MLB and MLBPA Links:

• Major League Baseball

• The MLB Players Association

• The Basic Agreement (2012-2016) pdf

• ... CBA (2007-2011) pdf

• ... Previous Basic Agreements

• The Major League Constitution

• Mitchell Report (2007)

• Blue Ribbon Panel Report (2000)

• 2001 Financial Disclosures (Selig Testimony)

• 2010 Leaked Financials (Deadspin, 8/2010)

  • About Those Leaked Financials

  • Chasing the Leak (8/23/2010)

  • J.C. Bradbury's Comments (8/28/2010)

• Rev Sharing and the Comp Bal Tax

• Selected Docs from Biz of Baseball

• Antitrust Exemption
  FEDERAL BASEBALL CLUB V. NATIONAL LEAGUE,
  259 U. S. 200 (1922)

• Reserve Clause
  FLOOD V. KUHN, 407 U. S. 258 (1972)

• 1985-1988: Collusions I, II . . . and III

Other Useful Links:

Forbes MLB Team Financials

(Also see Fort and Vrooman websites.)

• Forbes Financials (most recent)

• Forbes Financials 2012 and here

• Forbes Financials 2011 and here

• Forbes Financials 2010

• Forbes Financials 2009

• Forbes Financials 2008

• Forbes Financials 2007

• Forbes Financials 2006

• Forbes Financials 2005

• Forbes Financials 2004

• Forbes Financials 2003

• Forbes Financials 2002

MLB Player Salaries

(Also see Fort, Lahman and Pappas websites.)

• Baseball-Reference

• Baseball Player Salaries

• USA Today old format through 2012

• Baseball Almanac (click on yrs)

• CBS Sports

• ESPN

• Cot's Baseball Contracts

• Doug Pappas' Salary Arbitration Data (through 2004)

MLB Ticket Prices

(Also see Fort, Pappas and Forbes websites.)

• Team Marketing Report - 2014

• Team Marketing Report homepage

MLB Databases

(Including salaries and tix prices.)

• Sean Lahman's Baseball Archive

• Retrosheet

• FanGraphs

• Doug Pappas' Website

• Baseball DataBank

• Rodney Fort's Website

• Baseball Cube

• Baseball Reference

• Baseball Almanac

• Database Baseball (through 2009)

• Baseball Guru

• StatsBaseball (through 2010)

Database links for player IDs

• MLB rosetta

MLB General

(In addition to MLB Databases.)

• The Biz of Baseball

• Baseball Prospectus

• The Hardball Times

• Bill James Bio

• Society for American Baseball Research

Ballparks and Demographics

• Ballparks of Baseball

• Ballparks (Munsey and Suppes)

• Marquette's NSLI's Sports Facility Reports

• Population and Other Demog Data

• Cost of Living I: CityRating

• Cost of Living II: PayScale

• Cost of Living III: AreaVibes

• US Census Data 2010

Sports Economists

• David Berri's Website

• J.C. Bradbury's Website

• Rodney Fort's Website

• Stefan Kesenne's Terrific Text

• The Sports Biz Blog

• The Sports Economist

• John Vrooman's Website

Books

• Hot Stove Economics: Understanding Baseball's Second Season
  J.C. Bradbury (2010)

• The Baseball Economist: The Real Game Exposed
  J.C. Bradbury (2008)

• In the Best Interests of Baseball: The Revolutionary Reign of Bud Selig
  Andrew Zimbalist (2007)

• Diamond Dollars: The Economics of Winning in Baseball
  Vince Gennaro (2007)

• May the Best Team Win: Baseball Economics and Public Policy
  Andrew Zimbalist (2004)

• Baseball and Billions: A Probing Look Inside the Big Business of Our National Pastime
  Andrew Zimbalist (1994)

• The Business of Major League Baseball
  Gerald Scully (1989)

MLB Media

• Sports Business Daily

• CBS Sports

• ESPN

• Fox Sports

• NBC Sports

• Sports Illustrated

• TSN

• Yahoo