Andrew Zimbalist Professions : EconomistBorn : October 16, 1947 Browse All Authors Quotes From Andrew Zimbalist The market's been soft, .. and I think that's mostly a result of the new provisions in the collective bargaining agreement. Andrew Zimbalist resultsagreementthinking Both sides go the bargaining table holding cards quite close to the chest and bluffing like crazy, . Andrew Zimbalist crazytablescards Until the L.A. market is settled, I don't think there's any other market out there that stands a chance. Andrew Zimbalist chancethinking I don't think baseball can abandon the Miami market. If MLB does let that market go vacant, I think it'll be one of the biggest mistakes they ever made. Andrew Zimbalist baseballmistakethinking Baseball does have some slack here. When they were losing $20 million a year in Montreal, there was some pressure to get rid of it. But as long as they are [profitable] in Washington, there is less pressure. They've got eight bona fide $450 million offers to buy the team, and those offers aren't going to go away soon. Andrew Zimbalist eightteambaseball People tend to take sides in these discussions. They feel obligated to say baseball is in catastrophic circumstance or no problem at all. I think extremes are misleading. I think there's a problem and it's of modest dimensions. Andrew Zimbalist baseballpeoplethinking There is likely to be a small positive impulse from it in terms of soccer's popularity but it's not going to be a sea change. Andrew Zimbalist sports There's a branding issue that could have a small effect or a large effect, are they still the Michigan Wolverines ? Do they still play in that stadium ? Andrew Zimbalist top-news It's kind of a radical idea because Donna Lopiano're taking an organization that already has a lot of power, and Donna Lopiano're saying let's potentially make it more powerful by giving it an antitrust exemption. Andrew Zimbalist top-news Similar Authors Bryan Caplan economist Burton Malkiel economist Bruno Frey economist Brian Wesbury economist Branko Milanovic economist Andrew Samwick economistAll Authors
