Cub Scouting

Throughout the history of baseball, the baseball players and their owners have found themselves in many disputes over money and working conditions. For instance, at the beginning of 1876 baseball players found themselves at the beginning of what could be considered a monopoly; where the owner’s controlled baseball for a quarter of a century (Baseball, 2010). This was due to William Hulbert and other owner’s creation of the reserve clause. As a result of this clause, baseball player’s salaries…

“ “The Cubs win 1908 World Series!” “Team poised For a Century-Long Dynasty After Second Consecutive World Title.” The headlines read on the morning of Thursday, October 15, 1908. This was the last time Cubs have won the world series. Here is the story of how the curse was broken this year. Two outs, bases loaded,two strikes, it’s all up to little Jimmy Howard. Joe takes a lead off third eyeing the plate. The pitcher winds up then delivers. The ball sailed in the air like it was in slow…

In the Momona Ethiopian Journal Of Science, in an article titled “Investigating the Relationship between Team Cohesion and Self-Presentation among Different Competitive Team Sports of Ethiopian Universities”, T.A. Haddera (2016) was looking at cohesiveness within a team dynamic, “because it’s not only associated with group level outcomes such as performance but also with individual outcomes.” Again, this reinstates that there is a paradoxical nature to team sports in that you have individuals…

nation. It was Game 5 of the 2016 World Series and there can only be one! Which team will ultimately break the curse? Will the Indians be able to hold onto series after losing close and emotional game or will the Cubs rally to overcome and go on to finally give the fans a title? The Cubs are known for struggling with the Fall Classic and had yet to win even a single game during the World Series at Wrigley…

series. I love the cubs. Do you? Hears something's you should know about the cub's. Achievements August 25, 1922, Cubs beat Phillies 26-23 in highest-scoring game in major-league history. November 16, 1926, Plans announced to double-deck Wrigley Field, increasing seating to 40,000. October 8, 1929: Cubs fall 3-1 to Philadelphia in first World Series game at Wrigley Field. September 28, 1930: Hack Wilson records RBIs Nos. 190 and 191-a major-league mark that still stands-in Cubs' 13-11 win vs.…

The Cubs curse After 108 years the Cubs have won the World Series. The curse was put on the Cubs 108 years ago but recently broken. The curse was put on the Cubs because a guy and his goat couldn't go. William Sianis approached the gate to get into the game and he was told that he wasn't able to go in because he had a goat that smelled bad. Williams goat couldn't go in because of its stench, but the goat even had its own ticket. When William was told he couldn't go in he said that…

the Band-Aid. I was punished as a result of my actions, my cage of ego containing only a door sealed shut. My only goal was to remain stronger than the rest of my tribe, dying with a legacy and without a fear of being overthrown by what was once a cub I took care of. I thought, “what would that make me?’ but I had not yet realized that it only made me part of samsara; the cycle of rebirth. I like to think that I wouldn’t have become what I am now had I metaphorically…

When reading various types of writing, there are many styles based on the target reader, known as the Audience, along with the author’s delivery method from sticking to facts or applying personal opinions. Writing can be formed in personal online reviews full of both Subjective and Objective comments with details about what a restaurant served to the customer with their subjective opinion of the taste or more objective based on how hot or the dryness of the food. Other types of writing can come…

Baseball is just a game for the fans and people, for the players it means so much more. Every play matters, when a play does not go the teams away, frustration starts to kick in until now. In the offseason of 2013 Mlb made changes. It was confirmed in 2014 commissioner Bud Selig, to confirm plans to expand on instant replay. This was major announcement from the commissioner, as well as for the players and teams. The way replay works is basically, the team for example Arizona challenges a call…

Criminality vs. Attraction How have significant people, places, and/or events made the city of Chicago what it is today? Chicago Literature had a major focus on the good and evil of Chicago. It started off by concentrating on what represents Chicago; The Cubs, deep-dish pizza, and the Art Museum were all brought up quite frequently. Later, the course got into the World’s Fair and the serial killer, H.H.Holmes, in the book “The Devil in the White City” by Erik Larson, and eventually to the…