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Every sports story is a labor story, and this one dates back to 1965 when the fledgling Major League Baseball Players Association began to strengthen in response to the owners’ threat that they would cancel the players’ pension plan. Since then the sport has seen nine work stoppages, some $270 million in owner fines after the players proved the tea... See more
MLB’s Uniform Fiasco Is About More Than See-Through Pants
Over the last decade, Silver, whom owners recently rewarded with a long-term contract extension, has more than doubled the NBA’s annual revenue to $12 billion from $4.8 billion. With 22,538,518 fans attending games, the league set an all-time regular-season record this year, and the average NBA franchise is now worth $3.85 billion, according to For... See more
Adam Silver Is the Winner in the Battle for the NBA’s Rights Future
Thought:
A few weeks ago at a Philadelphia Phillies game, I witnessed something inspiring that I doubt any other fans at sold-out Citizens Bank Park noticed.
Before the game, the Phillies held a brief on-field Wall of Fame induction ceremony. Retired players sat in chairs on a stage as a few short speeches were delivered. At its conclusion, dozens ... See more
A few weeks ago at a Philadelphia Phillies game, I witnessed something inspiring that I doubt any other fans at sold-out Citizens Bank Park noticed.
Before the game, the Phillies held a brief on-field Wall of Fame induction ceremony. Retired players sat in chairs on a stage as a few short speeches were delivered. At its conclusion, dozens ... See more
In 1930, he led the league in wins and saves (though it would be decades before the save became an official statistic).
Joe Posnanski • The Baseball 100
In 1909, Wagner was far and away the most famous and beloved baseball player in America. As such, when the American Tobacco Company decided to put together its baseball card set, he was the most important player for the company to secure. It’s unclear how the ATC negotiated with players for photo rights. In most cases, they probably didn’t. A few p
... See moreJoe Posnanski • The Baseball 100
Yet the 62-year-old commissioner is poised to break the bank thanks to cunning planning. Silver has consistently orchestrated efforts to increase the media value of each property; for example, by breaking events like the All-Star Game and early playoff games into distinct, sellable parts, and creating bidding wars wherever possible. It also helps t... See more
Adam Silver Is the Winner in the Battle for the NBA’s Rights Future
In November 2014—only seven years after the Tim Donaghy betting scandal—he shook up the sports world with his New York Times editorial declaring “sports betting should be brought out of the underground and into the sunlight.” That made Silver the only commissioner to support legalized sports betting. A decade later, virtually all pro sports league... See more