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Sports Facilities & Government Funding is something that is helpful for only owners, teams, and state governments when basic services is left out with not many things. Government funding leaves basic services with nothing. The government is really not being fair to the people who make the stadiums for the owners, team (players), and fans. Subsidized venues should get all of the credit for their help and support for stadiums, owners, and players. Creating facilities for privately owned sports…

Number 8 Is Retired Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra, the baseball Hall of Fame catcher, died Tuesday of natural causes at the age of 90. He was known by many people because of his memorable sayings. One being “90 percent of the game is half-mental.” He also has another one referring to a once popular restaurant, he says, “Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.” But, some of the “Yogi-isms” continue to ring true like, “It ain’t over till it’s over.” What should be remembered is that Yogi…

Cats VS Crows 53 thousand middle aged drunk blokes jumping out of their seats howling at the umpires to give the boys a free. This is the atmosphere that I am most familiar with. Usually the winter weekends begin with an hour long train ride into the city along with the agonising hope that the train will go express to Adelaide. “Ding”, a rush of red, blue and yellow rush out the doors. My dad and I squeeze through the electric crowds on the way to the oval, it is difficult not to smile with…

“Southern Lady, Yankee Spy: The True Story of Elizabeth Van Lew, A Union Agent in the Heart of the Confederacy” is a biography written by Elizabeth R. Varon and published by Oxford University Press in 2003. This book has 317 pages including the List of Abbreviations, Notes, and Index and 261 pages excluding these items. The purpose of this book is to inform the reader of the life of Elizabeth Van Lew while trying to fix how she is viewed in American History. Elizabeth Van Lew was an elite,…

This past Saturday my wife and I along with my daughter and her two kids rode the fan bus to the USM vs LSU game in Baton Rouge. Taking the bus and not having to drive in the traffic was a great decision! The trip and the first half of the game were perfect, but because this is a family blog, I will withhold my thoughts on the second half of the game. However, despite the second half disappointment, the trip was a success. Not only did my grandson who is a big LSU fan get to see the campus…

Two authors, William Moller and Maya Angelou, both have similar themes throughout their narratives. Moller expresses his disagreement with stereotyping athletes in modern American sports such as baseball. Angelou concentrates on the bias and stereotyping of different races in modern sports. Both authors have comparable views on sports with common themes such as stereotyping, respect towards athletes, and viewing an athlete as a hero. William Moller opens his short story “We, the Public, Place…

Friends Through Baseball (Prompt 1) The pitch is thrown with such skillfulness. As the hitter sees the pitch in the corner of his eye, he recognizes immediately, this is the pitch he loves. Progressing from a relaxed, calm stance to a high energy, high powered swing, he goes for the pitch. At full extension, “boom!” the crack of the bat echos around the stadium as the crowd begins to cheer almost at once. Everyone looks to the person standing next to them with hands held high screaming at the…

Should the public be responsible for the cost of a new stadium in their city? It is a major question in today's society. In an article on pbs.org it states since the 1960’s, 91 sports stadiums have been built with public funding, 22 of them being fully paid for by the public (Elaine S. Povich). Instead of having the franchise owner fund these stadiums, which seems very reasonable considering they own the team, the public spends their money on these enormous stadiums. Football stadiums…

The ride to Atlanta is never boring with the sound of horns honking, tires screeching, people yelling. Seeing the towering buildings over me, surrounding me from every corner, like being trapped behind oversized prison bars. But as soon as I see Turner Field in the distance, I know I am in for a real treat. Attending a baseball game at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia, is something I believe people must experience at some point in their lifetime. Watching the Braves play on the television is a…

I used to go through the motions not making anything out of my life. That was until my dad took me to a Twins game. Ticket in hand I was excited. On this mild day in June I was going to my first Twins game in the new stadium. The sights and sounds of the city of Minneapolis filled my senses. The scrapping of the metro coming to a halt is all I hear. Ticket vendors were doing anything to sell their tickets for tonight's game. Many people dressed in Minnesota Twins attire unpacked from the train…