Francisco I. Madero

Baseball. Racism. Color Barrier. Civil rights Movements have had a huge impact on our world today. Some save lives and some change lives. In 1947 Jackie Robinson changed the game of baseball forever. In 1947 Jackie Robinson became the most popular baseball player to ever step on the diamond. Jackie Robinson: Desegregation begins with a baseball states that “The full impact he made on baseball and desegregation in this country can never be fully determined.” Robinson had the largest…

clearly still the culprit, but it was enough to place doubt in the juror’s minds. If the evidence had been collected and handled correctly, Simpson would have gone to jail for his misdeeds. Orenthal James Simpson, or OJ for short, was born in San Francisco, California. In his youth he joined a gang, before getting detained at a youth guidance center. When he graduated high school his athletic prowess shone out, earning him an athletic scholarship to University of Southern…

If you picked the Denver Broncos over the Green Bay Packers from a list of NFL best bets, you surely reaped the benefits. While the Broncos may not have been NFL consensus picks, they certainly had its fair share of prognosticators and gamblers lining up to bet that side and surprisingly, it wasn't even close. On a cool night at Sports Authority Field in Denver, Colorado, the biggest game of this young NFL season was played between two undefeated titans with designs on representing its…

confusing. I Have to say if they keep this up they will ruin the game of baseball. I like the game of baseball because it oldschool, now there’s all these rules that are changing sides of the game as a whole. The MLB rules are getting too confusing. In 2016 alone the MLB has amended 21 of the existing rules and added 3 brand new ones. That’s ridiculous, people are going to get sick of the sport if there are too many technical rules to pay attention to. As well as change the game as a…

if he was putting the fans as the same level of authority as him, making the speech more respectful and powerful-- even though he was highly respected. At the time, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis was unknown to the public where Gehrig says, "Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth…" that quote has stayed throughout america and has shaped many great speeches in our time. This quote shows that Lou Gehrig had a selfless perspective on his life and situation, and in the…

manger Matt Williams. Certainly, losing as many players as Washington has creates great voids, but the Nationals set out in the offseason with the goal of finding replacements.

The Nationals biggest haul was bringing in new manager and former San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds skipper Dusty Baker. On the field, Washington signed second baseman Daniel Murphy who is fresh off a historic playoff performance. To replace Span in the outfield, the Nationals acquired Ben Revere…

The Sandlot is a coming-of-age comedy film about young baseball players in the summer of 1962. Scotty Smalls moves to a new town in California, wants to be friends w the 8 boys on the neighborhood sandlot baseball team. They all take baseball really seriously. Scotty gets to play but is humiliated because he can’t catch or throw. With the help of his teammate Benny, he learns. He and his teammates get into all sorts of shenanigans, like getting kicked out of the pool and throwing up on an…

Induction into the Hall of Fame is the highest individual achievement in baseball. Each player strives to have his career recognized as one of the best of his era. Unfortunately, the sport of baseball has had many players who are willing to cheat the game in order to achieve this prestigious honor. Recently, the use of Performance Enhancing Drugs have distorted both the records and individual statistics of the game. This era, known as the Steroid Era, has come to an end with recent improvements…

Jackie Robinson was one of the best baseball players of his time, and he helped promote the integration of blacks into professional leagues of all sports. Many people know Jackie because of his skills on the field, but few know about his hardships and his impact on ending segregation. Robinson was an athlete since he was in high school, and he excelled at football, basketball, baseball, and track. He later became the first African American to play in the Major Leagues. Along with his impressive…

manager in baseball to Jim Swanson, who was a left handed catcher, which was extremely rare in baseball at the time. This documentary was nothing short of phenomenal and entertaining from start to finish. I can honestly say that I respect the game of baseball even more than I did prior to watching it. I would not hesitate one bit to recommend this movie to anyone, whether they have a love for the game of baseball or just love a good underdog…