The Structure of Professional Baseball Business (Takarajimasha Shinsho) by Itaru Kobayashi, Edited by Bessatsu Takarajima Editorial Department / The Truth Behind Team Management: Financial Statements, Salary Assessments, Broadcasting Rights Fees The truth behind team management. Financial statements, salary assessments, broadcasting rights fees... The core figures of professional baseball teams, including Daiei's owner representative, Takashi Takatsuka, reveal the reality of management through numbers. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Thinking About Professional Baseball Business (A market size exceeding 500 billion yen; The appeal of baseball is different for everyone, etc.) Chapter 2: "The management of professional baseball teams and the management of general companies are exactly the same" - An interview with Takashi Takatsuka, Owner Representative of Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (Discarding 500 million yen to gain even greater profits; Since we are entering Kyushu, we want to create a team that the people of Kyushu can be proud of, etc.) Chapter 3: The Reality of Professional Baseball Business (Baseball business that cannot be sustained by one team; Annual reserved seating stabilizes management, etc.) Chapter 4: "If someone without a sense of management is at the top, nothing can be done" - An interview with Hiroshi Okazoe, President of Orix BlueWave (Why we don't have interleague games or playoffs; An annual deficit of 1.5 billion yen is an old figure, etc.) Author Introduction Itaru Kobayashi Born in 1968. As the third professional player (pitcher) from the University of Tokyo, he joined the Lotte Orions as a trainee in 1991, but was released after 5 seasons without ever playing in an official game, and went to the United States the following year. He entered Columbia University and obtained an MBA (Master of Business Administration). After that, he joined the Golf Channel but was fired for criticizing the company's racial discrimination. Returned to Japan in 2000. Currently, he is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Sociology at Edogawa University, teaching management while also working as a sports commentator on television, radio, and in magazines. Author: Itaru Kobayashi / Edited by Bessatsu Takarajima Editorial Department / Edited by Publisher: Takarajimasha Publication Date: July 2002 Product Format: 190 pages, 18 cm Series Name: Takarajimasha Shinsho Target Audience: General Public