increasingly high. A salary cap should be instituted in Major League Baseball because it would level out the playing field‚ lower salaries would increase revenue‚ and because of this athlete’s personas are becoming inflated. Alex Rodriguez makes $29.5 million dollars a year (Ozanian 26); should a 37 year old who has had hip surgery make that much money playing professional baseball? With the establishment of a salary cap in Major League Baseball‚ powerhouse clubs like the Yankees‚ Angels‚ and Dodgers
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sports fans would think about baseball. They cannot have a conversation about baseball without mentioning someone’s statistics. The player’s stats tell all about what he has done is his time playing the sport. It can even tell who is better at each category like hitting‚ fielding‚ or pitching. Most baseball fans already know this‚ but what they don’t know is the pain staking process these mathematician’s go through to compile these statistics. The Major league baseball draft is the most important
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Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson made a sport what was believed a whites only sport a sport for all races in the 20th century. He signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947‚ and was named Rookie of the Year that year. He later became National League MVP in 1949 and won the World Series in 1955. Jackie retired in 1957 with a batting average of .311. Jackie Robinson died of a heart attack in Connecticut in 1972. Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 31‚ 1919 in Cairo‚ Georgia. The youngest amongst
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Rico Died: December 31‚ 1972 in San Juan‚ Puerto Rico Nationality: American Occupation: Baseball player Roberto Clemente Gold Glove‚ outfield‚ National League‚ 1961-1972; Most Valuable Player‚ National League‚ 1966; Baseball Hall of Fame‚ 1973. A dazzling baseball superstar of surpassing skills‚ Roberto Clemente (1934-1972) was the first great Latin American player to captivate the major leagues. His life was cut short when his plane‚ delivering relief supplies to earthquake-devastated
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Chris Naylor U.S. Expansion and The Dodgers Move West Baseball in Brooklyn has been in existence since the 1800s with the Brooklyn Grays‚ but the name that most people remember when they talk about Brooklyn is the Dodgers. Most people remember the Dodgers for their great play and also for a man by the name of Walter O’Malley on moving the Dodgers to Los Angeles. This move was made possible by the political maneuverings of New York City and Los Angeles‚ families moving away from big cities to the
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For the first time the Chicago White Sox were playing the Cincinnati Reds in the 1919 Major League Baseball World Series. While the Reds finished eight games above Chicago‚ the “Sox” were still heavy favorites because of their solid pitching rotation‚ gold-glove infield‚ and power hitting outfield led by Joe Jackson. Yet when pre-game betting odds quickly switched from Chicago to Cincinnati‚ many cynics‚ including future commissioner‚ Kenesaw Mountain Landis‚ immediately grew wary. When the Reds
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countless dreams for many baseball players of not just playing baseball but to have complete function of their right arm. Today‚ sports fans and athletes hear the term Tommy John surgery and don’t flinch. There are currently 29 active ballplayers in the major leagues who have already have had Tommy John surgery. That includes the Chicago White Sox’ pitcher Philip Humber‚ who pitched has a perfect game. Another is the Colorado Rockies’ Jamie Moyer‚ who is the oldest pitcher in the majors to record a victory
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High School Protect Our Nation’s Youth (Pony) is the mantra of a competitive baseball league that says it prepares young baseball players for high school. Parents are placing them in this league as an investment to their child’s future. Their investment may create the next Barry Bonds‚ Mark McGuire‚ Melky Cabrera. These names are just a few players who have been accused by Major League Baseball to use performance-enhancing drugs (PED). Their successes and others in professional sports
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similar after all. The two teams show comparison because both of the teams play in Maryland‚ there stadiums are right across the street from each other‚ they are both professional leagues ‚ both have dye heart fans‚ has had there fare shares of wins and losses. The Orioles have been around in Maryland as there baseball team since 1954. The Orioles went to the World Championships in 1966‚ 1970‚ 1983. The Ravens have been around a little over then 13 years as Maryland’s football team but seem to have
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Former baseball player and manager and current athletic director at Sacred Heart University‚ Bobby Valentine managed the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan (Haugh 1). Valentine believes because of the Japanese’s preference to build more lower-body strength than upper-body‚ steroids and other “drugs just aren’t as big a part of the culture here (Haugh 1). The Japanese players also have participated in the last several Olympics (Haugh 1). The Olympics require more thorough drug-testing than Major League Baseball
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