Category Archives: Sports

What everyone’s missing about baseball’s new CBA

Posted on 8 December 2011 by

[Slate] In Slate today, I’ve got a story about Major League Baseball’s new CBA — and about its changes in how teams can acquire (and compensate) amateur talent. Among baseball pundits, a sturdy consensus has formed: these changes will make … Continue reading →

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The Bengals are on the radio

Posted on 31 October 2011 by

[91.7 WXVU] On Sunday’s Cincinnati Edition, I had a nice conversation with Mark Perzel about my feature on the Bengals, the county, and their ruinous stadium lease. You can listen to it here.

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The Bengals, Hamilton County, and the world’s worst stadium lease

Posted on 24 October 2011 by

[Cincinnati Magazine] Well, after a couple teasers — a miscellany of quotations from the county official who became a Bengals exec; an appreciation of Mike Brown as a “near-brilliant litigator” — my feature on the Bengals and their stadium lease … Continue reading →

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Mike Brown’s business savvy

Posted on 20 October 2011 by

As mentioned earlier, I’ve got a story on Hamilton County’s beleaguered stadium fund coming soon in Cincinnati Magazine. The story runs to 4,000 words, but there were still lots of traumatic Mike Brown stories we couldn’t fit in. Sometimes these stories seemed … Continue reading →

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A Bob Bedinghaus miscellany

Posted on 19 October 2011 by

In the November issue of Cincinnati Magazine, I’ve got a feature on Hamilton County’s beleaguered stadium fund — and on how Mike Brown and the Bengals deserve much of the blame for its beleaguered state.  The feature’s long — 4,000 words — but … Continue reading →

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