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This project is a case study on three small market Major League Baseball teams: Oakland, Minnesota, and Cincinnati. The … better player development systems are more successful. Using many different baseball statistics and developing numerous …
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This project is a study which examines how attendance levels in Major League Baseball stadiums have been impacted by … shown a strong relationship that during downtrends in the economy, baseball attendance levels generally do not suffer. Using …
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The impact of race on the likelihood of former Major League Baseball players becoming managers is analyzed using data … number of black managers in Major League Baseball. Significant evidence is found that Hispanic former players are 66 and 69 …
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A study of the physics of baseball has shown that air density plays a significant role in the distance a batted … baseball will travel. Air density is a function of altitude, temperature, humidity, and barometric pressure. This paper tests … if air density impacts the totals market in Major League Baseball by influencing the number of runs in a game above and …
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This paper investigates the determinants of game-day attendance in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) from …
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In 2010, a plan to finance a new spring training stadium for the Cubs through a ticket surcharge on all games in the Cactus League was proposed. We find that the Cubs increase attendance when they are the away team by about 37%. Thus, the surcharge would be economically justified as long as the...
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fan interest. The introduction of random testing for performance-enhancing drugs (PED) by Major League Baseball (MLB …
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We address potential racial bias by Major League Baseball umpires with respect to ball–strike calls. We offer a …
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smoking is less prevalent among high school athletes than non-athletes. Baseball, in particular, is one of several sports … of play in college baseball and in the minor leagues. Major League Baseball bars its players from carrying smokeless …
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High school baseball is very popular in Japan. All games of the high school baseball tournaments are publicly … broadcasted. This paper hypothesizes that high school baseball influences the happiness level of the Japanese. Individual level … high school baseball on happiness. Further, nostalgia for home influences migrants’ happiness, and this influence is …
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