1906 San Francisco earthquake

The Bite Fight One of the craziest sporting events to have ever occurred was what some might call insane, scary, frightening, and shocking. This event that has triggered so many sports fans has made them question the ethics of this sport and of the people involved in it. This iconic moment in sports history shall forever be known as the bite fight. The bite fight was a boxing match in 1997 against Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield. Wayne Martin, was one of the people to have been able to…

Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play in the major leagues, signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Robinson was the most talented baseball player on the field, and he helped his team to the championship. Robinson made a difference in the community by showing that blacks and whites can play the most popular sport together. That was a problem that Robinson was on the field, but his teammates eventually treated him like he was somebody because of how the opposite team and crowd…

After the Chicago Cubs won the 2016 World Series, several teams in the Major Leagues are looking for a better way to develop their rosters similar to the 2016 Champions. The key in doing so starts with changes in the front office and then the team manager. Those two positions need to be filled before you can even think about what players you need to work the system. One of the teams that are looking to develop a roster similar to the Cubs is the Atlanta Braves. The Braves finished their 2016…

Sports was not always a fair environment when it comes to race. In this era, around the 1945’s, blacks and whites were not able to play with each other in any sport or allowed to socialize since everything was segregated. Famously, Jackie Robinson was the first African American baseball player to play in the Major League Baseball. He played as a shortstop in his African American league and was an outstanding hitter and base stealer. Each game, he would steal many bases without getting caught.…

Life in the United States as a minority can be extremely challenging and discouraging at times, but Jackie Robinson set a hopeful example to many people that the color barrier could be broken as the first African American to play for the Dodgers in a major league sport. Throughout my life I have been faced with odds that have not been in my favor, and with casual racism, but I have prevailed in a similar smaller scale. I attend a small high school of five hundred thirty seven students, and…

In 2013, Colin Kaepernick was on the cover of this magazine because he was one of the best football players in the world. In 2017, Colin Kaepernick is on GQ's cover once again—but this time it is because he isn't playing football. And it's not because he's hurt, or because he's broken any rules, or because he's not good enough. Approximately 90 men are currently employed as quarterbacks in the NFL, as either starters or reserves, and Colin Kaepernick is better—indisputably, undeniably, flat-out…

The country had been in debt,World War 1 took a toll on the government's economy. It also took a toll on the people.Baseball,a new source of entertainment for the veterans and people of the 19th century.After the tiring war many were looking for a new source of entertainment,quickly baseball became the new hotspot for the people.Many would dress up and go to the newly renovated stadium and enjoy their day. Many would also bet on the game. This would turn a pretty profit for the owners and the…

The commission is purportedly designed to deliver a “politically-responsive, democratic process” encompassing the regional management of the Bay in San Francisco (McAteer-Petris 66600). With the regulatory Authority provided by the McAteer-Petris, the Policies and Bay Plan which aims to resolve issues from ports and public access to transportation and development design were completed in 1969 and designated…

Williams, the best hitter in the history of baseball, was wildly popular at the time. Williams had won two of the last four Most Valuable Player awards in the MLB and was fresh of his 1949 MVP campaign (Montville p. 148). He also was placed in high regards after serving as a pilot in the Marines during World War II. However, once Williams returned from World War II, he was placed on inactive reserves. Williams and the public had largely forgotten about his status as an inactive reserve until…

Throughout the baseball regular season there are a 100 plus games played. In the first image is a regular season San Francisco Giants game. The photographer is defiantly capturing this image from across the stadium and about same level. As you can see some fans are jumping for joy, others are seating in excitement, and most not even paying attention. The angle and area…