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Fastballs and Fastbulbs

  • One hundred plus years ago, the Black Sox made news, supposedly because out of destitution, they gambled (threw) the World Series in 1919.
  • Almost four hundred years ago, Dutch merchants made huge bets on tulip bulbs.

Sound dissimilar to totally unrelated? NOT SO!

Find out why here.

*Paper defense delivered at the Mises Institute Libertarian Scholars’ Conference, 2019

Of Balls and Bulbs…

Abstract for my paper which I presented at the Libertarian Scholars Conference, 2019: “Fast Balls and Fast Bulbs: The Cause of Reckless Yet Rational Gambling Speculation on American Baseball 1917-1919 and Dutch Tulips 1636-1637” Mr. Athanasius (Gary) Richied Focus: A historical and economic analysis of the marked similarities extant between rampant wagering on baseball and…
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God’s Game: Baseball or Golf?

What a wormhole I opened up here! The genesis of it (pun intended) emerged from the time and season: Baseball is opening and the Players’ tournament just ended with the Masters on the horizon. My initial entry point was just to mark and compare the good, the true and the beautiful of both sports. Which…
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