I testified before the Massachusetts state legislature regarding the proposed new Fenway Park last summer. I probably get five calls a month from print reporters asking for comments on a stadium deal somewhere or other. After appearing on the front page of the Wall Street Journal last summer I did about 10 radio interviews. My co-author was interviewed on TV in New Orleans at the end of January. There's a lot of additional research to be done.
Stadiums clearly have a differential impact on different markets in a city.
The bars and restaurants immediately surrounding a ballpark clearly benefit. But the negative overall impact we find suggests that other markets in the city are also affected. Keith Law is an author of Baseball Prospectus. You can contact him by clicking here .