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Determining Monopsony in the Salaries of NonContracted and Contracted Baseball Players

In three pages Andrew and Victor Brajer's research into this topic as detailed in 1994's 'Baseball Stars and Baseball Cards: A Ne...

Baseball's Great Experiment by Tygel Reviewed

In five pages Major League baseball player Jackie Robinson's lasting legacy is examined within the context of Tygel's book....

A Sports Statistics' Overview

In eight pages sports statistics as they relate to baseball are examined with an explanation of various formulas and their meaning...

Human Relationships and Baseball

more millions than they already receive (Kaplan, 2002). A comment from Kaplan sums up how many fans feel about baseball players: "...

Steroid Abuse in Major League Baseball

2007, p. 128). After all, if 23 New York Mets players have either taken in the past or are currently taking performance-enhancing...

The Baseball 'Business' from a Sociological Perspective

makes more money for the team, so while a player may command a million dollar salary, the team owners profit much more than he doe...

Faith, Good Sportsmanship, and Goodwill Promoted by Jewish Athletes

a high school player, Mother would go over to the box... and drop some coins in the box... I asked what she was doing and she said...

Pro Soccer from a Financial Perspective

(Wagman). This particular lawsuit has demonstrated how the ever increasing costs of running a soccer team - including the ...

Salaries and Benefits of NBA and NFL Players

extensions and exceptions to this cap (Inside Hoops, 2006). In terms of contracts there are both rookie and player contracts. A ro...

Effects of Negro League Baseball

Frank Thompson in Long Island, who organized a group of Argyle Hotel waiters in the 1880s and ultimately merged with a Philadelphi...

Are Baseball Players Paid Too Much?

effective use of athletic product endorsement and development of brand image can make or break a product in todays complex economy...

Achievements of Baseball Legend Ted Williams

baseballs "magic numbers" (InfoPlease.com, nd; Baseball Almanac, nd). He was the last player to bat .400. He was also selected for...

'Tikkun Olam' and Commitment of Jewish Athletes

World War II after the Japanese bombed military installations in Pearl Harbor. He volunteered for active duty in the Marine Corps...

Novel and Film Version of Bernard Malamud's The Natural

In five pages this paper examines the impact of morality as it is represented in a baseball player's rise and fall in the 1952 nov...

Jurisdiction for Arbitration

the issue was a simple translation mistake, but this does open the door for there to be an appeal by the defendant and the German ...

Present Value of Contracts for Billy Wilson

discounted. The future revenue streams are discounted and then the signing bonus is added in to give a total value. The calcula...

Contract Award Criteria - the Robert Mondavi Winery

attached Request for Proposal (RFP) 20060112" (Dietrich, 2006). The RPF itself is 200 pages long, and what Pennsylvania is actuall...

Connectivity, External and Internal Drive Bays

front panel." Kozierok (2001) also explains that the term "external drive bay" is a "bit of a misnomer" in that the term ex...

Case Study on Billy Wilson and Contracts Calculated Values

Year 3 2,000,000 80% 1,600,000 Total 5,800,000 Question 3 To assess the real value we can calculate the net present value of e...

Baseball and Economics

In five pages the transformation of baseball from sport to high salary economics is considered. Five sources are cited in the bib...

Baseball and Softball

from their coach)" (Dummies.com). In softball this does not exist in any particular level of the game because the pitcher always t...

Superstition in Baseball

Athletes that are motivated with a particularly profound need to succeed seek to control events and situations by any means possib...

MLB Hall of Fame and the Use of Drugs to Enhance Player Performance

The stringent voting criteria are based on "a players record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, and contributi...

EXPAT, ROBERT LORD AND RIORDAN MANUFACTURING

inconvenience of the overseas assignment on the other side of the ledger" (Phillips and Fox, 2003; 469). Its not easy being an exp...

Analyzing The Wages of Wins by David J. Berri

Efficiency, which was similar to Robert Bellottis Points Created model and Dave Heerans TENDEX measurement (The Wins Produced Stor...

Law and Gambling in Professional Sports

hoping no gambling is occurring, thus there is no sensible regulation. As a result, we dont protect the integrity of any game bec...

Overview of a Pro Football Player

In ten pages this paper discusses a professional football player in an overview of training, education, salary, and other topics o...

Past and Present American Football

In seven pages this paper compares American football as it was played in the past with the present in a discussion of the game, dr...

Baseball Players, Training Programs, and Balance of Energy Systems

participation in all sporting activities, and therefore this fitness level could be said to be common to all. However, the way in ...

Gambling in Sports and the Pete Rose Betting on Baseball Case

In five pages this paper discusses gambling by athletes in professional sports in this consideration of the case involving former ...