships? |
CFO
April 1, 2004
Tim Reason |
Squeeze Play Forget steroids. It's spending that has baseball in a bind. |
Sports Illustrated
April 2, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Striking Out Bud Selig wants you to be reassured. The baseball commissioner announced last week that the owners will not lock out the players this season... |
Sports Central
May 31, 2008
Ben Feller |
Why Baseball Needs Replay Now The main reason for replay is to get the calls correct. Another is for baseball to start to shy away from its old school image. |
Sports Central
October 5, 2007
Alvin Chang |
Farewell Baseball, From Yours Truly Every time the baseball playoffs start, fans are subjected to the same David vs. Goliath story line. |
Sports Illustrated
July 23, 2002
Tom Verducci |
On shaky ground Baseball players and owners can't even agree on a salary floor. |
Sports Central
June 17, 2011
Andrew Jones |
How to Realign Major League Baseball Rumors have been floating around about the potential for MLB to realign into a system with two 15-team leagues and no divisions. |
Sports Illustrated
May 1, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Economics 101 The mailbag overfloweth, and it's because I used the magic word last week: contraction. Frustration is obviously very high among fans, and the c-word inevitably spawns debate about the economics of the game... |
Sports Central
April 15, 2013
Adam Russell |
MLB Should Consolidate the Leagues Could there ever be the possibility of MLB proposing a unified organization with consistent rules and a more objective schedule? If enough fans jump on the bandwagon, it most certainly could be possible. |
Salon.com
August 27, 2002
Keith Olbermann |
A diary of baseball's coming crunch time Posturing owners! Angry bankers! Scary lawyers! Rats who gnaw the eyes out first! A day by day guide to the last weeks of the labor war. |
Sports Central
October 21, 2011
Louie Centanni |
Fall Not-So-Classic Wednesday night was Game 1 of the 2011 World Series and the minds of most sports fans hovered over one of the following thoughts. |
Salon.com
July 25, 2001
Allen Barra |
Throw the bums out! It's time to eject baseball's owners for arguing balls and strikes... |
AskMen.com
November 29, 2000
Mark Simmons |
Pro Sports Salaries How can we explain the meteoric rise of players' salaries? |
Sports Central
August 16, 2011
Paul Foeller |
From Spring Training to the Fall Classic It may not be the way the baseball purists want to see it, and it may put a dent in yearly revenue, but a shortened MLB regular season will eventually happen. |
Sports Central
July 21, 2009
Corrie Trouw |
The American Premier League While a remarkable 18 teams were within five games of a playoff spot on Monday morning, such parity is more of a Bud Selig parlor trick than an exhibition of competitive balance. |
Sports Central
July 5, 2011
Diane M. Grassi |
National Pastime's Future Remains on Shakey Ground As we celebrate America's birthday this week, it is perhaps a good time to revisit how America's "national pastime" is doing. |
Salon.com
August 8, 2001
David Davis |
Marvin Miller As the head of the Major League Baseball Players Association, he challenged the assumptions that players are chattel and that labor unions have no place within sports... |
Salon.com
June 13, 2001
Allen Barra |
By George, he's back Steinbrenner lashes out at the Yankees, just like old times. And this time, he's actually got a point... |
Sports Central
May 15, 2006
Mike Round |
Royals' Futility Highlights Hidden Danger Here are some problems with revenue sharing in baseball. |
CFO
September 1, 2004
Joseph McCafferty |
Hockey Fight A brawl over accounting -- not a salary cap -- could give the National Hockey League a black eye. But worse, will it cancel the 2004-2005 season? |
Sports Illustrated
July 24, 2002
Frank Deford |
The boors of summer It's hard to take either side in baseball's labor battle. |
Sports Central
May 31, 2006
Joe Pietaro |
MLB at a Glance as We Pass Memorial Day Baseball fans can start to see how their teams are shaping up by perusing the standings at the end of May. |
Sports Illustrated
September 6, 2000
Tom Verducci |
Making a case for Pedro Martinez With 16 wins, Pedro Martinez has a shot at winning 20. What does he have to do to win the Cy Young award? I thought he was already the clear frontrunner, but the mailbag brought some disagreement. |
InternetNews
August 30, 2002 |
Fox, Real to Launch Pay-Per-View Football Webcast RealNetworks teams up with FoxSports.com to hawk live college football games from the Big 12 conference. |
