Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
February 09, 2008
MIT Sports Business Conference, Improving the Game

The final feature panel is looking at how to improve leagues:

  • Rick Carlisle, ESPN
  • Bill James
  • John Walsh, ESPN
  • Randy Vataha, Game Plan, LLC
  • Daryl Morey, Houston Rockets
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Improving the Game Panel
Photo: David Pinto, Baseball Musings

Update: Bill James and John Walsh had a good argument about baseball playoff games ending after midnight. John argued it was good for fans, since it maximizes the number of people who can watch games. He pointed out it's 9:30 on the west coast, which also has a large population.

Update: Randy Vataha wants to cap everything. He wants a cap on GM salaries, coaches, everything. Morey asks about the opposite, and brings up the premier league.

Update: Bill is talking about middle relievers. Using five relievers may be good for the club in the sense of winning the game, but it's boring for the sport. Should the league be able to step in and change the rules to prevent that?

Update: Carlisle wants to increase the diameter of the rim by 1/2 inch to increase scoring in the NBA.

Update: Vataha says third down is what makes football great for television. You need an interesting moment every so often.

Update: Sal Baxamusa, sitting next to me, raises a good point. Is the franchise the team, or is the franchise the league with subsets? That impacts how you think about salary caps.

Update: John Walsh asks about the secondary market for tickets. Morey says it's a failure by management to price their tickets.


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Wow, thanks Dave. This has been great reading.

Posted by: t ball at February 9, 2008 08:33 PM
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