St. Louis Rams

Is this the 2014 Brewers? The 2014 Brewers were expected to compete for the cellar of the NL Central, but after 27 games that thought went out the window. On April 29th the Brewers were 20-7 and sitting in first place with a 6.5 game lead. Fast forward to September 1st, after 150 days of being alone or tied for first place in the NL Central the Brewers found themselves in second place and in the middle of second half slump. That slump never ended as the Brewers fell out of playoff…

“I’d get mad. But I’d never let them know it” is one of Jackie Robinson's famous quotes. At age 28, Robinson was the first black major league baseball player. He broke the color line in professional baseball and paved an entry for black players during his lifetime. He had more influence of integration of sports than any other athlete in history. Robinson helped influence colored people to go for what they want and enjoy. Baseball wasn’t the only thing that did not accept him at first, society…

what characteristics do all heroes share. Jackie Robinson was known for the first black person who played major league baseball. Theseus was known for helping is people by defeating a man eating beast. Claude Mckay was known for giving words of encouragement for fighting back for their rights as a black man. To begin,Jackie Robinson was known for the first black person who played major league baseball. Even early in his life, Robinson confronted racism head on. In 1938, while still at…

Jackie Robinson is a great American hero. He became the first African American baseball player to break segregation in Major League Baseball. He came along and broke the color barrier in baseball and earned respect in the baseball league. His courage and devotion helped him turn hard times into better times. Jack Roosevelt Robinson as born in Cairo, Georgia on January 31, 1919 to Jerry an Mallie Robinson. Jerry, his father, was sharecroppers that brought in just enough money to feed his five…

who was more interested in money than his children and his truant lead to complex relationship with his son. Williams often described his childhood as pleasurable and joyful. But his carefree and boyish childhood was taken when his family moved to St. Louis Missouri which prompted William to write. His parents unstable marriage did nothing to sooth his emotional distress. Williams sister Rose suffered from sever anxiety attacks and was diagnosed with schizophrenia. She spent the remainder of her…

Position paper 1 In recent years, major league baseball has increasing difficulty holding the attention of an audience due to immobility of the league and other rivaling sports. To curb this problem sports league respond by proposing reducing game length but is this really the way to go? Resorting to such measures could alienate dedicated fans, event-attending fans who would not feel the need to attend short games. An alternative that could shorten the game so it might be wise to emulate the…

Robin Williams was known for being one of the greatest American actors and comedians. Watching Williams either onstage, the television, in his movies, or in one of his serious interviews, just listening and watching the actor is an extraordinary experience. He had a big impact on many people in this world, and many were devastated to see him go. Many memorials were dedicated to him and his death was an American tragedy. Despite the appearance of a successful career, Robin Williams suffered from…

In the Spring of 1947, Jackie Robinson would be named the first black player in major league baseball, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Until Robinson, the major leagues and the minor leagues were racially segregated. Jackie Robinson broke the color line, first in the minor leagues in 1946 . He then broke the barrier once again one year later, in 1947, when he began his contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was named Rookie of the Year and took home the National League MVP Award in 1949,…

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.…

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…