Who are the highest bidders for the major league stadium naming rights?
What are banks, energy companies, airline, technology firms, and other corporations?
100
True or false: Professional sports is not only a source of civic identity, it is also a business.
What is true?
100
What has the moneyball market done to baseball?
What is it has left the game diminished?
100
What strategical places are advertisers using to market their products?
What are video screens, elevators, ATM's, gas station pumps, bathrooms
200
In the 1980's, autographs and paraphernalia of sports figures came to be viewed as..
What is marketable goods?
200
So far, no major league team has sold the right to name its players. But in 2004, Major League baseball did try to sell ads on the bases. What movie logo was used?
What is Spider-Man 2?
200
The purpose of a __________ high above the field is to separate the affluent and the privileged from the common folk in the stands below.
What is a skybox?
200
The A's were able to field a competitive team on the cheap by using ______________ , to identify players with underappreciated skills and to employ strategies that were at odds with conventional baseball wisdom.
What is statistical analysis?
200
Why are people choosing to have their body parts tattooed?
What is in exchange for money?
300
The conversion of baseball keepsakes into _______ changed the relation of fans to the game, and to one another.
What is a commodity?
300
Over one hundred companies had paid to name a big-league stadium or arena in the United States. What year was this?
What is 2010?
300
Premium seats, including suites and club seats, account for almost 40 percent of ticket revenue for some major league teams. Why is this?
What is it allows the wealthy to segregate themselves from the rest of the public?
300
Why was Moneyball called "The Art of Winning an Unfair Game?"
What is A small market team that couldn't afford expensive stars, but managed to win as many games as the New York Yankees despite having one-third the payroll?
300
What did one sponsor say about tattooing body parts?
What is an extension of the sandwich board, but a bit more organic?
400
Today, the ________ of memorabilia is a routine part of the game.
What is marketing?
400
When the umpire calls a runner safe at home plate, a corporate logo appears on the television screen, and the play by play announcer must say, "Safe at home. Safe and secure. New York Life." This is not a commercial message that appears but rather a ________________
What is a corporate sponsored way of announcing?
400
The most recent debate about the ethics of skyboxes took place at what university and they are known as who? How many fans have they attracted to their home games since 1975?
What is University of Michigan and Big House? What is one hundred thousand?
400
What changes has moneyball brought in the way the game is played?
What is..It is more protracted at bats, more walks, more pitches thrown, more pitching changes, less free swinging, less daring on the base baths, fewer bunts, and stolen bases?
400
What was Amazon offering sellers in terms of reading devices?
What are two kindle versions, one with and without special offers and sponsored screensavers. The model with special offers cost less than the standard version but comes with rotating ads
500
In 1992, Mickey Mantle autographed 20,000 baseballs and made personal appearances, more money than he made during his entire playing career. How much did he make?
What is 2.75 million?
500
What financial firm agreed to pay the New York Mets for 20 years and ended up having a financial crisis over their sponsorship agreement?
What is Citigroup?
500
What did congress do with the corporations that affected the skybox expenses?
What is 1980's Congress cut back on tax deductions that corporations could claim?
500
What was the real reason the movie "Moneyball" was so unsatisfying?
What is...It's hard to stand up and cheer for the triumph of quantitative methods and more efficient pricing mechanisms
500
How many people can you expose by driving your advertised wrapped car a day?