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Originally Posted by thehef
Well get to it!  Always look forward to your comments on this kind of stuff  |
I did! Though there wasn't too much to add.
I am in the process of resurrecting my minor league standings Excel file, which would put, into one file, all the minor league standings, Yes, much of this can be found at Baseball-Reference, but not as one centralized, combined item. Plus many minor league seasons there are missing data (e.g. records in each half for leagues using the split-season, playoff results, attendance) or are not available at all.
Realistically, this idea would have to be split up to make it more manageable. So the first file would be for U.S. and Canada-based minor leagues going back to 1901. No timetable on this, could be quite awhile before it's done, but I hadn't worked on this at all for several years. At least now I've got the format finalized for the file. (Unless there is something I've forgotten or overlooked.)
I also want to (eventually) start posting up some of the real-life major and minor league financial data I've accumulated over the years. Much of it is for older seasons, but it's interesting nonetheless. The annoying part is the categorization of revenue and expenses is not consistent. Some examples put a revenue source into one category while others put it into a different category. This makes it trickier to compare the finances of different clubs. Still mulling over ways to have categories that are as common as possible.