...The Boston Red Sox vs. The New York Yankees According to "The History of Major League Baseball" (2003/2013), professional baseball dates back to 1869 when the Cincinnati Red Stockings were formed by a group of Ohio investors (First Pro Team the Cincinnati Red Stockings). In 1903 a governing body was formed to enforce the rules of the game and was made up of two separate leagues, the American League and the National League. That was the birth of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the first World Series, which put the best from both leagues against each other to establish dominance, was in the fall of 1903 ("Boston Red Sox 1901 - Present", 2001/2013). The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees have been members of the American League since day one and currently are members of the eastern division of that league. These two franchises demonstrate how to build a strong fan base and team chemistry by acquiring players and managers that represent the cities in which they play. The Boston Red Sox, originally the Boston Americans, were formed in 1901 ("Boston Red Sox 1901 - Present", 2001/2013). They took on the Red Sox name in 1907. The first World Series ever played was between Boston and the Pittsburgh franchise with Boston winning the series and being crowned the new organizations first champions. The team enjoyed much success in the early years winning five championships from 1903 – 1918 before having a championship drought that lasted until 2004. The franchise has appeared in 12...
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...Curse of the Bambino Babe Ruth is known as one of the greatest baseball players back in the early 1900’s. He broke many records and hit 714 home runs during his baseball career. As you may know, the Boston Red Sox traded him to the New York Yankees in 1920 because Boston’s pitcher and outfielder demanded more pay for their time. This opened up the floodgates for Boston and lead to eighty six years of misery for the Red Sox. During the time of the Curse, the New York Yankees went on to win twenty six World Series while the Red Sox stayed back on a ride of misery (http://www.baseballhistorian.com/html/babe_curse.htm). The Curse of The Great Bambino is one of the biggest curses in Major League Baseball (MLB). The reason why the Red Sox called...
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...is the bottom of the eighth inning and the Red Sox are down five runs to one run. David Ortiz steps to the plate and with one swing hits a grand-slam. Fenway Park erupted with cheer. As I looked around at the crowd celebrating, I began to admire Fenway Park. It was chockfull of banners and memorabilia. Fenway Park appeared simple in architectural design, but little did I know how much history existed here. In today's society some of the best things are ones that change little and remain basically the same as they have for decades. Fenway Park is an example of this as the Boston Red Sox have remained committed to staying at this classic ballpark that they have called home since 1912. It is the oldest major league ballpark in use and still retains the same feel and characteristics as it did when it opened on April 20th 1912. Newspaper coverage of the opening was overshadowed by continuing coverage of the Titanic sinking a few days earlier (National Geographic 2010). On March 7, 2012, the park was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The park is considered to be one of the most well-known sports venues in the world. (BCC 2010). The park's address was originally 24 Jersey Street. In 1977, the section of Jersey Street nearest the park was renamed Yawkey Way in honor of longtime Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey. The park's address is now 4 Yawkey Way. The Red Sox moved to Fenway Park from the old Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds. In 1911, owner John Taylor purchased...
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...Devon Warntz English 202 B James Brasfield October 15, 2013 What Is Sportsmanship? Sportsmanship can be looked at in a few ways. In the sports world it can be viewed as either positive or negative by us fans. The actions behind sportsmanship can be good or bad in nature. Merriam-Webster defines good sportsmanship as: “fair play, respect for opponents, and polite behavior by someone who is competing in a sport or other competition.” In contrast bad sportsmanship would be considered the opposite of good sportsmanship. Sportsmanship can be seen throughout the history of sports in both good and bad forms across all sports at all level of play. I associate good sportsmanship most closely with Respect. Showing an opponent respect is something that I was always taught by my coaches growing up. I played baseball, football, and I wrestled. The sport where I feel sportsmanship was taught to me the most was football. I started off playing pee wee football when I was seven years old. My first coaches were a father and son who very much understood what sportsmanship meant. From day one, I was always taught to respect my opponents and for the most part I always did. When I didn’t I learned my lesson. One instance I can recall is when I was playing midget football (a step above pee wee) and I had a really strict coach. I was a running back and had got stopped on a 4th down play. After I got stopped I slammed the ball on the ground in frustration clearly showing disrespect...
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...gives up” – George Herman, the king of swing. Babe Ruth was a baseball legend, he was so amazing at what he did and so great that many people still admire him as one of the best baseball players ever. He had amazing batting averages and had a pretty long baseball career. He is the most paid baseball player ever in baseball. Babe Ruth was born in the Baltimore Maryland area. By the time he was 7 years old he was chewing tobacco, drinking liquor, and taunting police. Finally his parents, Katherine Schamberger, and George Herman Ruth Senior, finally had enough they sent George to St. Mary’s Industrial School in Baltimore, a school run by monks, and an institution for underprivileged boys. One of...
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...http://www.foundationtobenamedlater.org/founders.html B. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1795393/ Education C. http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2003/11/06/monet_goes_to_vegas_kerry_goes_out_on_the_town/ D. http://www.foundationtobenamedlater.org/founders.html Professional Background 1. Work with Orioles, Padres, Red Sox A. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=3&sid=68bfa412-56d2-4b1e-b615-7dc3839f07e0%40sessionmgr115&hid=124&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=11420045 B. http://www.foundationtobenamedlater.org/founders.html C. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=3&sid=4cc5a7a5-d23e-4ec5-be12-5d328206db5d%40sessionmgr111&hid=123&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=8703167 Current situation E. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110912&content_id=24581220 F. http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/7147573/chicago-cubs-introduce-theo-epstein-president-baseball-operations * * BODY Explanation of Success A. Focus 1. Type of GM a. http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2007-11-28-sw-gms_N.htm 2. Attention to detail a. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=3&sid=c4eea4fb-9a15-4da4-b180-b6cb35135ae5%40sessionmgr114&hid=124&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=78380621 b. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=3&sid=4cc5a7a5-d23e-4ec5-be12-5d328206db5d%40sessionmg...
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...Kesha Farrington Wilbraham English 070 February 25, 2015 Compare and Contrast Essay Major League Baseball Greatest Two of the world’s greatest baseball players were Jackie Robinson, and Babe Ruth. Both of the men established a career in a game they both truly loved. Jackie Robinson, and Babe Ruth have accomplishments that will remain a part of life’s history in the spirt of baseball. However both are known as baseball legends, they offer their differences and similarities amongst not only by their careers but by their personal lives. Throughout my essay I will explore their history and career also what makes them legends that they are today. Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919, into a family of sharecroppers in Cairo, Georgia. Robinson was the youngest of five siblings. Jackie attended Washington Junior High School, and enrolled at John Muir High School, recognizing his talents Jackie oldest brother Frank inspired Jackie to pursue his interest in sports. In 1936 Robinson won the junior boys championship in the annual Pacific Coast Negro Tennis Tournament, earned a place on the Pomona annual baseball tournament All Star Team. After attending Muir High School, Robinson went on to Pasadena Junior College where he continued his athletic career. Toward the end of Robinson’s term, Frank Robinson, Jackie’s oldest brother whom he felt closest was killed in a motorcycle accident. The incident motivated Jackie to pursue his athletic career at a nearby...
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...Heros are leaders who are caring, honorable, and brave. Ordinary people can be heros when they have enough perseverance to do extraordinary actions. Heroes are people who put others’ needs before their own. These individuals sacrifice themselves for anyone. Ted Williams is a true hero because he never gave up on what he wanted to accomplish in his career. Theodore Samuel Williams started from the bottom and went to all the way to the top. The details of this hero’s life are not similar to most Americans. Ted Williams was born on August 30, 1918 in San Diego, California. Ted’s parents would not come home till late at night, Ted and his brother had to wait outside their house until 10 o’clock at night. Naturally the brothers needed to do something...
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...George Herman Ruth was born February 6, 1895, into a poor family in Baltimore. As a child, he was sent to St. Mary’s Industrial School for Boys, a school run by Roman Catholic brothers, where he learned to play baseball and was a standout athlete. At 19, Ruth was signed by the Baltimore Orioles, then a Boston Red Sox minor league team. Ruth’s fellow teammates and the media began referring to him as team owner Jack Dunn’s newest “babe,” a nickname that stuck. Ruth would later acquire other nicknames, including “The Sultan of Swat” and “The Bambino.” Ruth made his Major League debut as a left-handed pitcher with the Red Sox in July 1914 and pitched 89 winning games for the team before 1920, when he was traded to the New York Yankees. After Ruth left Boston, in what became known as “the curse of the Bambino,” the Red Sox didn’t win another World Series until 2004. In New York, Ruth’s primary position changed to outfielder and he led the Yankees to seven American League pennants and four World Series victories. Ruth was a huge star in New York and attracted so many fans that the team was able to open a new stadium in 1923, Yankee Stadium, dubbed “The House That Ruth Built.” The southpaw slugger’s final season, in 1935, was with the Boston Braves. He had joined the Braves with the hope that he’d become the team’s manager the next season. However, this dream never came to pass for a disappointed Ruth, who had a reputation for excessive drinking, gambling and womanizing. Many...
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...The modern history of the Orioles can be traced back to the original Milwaukee Brewers of the Western League. The Brewers were there when the Western League renamed itself the American League. In 1902, the team moved to St. Louis and became the “Browns”. In their first season in St. Louis the Browns finished in second place. The Browns became more popular than their rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals, beating them in attendance. In 1951, Bill Veeck, the former owner of the Cleveland Indians, purchased the Browns. Veeck attempted to move the Browns back to Milwaukee ("Baseball-Statistics"), but was blocked by other American League owners, seemingly for reasons that were more personal than business related. After Veeck was forced to sell Sportsman Park to the Cardinals, he sold the Browns to a Baltimore-based group led by attorney Clarence Miles. With Veeck gone, the American League owners quickly approved the relocation of the team to Baltimore for the 1954 season. The Browns were renamed after their move to Baltimore. The Browns name was associated with losing, so the new team name would be changed to the Orioles. The name has a rich history in Baltimore having been used by the Baltimore baseball teams of the late 1890s. In 1901, the American League announced that the Baltimore Orioles would move their franchise to New York, becoming the New York Yankees. After the move, the Orioles competed in what is now called AAA level from 1903-1953. Babe Ruth pitched for the AAA Orioles before...
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...Fenway Park is home to the Boston Red Sox and is located in Boston, Massachusetts. It took about six months to build and opened on April 20, 1912. On the other hand, Wrigley Field is home to the Chicago Cubs and is located in Chicago, Illinois. Wrigley Field took only about a month to build and opened on April 23, 1914. Fenway Park and Wrigley Field are the two oldest baseball stadiums. They have both held many different events including championships, other sporting events, and concerts. Sports held at these stadiums include soccer, football, and hockey games. Wrigley has also held National Football League games where they let the Chicago Bears use their stadium from 1921 to 1970. Fenway, on the other hand, has held all three of the professional sports. It has hosted nineteen soccer matches, the last one being July 2010. Also, football games where the Boston Patriots of the American Football League played there from 1963-1968. Fenway has also held its first ever hockey game in 2010, hosting The Winter Classic where the Boston Bruins played the Philadelphia Flyers. Not only have these stadiums held sporting events they have also held World Series Championships. Back in the early 1900’s, the Cubs were a very talented team. Wrigley Field has not held a World Series Championship since the Cubs had won back to back in 1907 and again in 1908. On the other hand, Fenway Park has held several World Series playoff games, seven to be exact with the most recent being held in 2007. So over...
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...happens to a much lesser degree in major league baseball managing. If the manager was quiet and reserved, much like Brad Ausmus, they tend not to leave that much of an impact as their virtues do not get effectively projected in the clubhouse. The great managers that people remember could very well have been laissez-faire in their style, but even they give that one speech that people remember and gives them confidence. Jim Leyland is a great example of this. The Tigers had just suffered a number of debilitating losing seasons in a row. In spring training, he addressed his team right away.. To paraphrase, “Do you see how those guys [Yankees] go out there and carry themselves? They go out on that field and look like they’re going to win a ballgame. I know we might not have that kind of confidence right now, but if you go out and look the part then soon enough you’ll start playing the part. I want nine hard innings out of you guys” (NerdGasem,...
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...20th Century Baseball In 1865 towards the end of the American civil war, U.S. military officer, Abner Doubleday, had decided to draw up a sketch of a diamond shaped field and wrote up some simple rules and a few days later put his ideas to live use. He had just invented the greatest game of all time. Baseball (baseballalmanac.com). Six years later, what was once a game for military men had now started to become the national pastime. On May 4, 1871, the very first professional game was played. At this time, there was only one league, the National Association of Baseball Players. On this day, the Cleveland Forest Citys would take on the Fort Wayne Kekiongas where Fort Wayne would go on to win 2-0 over Cleveland. With only about 500 people in attendance, the game lasted for a little more than two hours as Kekiongas pitcher, Bobby Mathews, would make history as the very first pitcher to have a win on his record throw the first shutout game as Mathews went on later in the year to be tied as one of the league leaders in shutouts. In 1876, the National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs was organized, but today we simplified the name just to the National League (Mckissack 12). Throughout the rest of the late 1800’s, baseball massively grew in popularity as all-stars were being born. Baseball has a long and incredible history, especially in the twentieth- century, with events such as the first night game in 1935, the first World Series in 1903, and Babe Ruth’s “Called Shot?” home...
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...stories. Since 1947, American history has portrayed Jackie Robinson as a hero, and he has been idolized as a role model to the African American baseball community. It is an unarguable fact that he was the first to tear down the color barriers within professional baseball. The topic of Robinson’s role in integration has long been a point of discussion amongst baseball historians. Researchers have accumulated thousands of accredited documents and interviews with friends and team mates such as short stop, Pee Wee Reese, and team owner, Branch Rickey. However, few journalists have asked why Robinson was selected and what was Branch Rickey’s motivation? While Robinson was the first Negro player to break into the ranks of professional baseball, it can be argued that he was not the first to attempt the undertaking. In actuality, Jackie possibly was not even the first player the Brooklyn Dodgers’ organization considered for the job. The Warner Brothers film, 42, The Jackie Robinson Story (2013), highlights the accomplishments of Jackie and rightfully so, as he was an amazing man. The story actually starts prior to 1947 and ends years later in 1959, three years after his retirement in 1956. Early in his career at Ohio Wesleyan University, where Branch Rickey played and coached baseball, an incident occurred with one of his young black players, Charlie Thomas, which would forever change Rickey’s life, the future of integration of major league baseball, and would have an impact...
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...neighborhood. When he turned 7 his parents sent him to St. Mary’s Industrial school for Boys, which was run by Catholic monks. St. Mary’s was known for there strictness. They had a strict environment which got Ruth’s act together. He developed skills and had a passion for loving baseball. Brother Matthias was one of the monks that helped Ruth and he became a positive role model to him. They also helped him with his baseball skills. Ruth then became so good they invited the owner of the Baltimore Orioles, Jack Dunn to watch Ruth play. Jack was so impressed he offered Ruth a contract in February 1914. Ruth was only 19 at the time so Jack Dunn had to become his legal guardian in order for him to complete the contract. The...
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