Yovani Gallardo is not having a particular successful season as an Oriole with his 5. 18 ERA and 5. 14 FIP. However, it seemed to me that lately he had been somewhat more successful than he was earlier in this season. This seems to be the case, in August he has had a 3. 18 … Read more
The NBA is a great league because it offers the fans competition with the best players and teams around the world. It is believed that competition could be limited with the league’s salary cap. Others say it gives small market teams a chance to compete. Most importantly it creates revenue to allow an increase in … Read more
The Expedia College Baseball Invitational is the preseason series for college baseball teams to compete at a different site than what teams are accustomed to during their regular season. On February 5th, 6th, and 7th, the Expedia College Baseball Invitational will take place in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This is a three-day series and will … Read more
What does Branch Rickey tell his associates is his primary motivation for bringing a black player into the Brooklyn Dodgers organization? Throughout the film it becomes clear that Jackie Robinson means a great deal more to Rickey than he initially suggests- please describe some of the scenes that depict this. At the end of the … Read more
April 15, 1997, a day that baseball will always remember. This was the day that Jackie Robinson’s number was retired. The historic #42 was retired for all teams. It was a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets at Shea Stadium (Muder). Commissioner Bud Selig declared that it would be retired … Read more
When individuals across the United states think about the most extravagant, famous, and finest sport in today’s society what sport makes the cut and comes to mind? In today’s America, the most beloved sport is American football. Across the United States, football is known through live broadcasting, news, well known medias, the renowned super bowl, … Read more
Jackie Robinson undoubtedly changed organized baseball forever, but he could not have done it without the help and guidance of Branch Rickey. Rickey’s exploration of the limits of baseball’s color line led to a widespread exchange of ideas, largely contributing to more tolerant attitudes in both baseball and throughout the United States. By the mid-19th … Read more
In the three times Academy Award nominated film Field of Dreams, The director, Phil Alden Robinson, builds the film with his artistic, cinematic language featuring unique mise-en-scene, as well as depicting characters who hear voices in diegetic sound, and includes an imaginative cinematic vision in film cinematography techniques. The director regulates the dramatic and artistic … Read more
Would humankind have survived without the ability to work hard on our goals? It is a simple question. Without grit, humankind would possibly be extinct. It was our durability, our stick-to-itiveness, that we as a species have thrived. “… One characteristic emerged as a significant predictor of success. It wasn’t social intelligence, it wasn’t good … Read more