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EPISODE · Dec 30, 2020 · 53 MIN

So You Want to Own a Baseball Team (feat. Rob Mains)

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Bobby and Alex kick off the new year by bringing on Rob Mains, writer at Baseball Prospectus, to talk about the business of baseball from an owner’s perspective, how teams actually make (and lose) money, what’s changed about owners in the last 50 years, and much more.Follow Rob on Twitter @Cran_Boy.Links:Baseball teams and rent seekingWhy teams aren’t dependent on cash flow

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Bobby and Alex kick off the new year by bringing on Rob Mains, writer at Baseball Prospectus, to talk about the business of baseball from an owner’s perspective, how teams actually make (and lose) money, what’s changed about owners in the last 50 years, and much more.Follow Rob on Twitter @Cran_Boy.Links:Baseball teams and rent seekingWhy teams aren’t dependent on cash flow

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Bobby and Alex kick off the new year by bringing on Rob Mains, writer at Baseball Prospectus, to talk about the business of baseball from an owner’s perspective, how teams actually make (and lose) money, what’s changed about owners in the last 50...

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