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April 25, 2007

The Ledger Domain: A Look Inside Forbes' MLB Franchise Valuations

by Maury Brown

Who do you believe--Forbes Magazine, or the teams that invariably state the numbers are pure fiction? Maury has the details on the finances of major league clubs.

April 16, 2007

The Ledger Domain: A Look in the Black Book (Part I)

by Maury Brown

Maury gets his hands on a little Black Book of payroll data for major league baseball.

April 9, 2007

The Ledger Domain: Breaking Down the Extra Innings Agreement

by Maury Brown

The deal's done, so who came out ahead between MLB, the various content providers, and the baseball-hungry public?

March 26, 2007

The Ledger Domain: iN Demand and MLB Tussle Over Extra Innings

by Maury Brown

Maury unravels the latest on the Extra Innings story, and predicts where things might go from here.

March 12, 2007

The Ledger Domain: Not a Done Deal...Yet

by Maury Brown

In a canny move, MLB puts the onus on cable companies to match the DirecTV offer.

March 4, 2007

Hope and Faith: How the Washington Nationals Can Win the World Series

by Maury Brown

It what might be an exercise of impossibility, Maury talks about the Nationals' hope and faith.

February 26, 2007

The Ledger Domain: The 2007 Salary Arbitration Results

by Maury Brown

Summing up the totals on the more than 100 players who filed for arbitration this offseason.

February 19, 2007

The Ledger Domain: MLB Needs to Reconnect

by Maury Brown

Talking to Bob and Peter Bavasi, Maury reflects on the gulf between what attracts people to the game, and what might drive them from it.

February 12, 2007

The Ledger Domain: A Deeper Look at the Exclusive Extra Innings to DirecTV Deal

by Maury Brown

Will it feed fan passions, or will a business decision cool their jets?

February 5, 2007

The Ledger Domain: The Effect of Regional Sports Networks

by Maury Brown

Maury evaluates the proliferation of RSNs and their consequences on the financial state of franchises.

January 29, 2007

The Ledger Domain: Q&A with Branch Rickey III

by Maury Brown

Running the Pacific Coast League is how this third-generation baseball man continues the family tradition of service to the game.

January 22, 2007

The Ledger Domain: Risky Business

by Maury Brown

Maury checks out the gambles taking place on the business side heading into the 2007 season.

January 15, 2007

Prospectus Q&A: Jim Duquette, Orioles VP of Baseball Operations

by Maury Brown

Maury Brown chats with Baltimore executive Jim Duquette about the inflated off-season market, how the Orioles have addressed their problems in the bullpen and left field, and a good deal more.

January 8, 2007

The Ledger Domain: The Monopolizing of MLB's Extra Innings Package

by Maury Brown

DirecTV's potential deal to become the exclusive provider of MLB Extra Innings could lead Congress to examine the sport's antitrust exemption, or lead you to find a spot on the roof for a satellite dish.

January 2, 2007

The Ledger Domain: The Fourth Amendment, the MLBPA and the BALCO Investigation

by Maury Brown

The effects of last week's appeals-court ruling could go beyond MLB.

December 19, 2006

The Ledger Domain: Fully Backloaded

by Maury Brown

Having signed the highest paid Vernon in history, have the Blue Jays gone crazy, or are they so totally sane that J.P. Ricciardi just blew your mind?

December 4, 2006

The Ledger Domain: Why the Free Spending?

by Maury Brown

Maury sorts through what has spurred on an already-wild winter market.

November 27, 2006

The Ledger Domain: Cisco Field

by Maury Brown

Maury takes you through what to expect from the new Fremont ballpark.

November 20, 2006

The Ledger Domain: The Sale of the Cubs

by Maury Brown

Maury ponders the meaning of Jim Hendry's aggressive winter shopping for the pending sale of the game's lovable losers.

November 13, 2006

The Ledger Domain: Myths

by Maury Brown

Maury examines some of the more persistent misbeliefs around the game.