Videos

Economic Class Selects Relevant Video's
By Ben A. and Lynn P.


Troy Engibous


Link- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ-CihhIzag

This video is about Horse Racing and the decline of interest it has hit during the hard economic times.
Article is important because the Triple Crown horse races are all going on in the next few weeks.
Video explains what horse racing is doing wrong and what needs to happen for horse racing to be popular again.

Source
Drape, J. (Director). (2010, April 29). Sports: The Economics of Horse Racing. Retrieved May 2, 2010, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ-CihhIzag


Marcus Perleberg
Ryan Howard’s New Contract

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=7666321

This video by MLB.com talks about the recent contract that was negotiated between the Philadelphia Phillies and Ryan Howard. In the end both sides agreed to a 5 year, with a sixth year as a club option, totaling in $125 million dollars. The analysts in the video talk about how this deal, with the amount it was worth, was a direct effect of the earlier deal made between the Twins and their catcher Joe Mauer. Both were resigned while already in contracts that were ending at the end of this season.

This signing has a huge impact on the economics of baseball because of the high amount of money Howard will be receiving during is long-term contract. This is now going to be a bench mark price set up for the free agents to be following the 2010 season; among those names Prince Fielder (Milwaukee Brewers) and Adrian Gonzalez (San Diego Padres). Look for both of those players to land big money, long term deals with there next respective teams.


Sean Hughes


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7fx_Kls0A8

This video link provides information with regards to the funding of professional sport organizations stadiums and arenas. I chose this video as I believe that it represents the misconception that pro franchises make money for a city. This video suggests the opposite and provides evidence as to why having a pro sports team can have a negative on a city's economic situation.

The link is informative, concise and the video doesn't take long to watch. It provides sufficient evidence and also gives clear examples of how a pro spots team can be a negative to a host city.


Nicolas Moraza III


Video Clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0uZ6lAqG9A

I selected this video because it was talking about how sports are affecting the city of Detroit. This is very reliable information because it was conducted and researched by Professor Mark Rosentraub, of the University of Michigan. He talks about how the sports in Detroit impact the economy in the city. Now we all know that t he city has been hit hard because of the ford plant being shut down and that was the main source of revenue for the city. But, now the sport teams have to pick up the slack of money not being made. Going to this link will help a student understand how a city can be affected by losing a huge company that was very successful and made a lot of money and jobs, and also how sports can contribute to a city that has been struggling because of the loss.


Danny Knierem


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYtPuUVcbNk

I researched this content because I am a huge football fan and I am amazed by the sight of the new stadium. It is relevant to sport because it talks about the building of the new stadium in Dallas and the cost of putting it all together. You should go to this link if you want to know more about Dallas Cowboys Stadium and to get a chance to see what it looks like from the inside.

YouTube - NFL on FOX: Cowboys Stadium tour . (n.d.). YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. . Retrieved May 4, 2010, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYtPuUVcbNk


Shannon Petrack


For a valuable video on Baseball in Ghana visit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk590haCIRw

It discusses the sport of baseball becoming more popular in Ghana, despite soccer being the main sport.


Garrett Payne


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6zSl9jjZ9M

Here is an interesting video on the economic impact of the Olympics. The video is Jeremy discusses the business impact of the Olympics



Derek Woelffer


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXjH_bsTkl4

This video contains financial speaker Boyce Watkins and his beliefs on college athletes being paid. He believes very strongly that the athletes need to be compensated in some way for the amount of work and time they put in, as well as the amount of money they help bring the school. This is one of the most controversial topics in college athletics as there is such high competition in sports and the desire for every college to have the best athletes is so great.


Michael Ploch

<a href="http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-us&brand=foxsports&playlist=videoByUuids:uuids:f9497a44-582e-40cd-953e-ae50697caaed&showPlaylist=true&from=IV2_en-us_foxsports_videosearch&fg=everyzing" target="_new" title="Sports Economics Business Minute">Video: Sports Economics Business Minute</a>
This video gives a quick overview of how the economy is affecting the sport industry. They explain how Pittsburgh’s new stadium is behind on payments and how Blackhawks and the Thrashers need a 60 million dollar bailout. Even the baseball Hall of Fame is lowering ticket prices due to the economy. It is a good video because it tells how serious and devastating this economic crisis is in the sports industry, even to teams who have sellout crowds like the Blackhawks.

http://multimedia.foxsports.com/m/video/21485892/sports-economics-business-minute.htm


Jess Kromray


Baseball great Hank Aaron on why an athlete might risk using performance-enhancing drugs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMEYoOVW68c


Mark Frankland


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E9cvmWsZNo

I selected this because it is relevant, yet humorous. the content is quite reliable and it reflects how much tickets cost for tickets at the NY Yankees.