Francisco I. Madero

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…

According to the book Beyond Home Plate Jackie Robinson on Life after Baseball Jackie said, “I won’t have it made until the most underprivileged Negro in Mississippi can live in equal dignity with anyone else in America.” (33) While he was playing with the Negro league, he made a promise to change the face of baseball by fighting for…

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…

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…

I feel like I grew up with Scott. Always on Sportscenter when I was growing using his special catchphrase to draw you into the action. He made Sportscenter fun because he knew how to relate to a younger audience. Scott was a one of a kind news anchor and someone that I always looked forward to seeing on camera. He’s ability to be personable to the audience was unheard of at that time and he truly made sports news exciting, even when I was watching the same show over and over. I will always…

Lack of representation in key coaching and management positions within franchises is an another problem the league has. While nearly 50 percent of the league consists of nonwhite players, very few of them hold a position outside being a player, this includes Latinos, African Americans, and Asians. This past season started with one African American manager, one Latino manager, and one Japanese manager, but by the end of the season the Latino one had been fired. This underrepresentation is not a…

On this day in 1947, Jackie Robinson, age 28, becomes the first African-American player in Major League Baseball when he steps onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to compete for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson broke the color barrier in a sport that had been segregated for more than 50 years. Exactly 50 years later, on April 15, 1997, Robinson’s groundbreaking career was honored and his uniform number, 42, was retired from Major League Baseball by Commissioner Bud Selig in a ceremony attended by over…