The Lineup

and scouts as well as his own experience and judgment in order to make both strategic decisions such as if a player needs a day off to help prolong their health for the full year, and tactical decisions such as if I substitute this player in the lineup for this other player based on his head-to-head statistics against this pitcher, that player will have a better chance to perform well. The scouting department, broken into two main areas, advanced scouting which scouts other MLB teams in order…

“Person of Interest” season 5 is set to premiere this spring and cast member Jim Caviezel has teased that his character Reese will go through some difficulties during the upcoming installment. In an interview with Yahoo! TV, Jim Caviezel divulged that Reese will have a hard time moving on with Iris after he lost Carter. Fans will witness his struggle and his fear in “Person of Interest” season 5, the Parent Herald reports. “You go back to Jessica: the possibility that he could have a real…

many other famous brands as one of the top manufacturers of sports related equipment in the world. Nike is unquestionably the number one manufacturer of sports shoes in the world. Nike has as much as 20% of the athletic shoe market. The company’s lineup includes shoes for basketball, baseball, golf, hiking, tennis, and football among others. Under Armour seems to be more focused on the athletic apparel market and it is one of the major dominant company in the compression garment industry. Nike…

Here is how misidentification often occurs: A crime is committed, the victim claims they have a vivid memory of the perpetrator, a composite sketch is created and the victim chooses a suspect from the photo and physical lineup. The investigators think they have caught the perpetrator and done justice. They are often times wrong. Eyewitness misidentification has been known as the leading cause of wrongful conviction. A study by the Innocence projects depicts that it plays a role in 72% of…

After a long taxing day of school in the frigid month of January, I got into a car with my teammate and headed off to a varsity hockey game against Bridgewater Raynham. As soon as I open up the transparent glass doors, I can feel the brisk air brush upon my face. Instantly, the fond memory of my first rink experience poped up in my head when my cousin got an assist for his Norwood Mustangs varsity hockey team. I was young, only around six or seven years old. I remember him having a clear shot,…

I never thought that I would miss a tournament but I did. It was a cold winter day, showing up to the school getting on the scale. Figuring out I was overweight made me mad at myself. Anyways, I ended up going to the tournament with them. I was the only one overweight which I knew there was a big possibility of me not wrestling. As everyone showed up to check their weight, I was the only one that didn’t make it. I figured I would still go with just in case there would be somewhere I could…

According to the National Registry of Exonerations, researchers found that 149 people were cleared in 2015 for crimes they didn’t commit which is more than any other year in history. More than two thirds of the people that were wrongly convicted for homicide were minorities. Many of these people’s fates are in the hands of witnesses, judges, and juries. This is why it is crucial to make sure that details are not distorted in order to make sure that the right people are put away for the crimes…

Picking Cotton” is the story of two lives tragically connected. As a student, Jennifer suffered a brutal rape within her own home in 1984; she identified Ronald as her assailant which led to his wrongful conviction and imprisonment. Ronald lost his innocence, freedom and self-respect and had to suffer with the harsh realities behind bars. In contrast, however, Jennifer’s certainty in Ronald’s guilt breaks when DNA technology advancements clearly establish his innocence, thus making her face the…

has distinctive physical appearance from another, while completing a distraction task. One male and one female were chosen as target, and target-present and target-absent lineups were constructed for each target. Participants were asked to identify the two targets from two lineups, and they are either (a) a target-present lineup for the female…

Persian Pink Panther. Last week his latest stand-up movie was added to Netflix's comedy lineup. Stand-up comedy is an art that is now much more appreciated than what it was in the times of Eddie Murphy and Steve Harvey. Today's comedian's, like Kevin Hart, have brought comedy into a new realm and have introduced laughter to a larger audience. Netflix advocates stand-up and adds stand-up comedy to its lineup every few months or so. Getting added to Netflix is a big deal for stand-up comedians.…