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    Looking at the way that the New York Yankees make their money according to the New York News & Features‚ the best way to go about success economically is to buy a related business to the team. In 2004 the Yankees became the sole owners of the Yes Network television broadcasting‚ bringing in 60 million dollars in 2009. Owning a related company allows the team to bring in one hundred percent of the profit instead of being contracted by unowned television companies like the Chicago Cubs and WGN

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    Casey’s power over his fans is above all others. Casey’s fans will listen to just about anything he says without hesitation. When Casey struck his first out‚ his fans were furious over the fact and yet all he had to do was raise one hand to settle them down. I quote‚"And it’s likely they’d have killed him had not Casey raised his hand‚" and because of this one line‚ you can see that Casey’s power over his fans can stop a whole crowd from ridiculing innocent people. Fans of Casey will absolutely

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    Yogi Berra Biography

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    Yogi Berra died of natural causes during his sleep at the age of 90 last September 22‚ 2015 in his home in West Caldwell‚ New Jersey. Berra’s family released a statement: "While we mourn the loss of our father‚ grandfather and great-grandfather‚ we know he is at peace with Mom. We celebrate his remarkable life and are thankful he meant so much to so many. He will truly be missed." To honor Berra‚ the Yankees added a number 8 patch to their uniforms while the Empire State Building was lit with blue

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    Baseball has been apart of my life since I was 3 years old. I love baseball so much that I want to train younger kids and show them better baseball mechanics. Some kids are not as fortunate as others who get trained by big time trainers. Thats where I come in at. I’ll do some training for free but for the more advanced training‚ I will charge a little fee. Basically I just want everybody to make it. Baseball is basically my life. If I could play baseball forever I would. I play baseball in college

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    Jackie Robinson Outline

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    The Great One “ He struck a mighty blow for equality‚ freedom and the American way of life. Jackie Robinson was a good citizen‚ a great man‚ and the true American champion.” Ronald Reagon. I don’t know if anyone could have summarized his life better. Jackie was a great influence to the American public. To over came diversity and succeed is a great accomplishment. Jackie Roosevelt Robinson was born in Cairo‚ Georgia‚ January 31 1919. He went to college at the University of

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    Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson Biography Bill “Bojangles” Robinson was most the legendary of all Black American tap dancers that lived in the 20th century. Bill was also an actor who was best known for his film roles and Broadway performances. Bill dancing style that involved dancing upright‚ while extracting and swinging his light footwork‚ took tap from the previous flat-footed shuffling style and developed tap dancing art to a delicate perfection‚ pushing performers to their toes. Bill ‘Bojangles’

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    Baseball has been America’s pastime since the late 1800’s. White men were the only ones who played the sport. Major League Baseball denied the access of allowing black players to play on the same field as the white players. They believed it would increase the amount of black fans coming to the stadiums and push away the white fans from coming to watch baseball anymore. In 1945‚ a new commissioner of baseball was hired‚ Happy Chandler‚ and he was more supportive of integrating the major leagues. People

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    Tough times never last‚ but tough people do. Mildred Babe Didrikson Zaharias was an athlete who played eight different sports during The Great Depression. In 1930s‚ American families struggled economically‚ however playing many sports during these years was a worse time for Babe. She was treated differently because of her gender. She was called “a third sex” because she participated with men in sports like baseball and golf. However‚ she did not allow people to bring her down and was very confident

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    The movie “42” depicts the journey of Jackie Robinson during a time of change. He was the first African American to join the MLB in the mid-1900ś. The story was historically told accurately by the way the characters dressed‚ what they drove‚ and how they lived. The story depicts the horror that African Americans went through during this time period. The story showed ¨Whites only¨ public places. This bio-picture showed the racial discrimination that African American received from non African American

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    "Cheating and CHEATING" Analysis It has always been said‚ "baseball is America ’s pastime." However‚ in recent years‚ baseball has become increasingly more associated with cheating and scandals. In the article "Cheating and CHEATING‚" by Joe Posnanski‚ the author discusses his view on cheating. Posnanski tells us how he believes cheating has lived in baseball since its creation‚ stating that‚ "there never really was a beautiful game called baseball" (559). He said steroid use‚ amphetamine use‚

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