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Who will win the series? Who will be the World Champions between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago White Sox? Everyone is stuck on the upcoming event, World Series baseball. There will on only be one team that will go home as World Champions, but who will it be? Chicago White Sox is known to be great hitters, infielders, pitchers, a smarter team overall. White Sox expected to take the W Who has a greater chance in winning the World Championship? White Sox are more likely to win. Based on…

Joe Maddon Some people heard of the Cubs winning the World Series but didn’t know much about them, how they made it to the Word Series point, and who taught them. Joe Maddon is the whole reason the Cubs won. He is a special manager with a special talent, finding new ways.(Joe Maddon-Overview, 2016) He lets his team play freely and is not a “crackdown” type of manager. Joe Maddon created a World Series winning baseball team, applied his past knowledge to spur his team to conquer their flaws, and…

The year is 1967. Shahid Khan wakes up, puts on his dilapidated outfit, and heads to work. He spends his endless days washing dishes, struggling to make a living as this tedious job pays just $1.20 an hour. But Shahid can not complain because he knows things can only get better. Khan is just 16 years old and has recently immigrated from Lahore, Pakistan in search of opportunity and freedom. What Khan is in search of, is what some may call the American Dream. Flash forward to a chilly December…

The Role of Statistics. A game of numbers, the Moneyball effect is considered start of professional baseball statistics. Statistics play the main role in baseball. It’s made a huge change in the way baseball runs and how players are evaluated and could be rated to be drafted. Every team uses statistics and it is not an even playing field. There are high salary cap teams and there are low salary cap teams. When statistic first became a huge role in baseball because low salary cap teams…

If you were alive in the 1920s the chance of you knowing who Billy Sunday was is very high. Billy Sunday played Major League Baseball for 8 years. Sunday's personality, outlook, and athleticism made him popular with the fans, as well as with his teammates. Sunday got recruited because of his speed and his energetic outfield play. Billy could run the bases in 14 seconds, and often was top in the League for stolen bases. He was captain of Pittsburgh Alleghenys for the 1888 season and gained a…

On January 28TH 1986, President Ronald Reagan gave his speech famously known as “The Speech on the Challenger Disaster.” He gave this speech in a presidential, hopeful, and very American way. He acknowledges The Challenger Disaster in such a way to address the families of the lost and the school children whose teacher was involved in this terrible disaster. He also creates a positive opinion towards the United States Space Program. He continues to honor the astronauts and tries to help…

Jackie Robinson reminds us how far we’ve progressed in the world of sports. Given the frequency with which we see African-American superstars like NBA player LeBron James or NFLer Adrian Peterson light up the sports highlight reels, it's easy to forget that they wouldn't have been given the same opportunities a lifetime ago without Robinson, even though Jackie was not the first african american on a professional team. Who do you think was the very first african american to play on a professional…

“There are many actions and individuals who have made a substantial impression on the game of baseball. Together, Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey are the most significant. Branch Rickey, the orchestrator of Organized Baseball's desegregation, president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers believed that integration in Major League Baseball would be great for America. Branch Rickey put his knowledge into motion by seeking black baseball players looking for the perfect candidate to break…

A hero changed the game of baseball for the greater good many years ago. Jackie Robinson had one of the greatest influences in the world of baseball by opening rights for baseball and breaking down the color barrier. So keep reading this because it’s a catch! The world of baseball has been made what it is today because of Jackie Robinson gaining rights for baseball, becoming the first black person in the major league baseball, and for breaking down the color barrier. Jackie Robinson played a…

My Hero April 15 1947, BOOM! The baseball goes flying into left field high and far Leon Culberson going back to the warning tracks,Jackie Robinson rounding first base going two.Jackie was the first black person to go to the major league and broke records while in the Major league of Baseball he broke the record of baseballs color line and changed the game forever.Jackie Robinson is my hero because he broke color barriers, never gave up on himself, and was hardworking.Jackie Robinson was…