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    Tragic Fall Classic

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    Tragic Fall Classic Winning a World Series is the most coveted prize for any team in major league baseball. The “Fall Classic” of 1919 represented the power of greed. This series displayed a form of greed that may never be reached again in any professional sport. Most athletes possess the admirable greed of winning and succeeding. In 1919‚ six players of the Chicago White Sox showed a form of greed that rarely occurs in such a respectable game. What most professional baseball players never

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    The Evolution of Baseball Technology: 1884-Present I. Introduction From the United States to Japan‚ every athlete who has ever played the game of baseball has used the basic “tools of the trade”: a baseball‚ a bat‚ a glove‚ protective equipment‚ and a uniform. Babe Ruth‚ Ty Cobb‚ Ted Williams‚ and Sammy Sosa have made a living out of using these tools to play baseball‚ but there are also a great number of people who play baseball as a source of enjoyment. The crack of the bat connecting with a fastball

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    blacks in the game of baseball. It begins by talking about how successful blacks were in baseball from 1981-1997. Blacks such as Tony Gwynn‚ Tim Raines‚ and Gary Sheffield were winning National League Batting Titles 16 out of those 17 years. From 1998-2004‚ only one black player has won the batting title. As a huge baseball fan‚ I never knew that stat and find it very interesting. The article also entails that black players had won the National League MVP award quite often from 1949-1970. More

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    Brooklyn Dodgers to six pennants and one world series championship. Here are some Jackie Robinson’s accomplishments and achievements. Robinson was named ‘Rookie of the Year’ in 1947 with a batting average of 297‚ 175 hits and 12 home runs. In 1949‚ he earned the title of ‘Most Valuable Player’ for a batting average of

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    Baseball has been a popular sport and an important part of any peoples lives. Our nation’s love for the game lead to the creation of the professional organization known today as Major League Baseball. Major League Baseball has had major influences that have transformed professional baseball into its current organization. Major League Baseball has been influenced by many things‚ such as‚ players‚ by war‚ by racism‚ by technology‚ and by drugs. There have been great players‚ great teams‚ ability to

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    Jackie Robinson Biography

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    When Jackie Robinson first played baseball‚ no one knew how good he could be‚ but soon‚ he played up for the Brooklyn Dodgers‚ and he became the best baseball player. That was the sound when Jackie Robinson played in his first ever game. Home run! I chose Jackie Robinson because he is the best baseball player ever‚ and he was the first black baseball player! He also inspired many black people to do what they love to do. My essay will provide facts and and things that happened when the great Jackie

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    Analysis on T20 D/L Method

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    for the degree of Financial Mathematics in the Department of Science and Technology Abstract With the introduction of Twenty20 (T20) cricket‚ teams around the world have had to adapt to different strategies. Bowling and batting styles have changed‚ from the increasing use of ‘slower balls’ and ‘yorkers’ to the outrageous ‘switch hits’ and ‘scoops’. However the one thing that has remained and will always remain is the threat of external factors‚ mainly the rain. One Day International

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    retired in 1957 with a .311 batting average. Because Jackie Robinson was perseverant‚ hard working‚ and talented‚ he became the first African-American professional baseball player. Jackie Robinson’s perseverance allowed him to play the sport he loved: baseball. When he attended college at University of California‚ Los Angeles‚ he became the first student there to win varsity letters in four sports: basketball‚ football‚ track‚ and of course‚ baseball. Despite

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    Computers in Sports

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    him. The fact is that there are ways to help bowlers become better bowlers and batsmen become better hitters. And computers are important in making this happen. Cricket players from the major leagues down to city and school teams can now have their batting and pitching analyzed. First‚ the player’s movements are videotaped. Then‚ these videotaped images are transferred into a computer. Special application software analyzes the images. It measures the exact angle at which the player is holding his

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    Ex: She says‚  “I open my mouth. The words float up. As I scan the faces around me‚ my  stomach curdles at their glares.  I push the words down into my sour belly‚  my shaking fingers cover my lips as I picture myself left alone‚ screaming‚  with no one batting an eye.” (Childe 45).  3.  ​ Pull apart/Break it down for the reader so you can explain it and start  to connect it to claim:  Pull apart key moments and explain what it  means to you as a reader AND let that help start your analysis of the  evidence (reader realization

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