Major League Baseball

The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. The Yankees are one of two Major League clubs based in New York City; the other is the New York Mets. The club began play in the AL in the 1901 season as the Baltimore Orioles (not to be confused with the modern Baltimore Orioles.) Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchased the…

The film 42, produced by Thomas Tull, tells the story of Jackie Robinson’s heroic effort to integrate Major League baseball. The film, which was released on April 12, 2013, shows how Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford) and Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Bosemen) endure countless amounts of taunting, resistance, and violence. This film review will discuss the characters and the impact they had on Robinson, the plot, and the consistent “personal relationship” theme. Of all the characters throughout the…

The Most Famous Woman in Baseball Effa Manley was not only a baseball executive, but also a socialite, a civil rights leader, and a business leader. She was the first female to make it into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Throughout her life, baseball was her life. Effa grew up loving baseball, and so did her husband, Abe Manley. Together, they owned and managed the Newark Eagles, a Negro National League franchise from 1934 to 1948. This movie will follow who Effa Manley was and how she…

Compare and Contrast The main characters in both of these films played different sports (Jim played and coached baseball, and Pre was involved with distance running), but there still are some similarities and, of course, some difference between these two athletes. In both of these movies, extrinsic motivation, intrinsic motivation, mental toughness, fan support, pre-competition routines, and pep-talks all played a part. One thing that was very different was their motivation to play the sport.…

move to the back of the bus when ordered to by the driver”. After the war, in 1946, manager and president Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers signed Jackie Robinson to the team and assigned him to play on the Dodgers top minor league team in Canada. He led the minor league team to the pennant and the championship (bio.com). It was during this time that Jackie Robinson proved he was a brave man and a good Christian. The Dodger President, Mr. Rickey, was a Christian and he wanted make sure…

Never in baseball has a number been more cherished and respected than the number 42. Today it has become a national icon – a symbol of the past and a treasured reminder for the future. Jackie Robinson changed the game of baseball forever, becoming the first African-American to enter the major leagues with the help of Branch Rickey, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The movie 42: The Jackie Robinson Story richly displays the career, involving the highs and lows, of Jackie Robinson, and his…

Should Louisville Kentucky Have a Major League Baseball Team? Quintez T. Choice Georgia Southern University Louisville Kentucky, the largest city in the blue grass state, and the 28th most populated city in the United States according to ballotpedia.org (2013). Louisville is ranked higher than Milwaukee, Kansas City, Atlanta, Arlington, Cleveland, Oakland, Miami, and Minneapolis. All of these cities have their own respective MLB teams who bring fans out night in and night…

Performance enhancing drugs are considered wrong and illegal by most commissioners, in most leagues. Athletes still try and break this rule by taking these illegal substances so they have an advantage on the field. But when caught athletes are expected to be in huge trouble with suspensions and fines. Little do they know, another consequence may…

On April 15th, 1947, Jackie Robinson shattered the color-barrier when he played first base for the Dodgers against the Boston Braves. Being the only black in a white baseball world proved tough for Robinson. His unsupportive teammates even started a petition to have him removed from the roster. Luckily, Rickey still had Robinson’s back. He threatened that if the players didn’t change their thoughts towards Robinson, they…

His first season he barely saw the field, only playing seven games; from then on he was playing day in, and day out. Overall Yogi had played 100 games in 14 seasons in his major league career. Being in major leagues is already a huge accomplishment itself, but Yogi also set plenty of records. For one, he one ten World Series champion (he had one ring for each finger!). Yogi was the most valuable player for the Yankees 3 times, in 1951, 1954…