American League Championship Series

many players leaving, it was feared that Major League Baseball might become defunct. World War I had ended the 1918 season early. An armistice agreement had to save the 1919 season. The president at the time, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, put an end to those worries as he said, “I honestly feel that it would be best for the country to keep baseball going” (Bedingfield “Baseball”). While it continued with men, the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, or the AAGPBL, was also created.…

Market Analysis Mission Statement: Our new team, the Seattle Supersonics will be using a similar mission statement that is relevant to several current NBA teams such as, the Chicago Bulls and the Memphis Grizzlies. The mission of the Seattle Supersonics is “To provide the city of Seattle with a sports entertainment organization that is dedicated to serving the community, the fanbase, employees, and the players.” Through this mission statement, the Supersonics will be able to show the city that…

Story of Jackie Robinson Through racial discrimination Jackie Robinson stayed persistent and followed his dream, becoming the first African American to play baseball in the major leagues. Jackie went through several hardships to reach his goal of becoming a Major League baseball player. There were many times in his life growing up as young African American that made him want to give up or fight back, but he kept his head up and kept going every in of the way and never looking back. Jackie…

The following is what I found. Wilt Chamberlain- In 1962 he scored 100 points in a single game. Jim Brown- Helped lead the Browns to an NFL championship in 1964. Muhammad Ali- First boxer to capture the heavyweight championship three times. Bill Russell- Won a total of eleven championship rings. Willie Mays- An incredible baseball player of the time period. Next I looked at race in sports during this time. The following is what I found. In 1968 John Carlos and…

Jordan has never lost a championship and has won 6 titles in his career. Michael started off as the type of person that no one would expect to make it to professional sports. Well, in high school, he was cut from the varsity basketball team, which forced Michael to practice all summer long, so next year he would make it on the team. However, not only did Michael make the team, but he broke records. He scored a thousand points in his high school career and was named an All-American in the state…

playing a game. They will take you on their adventure of being the first all women's baseball league. The Rockford Peaches work as a team and never gave up even though money was low during good years, and bad years. The Peaches start was difficult to get the team together. Professional Chicago Cubs P.K. wants women to play baseball (Randle, 1992). Having 120 games a year, and be first girls in the league while playing professional baseball, so Dottie Kamenshek and James Whitcomb Riley came up…

but for their actions during the 1919 World Series. This team was substantially successful throughout many years and was known as one of the greatest team to play this great game. Thus, winning the American League pennant in 1917 and 1919 and having numerous all-stars on the team. The White Sox were heavily favored in the 1919 World Series over their opponent the Cincinnati Reds, however due to players engagement in gambling they purposely lost the series to receive extra money,…

second in the National League Rookie of the Year balloting and even garnered a few National League Most Valuable Player votes after hitting .278 with 10 homers and 42 RBI as the Braves regular catcher. In 1971 while playing for the St. Louis Cardinals he transitioned from catcher to third base and led the NL with 230 hits to go with a .363 batting average, 24 home runs and 137 RBI. For these accomplishments he was named the league’s Most Valuable Player. In 18 big league seasons he batted…

American professional basketball player Derrick Rose was the most electrifying player in the league. In 2008, Rose was the number one draft pick for his hometown Chicago and played for the bulls. Also he won many awards and won the rookie of the year in his first season playing professionally. Within his third season in 2010, he led the bulls with sixty-two wins and becoming the youngest MVP in the NBA history, he is currently the youngest who won the award at the age twenty-two. After making it…

Christopher Columbus came ashore in 1492 and claimed the land, but generations of later Americans took it from many Native Americans already living in America. A similar situation occurred with beloved Dodger Stadium. Home to many championships, and Hall of Famers, Dodger Stadium has become one of the best-known baseball parks in the nation due to it being the third oldest ball. It is home to the Major League Baseball team The Los Angeles Dodgers, who once played in Brooklyn Dodgers. The Dodger…