The Ledger Domain: MLB Needs to Reconnect by Maury Brown
Talking to Bob and Peter Bavasi, Maury reflects on the gulf between what attracts people to the game, and what might drive them from it.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: The 2007 Salary Arbitration Results by Maury Brown
Summing up the totals on the more than 100 players who filed for arbitration this offseason.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: Not a Done Deal...Yet by Maury Brown
In a canny move, MLB puts the onus on cable companies to match the DirecTV offer.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: iN Demand and MLB Tussle Over Extra Innings by Maury Brown
Maury unravels the latest on the Extra Innings story, and predicts where things might go from here.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: Breaking Down the Extra Innings Agreement by Maury Brown
The deal's done, so who came out ahead between MLB, the various content providers, and the baseball-hungry public?
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: A Look in the Black Book (Part I) by Maury Brown
Maury gets his hands on a little Black Book of payroll data for major league baseball.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: A Look Inside Forbes' MLB Franchise Valuations by Maury Brown
Who do you believe--Forbes Magazine, or the teams that invariably state the numbers are pure fiction? Maury has the details on the finances of major league clubs.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: Q&A with Vince Gennaro by Maury Brown
Maury chats with Vince Gennaro, a former consultant to MLB clubs and author of Diamond Dollars.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: The Ratings Game by Maury Brown
When television and the baseball playoffs collide, different parties want different outcomes.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: The Impact of the Fantasy Stats Ruling by Maury Brown
The legal setback for MLBAM over the use of player names in fantasy sports could lead to a Supreme Court showdown.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: MLB Meets the Recession by Maury Brown
Adrift in an ocean of money, how will MLB navigate the current financial maelstrom?
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: Salary Arbitration Beats Free Agency by Maury Brown
Big scores were struck for the players through the arbitration process this winter.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: MLBAM Wants You Wired by Maury Brown
The newest Baseball Prospectus author has a look at a technological advancement in the way baseball is delivered to your computer.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: Walter O'Malley and Marvin Miller For the Hall of Fame by...
One man's case for a pair of the game's off-field giants.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: Stan Kasten Interview by Maury Brown
Maury sits down with the President of the Washington Nationals to talk about their new ballpark, organizational philosophy, and rebuilding the team from the ground up.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: MLB's Landscape Leading Up to the CBA, Part One by Maury...
In the first part of a series, Maury discusses the present period of unprecedented industry expansion, and what bones of contention might arise from that growth.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: Sale of the Braves is a Tax(less) Situation by Maury Brown
Maury has a closer look at the taxes involved with the sale of the Atlanta Braves.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: Private Jets, Hitting the Scales and other Colorful...
Maury takes a look at the details of MLB contracts, including some strange perks.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: MLB's Landscape Leading Up to the CBA, Part II by Maury Brown
Maury touches on baseball's new generation of golden gooses, and how many more eggs they may be laying.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: MLB's 7-Year-Hitch to Fox and the All-Star Game by Maury...
During the All-Star Break, MLB and Fox agreed to a broadcast partnership for another seven years. What does this mean? Maury takes a look.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: Blackout Blues by Maury Brown
Fan outrage, contractual arcana, and management cynicism--and it has nothing to do with steroids?
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: Quietly, Collective Bargaining Begins by Maury Brown
With the current CBA expiring in just a few months, the two sides have begun to talk about the next one.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: Mid-Atlantic Tango: Looking at the Orioles and Nationals...
Maury looks at the attendance data for both the Orioles and Nationals to see if there was anything to Peter Angelos' fears.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: The Fantasy Stats Case Ruling and Its Repercussions by...
Maury has a guide to the recent court ruling in the CBC case concerning the rights to MLB player names and statistics.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: Contents Under Pressure by Maury Brown
Maury tracks unstable situations in South Florida, U.S. District Court, the Bronx, and his e-mail inbox.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: Place Shifting and the MLBAM by Maury Brown
Following up on his blackout article, Maury introduces a new technology that empowers users, but could cause problems down the road for MLB.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: Are the Marlins the Biggest Overachievers of All Time? by...
Derek Jeter earns more than the entire Marlins' 25-man roster.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: Perpetual Motion by Maury Brown
Maury comments on this weekend's protest in Baltimore, and tries to follow the minor league affiliate shuffle.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: Ticket Snub by Maury Brown
Postseason tickets are increasingly hard to come by for the average fan. Maury investigates what clubs are doing to snub fans that can't afford to pay exorbitant ticket prices.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: Breaking Down the 2006 Season by Marginal Payroll/Marginal...
Which teams get the most bang for their buck? Maury uses the Marginal Payroll/Marginal Wins formula to examine the most efficient teams of 2006.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: Ratings Time by Maury Brown
Fox executives are wearing David Wright jerseys this time of year, as the 2006 postseason ratings aren't exactly bowling over either the network or MLB.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: Steve Lyons Speaks Out by Maury Brown
The former Fox Sports color man talks about his recent dismissal over on-air comments.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: The New Collective Bargaining Agreement - Revenue Sharing...
Maury begins a savage journey to the heart of the new CBA by tackling how revenue sharing will look from 2007 on.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: A Look at the New Collective Bargaining Agreement: Luxury...
How is the luxury tax changing in the new CBA, and what will clubs be able to do with money received? Maury's latest article on what the CBA means for baseball.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: Myths by Maury Brown
Maury examines some of the more persistent misbeliefs around the game.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: The Sale of the Cubs by Maury Brown
Maury ponders the meaning of Jim Hendry's aggressive winter shopping for the pending sale of the game's lovable losers.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: Cisco Field by Maury Brown
Maury takes you through what to expect from the new Fremont ballpark.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: Why the Free Spending? by Maury Brown
Maury sorts through what has spurred on an already-wild winter market.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: Fully Backloaded by Maury Brown
Having signed the highest paid Vernon in history, have the Blue Jays gone crazy, or are they so totally sane that J.P. Ricciardi just blew your mind?
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: The Fourth Amendment, the MLBPA and the BALCO...
The effects of last week's appeals-court ruling could go beyond MLB.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: The Monopolizing of MLB's Extra Innings Package by Maury...
DirecTV's potential deal to become the exclusive provider of MLB Extra Innings could lead Congress to examine the sport's antitrust exemption, or lead you to find a spot on the roof for a satellite dish.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: Risky Business by Maury Brown
Maury checks out the gambles taking place on the business side heading into the 2007 season.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: Q&A with Branch Rickey III by Maury Brown
Running the Pacific Coast League is how this third-generation baseball man continues the family tradition of service to the game.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: The Effect of Regional Sports Networks by Maury Brown
Maury evaluates the proliferation of RSNs and their consequences on the financial state of franchises.
View ArticleThe Ledger Domain: A Deeper Look at the Exclusive Extra Innings to DirecTV...
Will it feed fan passions, or will a business decision cool their jets?
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