The League

The mention of the phrase “Maverick Genius” evokes a similar response from the Liverpool faithful, Luis Suarez. The Uruguayan arrived at Anfield having scored goals by the bucketful in Netherlands and enthralled the Kop during his short, yet exhilarating __ and a half years at the club. While the Striker continues with his goal scoring prowess at the Camp Nou and will definitely join the legion of legends who have plied their trade for the club, there is no denying he is amongst the top strikers…

his career, this legacy was later tarnished when it was found that he had bet on Major League baseball games while he been a player and a manager. Since this broke one of Major League Baseball's rules, Rose was banned from both…

These amateur leagues allow top college players to sharpen their skills and to gain valuable additional experience during the summer, with the key added element of hitting with -- and pitching against -- wooden bats. These leagues also ensure that the scouts are watching the cream of the crop, or the best of the best at their level. Some MLB teams use age as a key factor…

It’s been about 20 years since the MLB has expanded. Commissioner Rob Manfred believes that an expansion could be coming soon. Montreal is most likely the next destination for a Major League Baseball team. Montreal’s rich baseball background dates back to when the Expos first existed in 1969. Bringing the Expos back to Montreal is not too far from reality. A project called the Montreal Baseball Project started by Warren Cromartie, a former player for the Expos between 1974 to 1983, is already in…

How does baseball pitch in to the play Fences? Baseball is a very common past time in America. Many races and ages play this sport in the major league, but it has not always been this way. Troy got to play baseball, but he never got to go to the major league. At the time Jackie Robinson had become the first African American player in the major league, Troy was already in his 40’s. Throughout Fences, Troy makes baseball references mainly by symbolism. The author shows Troy using baseball terms…

because that is illegal. Did you know that in Little league you can only pitch so many pitches or you could get ejected out of the game. Another rule is if…

Strike Three! At ninety-eight miles per hour, Jennie Finch pitches all strikes for every game. But that is what you may have seen if you had been lucky enough to witness one of the games that Finch was the pitcher in: She stunned the softball world with her amazing performance. At age five Jennie Finch started playing softball, and became a pitcher at eight years old(Team). She played for the Arizona Wildcats, and the Chicago Bandits, and she has won two Olympic medals and seven world…

who replaced the legendary Marvin Miller, the previous executive director of the MLBPA. Miller took the players from rags to riches and also invented the concept of free agency (Sporting News). At the time, Fehr was the head of the MLBPA (The Major League Baseball Player’s Association. He was the one that refused to accept the idea of a salary cap and the limit of free…

for the Hall of Fame. Pete Rose was so obsessed with gambling, “Records of phone call after phone call made to bookies, sometimes just minutes before the national anthem” (Weinberg). Pete Rose did not just bet on one team either; he bet on the whole league: “Records of bets, one after another, day after day, on virtually every…

He is the best competent Brazilian soccer player. He plays at the central defender position for league 1 club Paris Saint German, and also Bralizian national team. He was born on 22nd September 1984 in Rio De Janerio, Brazil. He is the captain of his club as well as Brazilian national team. When Silva was very young, his parents parted away and he…