The new edition of Baseball Prospectus is out, with my essay on the last year in baseball stadium developments, and I’ll be hitting the road – okay, the keyboard and the subway – to help promote it. This Thursday, I’ll … Continue reading
Like the headline says, I’m scheduled to be on ESPN Radio’s Brian Kenny Show on Monday, starting at about 8:27 pm Eastern time. The topic: “how the economy is affecting sports,” including naming rights deals and player salaries. If you … Continue reading
Ever since news broke that Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich allegedly tried to trade Wrigley Field stadium subsidies for getting Chicago Tribune editorial board writers fired, I’ve been getting lots of calls from radio stations on the topic. So far the … Continue reading
I may have been cut from “E:60,” but my yammerings about the Yankees stadium controversy turned up this morning on ESPN’s other newsmagazine show, “Outside the Lines,” in a segment on Friday’s Congressional hearings on the subject. You can catch … Continue reading
Two brushes with media greatness for me today: I’m quoted in today’s New York Times, on page B5, in an article on the luxury suite that New York City officials are getting for their own use at the new Yankees … Continue reading
Kansas City Star columnist Hearne Christopher Jr. today ran a long interview with me on that city’s new subsidized arena (which still lacks a sports tenant) and subsidized renovations to the stadiums of the Chiefs and Royals. Key quote: “I … Continue reading
A flurry of recent media appearances for me, none of it, oddly, connected with this past week’s Yankee Stadium All-Star Game media frenzy: Mark Yost, author of the NFL business history Tailgating, Sacks, and Salary Caps, quotes me on the … Continue reading
I weigh in on stadium financing in two far-flung corners of the nation today: In the Whittier Daily News I analyze a report by Los Angeles sports promoters on the economic impact of sports in Southern California (key quote: “I … Continue reading
The Brian Lehrer Show has archived my appearance yesterday, debating deputy mayor Linda Gibbs on New York’s poverty policies; you can listen to the mp3 here. They’ve even helpfully broken up the archive into segments, so you can hear my … Continue reading