...PEDS standing for Performance Enhancing drugs, most commonly referred to as steroids. The question is though how do these PED’s effect baseball? Why do people feel the need to take steroids in baseball? I’ll tell you why it helps you in everything you do on the diamond, from running to throwing and to hitting it helps you achieve things you never saw possible as a normal person. It help you out to a point that it is just unfair and not fit for baseball. Steroids have changed baseball as we know it and not in a good way. They have made the Major League of Baseball or also known as the MLB look a question such as, Are PED users able to make it into the Hall of Fame? What is the appropriate consequence for these players getting caught? And is...
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...August 8, 2013, the New York Yankees’ third baseman and three-time MVP Alex Rodriguez, was suspended for the length of the 2014 season (211 games). The Major League Baseball Association released a statement stating that Rodriguez’s suspension was for “his use and possession of numerous forms of prohibited performance-enhancing substances, including testosterone and human growth hormone over the course of multiple years” (Eisen). A-Rod has been in his share of trouble with the League for accusation of biogenesis, but this time around he is claiming innocence. “Rodriguez has denied any wrongdoing and immediately declared his intention to appeal” (Linden). The ongoing issue with biogenesis is one of many of Rodriguez’s unethical qualities, and is a negative role model for all young men in our country, and for that matter, around the world. Like many celebrities and athletes, Rodriguez has sponsored fundraisers and charity events that were supposed to help the less fortunate people in our country. It is not unusual to hear these fundraisers don’t raise anyone’s funds but the host’s, but Rodriguez raised the bar in 2006. In 2006, Rodriguez teamed up with rapper Jay-Z to host a charity poker tournament; a Boston Globe review surfaced pitiful numbers: from the $403,862 raised, only $90 went to a Little League Baseball team in Miami, FL. The IRS lifted all tax exemptions once they realized only $90 had been donated (Busbee). Charities and fundraisers generally are reminders that...
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...The Greendale Baseball Stadium Eliza Lopes The task on hand is to build a 47,000 seat stadium. The project comes with some critical dates, specially the beginning of the baseball season. This timeline was developed to have the stadium fully operational by the 2014 baseball season opener, which is May 20th. This project is one of a kind and very large in nature. I can set forth company future trend as it tries to make name in category “A” contracts. is a large contract and will be a benchmark for the firm. There were several problems that accompanied this project and few challenges that must be overcome. The biggest of these challenges was to complete the stadium in the allocated time so that the stadium is fully operational by the 2014 baseball season, which begins on May 20th. Although this deadline sets a small window in which to complete this project our firm feels confident that the project will be a major success. If the stadium is not completed by that timeframe there is a $100,000 per day penalty to the company until the stadium is completed and open for business. There are also multiple observable holidays during this time period that will have to be negotiated to conserve time and preserve schedule. Many of the construction elements are dependent upon one another for timely completion. To begin the project a comprehensive list of tasks was prepared that must be completed to finish the stadium project. The time durations listed next to each task are the...
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...Tommy John is a name that every man involved in baseball knows as a legend, yet a name that they never want to hear. Tommy John has given his name to a famous surgical procedure that has not only revitalized the game of baseball, but possibly even saved it. Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction surgery, more commonly known as Tommy John surgery, is a reconstructive surgery of an elbow ligament and is widely regarded as one of the greatest feats in sports medicine of all time. The miraculous surgery has saved and extended the careers of many pitchers allowing them to continue throwing at a major league level even into their forties. However, the process does take its toll which generally amounts to at least nine months of recovery...
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...though I had been there many times before. Perhaps it was the anticipation of the upcoming work that caused it, or my body's self defense mechanism releasing adrenaline before the upcoming verbal sparring that always transpired. Whatever it was, it seemed to enhance my surroundings. The hum of the air conditioning clicking on, the whirl of the overhead fans, and the faint hum of the fluorescent lighting. It seemed like eternity had passed before everyone started to slowly trickle in. I scrutinize each person as they entered the room and have a seat at the long oak conference table. It never ceases to amaze me how each person was very different, with little in common. It was a true melting pot in every sense. The only real common thread was baseball. "This is what it takes to run a major league franchise, getting perspective from every possible background" I thought to myself. It was in these player evaluation meetings where I truly grasped the challenging task of being able to effectively convey my ideas via writing to others, and being able to decipher other's writing to find hidden value in players. It is imperative for me to clearly define my thoughts in writing on players. Essentially it becomes my job to sell everyone else on players to sign, draft, or release. The meeting had been going on for only a short time when Tim, our head of player development turns to me,...
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...Eriel Cuevas Mr. Mertsock English 12 21 October 2013 Steroids and Athletes Barry Bonds steps up to the plate awaiting a pitch he could hit from Mike Bacsik on a beautiful tuesday night. With a full count Barry finally gets the pitch he and everyone else was waiting for, he blasts the ball to the deepest part of AT&T Park. Was it his natural talent or was it the steroids he had been taking? Why are most of the top athletes in the world risking their health just to get those big contracts that everyone in professional sports want? The first introduction to performance enhancing drugs was in the 1930’s, by a group of German scientists, where they created a form of testosterone. Now people use the drugs to help them become bigger, faster, and stronger. This then would lead to them either getting caught or getting the big contracts that Alex Rodriguez has, which neither A-Rod or any or the other athletes deserve to get. The use of steroids is putting a influence on the rest of the athletes and especially young athletes in high school. This is why the use of steroids has forever changed the face of professional sports, making it a world fueled by drug contacts instead of natural skill and talent. The introduction of steroids to the world was in the 1930’s, by a group of German scientists, trying to create a synthetic form of testosterone for men that weren’t able to produce enough hormones for growth, development, and the men who could not function correctly...
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...for upcoming students. In High school and college the players get to use metal bats instead of wood. The performance of metal bats is a lot higher than wood. That is why college and high school use metal instead of wood bats. Metal bats have a higher ball speed off the bat, which is the safety issue that the NCAA and the NFHS have right now. There is a new standard for baseball bats which took effect in 2011 which is the Batted Ball Coefficient of Restitution (BBCOR) bats. They have almost the same ball speed off of the bat as a wood bat does, but the metal bat has a bigger sweet spot. A sweet spot is the part of the bat that will give the biggest trampoline effect to the baseball. Metal bats have made scoring runs in high school and college a lot easier than wood bats. The BBCOR bats have had a slight decline in runs and hits unlike the Ball Exit Speed Ratio (BESR) bats. The change from BESR bats to BBCOR happened in 2011. BESR bats had to high of a ball exit speed off of the bat; they changed it because there were too many kids getting injured. The number of kids that have been injured has gone with down with the BBCOR bats. With using wood bats they break which also would create a safety hazard. Maple bats split into two or three pieces and go flying. So there would be a safety issue of flying debris when a bat broke. Ash bats splinter or break into many...
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...MLB’s Return on Investment University of Phoenix RES341: Research and Evaluation I May 10, 2010 MLB’s Return of Investment In 1842, organized baseball, now known as Major League Baseball (MLB), was created (Haupert, 2007). Since then, the industry has grown tremendously as a business enterprise and as many Americans’ favorite pastime. With its popularity, several controversial issues have arisen over the last few decades in regards to players’ salaries and imbalance of competition. From 1975 to 2002, the average MLB players’ salaries increased 5200% (Haupert, 2007) and competition concerns have been addressed by developing the luxury tax and revenue sharing throughout the industry (DeMause, 2006). To investigate these issues further, Team D is studying the relationship between MLB players’ salary, team wins, attendance and market. At the end of the research process, Team D anticipates reaching a valid conclusion to determine whether higher salaries (investment) are justified by increased attendance (return), and if there is a large inequality between large and small markets. Research Objectives The objective of this study is to determine the return of investment (attendance) on the salary structures present in MLB teams and if there is a disparity between “large” and “small” market teams in providing a successful product. The investigation will focus on the relationship between salaries, wins, attendance, and market sizes of MLB teams. Throughout...
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...Springfield, Massachusetts. Costs for running the minor league program are expected to total 1.76M, meaning in order to break-even, Nor’easter must employ an optimal ticket pricing strategy that maximizes revenue opportunity and does not “leave any money on the table” (Cespedes, Winig & Lovelock, 2009). The main factors Nor’easter should take into account in establishing a pricing policy are (1) pricing objective, (2) consumer demand, (3) estimated costs, (4) competitor’s costs, prices and offers and (5) optimal pricing method. Nor’easter will employ a partial cost recovery pricing objective. In order to recover costs through concession revenue (an estimated 39% profit margin) (Cespedes, Winig & Lovelock, 2009) filling the maximum number of seats in the 3600 capacity stadium is imperative. Revenue from advertising and donations will also be a critical factor in cost recovery. Determining the demand of Nor’easter’s services cannot be underestimated. Survey results show 89% of respondents are willing to pay an average of $10 per game for 5 ticket packages, 68% are willing to pay an average of $10 per game for packages of 20 games and only 35% of respondents would be willing to pay $10 per game for the full 38 game season package. We can expect 78% of people are willing to attend roughly 12 games at a cost of $10 per ticket. 64% of respondents would purchase the season packages if the price drops to $5 per game. It is important to note that the survey also showed only...
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...Tiffin University Professional Sports Seniority System By: Overview and History of the MLB CBA Major League Baseball (MLB) Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) was agreed upon on December 12, 2011, and ends December 1, 2016. The CBA agreement is a five-year agreement between to 30 Major League Clubs and the MLB Players Association (MLBPA). According to the MLBPA CBA (2011), “Clubs and the MLBPA entering CBA agreement on certain terms and conditions of employment of all MLB players for duration of CBA agreement”. The MLB CBA establishes guidelines for proper protocol for contact negotiations, grievances, arbitration, Uniform Player Contracts, specified determination of a player’s playing status, and other key components that must bet set in place between the Clubs and the Player’s. The CBA also covers the use of sports agents and the guidelines they must follow. According to the MLB CBA agreement, “a player may designate an agent to conduct on his behalf, or assist him in, negotiations of individual salary and/or Special Covenants to be included in his Uniform Player Contract”. In terms of the Uniform Player Contract, specified salary minimums are established for each year the CBA is in play for MLB players and Minor League Players. The CBA agreement establishes a baseline for the MLBPA as sole and exclusive collective bargaining agent for all MLB players, and individuals who may become MLB players during the term of the CBA agreement. According to the MLBPA...
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...total varsity athletic scholarships available in Division 1. Athletes have to work toward a scholarship since they are a freshman and sometimes even younger. It is not easy to get the attention of college coaches. Therefore, scholarships are not as easy as people make them out to be. On average, the amount given to each student is roughly $13,800. A lot of people think athletes get full ride scholarships but in reality it is not enough to cover for the full cost of college. If they were to receive more than the average cost they would be able to actually afford to buy the necessities that an average day college student may go through. The average cost of college in the United States is estimated to be around $33,000. And if we base this number on the amount that we had stated above we would get the amount of $19,200 and multiplying this by four we would have the typical college student leaving with $76,800 dollars in debt if they were on track to graduate in four years. Even if students were to get a Cal and Pell Grant they would still be in a substantial amount of debt. Athletic aid can be a rewarding to a typical student with athletic ability. The path athletes have to go through requires a lot more rigor than people think. On average, there are a total of 700 scholarships available for the everyday student...
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...finds out about Raymond being his brother and that he is good with numbers so Charlie decides to use his brother to make money. Over the course of the time that Charlie and Raymond are together, they become closer and Charlie is not just using Raymond for money. Hollywood portrays Savant syndrome accurately compared to what the APA says about Savant. Savant is a unique form of autism that has its own special skills, which set Savant apart from all other forms of autism. The most common skills found in savant patients are splinter skills. Some of the most common behaviors associated with splinter skills are memorization of music, sports, trivia, maps and historical facts. There are two other forms of savant, talented savants and prodigious savant. Talented savant is when a patient is very talented in one given field such as math. The word Autism can be define in many ways, but according to one definition, “Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized be impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before three years-old. Dustin Hoffman's role in the movie Rain Man does fit the description of autistic persons. In the movie Rain Man, the things that affected For example, when Raymond heard loud sounds, he starts banging his head with his hands because he doesn't like it because it gets him scared and he doesn't know how to calm down. Another one is he doesn't like going on airplanes, both because...
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...the Fox Entertainment Group in 2004 for $421 Million dollars. Five years later Frank fires his wife Jaime as CEO of the team, and five days after that Jaime files for divorce from Frank. Two years later Frank is forced to file for chapter 11bankruptcy to protect the team and him during his pending divorce, and dirt hits the fan about the McCourt’s using the money made from the team to buy houses, private jets, etc. Now the Dodgers are looking for a new owner to bring the team back to life and bring the fans back into the seats. This paper will break down the demise of the Los Angeles Dodgers and its owners Frank and Jaime McCourt. Why Frank McCourt Ruined the Los Angeles Dodgers The Dodgers franchise goes all the way back to the late 1800’s. Dodgers.com (2012) breaks down the history of the franchise, which officially started 1890 when Ferdinand Abell started what is now the eighth oldest franchise in Major League Baseball history named the Brooklyn Bridegroom, which later became the well-known Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1958, the owner Walter O’Malley decided to move the team from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. Walter was the sixth owner of the team. He passed away after owning the team for twenty-seven years. His son Peter took over ownership and kept the team for another nineteen years before selling it. It was under the ownership of the O’Malley’s when the team won all six of their world championships. In 1998 Peter O’Malley sold the team to Rupert Murdoch and the Fox Entertainment...
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...Monopoly Market An Article Review Mahesh Shrestha Amberton University This article review was prepared for ECO6140.E1 -Managerial Economics, taught by Professor Dr. Benjamin Thompson. Monopoly Market Monopoly states a condition where a company or a firm serves or owns entire or mostly all the market with its produced goods or services and there are no close substitute to them. It is a structure or a situation where one corporation serves most of the marketplace. Where there is monopoly there is an absence of competition which often results in higher prices. Where monopoly exists, there is a regulation for a firm which sells the only product to exploit on the monopoly position by limiting output and charging the high price which would be above minimal cost. The point that a firm is the single seller of a good in a marketplace clearly gives that firm highest market power than it would have if it competed against other firms for customers. A textbook gives an example of utilities companies, such as electric or water companies. They are local monopolies in that only one utility offers service to a given neighborhood. (Baye, Michael; Prince, Jeff, 2013) There might be various companies which offer the similar services, but they don’t compete against each other. When one thinks of monopoly, one usually envisions a very large firm which needn’t be the circumstance, however: the applicable thought is whether there are other firms selling close substitute or not in a particular...
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...increasing among college campuses. Unethical behavior is becoming more widespread throughout college programs based on NCAA violations. According to the Knights commission, “during the 1990's over half of Division I-A institutions were sanctioned or placed on probation for various rules violations” (as cited in Jordan, Greenwell, Geist, Pastore, & Mahony, 2004). The list of ethical dilemmas that leaders of athletic programs find themselves is almost limitless. According to Lumpkin and Doty (2014) some of these difficult circumstances include, “whether to play concussed athletes, change athletes’ grades to keep them eligible, violate recruiting rules, have tutors complete work for athletes, require athletes to spend more than the allowed number of hours dedicated to their sports, and give cash to players” (p. 4). This list is just a small sampling of situations where athletic programs have made unethical decisions in recent...
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