Tag: MLB
Pittsburgh Pirates raise “day-of-game” ticket prices
The Pittsburgh Pirates, owners of 18 consecutive losing seasons, are raising ticket prices for the 2011 season. Seriously.
MLB League Championship Series: Most watched LCS since 2007
Baseball has seen some record numbers during this years League Championship Series. They’re still dwarfed by the NFL ratings, but increases are increases, right?
MLB: Bob DuPuy officially resigns as president and COO
MLB president/COO Bob DuPuy has officially announced his resignation, effective October 31st.
So is “attendance” the chicken and “winning” the egg? Or vice versa?
Teams that win fill stadiums. Teams that lose don’t. This holds true for teams across all sports. . . except for maybe the Chicago Cubs. But a recent study reveals that increased attendance can actually lead to more wins. It took a Ph.D. student from NYU’s Stern School of Business to discover that a 48% [...]
Dan Lozano leaves BHSC
So…who wants to shake up the landscape of major league baseball and its agents? ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick is reporting that Dan Lozano has left the Beverly Hills Sports Council. Lozano, who has been with BHSC since 1989 is best known for being the agent for all-league superstar, Albert Pujols. Of course Lozano’s stable of players, [...]
Texas Rangers bankruptcy expedites sale of team…hopefully.
The Texas Rangers officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection yesterday, in an effort to help expedite a sale from current owner Tom Hicks to team president Nolan Ryan and Chuck Greenberg (a Pittsburgh attorney, and a generally nice guy, based on what i’ve heard from mutual friends). Lets just jump into the details. Under [...]
