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Progress columnist Alan Gibson died last week at his home in Bent Tree of natural causes [his obituary appears on page 16A]. Gibson had been contributing his “The Essential Bad Attitude” column to the Progress since April 2008. The author of books and plays won a first place award in the largest weekly newspaper category for humor writing in the Georgia Press Association contest for the year 2013. The Bent Tree resident has never missed a weekly deadline, still working in longhand, vigorously…

The New York Yankees on Sunday have reportedly agreed to hire the services of the seven-time All-Star and free-agent Matt Holliday by signing him with a one-year deal having a value of USD 13 million to play for the upcoming new season of the Major League Baseball (MLB). Basing from the report of the The Score, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman was said to have agreed to give the 2007 National League batting champion the deal as the American baseball executive made his second major move of…

Race the movie is directed and produced by Stephen Hopkins who was a passenger on the Mayflower in 1620, one of forty­one signatories of the Mayflower Compact, and an assistant to the governor of Plymouth Colony through 1636. The three top star of the movie is Jesse Owens played by Stephan James, Larry Snyder played by Jason Sudeikis, and Dave Albritton played by Eli Goree. This movie was released on February 2016. I watched the movie in the Boca Movie Theater called Cinemark Palace 20, I…

“Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth,” The beloved baseball star Lou Gehrig once said. Lou Gehrig was an amazing baseball player. He was known for his hard work and iron will. Lou Gehrig was the Iron Horse of the New York Yankees, he became one of the best in baseball at a young age, and sadly, he retired young from a deadly disease, that later killed him. Lou Gehrig was born June 19, 1903 in New York, at an early age He helped his mom run errands while she was…

In order to complete the project assignment, a movie called Moneyball is under review, a dramatic sports biography released in 2011. The movie begins by introducing organizational problems attributed to assembling a successful baseball team, fixated on overcoming serious budget deficiencies when compared to other teams. Former professional baseball player and Oakland A’s General Manager (GM) Billy Beane, takes assembling and developing a World Series winning worthy team personally upon himself…

Chicago Cub's Introduction Did you know that the Chicago Cub's only won 3 world series. They just won a series last year. But they have been to 11 series. I love the cubs. Do you? Hears something's you should know about the cub's. Achievements August 25, 1922, Cubs beat Phillies 26-23 in highest-scoring game in major-league history. November 16, 1926, Plans announced to double-deck Wrigley Field, increasing seating to 40,000. October 8, 1929: Cubs fall 3-1 to Philadelphia in first World…

The Cubs curse After 108 years the Cubs have won the World Series. The curse was put on the Cubs 108 years ago but recently broken. The curse was put on the Cubs because a guy and his goat couldn't go. William Sianis approached the gate to get into the game and he was told that he wasn't able to go in because he had a goat that smelled bad. Williams goat couldn't go in because of its stench, but the goat even had its own ticket. When William was told he couldn't go in he said that…

Introduction Money rules in Major League Baseball. The more money a team has, the more likely they are to do better during their season. That is why teams such as the Dodgers, Yankees, and Giants don’t have much difficulty building a strong team. With such a high salary cap, they have the ability to sign the best players. With better players, that leads to better development as well as an easier way to attract better free agents. Due to that, very rarely do teams with low salary caps like the…

When was the last time you’ve heard of the New York Mets winning the World Series? Unless you’re a true fan, you probably haven’t. It's been 31 years! They won in 1986. Even though many people ( mostly Yankee fans) laugh at me for still believing in them, I do believe that they have a good chance to win another world championship. My belief comes from the team winning twice in 1969 and 1986, and how they have come so close many times. They have a strong chance to come back in the next…

“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.”(Robinson). The sports world developed in the 1920’s with the explosion of America’s pastime, Major League Baseball. Baseball was formed in 1850’s in the United States but did not really become widely watched until 1920. The majority of those who watched baseball were middle-upper class Americans. This meant that the black community had not indulged in playing or watching baseball. Starting around 1920, the Negro League was…