The wages of wins
Subtitle: taking measure of the many myths in modern sport
By: David J. Berri, Martin B. Schmidt, and Stacey L. Brook.
Contributors: Schmidt, Martin B.; Brook, Stacey L.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
Subjects: Professional sports -- Economic aspects -- United States; Professional sports -- Social aspects -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Games with numbers; title: Much talking, little walking; title: Can you buy the fan's love?; title: Baseball's competitive balance problem?; title: The NBA's competitive balance problem?; title: Shaq and Kobe; title: Who is the best?; title: A few Chicago stories; title: How are quarterbacks like mutual funds?; title: Scoring to score.