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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…

It was crooked from the start. On October 1, 1919, in the bottom of the first inning of the first game, White Sox ace pitcher, Eddie Cicotte, struck leadoff batter Morrie Rath. This signaled a consortium of gamblers that "the fix was in," as Chicago players had agreed to throw the World Series in exchange for various sums of money. Eddie Cicotte, Claude “Lefty” Williams, Joe “Shoeless”Jackson, Oscar “Happy” Felsh, Arnold “Chick” Gandil, Charles “Swede” Risberg, Oscar “Buck” Weaver, and Fred…

As rumors surrounding Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant starting to heat up, many pundits believes that the Cowboys are better off without him. Having rookie QB Dak Prescott and running back Ezekiel Elliott doing a great job of leading the team to 5-1 record, Cowboys game plan seems to be working without Bryant and Tony Romo on the field. Earlier reports have said that Cowboys coach Jason Garrett and offensive coordinator Scott Linehan have prepared a game plan by using the strength of their…

Javier Baez Jaquelyn Hochrein It was the sixth game in the world series against the Dodgers! Only one thought was going through Javier Baez’s mind as he bolted down the third base line when all of the sudden the ball that Jon Lester had just hit a bunt with landed in the pitcher glove. “Uh, Oh… I when a little early.” Baez said, as a grin grew on his face. “Or maybe really early, I guess.” Javier Baez plays infielder (2nd base) for the 2016 World Series winning team “The Chicago…

“The Underdogs” follows the rise and fall of Demetrio Macias and his group of rebels during the Mexican Revolution of the early nineteen hundreds. The novel charts Demetrio's rise from farmer to general of the northern rebel army, and his following decline and the fall of his army. The Mexican Revolution started as a series of local/personal fights, then turns into a national movement. Cervantes’ changes from the beginning of the novel to the end. “The Underdogs” is considered both a Latin…

In the scholarly journal article “Baseball: A Poor Substitue for Football-More Evidence of Sports Gambling as Consumption”, Rodney J. Paul of Syracuse University and Andrew P. Weinbach of Coastal Carolina University, suggest gambling is might be used as a method of consumption rather than an investment which is what most people would view it as. They develop this claim by first telling the reader about sports wagering. Then the authors explain what they were researching and how they were going…

Pat Tillman was born on November 6th, 1976. He was not only passionate for himself but he had a very athletic past. Tillman played football in high school won a scholarship to attend Arizona State University. He excelled there both a student and a football player. Tillman, in 1998 NFL draft by the Cardinals, he then earned a place as a starting player. After the September 11 attacks and the US led invasion of Afghanistan, Tillman was moved to examine his priorities. He elected to turn down a…

In baseball the bigger teams get to spend the most money and get the best players.Other teams that don’t have as much money will have a disadvantage because they cannot afford the high priced player.Salary caps would limit the better teams to be able to spend as much as they want.Baseball should not have a salary cap is that teams will be limited to reaching their full potential.Also, teams will not be able to get the players they want because they will cost too much.I can see why people think…

At the end of WWII Jackie finished his job as second lieutenant. That position made him a leader that people could rely on. He started looking for a job luckily, he remembered Alexander a Negro League player. According to Encyclopedia of African American Society, it stated that, “Upon Alexander's advice, Robinson contacted Kansas City. The team signed him to a contract that paid $400 a month.” Earning money and playing the sport he loved was his motive. That kicked his career as a…

Bordner, S. S. (2015). Call ‘Em as they are: What’s wrong with blown calls and what to do about them. Journal of The Philosophy of Sport, 42(1), 101-120. Paragraph 1 – summarize the author(s) points The author of the article argues that referees has too much influence on the results of the game. One of the facts supporting this statement is that referees while officiating baseball games are only 86% correct in calling strikes. Also, the author explains that there is no significant difference…