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Moneyball and Globalization
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 9 hours
  • Course by University of Colorado Boulder
  • Offered by

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This course will explore baseball's historical connections to money and globalization, two of the most powerful forces in the modern era. Baseball may be a child's game, but it has been inextricably intertwined with money and profit since its very inception in the late nineteenth century. The Reserve Clause, world tours, collective bargaining, expansion, bringing players from abroad, and realignment have always been driven as much or more by money than anything else.

Modules

19th Century Professionalization

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
    • 3 Assignment
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3 Assignment

  • Gilded Age
  • Professionalization and Moneyball I
  • Professionalization and Moneyball II

1 Discussions

  • Introduce Yourself!

4 Videos

  • Course and Module 1 Introduction
  • Gilded Age
  • Professionalization and Moneyball I
  • Professionalization and Moneyball II

19th Century International Baseball

    • 4 Videos
    • 4 Assignment
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4 Assignment

  • Spalding's World Tour and American Empire I
  • Spalding's World Tour and American Empire II
  • Baseball in Japan
  • Baseball in Cuba, Latin American, and the Caribbean

4 Videos

  • Spalding's World Tour and American Empire I
  • Spalding's World Tour and American Empire II
  • Baseball in Japan
  • Baseball in Cuba, Latin American, and the Caribbean

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    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Readings

  • Module 1 Suggested Readings

The Silver Age

    • 3 Videos
    • 3 Assignment
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3 Assignment

  • The Progressive Era
  • Baseball in the Progressive Era
  • Baseball's Silver Age and World War I

3 Videos

  • The Progressive Era
  • Baseball in the Progressive Era
  • Baseball's Silver Age and World War I

Black Sox

    • 3 Videos
    • 3 Assignment
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3 Assignment

  • Corruption in Baseball in America
  • Gambling in Baseball The Black Sox Scandal I
  • Black Sox Scandal II

3 Videos

  • Corruption in Baseball in America
  • Gambling in Baseball The Black Sox Scandal I
  • Black Sox Scandal II

Boom and Bust

    • 2 Videos
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Babe Ruth and Baseball in the Roaring Twenties
  • The Great Depression and Baseball's Golden Age

2 Videos

  • Babe Ruth and Baseball in the Roaring Twenties
  • The Great Depression and Baseball's Golden Age

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    • 1 Assignment
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Post WWII Affluence

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Changing Demographics

2 Videos

  • Module Introduction
  • Changing Demographics

Crimes of the Century?

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 4 Assignment
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4 Assignment

  • Baseball Prepares to Move
  • Franchise Shifts
  • Baseball Follows the TV Money
  • Shifts and Relocation

3 Videos

  • Baseball Prepares to Move
  • Baseball Follows the TV Money
  • Shifts and Relocation

1 Readings

  • Franchise Shifts

I'd shoot O'Malley. Twice.

    • 2 Videos
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • California Dreamin'
  • Great Society?

2 Videos

  • California Dreamin'
  • Great Society?

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    • 1 Assignment
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The Lion of American Labor

    • 4 Videos
    • 3 Assignment
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3 Assignment

  • The Reserve Clause
  • Labor History
  • Meanwhile in Baseball

4 Videos

  • Module Introduction
  • The Reserve Clause
  • Labor History
  • Meanwhile in Baseball

Miller Time

    • 4 Videos
    • 3 Assignment
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3 Assignment

  • Marvin Miller
  • Rise of MLBPA
  • Outsourcing

4 Videos

  • Marvin Miller
  • Miller Fights for Change
  • Rise of MLBPA
  • Outsourcing

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Discover the intricate connections between baseball, money, and globalization in this foundational Arts & Humanities course on Coursera. Led by expert instructors, explore how financial forces have shaped the game from the 19th century to today. With a 540-minute duration, choose from Starter, Professional, or Paid subscription options. Ideal for those interested in sports history and economics.

Tom Zeiler
Instructor

Tom Zeiler