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OJ Simpson was once an amazing football player who spent his time living a luxurious life of an NFL football star, but today one would find him sitting in a jail cell being punished for his crimes. His life turned for the worse in 1994, after Simpson was arrested for murdering Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. The general purpose of this speech will be to inform my audience of my topic. Specifically, I would like to inform them on the background of this case, what happened inside the…

Jackie Robinson was the essential African yank ballplayer to play inside the Real Associations. He contends as a shortstop in his African yank class and was an astounding hitter and base hooligan. Each amusement, he would take a few bases while not acquiring got. His speed, strategy, and viewpoint helped him increase a few consideration from the most critical Associations. Amid this time, round the 1945's, blacks and whites weren't prepared to play with each other in any game or permitted to…

The All American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) was founded by Philip K. Wrigley during World War II. Over six hundred women from around the United States played in this league while their loved ones fought in the war, earning them money and them being able to play the game they love. Several Major League executives created the AAGPBL to help them try to keep baseball in the publics eye. The AAGPBL helped bring these executives money to keep their stadiums open to the public so when…

I’ve been a lifelong fan of the Chicago Cubs. I’ve been to their games, watched them on television, talked about it with friends, and once, even paid attention to individuals statistics. However, it’s the same thing every year with them. They lose, and we say next year. They lose constantly, and we say next year. Except, this year was different. The sports announcers predicted it, and I believed it. The Cubs are going to win the World Series this year, no doubt. It was about time! I had been…

baseball. There's a reason there is a era that is called the "steroid era" I call Barry Bonds "The Fake Dinger King" because of the fact that he used those substances. If you look at him spanning from his years with the Pittsburg Pirates to the San Francisco Giants, his head became significant bigger than his body. That's one of the side effects of PED use. Some of the side effects of PED use include baldness, high blood pressure, and unusual aggressive behavior known as "roid rage".…

The main conflict in Million Dollar Arm by J.B. Bernstein is that it is hard to adapt Indian cricket players, like Rinku and Dinesh, into American baseball players, especially while simultaneously having to deal with the culture shock of moving to America. Cricket uses a different arm motion than baseball. As newcomers to the sport, they have to adapt, and get the many years of training their competitors have in a short amount of time. First, cricket players use a different arm motion compared…

“Commander, on deck!” troops from all stations on the hellion class cruiser in the eagles nebula stood to attention. Striding past them was a figure, a figure of power. This figure was dressed as a hybrid between a lord and a mandalorian. He had on midnight robes, giving him a regal look, over which he had leg bracings made out of adamantium glinting off the stars in the darkness of space. His hood up and covering the back of his head with a mask of an ancient design, used to enhance one’s…

Next, I want to highlight some of the specific challenges foreign-born players face on their way to MLB. These challenges are nothing like their American counterparts and could affect their performance when they enter the Big Leagues. An academic paper written by Arturo Marcano and David Fidler in 1999 discusses the mistreatment of Latin American baseball players during the signing and recruiting process. Often, these players are so poor that they take any contract put in front of them and do…

Jackie Robinson despite being faced with many threats and insults throughout his time in the Negro Leagues, joining the MLB, and his retirement showed people how one man can make a change. Jackie Robinson, the man who broke the color barrier, journey was not an easy task as people may think, with many struggles in his path. By “breaking the barrier at the age of twenty-eight” (Linge 56) and being able to fight through his struggles and not giving up showed how much strength he had. These…

The first game had Eddie Cicotte as the starting pitcher, which is the player that throws the ball to the people who are batting, for the Chicago White Sox. It seemed like the Sox would win that day because, as previously mention, Eddie Cicotte had won 29 games prior to the playoffs. However, the Reds ended up winning the first game of the series with a score of 9 to 1. Everyone was shocked about how badly the White Sox had played that day. Cicotte’s level of play was not what it usually was. A…