The San Andreas Fault by Sandra S. Schulz and Robert E. Wallace The presence of the San Andreas fault was brought dramatically to world attention on April 18‚ 1906‚ when sudden displacement along the fault produced the great San Francisco earthquake and fire. This earthquake‚ however‚ was but one of many that have resulted from episodic displacement along the fault throughout its life of about 15-20 million years. What Is It? Scientists have learned that the Earth’s crust is fractured into a series
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In a move to bring baseball to all parts of the country‚ the Giants also decided to relocate from New York to San Francisco. The Brooklyn Dodgers played their last game at Ebbets Field on September 24‚ 1957 and the following year‚ April 18‚ 1958‚ the Dodgers played their first game in Los Angeles‚ defeating the Giants‚ 6-5‚ before 78‚672 fans at the LA Coliseum. Demolition on Ebbets Field began on February 23‚ 1960 where a wrecking ball
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"Players by Place of Birth (Number of players)." Baseball Reference.com (2009): n. pag. Web. 19 Nov 2009. . "Sadaharu Oh." Baseball-Reference.com (2009): n. pag. Web. 10 Nov 2009. . Shea‚ John. "The fine art of communication is sometimes lost.." San Francisco Chronicle (Novem4/19/2009): n. pag. Web. 1 Nov 2009. . Thomas‚ Harding. "High schooler Kikuchi to remain in Japan." MLB.com (2009): n. pag. Web. 21 Nov 2009. . Rains‚ Rob. Baseball Samurais. St. Martin ’s Paperbacks edition. New York: Associated
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Baseball players and fans call it Tommy John surgery‚ after the pitcher who was the first to have the surgery 29 years ago. By any designation‚ it is one of the major advancements in sports medicine in the last quarter century. Technically it is a ulnar collateral ligament replacements procedure. Pitching overhand is a particularly stressful motion; the strain it puts on a player’s joint is commonly injurious. Pitchers such as Kerry Wood‚ Matt Morris‚ John Smoltz‚ Mariano Rivera‚ Tom Gordon
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NFL scouts. Rather than playing professional football right away‚ Kenny Washington turned to coaching. He coached the UCLA freshman for a short time. Washington then played four seasons of semi-professional football for the Hollywood Bears and San Francisco Clippers. In 1946‚ the NFL finally lifted its race ban and Kenny Washington was signed by the Los Angeles Rams. According to biography.com‚ Kenny Washington averaged 6.1 yards per carry over his 3 reasons with the Rams. He ran for a 92-yard touchdown
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From Wrigley Field to Yankee Stadium A mighty and triumphant roar radiates from the throats of the thousands upon thousands of people packed into the stands like sardines. Tears of joy stream down the faces of grown men as the team they have loved since they could first walk has just won the World Series. The sport of baseball has grown to become the national pastime of the United States since Abner Doubleday first invented it in 1839. From 1839 to the present‚ many things have changed about the
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Amber B. Professor Simpson Engl 1302-8451 2 November 2012 Penalties of Steroid Use in Professional Baseball Players What are the limits professional athletes will go to‚ to be the best? Professional baseball players all over the United States strive to be the best‚ but does that mean they should take performance-enhancing drugs‚ such as steroids‚ to achieve their goals? According to many people’s opinions‚ steroids are considered cheating and the use should not be allowed in a professional
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With the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants move to the west in 1958‚ the market and seal was broken wide open for the shift and expansion of teams to the West and Midwest. Teams with a suffering fan base or suffering stadium decided to pack up and move rather than rebuild. The shift west was mainly brought on by economic reasons‚ but another large reason was the failing of their current stadiums. For example‚ Ebbets Field in their last season had developed major plumbing and sewage issues resulting
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Angeles Dodgers have been nothing but great since the end of the first half of the season. Even with a depleted team lacking verified pitching and consistent offense‚ they were able to overtake the best team in the first half of season‚ the San Francisco Giants and continue to strive to become one of the best teams in the major leagues. A number of Dodger starters are finally coming off the DL including Clayton Kershaw‚ Andre Etheir‚ and Rich Hill but there are a number of sporadic players like Enrique
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to a World Series game‚ I thought? “CROWN tickets!” my dad said excitedly. “You‚ me‚ your mom‚ and your brother!” I literally almost fainted on the spot. It was so unexpected. Especially since our hometown team the Royals were playing the San Francisco Giants in the World Series. And the Royals haven’t won it since 1985‚ the longest streak of not winning the World Series ever! I could witness history! “What game are we going to?” I asked my dad. “Game 7‚ so it isn’t for certain we will get to
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