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The baseball world is a great, pompous sports world, and that makes you want to know about the richest baseball players in the world. This article covers that in this list of the top 10 richest of them, and you’re going to love it! Number Ten: Randy Johnson As of 2012, Randy was worth about $115 million. He makes much of his income through endorsements of some of the most popular brands. Number Nine: Tom Glavine This left-handed guy has been the thrill of many of his fans for so long, and he…

The Arms Race Everybody needs arms, and no one is available. That’s the theme this year’s trade deadline. It certainly is a seller’s market. With the expanded wild card spot, everybody thinks they have a chance. Then there are the teams that have had that cold long look in the mirror and have rationalized with themselves that lets pack it in and build for the future. The problem with this scenario is that the teams that are in this spot already as sellers are there for a reason. The…

Gibson, "Buck" Leonard, "Pop" Lloyd and so many more--are the black men who owned the teams that built the leagues that showcased the stars. Those teams now largely are forgotten: the Kansas City Monarchs, the Homestead Grays, the Chicago American Giants, the Baltimore Black Sox, the Pittsburgh Crawfords."(Giancaterino) Along with Kansas City these were areas of great racial diversity and segregation. The best part of the Negro Leagues was that even though they were separated from MLB players,…

“All I can tell them is pick a good one and sock it. I get back to the dugout and they ask me, what it was I hit and I tell them, I don't know except it looked good.” That was a famous quote by Babe Ruth, or his former name George Herman Ruth Jr., he was born in Baltimore, Maryland on February 6, 1895. (“Babe Ruth Biography”). George started his fame at only nineteen, he was a starting pitcher and was playing for the Red Sox. Babe Ruth also batted and threw left handed. The positions he played…

Woodrum, Brandon 09/02/16 Microeconomics Module 3 Labor Market Question - 1 What economic principle justifies the high salaries of some professional athletes? Suppose the manager of a baseball team wants to hire a new pitcher for $4 million per year. Under what circumstances would it make sense for the team to do so? -The manager of a baseball team can hire a new pitcher for $4 million per year only if the team is doing well and earning so much that can afford the salary of new pitcher or…

Our part one article with the first set of seven facts you never knew about MLB really filled you in on everything you were missing out on about your favorite sport. Finally, we have returned with our part two article to really give you the scoop on Major League Baseball! Read on to discover our top eight facts that you never knew about MLB! Number Eight: The Da Vinci of Sports Deion Sanders is known as an amazing, athletic tool of all trades. Mastering the arts of both profession baseball and…

Daniel Rothman Mr. Sullivan Period 3 4/29/16 America’s Pastime You're in humid 98 degree weather you have been standing there for over an hour. That is just part of America's pastime baseball. Baseball was invented in the 1800 hundreds and since then has evolved on so many different levels. There also is a part of science that has to deal with this fun but simple sport, but we will get to that later. Baseball just isnt a sport it part of America's culture, and in my opinion the United States…

the MLB. Willson Contreras and Francisco Lindor. I will be answering questions including, Where did the grow up and how many siblings do they have? What did they have to do to go to the MLB? What position, salary, and team do they play for? How old are they and what are their stats My first question I had was where did they grow up and how many siblings do they have? Willson Contreras was born on May 13, 1992 in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, on the other hand Francisco Lindor was born on November…

The game of baseball has a long and questionable history. Where did the game of baseball develop from, some argue the game developed from the English game cricket while others will argue that the game developed from an old game called rounders. Rounders is believed to have been played during the Tudor period of English history. Both games were played for many years. The game of baseball is played today in the United States and the earliest history of baseball in America is in the late 1700’s…

Steve Waugh - My Sporting Hero Steve Waugh is a perfect role model for adolescents. Not only has this man reached some amazing new feats in cricket but after his retirement he started a foundation in which he helps kids with rare illnesses and diseases. Many of the people (aged 0-25) that have been helped by this foundation often have has little to no funding to help them out. Before Steve Waugh helped hundreds in India and started his foundation, He was just a young man who was becoming one…