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- 21: Pete Rose And The Hall Of Fame
- To some, including myself, baseball is the greatest sport that has ever been played. It is a game played by two opposing teams made of multiple players, but only nine players per team play at the same time. To be part of one of the thirty teams that get to play professional baseball, a player has to play the game extremely well (www.baseballhalloffame.com). When a player plays the game better than most have played he gets rewarded, usually with lots of ... rare players, the 244 elite players of the game that have already been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Being inducted in the Hall of Fame is the utmost of baseball fame. The players listed are remembered forever. This brings me to my argument. Pete Rose should be allowed induction into the Hall of Fame. Now, most of the baseball ...
- 22: The Life of Jackie Robinson
- ... Robinson) As Jackie got older, he went to John Muir Technical High School. He not only participated in sports, but went as far as earning letter awards in four. Football, baseball, track and field, and basketball. (Grate time Coming ,the life of Jackie Robinson) Upon graduation from John Muir Technical High School, Jackie attended a Junior College called Pasadena J.C. . He continued to participate in track and field, and helped lead his basketball, baseball, and football teams to championships. Once in a track and field meet in Pomona, California, he competed in the long jump. His final jump was twenty five feet and six ... He had a repeat performance and became the first four letter man. No one had ever made four varsity athletic teams. Again just like in high school, he played basketball, baseball, football, and ran track and field. He was the lead man in basketball for scoring two years in a row. He was awarded the label All-American halfback. Jackie ...
- 23: What Is A Baseball Fan
- What Is A Baseball Fan What is a baseball fan? The word fan is an abbreviation of fanatic, meaning “insane”. In the case of baseball fans, the term is appropriate. They behave insanely, they are insane about trivia, and they are insanely loyal. Baseball fans wear there official team T shirts and warm-up ...
- 24: Game Over!
- ... won't be able to come to these games anymore, and I don't like that". A sad nine - year - old fan voices his concerns on the 1994 major League Baseball strike. The `94 baseball season has come to an abrupt end. Players have ceased play because they feel they are being treated unfairly with the owner's plan to impose a salary cap. Owners ... thoughts of changing them. Confusion is setting in on both sides. They are finding it hard to lean toward a goal when they do not know what they want. The baseball strike involves greed, uncertainty, and lack of desire to resolve the issue on both sides. While confusion mounts among owners and persistence rides high among players, things are only ...
- 25: The Game of Baseball
- The Game of Baseball Baseball, competitive game of skill played with a hard ball and a bat between two teams of nine players each. Baseball is often called the national pastime of the United States, because of its strong tradition and great popularity. It is played throughout the world by people of all ages. ...
- 26: Game Over!
- ... won't be able to come to these games anymore, and I don't like that". A sad nine - year - old fan voices his concerns on the 1994 major League Baseball strike. The `94 baseball season has come to an abrupt end. Players have ceased play because they feel they are being treated unfairly with the owner's plan to impose a salary cap. Owners ... thoughts of changing them. Confusion is setting in on both sides. They are finding it hard to lean toward a goal when they do not know what they want. The baseball strike involves greed, uncertainty, and lack of desire to resolve the issue on both sides. While confusion mounts among owners and persistence rides high among players, things are only ...
- 27: Baseball
- , cricket played a role in the evolution of organized baseball. From this British game came umpires and innings, and early baseball writers like Henry Chadwick used cricket terminology such as "batsman," "playing for the side," and "excellent field" in describing early baseball games. Likewise, the pioneer baseball innovator Harry Wright, a cricket professional turned baseball manager, drew heavily on his cricket background in promoting baseball as a professional team sport in ...
- 28: Jackie Robinson
- ... handling of that pressure made possible the careers of Jordan, Woods, Ali and many more. The greatest athlete of the 20th century is Jackie Robinson. Jackie Robinson was the first baseball player to break Major League Baseball's color barrier that segregated major league baseball for more than 50 years. On October 23, 1945, Jackie Robinson signed a contract with the Montreal Royals that would eventually bring him to the Brooklyn Dodgers in the ...
- 29: Professional Sports: The Hidden Greed
- ... game's best players compete for that title. For example, New York Mets' catcher, Mike Piazza recently signed a seven-year, $91 million offer-the highest ever in major league baseball history...temporarily. (Verducci 32). Little did he know that a few weeks later, Albert Belle would sign a 5-year contract for 65 million dollars, making him the highest paid baseball player. Both Piazza and Belle had fine careers going back in their respective cities but they, like many others, want to win the p rize of being the most expensive man in all of baseball. This incentive is driving salaries, as well as costs for owners, through the roof. ESPN News recently stated that there now are 8 players in MLB earning more than ...
- 30: Little League Coaches
- ... I see each year more and more incidences of parents and coaches who get out of control on the field and are creating a hostile atmosphere for the game of baseball. The problems have gotten so bad in some areas that Leagues are banning specfic people from future involvement in youth baseball. The Norwood Knothole Association is finding that the people who do take the time to coach don't realize the how their actions can affect the life of a young child. These dedicated people who do spend their time and effort to teach young kids the game of baseball need to be thinking about being a role model. As the Chief of Umpires, my phone is constantly ringing with the complaints from parents and umpires about the outrageous ...
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