and its history in baseball affected the game itself? (Can the Black Sox and Pete Rose scandals be held to the same level) By: Samuel Alberti Word Count: Contents: Abstract……………………………………………….. 3 Introduction………………………………………….4 Investigation…………………………………………5 Conclusion Bibliography Abstract Introduction Baseball is a sport that evokes more nostalgia and has touched more people than any other in America throughout its history. Its rich
the one of the best teams in history of the sport of baseball, the Chicago White Sox. The Reds who surprised everyone, were able to host their first World Series in franchise history. 30,511 people packed into Cincinnati’s Redland Park for game one of the series, as the White Sox players adorned the field, it would be the last time they would be referred to as White Sox. Before game one had even started eight of Chicago’s players had agreed
Do you ever wonder why baseball is so popular today? It used to be an unpopular sport with low-scoring games, few home runs and was very unexciting because the sport was in "the dead ball era". During the dead ball era, one ball was used for a whole game, making it soft, dirty, and hard to hit far (Hannon). In the 1919 World Series, eight players on the Chicago White Sox got involved with gamblers in a scandal to "throw" (lose on purpose) their championship game against the Cincinnati Reds. This
was drafted by the Chicago Bulls as the third pick in the 1984 draft. When he was drafted they were a losing team, but his skills and talents quickly changed transformed the organization into a winning program. “He led the team to the playoffs and averaged 28.2 points per game” (Bob Greene 1). He also received the NBA Rookie of the Year honor. In 1985 Michael kept his promise to his mother and earned his business degree in geography and continued to play
(“Jordan, Michael”). He got indorsed by Nike. He also married Juanita Vanoy and had three kids with her. In 1993 Michael Jordan’s dad died and he decided to retire from professional basketball. He wanted to play baseball, and did so in the White Sox farm league. He didn’t do so well in baseball and came back to basketball in 1995 (“Steve G”). When he came back, he changed his number to 45 for a little bit eventually changing back to the number 23 (“Jordan, Michael”). When he came back he was asked to