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Re:How the relentless drive for optimization made baseball i... by LeanderK on Saturday April 15, 2023 @06:36AM (#35579329)
> it’s a business after all

is it? I thought those sports organisations are not businesses but associations of the clubs. Is it different in the US?

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Re:How the relentless drive for optimization made baseball i... by Waterluvian on Saturday April 15, 2023 @06:37AM (#35579339)
The article is basically about professional baseball, which by definition is a business. I don’t think non-professional leagues have this problem.
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Re:How the relentless drive for optimization made baseball i... by ghaff on Saturday April 15, 2023 @06:55AM (#35579421)
They’re trade associations which effectively represent the interests of the teams/clubs which constitute them.
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