Tag: History

  • Attendance as Economic Growth in 1880s Baseball

    Attendance as Economic Growth in 1880s Baseball

    In sports, economic growth can be measured by attendance figures. After all, any sports franchise needs to draw fans to its games to make money and thus compete within its own league. For this post, I want to look at attendance figures from baseball during the 1880s compared to the growth of some of the…

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  • We Didn’t Start the Fire – Billy Joel

    We Didn’t Start the Fire – Billy Joel

    One of my favorite musical artists has long been Billy Joel. I can still remember going into Service Merchandise in the mall to buy the album Innocent Man for my brother for Christmas. I grew up with the sounds of him playing the piano, and still listen to this day. Plus, it was one of…

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