Checks and Imbalances
Subtitle: Competitive Disparity in Major League Baseball
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: March 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9780786412556
Subjects: Baseball; History of specific subjects; 20th century; Sports; Major League Baseball (Organiz; Sports & Recreation; USA; Baseball - General; Canada; Major League Baseball (Organization); Management; United States
Description: "Major League Baseball, like so many other professional sports, is not free of the unequal distribution of wealth, talent and other factors that allow for a continued David and Goliath scenario between the teams. The competitive balance between teams is a major factor in determining which teams will make it to the World Series and which will not." "As more money for teams, higher salaries for players, longer seasons with many more games played, free agency, farm league training, and other aspects of the game developed, the issue of competitive balance has become more pronounced."

"This history covers competitive balance in Major League Baseball from 1900 through 1999. It is organized into four parts: statistics, dynasties, anti-dynasties, and factors of imbalance. The last part pays special attention to three primary factors: Cinderella status, player development, and economics. Several possible solutions to these problematic factors are analyzed and critiqued."--Jacket.