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beat the person who never gives up.” A hero doesn't stop what they are doing until they are all done. A hero of mine is Jose Altuve he had grown up in poverty and his only way to live a good life was to play in the MLB. so he tried out for the Houston Astros and was told to never come back. But he did and he is making millions of dollars to play baseball. A hero is someone who does the right thing no matter what. If they get too much change at a store than they will return…

Clayton Kershaw is on the mend from a lower back injury, but before the All-Star break, he was looking like the presumptive NL Cy Young winner. Unfortunately, he still hasn’t made it back from his injury, but it seems like he will be returning pretty soon. If I was going to go out on a prediction on what day he will return, it would probably be in this upcoming week. Clayton Kershaw finished off the first half of the season with a 1.79 ERA, 0.73 WHIP, and an impressive 9 walks in 121 innings…

a scammer who pretended to be a Christian investment adviser, according to federal investigators on Tuesday. Aside from scamming Mark Sanchez out of US$7.8 million, Ash Narayan also deceived San Francisco Giants pitcher Jake Peavy and retired Houston Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt in a Ponzi-like scheme. Based on the lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last month, the investment adviser told his clients that their money would be invested in low-risk businesses but actually…

To help achieve a better understanding of how comparable professional athletes are in their respective sports, looking at the top 100 earners in each sport will help. The MLB dominates other sports in average salary for the top 100 earners with 16.4 million dollars. Although the MLB has the highest average salary for the top 100 earners in the sport, they are being undervalued. “On average, teams are undervaluing players by 357,836.64” (Pearce). Since athletes in baseball seem to make the most…

The teams included in this were the Toronto Blue Jays, the New York Yankees, the Tampa Bay Rays, the Baltimore Orioles, and the Boston Red Sox's. In the middle was the American League West, my favorite league, which included, the Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, the Los Angeles Angles of Anaheim, the Seattle Mariners, and the Oakland Athletics. Finally I put the American League Central in the right column which included, the Detroit Tigers, the Kansas City Royals, the Minnesota Twins, the…

The whole country watched as America’s favorite pastime slowly came to a halt. Owners were ready to put their mark on the game. Tempers were rising among players and they decided to do something about it. Throughout our Leaving a Legacy unit, we have explored many different legacies that were left by people and movements. The player’s strike of 1994 was the player's way of speaking out against the owners of baseball. They wanted to speak their mind, and that’s what they did. The strike of 1994…

I am happy to announce that the Houston Astros have developed three separate ticket plans for the upcoming season. We must consider several things when determining our pricing structure. As an organization, we need to be cognizant that there are many different kinds of fans, therefore, the design of the ticket structure must reach out to these varied types of customers. Some fans will come for day games while others will only attend weekend games. Additional supporters may only attend games once…

make a run at a title when they have to rebuild every year. “Among the most significant are what the Houston Astros and the Miami Marlins are doing. The Astros have cut their costs from over $60 million down to below $15 million. Similarly, the Marlins are going from over $100 million to about $38 million” (Rymer). These teams are doing this so they don’t have to rebuild every single year. “The Astros and Marlins are reminders that there are only a few teams in the league that can spend whatever…

Number 8 Is Retired Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra, the baseball Hall of Fame catcher, died Tuesday of natural causes at the age of 90. He was known by many people because of his memorable sayings. One being “90 percent of the game is half-mental.” He also has another one referring to a once popular restaurant, he says, “Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.” But, some of the “Yogi-isms” continue to ring true like, “It ain’t over till it’s over.” What should be remembered is that Yogi…

Kevin Davidson: From Professional Baseball to Coach, Mentor and Friend Kevin Davidson’s playing days are behind him, but now he passes his knowledge on to the next generation. He is an assistant coach for the varsity baseball team at Orangewood Christian School, which is coached by Scott Hilinski. The two swap roles after the high school season. Davidson has coached in the Florida Collegiate Summer League (FCSL) the past seven seasons, including the past five as a head coach. He became the…