MLB Franchise Values Update Based on 2019 Forbes Report By Martin J. Greenberg & Michael R. Gavin I. Introduction “Baseball is more lucrative than it has ever been” With increasing
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Post-Script: Blast Off! Why Are MLB Franchise Values Skyrocketing at an Astounding Rate?
MLB Franchise Values Update Based on 2018 Forbes Report By Martin J. Greenberg & Michael R. Gavin With every Spring brings a new Major League Baseball (MLB) season, where each
Post-Script: Blast Off! Why Are MLB Franchise Values Skyrocketing at an Astounding Rate?
MLB Franchise Values Update Based on 2017 Forbes Report By Martin J. Greenberg & Michael R. Gavin On February 1, 2017, the article entitled Blast Off! Why Are MLB Franchise
Blast Off! Why are MLB Franchise Values Skyrocketing at an Astounding Rate
by Martin J. Greenberg and Michael R. Gavin Introduction “There’s a belief . . . that baseball is a dying game. But the numbers indicate otherwise. Baseball isn’t dying.
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A Bonus Shrouded In Controversy: Alex Rodriguez Milestone Bonus
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Mark Attanasio, lead owner of the Milwaukee Brewers, in his annual opening day press conference at Miller Park called “mind-boggling” and frustrating the skyrocketing payrolls in Major League Baseball that
Miller Park – An Impact Beyond Baseball
I. Introduction Former Major League Baseball (“MLB”) Commissioner, Bud Selig, acquired the Milwaukee Brewers (“Brewers”), originally the Seattle Pilots, through bankruptcy, and the team moved to Milwaukee in 1969 as
