Major League Baseball

In today’s day and age of baseball, we are all living in the so called, Steroid Era. It is named the Steroid Era because players over the last two decades have been caught using performance enhancers, which has become the latest major problem in the MLB. Performance enhancing drugs, which are commonly known as PED’s, means basically what it states; it enhances a player’s performance on the field. Over the last few years, members of the BBWAA have not voted in players that have been caught using…

have gone through tough conditions during the events, but have gone past them and helped their countries in doing so. Melba Beals had been a little girl, who helped integrate Black and White schools. Jackie Robinson integrated major league sports by being the first black baseball player. Then Feng…

Ayman Abdelalhaleem has a gap between his teeth but the confidence of ten men combined. He can debate for hours without losing his breath but throw a quick question that demands a response starting with an “A” at the start of and it will stump him. He can take time out of his day to help others no matter how big or small the task is. Brightening people’s days is somewhat of a specialty of his. He can take a situation and ultimately find something to laugh about. From a young age, Ayman had to…

Major League Baseball or MLB should not recieve anymore the benefits of the antitrust exemption. The antritust laws are there to support and protect the consumer , fans int this case, from monopoly and greedy corporations/busissnes.Antitrust laws were designed to protect the consumer and it is up to Congress to remove their exemption from antitrust laws.Therefore,I dont agree with the MLB recieving the antitrust exemption because Baseball, it is sport that cross and goes beyond state lines, it…

Michael Lewis’ 2003 book, details the struggle of the Oakland Athletics, a major baseball team. The Oakland A’s overcome some seemingly impossible obstacles with the help of their general manager, Billy Beane (Brad Pitt), by applying a new innovative statistical analysis, known as sabermetrics. Sabermetrics is the empirical analysis of baseball, or the use of statistical analysis to question the traditional measures of baseball (Birnbaum). The underlying theme of this movie is to outline basic…

chosen Sports Management, a field that fits both my skills and interests. In this field, I must obtain a degree in the one or more of the following majors: Public Relations, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Business, or Analytics. Although I have not currently declared a major, I plan to major in the field of Business and minor in Marketing. These majors will allow me the opportunity to enter the career of my dreams and pursue a job as a General Manager of a sports franchise. Sports have…

Rowles April 21, 2017 Baseball vs. Softball Baseball and Softball have many fans in each of the sports. Many players prefer to play one or the other but never both games. Baseball and softball can be very similar in various ways, but they have many differences as well. In both baseball and softball the games are enjoyed about the world, but in many different ways. The speed of the two games and how they are played, the rules for each game, and the different types of leagues of both games are…

died 38 years later on January 23rd, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. During his 18 year stint with the Cubs, Ernie was able to create a lasting impact. His impact was created by breaking the color barrier, and turning the Cubs into a force in the National League. Breaking the Cubs color barrier in 1953, Ernie Banks opened the door for future African American players that are playing today. Breaking the barrier almost did not happen for Ernie, according to an article by Contemporary Black…

Imagine playing football without shoulder pads, playing baseball without a glove, or playing hockey without a stick. Not only would that add extreme difficulty to the sport, but you would most likely have a lot more bruises and broken bones without these items. Thankfully, Rawlings invented all of these products on their way to becoming one of the premier brands in the sporting goods industry In 1887, George H. Rawlings and his brother Alfred started a retail sporting goods store in St. Louis,…

The 66 year old individual that suffered from lung cancer was once an important component in Major League Baseball. Albert Bluford “Rube” Walker Junior was a Major League Baseball player for the Chicago Cubs in addition to a lifelong minor league and major league coach for several teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Senators, New York Mets, and the Atlanta Braves. Son of Albert and Beulah Walker, the elder brother to Verlon Lee and Leslie Boyce; Rube was another child to carry on their…