Quickie: Kiss the Sheff April 22, 2009
Posted by tomflesher in Baseball.Tags: Barry Bonds, collusion, Gary Sheffield, Mets
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Why is Gary Sheffield employed for the league minimum when Barry Bonds can’t get a job?
Sheffield had a Batting Average, On-Base Percentage, Slugging Percentage and On-Base Plus Slugging of .225/.326/.400/.725 in 2008; Bonds was last active in 2007 and hit .276/.480/.565/1.045 (with the .480 OBP leading the National League). Clearly, something’s wrong. Collusion?
What’s wrong, in my estimation, is still that Bonds represents a negative externality on his team’s production, reputation, and revenue; Sheffield, meanwhile, is less of a threat to ticket sales. Despite being unpopular and saying bizarre things, Sheffield has not yet to my knowledge irritated fans to the extent that Bonds has, nor is he quite the clubhouse menace Bonds is said to be.
Of course, time will tell whether Sheffield produces $400,000 worth of runs for the ailing Mets.
Barry Bonds (with bonus Collusion discussion) March 25, 2009
Posted by tomflesher in Academia, Baseball, Economics.Tags: Barry Bonds, Baseball, chili peppers as commodity, collusion, David Ortiz, economics, Economics haiku, incentives, market competition, monopoly
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Sorry about the infrequent updates. It’s a busy time in the semester.
Barry Bonds is, without a doubt, one of the most controversial figures in baseball. He’s currently trying, again, what he tried last year – shopping himself around for the league’s minimum salary. (Thanks to the Sports Law Blog for the link.) Inside, I’d like to briefly discuss collusion and look at the incentives involved with this situation.
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