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In eleven pages this report discusses how pay per view television is threatening the 'free' broadcasting of events such as major l...

In twelve pages Joe DiMaggio the man and the baseball legend are considered in a comparative analysis of the texts Joe DiMaggio by...

the United States and Canada. But it wasnt necessarily an amiable situation; far from it -- some white players refused to play aga...

and the game. Televised Coverage of the National Pastime No on will deny that television has changed the character and promotion ...

In six pages the temperamental baseball player turned respected St. Louis Cardinals coach Bob Gibson is discussed. There are five...

This paper addresses the 1919 White Sox scandal in Major League Baseball that the film, Eight Men Out, is based on. This five pag...

In seven pages this paper subdivided into 5 sections considers the importance of psychology in becoming an effective baseball coac...

5 pages and 5 sources used. This paper provides an overview of the major themes and significant life events in Carl Ripken, Jr.'s...

In five pages this paper critiques an article that appeared in U.S. News and World Report in 1994 on Babe Ruth in terms of the inf...

In five pages this paper examines Major League Baseball games in a consideration of violence by spectators and discusses whether...

early years, when there was less regulation, there was an uncounted number of gamblers and certainly, gamblers were always looking...

Braves, and Ogden Raptors. The League has decided to capitalize on two positive aspects it has enjoyed since 1996; increased reve...

and situations that occurred throughout the athletes years. The efforts Robinson made as a role model for other African-American ...

aimed at preventing a lockout or restrictive system if a collective bargaining agreement could not be reached. It would appear th...

relatively short season running from June to September rather than the April to October season of higher division minor league bas...

In five pages baseball is examined within the context of desegregation in teams, playing, and spring training. Five sources are c...

of a game to be a business, and too much of a business to be a game" continues to provoke curiosity because the very nature of cor...

participation in all sporting activities, and therefore this fitness level could be said to be common to all. However, the way in ...

And while there were times when he disdained the fans and the media and let them know it, he showed devotion to his chosen career,...

baseballs "magic numbers" (InfoPlease.com, nd; Baseball Almanac, nd). He was the last player to bat .400. He was also selected for...

In fifteen pages this report discusses how baseball evolved in the cultures of America and Japan and how it promoted a kind of uni...

In five pages the transformation of baseball from sport to high salary economics is considered. Five sources are cited in the bib...

has a bill in place that would require all sporting organizations wishing to play in the state require drug testing (2002). Such...

things such as television rights and licensing fees, while each individual team is responsible for marketing games to consumers. I...

companys overall success than anything else. Being able to actualize, even if just in ones mind, the corporations ultimate goal w...

violence in sports has serious implications for the direction of Western society in general, as well as negative implications for ...

who they had both known was sent to the hospital after the game that day. Grimes, not realizing the Lardner is a reporter, and Lar...

mind is obviously occupied with more important matters than baseball yet the stadium is coming unseated all around him and indeed,...

makes more money for the team, so while a player may command a million dollar salary, the team owners profit much more than he doe...

more millions than they already receive (Kaplan, 2002). A comment from Kaplan sums up how many fans feel about baseball players: "...