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1985 Royals The Royals have just won the 2015 World Series, but that's not the only time in history we have won the World Series. 30 years ago the 1985 Royals Roster Conquered the MLB. Lets just say we never gave up and it payed off in the end. The Royals in 1985 were having a great season when they won the American League Championship, and after lots of hard losses, The Royals Roster helped them take the crown and conquer the MLB in 1985 because They had never given up and fought till the…

won the World Series. The curse was put on the Cubs 108 years ago but recently broken. The curse was put on the Cubs because a guy and his goat couldn't go. William Sianis approached the gate to get into the game and he was told that he wasn't able to go in because he had a goat that smelled bad. Williams goat couldn't go in because of its stench, but the goat even had its own ticket. When William was told he couldn't go in he said that the Cubs would never win a World Series ever again.…

Derek Jeter's History and Influence on Baseball There it was, Derek Jeter's final at bat. The crowd was roaring, the score was five to five after the Yankees scored three runs against the Baltimore Orioles. David Robertson (The pitcher) was nervous to give up a run. The pitch came, and Jeter hit it to right field for a walk off single, scoring the winning run to end the game! This hit will forever be known not only by Yankee lovers, but Jeter lovers as well. It almost happened like a Disney…

but for their actions during the 1919 World Series. This team was substantially successful throughout many years and was known as one of the greatest team to play this great game. Thus, winning the American League pennant in 1917 and 1919 and having numerous all-stars on the team. The White Sox were heavily favored in the 1919 World Series over their opponent the Cincinnati Reds, however due to players engagement in gambling they purposely lost the series to receive extra money,…

Baseball and Gambling have been corresponding with each other ever since the late 19th Century. For the most part, the relationship would be best described as a commensalism one where baseball was solely changed while gambling maintained its status. Eric Rolfe Greenburg, author of The Celebrant, does a great job in portraying this relationship early on. Analyzing the association of the two in the novel, it is clearly seen that gambling has helped raise the popularity of baseball, affect the…

Mr. November and his Cultural Importance Positive or negative, a cultural icon stands for something more than what they first appear. A cultural icon inspires person. Donald Trump, the leader of the free world and an interesting cultural icon, is a man who raises positive or negative reactions in a lot of different cultures. Other cultural icons include person like Martin Luther King jr., Adolf Hitler, and Mother Theresa. These people, aside from being well known, mean something greater than…

driver. He ran his first Nascar race on May 25th, 1975 in the World 600 in Charlotte N.C. From that moment until his death on February 18, 2001 he amassed 76 wins, 7 Championships, ran 676 races and drove over 202,000 laps in the Nascar Sprint Cup series. Also Dale was inducted into the Nascar Hall of fame in the first year of the halls existence. The moniker he earned during those years of racing was “The Intimidator”. The aggressive driving style exhibited made competitors either nervous or…

improve his banking account during the scandal. He was told he was going to get $20,000 by the gamblers but only received the first payment of $5,000. He, however is often viewed both as innocent and guilty. Jackson’s hitting average was .385 in the series. He was one of the bright spots for the Sox. Many journalists and many people viewed Jackson as a small town boy who was an innocent victim, of city slickers and greedy baseball owners. Books and articles lean towards…

World War I was finally over, and interest in Baseball had peaked as fans across the nation followed the games. Baseball was America’s Pastime with people tuning in to listen to every game on the radio. Despite rumors of the 1919 World Series fix, most fans believed that baseball was still pure and that the games were played to the best of the player’s abilities. However, baseball would change forever in 1920 as suspicions turned into confessions. In 1919, no ball club played better than the…

when he, including seven other teammates were accused of losing a game in order to earn cash from gamblers; hence were banned from playing professional baseball for life. Nevertheless, I have confidence that Jackson wasn’t involved in the 1919 World Series scandal. First of all, during a game, he and his teammates were accused of participating in a fix with gamblers. The gamblers’ deal was to make the team lose against the Cincinnati Reds. They asked Jackson, as he was considered the best on…