Pay dirt : the business of professional team sports /
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 bri...
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| Other Authors / Creators: | Fort, Rodney D. |
| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Updated pbk. ed. |
| Imprint: | Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1997. |
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| Online Access: | Click here for full text at JSTOR |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- The market for sports franchises
- Taxes, taxes, and more taxes
- Stadiums and arenas
- The reserve clause and antitrust laws
- Why do pro athletes make so much money?
- Competitive balance in sports leagues
- Rival leagues and league expansion: baseball, basketball, and hockey
- Rival leagues: the great football wars.