Category Archives: Portfolio Harp03

Reflective-Harp03

Core Value 1. My work demonstrates that I used a variety of social and interactive practices that involve recursive stages of exploration, discovery, conceptualization, and development. The first step I took towards the completion of my research position paper was … Continue reading

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Research-Harp03

Adding a Hard Salary Cap in MLB Would Improve League Parity, Increasing Fan Attendance and TV Ratings Major League Baseball has struggled to achieve parity ever since the implementation of the luxury tax in 2002. The hard cap for equality … Continue reading

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Definition Rewrite-Harp03

MLB Luxury Tax: Not so Luxurious for Small Market Teams Major League Baseball actively enforces a luxury tax, rather than a salary cap, making it the only league of the four major American professional sports leagues: National Basketball Association (NBA), … Continue reading

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Bibliography-Harp03

Seidman, C., Salisbury, J., & NBC Sports Philadelphia Staff. (2020, January 9). A refresher on MLB’s luxury tax in relation to 2020 Phillies. Background: This article from NBC Sports Philadelphia highlights the penalties for exceeding the luxury tax. The penalties, … Continue reading

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Rebuttal-Harp03

Hard Cap for Equality Movement Major League Baseball has struggled to achieve parity ever since the implementation of the luxury tax in 2002. The hard cap for equality movement would effectively create competitive balance in the league, increase fan attendance … Continue reading

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Causal Argument-Harp03

Rob Manfred, Put on Your Thinking Cap Each year, baseball fans preemptively get psyched for the upcoming MLB season. From the second the World Series concludes until Opening Day, a large majority of baseball fans have hope, both for a … Continue reading

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Definition-Harp03

Rob Manfred, Put on Your Thinking Cap Every year, baseball fans preemptively get psyched for the upcoming MLB season. From the second that the World Series concludes until Opening Day, a majority of baseball fans have hope, both for a … Continue reading

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