The Call Up to the Majors A Proximity-Based Approach to the Economic
This book explores the unique relationships between professional baseball teams and the unique ways professional baseball leagues are organized in North America with a primary focus on how proximity can and does impact consumer demand. Perhaps more than a
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Thomas A. Rhoads
The Call Up to the Majors
A Proximity-Based Approach to the Economics of Minor League Baseball
Sports Economics, Management and Policy
Series Editor Dennis Coates
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/8343
Thomas A. Rhoads
The Call Up to the Majors A Proximity-Based Approach to the Economics of Minor League Baseball
Thomas A. Rhoads Department of Economics Towson University Towson, MD, USA
ISSN 2191-298X ISSN 2191-2998 (electronic) Sports Economics, Management and Policy ISBN 978-1-4614-8923-8 ISBN 978-1-4614-8924-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-8924-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015934599 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer Science+Business Media LLC New York is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
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Preface
From the comfort of my own home, my television gives me an opportunity to watch a seemingly unlimited number of baseball games on any given summer evening. Using my remote control and sometimes my laptop or Roku for assistance, I can relax on my couch and watch just about any full-season professional baseball game that I want. The fact that my home is located in Maryland impacts the way I watch (and pay for watching) just a few of those baseball games—I need a sports package with a cable or satellite provider to watch Baltimore Orioles or Washington Nationals games. Otherwise, the live baseball games available to me to watch on my television are precisely the same as anybody living just about anywhere else in the world. The picture changes considerably, however, if I want to go to a stadium, buy a ticket, and watch a professional baseball game in person. Limiting myself to a drive that would take no more than about two hours or so, I have the option of attending a game at one of 16 pr
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