One Giant Leap

more ethnic sport over time. It’s no question that baseball is one of the most racist sports in the world. The Cleveland Indians have managed to create the most racist logo in sports of all time. It is very offensive as it is a cartoon Indian with a red face and a feather. But that’s just a logo. I want to talk about the players and the future of the league. The MLB consisting of 30 teams, 2 leagues (American and National) is one of the most increasing sports in players. The league started as…

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…

In 1991, steroids were banned from Major League Baseball and in 2003 testing of the Major League Baseball players began. I think steroids should be let back into Major League Baseball because steroids can help with some medical injuries such as strained muscles or even broken bones, steroids would also give the sport more of an edge like Major League Baseball fans are looking for and because it is also wrong for people to think steroids are a bad thing when they have not experienced it.…

The goal for the fan is to explain the game and to encourage the passive viewer to get more engaged in the event. There were a couple of instances that occurred at this event. There were couples were one partner is a sports fan and trying to explain the game to their partner. The fans want the causal viewer to engage in interpretive interaction to understand how the sport works. Once the viewer understands the foundation, it is an easier task for the…

An inspiring major change happened to the world when jack Roosevelt Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball on April 15, 1947. Being an African American man he did not have as many rights or privileges as a Caucasian man would have had during that time. Mr. Jerry Robinson and Mrs. Mallie Robinson had five children, jack being the youngest. Jack r Robinson, is well known by the name of Jackie Robinson. His middle name is in honor of former president Theodore Roosevelt, who had…

Baseball and Gambling have been corresponding with each other ever since the late 19th Century. For the most part, the relationship would be best described as a commensalism one where baseball was solely changed while gambling maintained its status. Eric Rolfe Greenburg, author of The Celebrant, does a great job in portraying this relationship early on. Analyzing the association of the two in the novel, it is clearly seen that gambling has helped raise the popularity of baseball, affect the…

and Park Factors). Moreover, the Dodgers did not have the dominant starting pitching staff from the three previous years. Going into the 2016 season, many baseball analysists were skeptical that Dodgers could make the postseason for multiple reasons. One was the loss of their number two starter Zack Greinke, to division rival Arizona Diamondbacks and signed a 6 year, over $200 million contract. Along with the loss of Zack Greinke, the Dodgers did not sign a notable number starting pitcher.…

in Arizona and the Dominican Republic. Third, relates to acquiring talent. After sensing the teams potential, Epstein convinced one of baseball’s best managers, Joe Maddon, and star pitcher, Jon Lester, to join the team. The next action was to build the base. It took patience and persistence and Epstein’s leadership to transform the Cub’s league worst farm system into one of baseball’s best. The emergence of young home – grown stars such as Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Kyle Schwarber, and Addison…

Book Review – Pride Against Prejudice: The Biography of Larry Doby By Joseph Thomas Moore, Greenwood Press, Inc.: New York, 1988. 195 Pages. Reviewed by Zachary Sligh Larry Doby was a man that went through many harsh experiences growing up, this is best described in his years playing baseball written in a book by Joseph Moore. This is a story that goes through all the times Larry had as a child all the way up to his years of Major League Baseball and even later in life as he gets inducted to the…

book. It shows well how the man copes with his setbacks every time. He never gives up and I admire that. The story also describes the sea and all the creatures in it in a beautiful way. Furthermore the tension of the book makes you want to read it in one go. This tension alternated with the beautiful descriptions of the sea and the memories of the man, makes it a good book to read. That’s the reason I recommend this book to…