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Sergeant Robert Ventura. Sgt. Ventura advised Trooper Daron Barge of Illinois State Police District 11 requested my assistance with a car vs. two pedestrian crash on the ramp from Interstate 64 westbound to Illinois Route 111 in Canteen Township in St. Clair County. I responded from the Metro East Crime Lab in Belleville, Illinois to assist. The crash resulted in two injuries. I arrived on scene at approximately 2:28 p.m. and met with Trooper Barge. Trooper Barge advised me what…

The Creation of Baseball Since 1839 baseball has been known as America’s pastime but to others it is even more than that. And as the history is unclear about the sport it might have been even longer than that. The start of baseball has a lot of discrepancy on how the game was started, where it was started, and who the sole creator was. With others believing baseball simply evolved from other sports. For the most part all of these are true statements with a few exceptions to them. The belief is…

Rayford Herman Fox was born on 25 September 1938. He was a peculiar man with many odd talents, such as catching snakes with his bare hands. He also had faults like whispering in church. He was very close to his family and cared a lot about others. Rayford was, overall, a great husband, father, and brother. Fox could catch snakes with his bare hands and loved to hunt turtles. He was born into a very southern setting. With not much to do at a young age, Fox began playing baseball. He was…

Name Instructor Course Date of Submission Columbia Shuttle Crush Disaster Abstract This paper discusses the Columbia shuttle crash disaster that occurred on February 1, 2003. Pressure suits, seat restraints, as well as the space shuttle crew’s helmets failed to work. The result was a devastating incident as the out-out-control ship broke apart after losing pressure. Following the incident, no survivors were rescued. A report from NASA claims that the incident led to the death of all astronauts…

No one thought that Chad Bradford would make his high school team. Bradford did. No one thought that Bradford would do well in a hitters ballpark. Bradford did. No one thought that Bradford would become a reliable reliever in the big leagues. Bradford became one. I found out about Chad Bradford in July of 2005 when the Boston Red Sox acquired him from the Oakland Athletics for an outfielder by the name of Jay Payton. I found out more about him from the book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an…

Despite the of allowing controversy of allowing people of color into the MLB, who were the major people who possibly made the Negro Leagues known as well as who made it a major topic. We all know that a guy named Jackie Robinson was the first African-American player to play in the MLB with other so called races mainly white. You not only have the first black player in the MLB, you also have the first black manager. His name was “John Jordan O’Neill aka Frank Robinson, who had became the first…

We are good. It seems like this statement can finally receive more than scoff or roll of the eyes. With a division title under their belts, Chicago Cubs’ fans can now say it with confidence. Cubs won the NL Central title when the Giants topped the Cardinals 6 to 2 on September 15th. Even after their loss against the Milwaukee Brewers, Cubs didn’t mind popping the champagne at Wrigley Field. The following day, the Cubs turned it around by beating the Brewers 5 to 4. On Monday, Cubs clinched…

Baseball is known as a regional game; however, negotiating the national broadcast rights for the MLB is an important step in providing audiences around the country with high quality baseball matchups throughout the season. The MLB has had tremendous success with their past partnerships with CBS and NBC. However, both networks have been unwilling to commit to broadcasting games throughout the week. The main purpose of this deal is to establish a partnership that will allow the MLB to showcase…

Jane Zuroweste Ms. Davis College Prep English G2 18 April 2017 The 1985 World Series It was an abnormally warm October day, October twenty-sixth, 1985 to be exact. Two Missouri teams are practicing for World Series Game Six, the Saint Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Royals. It was the second time in history that two Missouri teams faced each other in the World Series. The Cardinals were up in the series three-two, they just had to win that night’s game and they would become the 1985 World…

Mount ST. Helens The eruption of Mount ST. Helens changed people’s lives because it destroyed everything in its path. The volcano erupted at 8:32 a.m. on May 18, 1980. The eruption caused snow on the mountain to melt and the snow flooded the roads and bridges. The eruption sprayed a thick layer of volcanic ash over a huge area. If you do not know what Mount ST. Helens is, well it is a volcano that erupted in the year 1980. Mount ST. Helens is located in the Cascade mountain ninety-five miles…