World Series

The amount of drug use in sports, especially baseball is unimaginable. “Estimates of steroid use have varied wildly. Jose Canseco estimated that 85% of major leaguers were also using steroids”(“Steroids-BR…”). Professional athletes must be drug tested multiple times throughout their season because the drugs that they are using could have poor physical and mental effects on their body, these drugs give an unfair advantage to those who are using the performance enhancing drugs and if these players…

All Elizabethan sports tended to include an element of gaming and gambling. Billiards is a forerunner to the Pool played today and in the Elizabethan era, they gambled while playing this game. Elizabethan sports during that era are very similar to the games that are played today. Although Elizabethan era sports can be a lot rougher and bloodier, they are almost the same as some modern day sports. Elizabethan sports had more of a brutal aspect in them while modern day sports have a skilled and…

Bryce Harper was officially named the NL MVP on Friday by uniamous vote. The superstar is the youngest baseball player to ever win the NL MVP in this fashion. His outstanding season is marked by a .330/.460/.649 slash line at the plate. Despite the disapointing end to a promising season for the Nationals, voters remained loyal to Harper’s fabulous season. Harper garnered all first place votes on his way to earn 420 total points. The MVP runner-up was Paul Goldschmidt who received 186 less…

How many times has the various other group's 9 hitter beat you deep? Are they actually that efficient softball or do they have remarkable equipment? Fact is the quality of the bats you utilize make a significant difference in how you meeting. That is why it is essential to have the leading softball bat available for your group and the trick is that the top softball bats could not be acquired at your neighborhood sporting products shop. They have to be acquired online. Still not convinced you…

The Great Life of Mickey Mantle Number 7. A baseball Hall of Fame number that will always be remembered in professional baseball. However, a number is just a number without the man who made it great. That man was Mickey Mantle. Born during the Great Depression, this did not define Mickey Mantle, who seemed destined to have a stunning career in baseball, but Mantle will also be remembered for his life outside sports and his legacy. Mickey Mantle grew up a normal boy in rural Oklahoma. He was…

Brian Dudley a 16 year old boy that was recently hired to be the batboy for his favorite major league baseball team, the Detroit Tigers. He lives with only his mother but misses the presence of his father Cole Dudley. Who himself had pitched for the Detroit Tigers and several other major league baseball teams himself. His father now plays in Japan where he looks to revitalize his chances of playing in the big leagues again. Ironically Brian Dudley despite having the baseball genes and…

Mark McGuire had the highest mean while Roger Maris had the lowest mean. Furthermore, Mark McGuire had the highest median while Roger Maris had the lowest median. Babe Ruth has the highest standard deviation while Hank Aaron had the lowest standard deviation. He had the lowest minimum while Hank Aaron had the highest minimum . Mark McGuire had the highest maximum while Hank Aaron had the lowest maximum. Babe Ruth had the highest range while Hank Aaron had the least. Hank Aaron was the…

Baseball is a game of extreme statistics, especially in the MLB. Sabermetrics is becoming a very popular cultural term for average Americans. After the release of Moneyball a film that showed the importance of statistical analysis in baseball, the culture was hooked on Sabermetrics. This project will analyze earned run average (ERA) and some of the variables that play a pertinent role in determining a great ERA. ERA is the most popular metric used to decide whether a pitcher is deemed great,…

The Blue Crabs Promise Summer Excitement For those living in Charles County, MD, one of the greatest summer pastimes is catching The Blue Crabs play a game or two. The Blue Crabs are a minor league baseball team that offer excitement for their fans all year long. The team plays from April through August, which gives residents plenty of time to catch several games. One of the most exciting portions of this season is the addition to roster that was just announced earlier this year, Steve…

To a modern reader, it might seem amazing that the MLB was able to get exemption from anti-trust laws that nearly every other firm in the United States is subject to. To understand how this can be possible, it is important to understand the original court case that allowed Baseball to be exempt from the Sherman Act, as well as the three major court cases that have upheld its ruling over time. In 1913, when the Federal League of Base Ball Clubs came into existence, it challenged the preexisting…