Welcome to the Machine

Two Optima 

Posted by John Vrooman on April 30, 2018 in Sports Econ Theory (In Progress)

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Dual Market Theorem

Dual Basic. Zeta Distributions Vrooman’s law

Posted by John Vrooman on April 28, 2018 in Sports Econ Theory (In Progress)

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Monopoly Power

National Football League Perfect Game

Posted by John Vrooman on April 27, 2018 in Sports Econ Theory (In Progress)

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Competitive Balance

Actual (observed) standard deviations within season Ideal (expected) standard deviations for n-game season MLB CBI 2015 Ideal/actual standard deviation (0 ≤ σ ≤ 1) NFL CBI 2015 NHL CBI 2015 and 2016 NBA CBI 2016 Vroom-daddy Gammas: NCAAM Basketball 2016

Posted by John Vrooman on April 27, 2018 in Sports Econ Theory (In Progress)

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Beta Balance

Posted by John Vrooman on April 26, 2018 in Sports Econ Theory (In Progress)

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Pythagorean Gammas

Gamma Distribution

Posted by John Vrooman on April 25, 2018 in Sports Econ Theory (In Progress)

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Logit Projections

NBA v NFL Final 4 picks

Posted by John Vrooman on April 24, 2018 in Sports Econ Theory (In Progress)

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Zeta Distribution (Vrooman’s Law #2)

Zeta Estimates.

Posted by John Vrooman on April 23, 2018 in Sports Econ Theory (In Progress)

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Theory of the First Best

Theory of the First Best / Power Point.

Posted by John Vrooman on April 23, 2018 in Sports Econ Theory (In Progress)

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Media Madness

TV Revenues Win Model

Posted by John Vrooman on April 22, 2018 in Sports Econ Theory (In Progress)

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Salary Caps

Salary Caps

Posted by John Vrooman on April 21, 2018 in Sports Econ Theory (In Progress)

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Monopsony Power

Basic MRP Inverse Square-root Rule

Posted by John Vrooman on April 20, 2018 in Sports Econ Theory (In Progress)

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Champion Effect

Theory of the Big Dance. “The baseball season is structured to mock reason, because science doesn’t work in the games that matter most.” —Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball “My sh*t doesn’t work in the playoffs. My job is to get us to the playoffs. What happens after that is f***ing luck.” —Billy Beane, General Manager…

Posted by John Vrooman on April 19, 2018 in Sports Econ Theory (In Progress)

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QFV Theory

Five Ways to Beat the Bombers

Posted by John Vrooman on April 18, 2018 in Sports Econ Theory (In Progress)

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Two to Tango

Two to Tango pdf “Asserting that a single team could produce a game is like a Zen riddle: Who wins when a football team plays itself?” — American Needle, Inc. v. NFL, et al. 538 F.3d 736 (7th Cir.2009).

Posted by John Vrooman on April 16, 2018 in Sports Econ Theory (In Progress)

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Sportsman Leagues

Sportsman Leagues “The goal is to win. It’s not about making money” — Roman Abramovich, owner Chelsea FC    

Posted by John Vrooman on April 15, 2018 in Sports Econ Theory (In Progress)

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Unified Theory

Unified Theory Original. “There is nothing more limited than a limited partner in the Yankees.” —John McMullen, limited partner in the NY Yankees Sportsman Effect Asymmetric markets: Cubs vs. Brewers Steinbrenner Agency Effect Other Peoples Money

Posted by John Vrooman on April 13, 2018 in Sports Econ Theory (In Progress)

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Rival Leagues

National League-American Rival League (Baseball) War 1901-1903 National Football League-American Football League War (1960-67) National Basketball Association-American Basketball Association War (1967-76) National Hockey League-World Hockey Association War (1972-79) Big 4 Expansion and Franchise Relocation (1995-2016)

Posted by John Vrooman on April 8, 2018 in Sports Econ Theory (In Progress)

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Franchise Free Agency

Franchise Free Agency Original / Update “This isn’t our doing, the free agency occurred in court. I would much prefer the Oakland Raiders to the Los Angeles Raiders and the Baltimore Colts instead of the Indianapolis Colts” —Art Modell, former owner of the Baltimore Ravens formerly the Cleveland Browns concerning the relocation of the St. Louis…

Posted by John Vrooman on April 6, 2018 in Sports Econ Theory (In Progress)

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Rival League Theorem (Vrooman’s Law #1)

Dual Market Theorem / Power Point.  

Posted by John Vrooman on April 3, 2018 in Sports Econ Theory (In Progress)

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