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Making the Majors

Author : Eric Leifer
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674040069
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Making the Majors written by Eric Leifer and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this in-depth look at major league sports, Eric Leifer traces the growth and development of major leagues in baseball, football, basketball, and hockey, and predicts fundamental changes as the majors pursue international expansion. He shows how every past expansion of sports publics has been accompanied by significant changes in the way sporting competition is organized. With each reorganization, the majors have created teams closer in ability, bringing repetition to competition across time, only to expand and energize the public's search for differences between teams and for events that disrupt the repetitive flow. The phenomenal success of league sports, Leifer writes, rests on their ability to manufacture inequalities for fans to latch on to without jeopardizing the equalities that draw fans in. Leifer supports his theory with historical detail and statistical analysis. He examines the special concerns of league organizers in pursuing competitive balance and presents a detailed analysis of how large-city domination has been undermined in the modern era of Major League Baseball. Using games from the four major league sports, he then shows how fans can themselves affect the course of competition. In NFL football, for example, fans account for nearly all of the persisting inequality in team performance. The possibility of sustaining inequality among equals emerges from the cross-pressures that fans and leagues place on competition. With substantial data in hand, Leifer asks the essential question facing the leagues today: how can they sustain a situation that depends entirely on simultaneous equality and contention, one in which fan involvement may evaporate as soon as one team dominates? His answer has significant implications for the future of major league sports, both nationally and internationally.

Relocating Teams and Expanding Leagues in Professional Sports

Author : Frank P. Jozsa
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313371504
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book Relocating Teams and Expanding Leagues in Professional Sports written by Frank P. Jozsa and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1999-08-30 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the business of professional league sports, market conditions are the key determinate of the financial success or failure of a team. In the last few years, major league sports has experienced both growth into new markets and relocations of existing teams. Owners and the leagues use demographics, economic data, and governmental support to decide on where and when to expand and relocate. This book examines the sports business from 1950 through 2000. Historical demographic, economic, and team-related data provide the context. The authors apply metropolitan area statistics such as population growth and income, game attendance, and estimated market values to examine the business decisions made by individual teams in professional baseball, football, and basketball. The book looks at specific teams in terms of their long-term viability as a franchise and ranks their performances in economic and business terms. It also examines the related issues of taxpayer subsidies for new venues and the economic impact of professional sports on cities and regions. The book is a fascinating and comprehensive look at the business of sports and its place in American society, business, and economics.

Sports Leagues and Teams

Author : Mark Pollak
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 728 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sports Leagues and Teams written by Mark Pollak and published by McFarland. This book was released on 1998 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the formation of baseball's National Association, presents information on 200 US leagues and over 3,200 teams, including those that have prospered and survived and those that have been long forgotten by all but the most dedicated fans. Within chapters of the sport--baseball, basketball, football, ice hockey, soccer, roller hockey, and other sports--provides a brief history of the leagues in chronological order of their founding, then lists individual teams with their city, nickname, home arena or playing field, championships won, and current status when appropriate. Indexed by everything. c. Book News Inc.

Sports Capitalism

Author : Frank P. Jozsa
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351148621
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book Sports Capitalism written by Frank P. Jozsa and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book focuses on how, when, where and why the US-based professional sports leagues extend their brands and penetrate markets in nations across the globe. The book examines the strategies, progress and expectations of each league despite the cultural, economic and political barriers that exist between and within countries and areas. It offers a model of the sports business and, where appropriate, the emergence, evolution and growth of prominent women's sports leagues are documented. This book is unique as there are no other academic publications that study and report the global ambitions of this special group of organizations in one volume. Readers such as college and university sports history, management, marketing and international business professors, students and researchers can use and apply the book, as either a teaching supplement, reference and/or literature source. It will also appeal to targeted groups beyond the academic community with strategic economic incentives to learn about sports capitalism, such as sports entrepreneurs and league officials.

Potential of popular US Professional Sports Leagues/Franchises Expanding to the European Sports Market

Author : Manuel Jakab
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3346512517
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (465 download)

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Download or read book Potential of popular US Professional Sports Leagues/Franchises Expanding to the European Sports Market written by Manuel Jakab and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2021-10-13 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bachelor Thesis from the year 2015 in the subject Health - Sport - Sport Economics, Sport Management, grade: 1,3, University of Bayreuth (Rechts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät), language: English, abstract: This paper discusses the potential of popular US professional sports leagues expanding to the European and especially the German sports market with regard to the NBA, NFL, NHL and MLS. The unique characteristics of sports consumption and differences between US and European sports cultures and economics are taken into consideration. Furthermore, earlier expansions by these leagues are explored. Due to the lack of sufficient scientific literature, two web-surveys were carried out in the United States and in Germany in order to collect primary data. Additionally, an expert interview was conducted. Based on these data this paper presents recommendations on the following questions: Which league should expand to Europe? Which expansion strategies should be used? What are possible limitations and difficulties? Which areas need further research?

WNBA

Author : Jim Hoehn
Publisher : ABDO
ISBN 13 : 1098210018
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (982 download)

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Download or read book WNBA written by Jim Hoehn and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2020-08-01 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title tells the story of the Women's National Basketball Association, from its founding in the 1990s to its status today as a world-class showcase for basketball talent. Readers will learn about the league's stars, teams, and coaches, as well as player efforts to earn higher pay. Features include infographics, a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

The Business of Professional Sports

Author : Paul D. Staudohar
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252061615
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (616 download)

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Download or read book The Business of Professional Sports written by Paul D. Staudohar and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond the highly publicized heroics and foibles of players and teams, when the grandstands are empty and the scoreboards dark, there is a world of sport about which little is known by even the most ardent fan. It is the business world of sport; it is characterized by a thirst for power and money, and its players are just as active as those on the professional teams they oversee. In this collection, some of the best scholars in the field use examples from baseball, football, basketball, and hockey to illuminate the significant economic, legal, social, and historic aspects of the business of professional sports. Contributors: Dennis A. Ahlburg, Rob B. Beamish, Joan M. Chandler, James B. Dworkin, Lawrence M. Kahn, Charles P. Korr, John J. MacAloon, David Mills, Roger G. Noll, Steven A. Reiss, Gary R. Roberts, Stephen F. Ross, Peter D. Sherer, Leigh Steinberg, and David G. Voigt,

Managing Sports Teams

Author : Stefan Walzel
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030564959
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Managing Sports Teams written by Stefan Walzel and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-10-29 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook offers a comprehensive overview of the most important and fundamental elements for the management of team sports organisations. It is intended to meet the needs of full-time and voluntary individuals in management positions in professional and semi-professional sports clubs, leagues and federations, and those who aspire to such positions. In addition to management-relevant aspects, its interdisciplinary approach also includes the basics of law and media, which are vital to the successful management of team sports organisations. Bringing together experts from the respective disciplines, the book’s content is presented in a clear and straightforward manner, facilitating its implementation in practice.

Pay Dirt

Author : James P. Quirk
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691187940
Total Pages : 583 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Pay Dirt written by James P. Quirk and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why would a Japanese millionaire want to buy the Seattle Mariners baseball team, when he has admitted that he has never played in or even seen a baseball game? Cash is the answer: major league baseball, like professional football, basketball, and hockey, is now big business with the potential to bring millions of dollars in profits to owners. Not very long ago, however, buying a sports franchise was a hazardous investment risked only by die-hard fans wealthy enough to lose parts of fortunes made in other businesses. What forces have changed team ownership from sports-fan folly to big-business savvy? Why has The Wall Street Journal become popular reading in pro sports locker rooms? And why are sports pages now dominated by economic clashes between owners and players, cities with franchises and cities without them, leagues and players' unions, and team lawyers and players' lawyers? In answering these questions, James Quirk and Rodney Fort have written the most complete book on the business and economics of professional sports, past and present. Pay Dirt offers a wealth of information and analysis on the reserve clause, salary determination, competitive balance in sports leagues, the market for franchises, tax sheltering, arenas and stadiums, and rival leagues. The authors present an abundance of historical material, much of it new, including team ownership histories and data on attendance, TV revenue, stadium and arena contracts, and revenues and costs. League histories, team statistics, stories about players and owners, and sports lore of all kinds embellish the work. Quirk and Fort are writing for anyone interested in sports in the 1990s: players, players' agents, general managers, sportswriters, and, most of all, sports fans.

Here and Gone: Short-Lived Sports Teams and Leagues

Author : John J. Rust
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781723761751
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book Here and Gone: Short-Lived Sports Teams and Leagues written by John J. Rust and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One team was so strapped for cash it couldn

Home Team

Author : Michael N. Danielson
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691231125
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book Home Team written by Michael N. Danielson and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most books that study professional sports concentrate on teams and leagues. In contrast, Home Team studies the connections between professional team sports in North America and the places where teams play. It examines the relationships between the four major professional team sports--baseball, basketball, football, and hockey--and the cities that attach their names, their hearts, and their increasing amount of tax dollars to big league teams. From the names on their uniforms to the loyalties of their fans, teams are tied to the places in which they play. Nonetheless, teams, like other urban businesses, are affected by changes in their environments--like the flight of their customers to suburbs and changes in local political climates. In Home Team, professional sports are scrutinized in the larger context of the metropolitan areas that surround and support them. Michael Danielson is particularly interested in the political aspects of the connections between professional sports teams and cities. He points out that local and state governments are now major players in the competition for franchises, providing increasingly lavish publicly funded facilities for what are, in fact, private business ventures. As a result, professional sports enterprises, which have insisted that private leagues rather than public laws be the proper means of regulating games, have become powerful political players, seeking additional benefits from government, often playing off one city against another. The wide variety of governmental responses reflects the enormous diversity of urban and state politics in the United States and in the Canadian cities and provinces that host professional teams. Home Team collects a vast amount of data, much of it difficult to find elsewhere, including information on the relocation of franchises, expansion teams, new leagues, stadium development, and the political influence of the rich cast of characters involved in the ongoing contests over where teams will play and who will pay. Everyone who is interested in the present condition and future prospects of professional sports will be captivated by this informative and provocative new book.

Organization and Outcomes

Author : Daniel Alfred Rascher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Organization and Outcomes written by Daniel Alfred Rascher and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Governance and Competition in Professional Sports Leagues

Author : Plácido Rodríguez
Publisher : Universidad de Oviedo
ISBN 13 : 9788483176672
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (766 download)

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Book Synopsis Governance and Competition in Professional Sports Leagues by : Plácido Rodríguez

Download or read book Governance and Competition in Professional Sports Leagues written by Plácido Rodríguez and published by Universidad de Oviedo. This book was released on 2007 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is the result of the II Congress of Sports Economics (Gijón, Spain, May 3-5, 2007) devoted to League Governance and Competition. It is organized in three different parts. The first one deals with governance in leagues and in professional sports in general. The second part analyses the consequences of different changes in the competition system at the European level. The third part has an institutional approach and different cases of governance in football leagues around the world are analysed.

Sports Nation: Contemporary American Professional Organizations

Author : Frank P Jozsa, Jr
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 981322553X
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Sports Nation: Contemporary American Professional Organizations written by Frank P Jozsa, Jr and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2017-08-28 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book focuses on, identifies, and analyzes various divisions and conferences of four professional sports leagues and their teams' historical regular season and postseason performances, and also provides a recent financial profile of them while being competitive, profitable or unprofitable, and well-known enterprises. The parent sports organizations are the American League and National League in Major League Baseball, American Football Conference and National Football Conference in the National Football League, and the Eastern and Western Conference each in the National Basketball Association and National Hockey League.

Fans of the World, Unite!

Author : Stephen F. Ross
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 080476977X
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Fans of the World, Unite! written by Stephen F. Ross and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2008-08-19 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of baseball, football, basketball, and hockey have long been exploited and oppressed by the monopolistic practices of team owners. The time has come for a revolution in the organization of major U.S. sports! Fans of the World, Unite! is a clarion call to sports fans. Appealing to anyone who is in despair due to the greed and incompetence of team owners, this book proposes a significant restructuring of sports leagues. It sets out a rational program for a revolution that will serve the best interests of the fans and of the sport itself. But Stephen F. Ross and Stefan Szymanski are no Marxists: they show how a revolution in the organization of sports might even benefit the owners. By harnessing the power of markets, sports leagues can be made both more responsive to the needs of the fans, and more efficient. Ross and Szymanski have spent many years evaluating the ways in which leagues work across the globe. Drawing on their extensive study of leagues, the authors boil down their plan to two major reforms. Borrowing from NASCAR, they propose that team owners should not own sports leagues as well. Rather, league ownership should be separate. Their second proposal is drawn from soccer: introduce competition through a promotion and relegation system. In this type of system, the worst teams in the league are kicked out at the end of the season and replaced by the best performing teams in the next division down. This gives poor performing teams incentive to step up their game, and allows fresh blood to enter the leagues if the poor performers fail to do so. The main goal of these reforms is to align the financial interest of those who own the league with the best interests of the fans and the sport. Having laid out the problem and the solution, the authors skillfully address practical implications of introducing their scheme, suggesting how leagues might at least make some changes, if not all of those suggested. The time for change has come! Armed with this book, and with fairness on their side, fans can set forth to begin a revolution.

The Business of Sports

Author : Scott Rosner
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN 13 : 9780763726218
Total Pages : 834 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book The Business of Sports written by Scott Rosner and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2004 with total page 834 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book covers professional, Olympic and collegiate sports and each chapter has a fully developed introduction to explaine the relevance of the articles to be presented.

Minor League Baseball

Author : Frank Hoffmann
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113640483X
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (364 download)

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Download or read book Minor League Baseball written by Frank Hoffmann and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-10-12 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examine the big-league benefits of minor league baseball! The Minor League Baseball: Community Building Through Hometown Sports examines the role played by minor league baseball in hundreds of cities and towns across the United States. Written from the unique perspective of a sociologist who also happens to be an avid baseball fan, the book looks at the contributions minor league teams make to the quality of life in their communities, creating focal points for spirit and cohesiveness while providing opportunities for interaction and entertainment. The book links theory and experience to present a “sociology of baseball” that explains the symbiotic relationship which brings people together for a common purpose—to root, root, root for the home team. From the author: Minor league baseball is played across the country in more than 100 very different communities. These communities seem to share a special bond with their teams. As with all sports teams, there is a symbiotic relationship between the team and the city or town that it represents. In the case of major league professional sports, the relationship is often fueled by economic outcomes. On the minor league level, the relationship appears to go beyond mere money and prestige. Minor league teams occupy a special place in our hearts. We are more forgiving when they lose, and extremely proud of them when they win. Minor League Baseball: Community Building Through Hometown Sports is a detailed look at the connection between town and team, including: economic benefits (development strategies, community growth) intangible benefits (ballpark camaraderie, hometown pride) fan attachment and attendance (demographic variables, stadium accessibility, “home court advantage”) case studies of two Maryland minor-league franchises--the Class AA Bowie Baysox and the Class A Hagerstown Suns Minor League Baseball: Community Building Through Hometown Sports also includes an introduction to the organizational structure of the minor leagues, a history of each current league, and charts and tables on attendance figures and franchise relocations. This book is essential reading for sociologists, sport sociologists/historians, academics and/or practitioners in the fields of community sociology and psychology, and of course, baseball fans.