I probably shouldn’t admit to this–there’s a book publisher who would rather I be spending my time in other ways–but I spent a good chunk of Thursday following the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing, starring His Dishonesty. It was entertaining, to say the least. For those of you who didn’t see it…well, I can understand that….
(Ed. Note: Doug Pappas is the chairman of SABR’s Business of Baseball Committee and a highly-regarded analyst of the game’s economic issues. This is the first of a series of pieces he will be doing analyzing the game’s finances.–JSS) Shortly before Commissioner Bud Selig’s testimony before Congress on December 6, Major League Baseball released the…