Andrew Zimbalist
Andrew Zimbalist
Andrew S. Zimbalistis a U.S. economist. He is the Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics at Smith College...
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I think that the NHL is ripe to have some franchises move. Hartford is a viable area when it comes down to that. To be in the Northeast, in New England, with hockey, is viable. I think the economics of the league have stabilized. They're not perfect, but they're a heck of a lot better than they were. I wouldn't draw the conclusion that Hartford can't work. In fact, I think I'd draw the opposite conclusion. I think it's a much stronger location than several of the cities that are currently hosting NHL teams. And I know that there's a lot of talk about franchises moving around. I don't think it's a slam dunk, but I think it's very viable.
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I don't think it's going to happen, and I don't think baseball wants it to happen. I think baseball would be inviting congressional ? possibly severe congressional ? response to it. They also would have to negotiate the effects of contraction with the players union.
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Historically, it's not uncommon for a Super Bowl ticket to go for several thousand dollars. There are some rich people who wouldn't think twice about spending that kind of money.
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He was able, in short ... to bring the owners together as partners in a way that has never been done before in baseball.
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I think it is madness. It is not what you would have if there was any reasonable balance between academics and athletics.
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Until the L.A. market is settled, I don't think there's any other market out there that stands a chance.
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You also then have to acknowledge that when the team performs poorly, it'll go in the opposite direction.
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My best guess is they won't strike. They know they'll hurt the game and themselves too much if they strike. I don't think they'll tip their hand right now - I'm sure they'll make it sound like they're willing to strike. But my best guess is players will fight the owners with litigation.
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I'm sure there will be thousands of new jobs. But the question is whether they subtract jobs from people working nearby.
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In this case I think it's quite unlikely (the team will move). Seattle is a large market and growing more rapidly than many markets, and I don't think the NBA wants to have a sour relationship there.
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But in terms of the competitive balance, that's very problematic. It's not likely it's going to have any significant effect at all. We still have a highly significant correlation between payroll and performance. That's really all we're talking about.
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Attorneys General in various states looking to get baseball or keep teams would sue baseball on grounds that they're a monopoly and restricting output,
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It will continue the cycle; I think it has to. It's positive to have serious corporations that have the business background to do that kind of work necessary to run teams today.
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It's ludicrous that he's not in the Hall. He's one of the most important executives in the history of the game. He transformed the sport. If the Hall is going include both players and executives, it hurts its integrity for him to not be there.