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In the beginning of the novel, Holling is reliable and respectful, towards Danny. Danny wants to be seen as a good person and someone who stands up to bullies. In the middle of the novel, Danny supported Holling by going to watch his play even though Holling had an embarrassing part. Danny stood up to Mickey Mantle when Holling said “I held out the perfect white baseball and whispered,“Can I please have your autograph?” And he took the ball from my hand and held his pen over it. And then Mickey…

The Atlanta Falcons in the Super Bowl: Would they have made it? As of October 2015, a record of 12-4 would have certainly earned the Falcons a playoff spot, with perhaps a first round bye. Did that, however, mean that they were contenders for the 2016 Super Bowl? It was likely, but 3 things hindered the Falcons from getting to the second Super Bowl in the history of the franchise: First, the Falcons had not won consecutive playoff matches since 1998. Second, in the NFC playoffs, Matt Ryan was…

California is an interesting place to visit. There are numerous amounts of sites to see. In 1850 California became one of the 50 states and was one of the most popular states at the time and still till this day is one of the very many must see places to go. I think California is one of the most interesting places to travel. California has many landmarks to discover. One of the most interesting landmarks is seeing the Golden Gate Bridge. The Golden Gate Bridge was built on January 5, 1933 and was…

Mark McGuire had the highest mean while Roger Maris had the lowest mean. Furthermore, Mark McGuire had the highest median while Roger Maris had the lowest median. Babe Ruth has the highest standard deviation while Hank Aaron had the lowest standard deviation. He had the lowest minimum while Hank Aaron had the highest minimum . Mark McGuire had the highest maximum while Hank Aaron had the lowest maximum. Babe Ruth had the highest range while Hank Aaron had the least. Hank Aaron was the…

Baseball is a game of extreme statistics, especially in the MLB. Sabermetrics is becoming a very popular cultural term for average Americans. After the release of Moneyball a film that showed the importance of statistical analysis in baseball, the culture was hooked on Sabermetrics. This project will analyze earned run average (ERA) and some of the variables that play a pertinent role in determining a great ERA. ERA is the most popular metric used to decide whether a pitcher is deemed great,…

Often, we sports fans love to talk about the big plays, trades and all that makes our love of the game complete. Unfortunately, we can’t always discuss these aspects. Sometimes we forget that these players are people beyond their jerseys and uniforms. Recently, the sporting world took notice of two superstars that fell on hard times and the recovery they embarked on. For the Yankee faithful, we learned of the struggles CC Sabathia has been dealing with. Certainly, we all would loved to have CC…

No one can figure out why, but the New York Giants seem to do best after a few years of mediocrity. Well, three seasons after their Super Bowl XLVI victory over the New England Patriots, the Giants find themselves under pressure to win once again. The G-Men haven’t made the playoffs since hoisting their second Lombardi Trophy of the Eli Manning era, and now both Eli and head coach Tom Coughlin are under fire again in New York. With Manning’s contract expiring after this season, both Eli and…

The Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos are two celebrated teams in the NFL. The Cowboys have won 5 Super Bowl championship, 10 conference championship, 22 division titles in 31 playoff appearances. Currently, they are the 2nd spot in NFC Division holding a 5-1 record. On the other hand, the Broncos have won 3 Super Bowl championship, 8 conference championship, 15 division titles in 22 playoff appearances. Currently, they are tied for the 2nd spot with the Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers,…

With the Detroit Lions' playoff hopes in the rear-view mirror, there is little motivation to continue watching their free fall into NFL irrelevancy. We may not often win, but it's the small victories from solid individual performances that keep our attention. Ameer Abdullah was one of the few players inspiring hope for the future after the first four weeks of the season, but with the good comes the bad. One of the most disheartening aspect of the blowout loss to the Arizona Cardinals was our…

Hank Greenburg was definitely a major influence on not only baseball but also society. He stood for so much and was very prideful of being a Jew. Back in the late 1990’s it was very rare to see different ethnicities and races participate in the game of baseball. This was not by choice but because they were prohibited from playing the game of baseball. Segregation as huge back then and Hank Greenberg stayed true to who he was and never gave into societies views of him being a Jew playing baseball…