Is the problem management, coaching, player personnel, or a combination of all three? With a new management group led by Joshua Harris and Will Smith, two successful businessmen with Philadelphia ties the 76ers future looks bright. Both men appear eager and determined to bring another championship to the city of Philadelphia. During the summer, management was aggressive in acquiring players
I'll wonder, like everyone else, how much Ramirez's performance was chemically enhanced. Less debatable is the fact that he transformed the 2008 Los Angeles Dodgers. People like me made a case for him as the National League's first two-month MVP, then spent the offseason castigating the McCourts for not bidding against themselves. As it concerned Manny and the Dodgers, they owed him. Frank McCourt and Manny Ramirez in much happier times.
My Glory Days When I was twelve years old, I wanted to be a baseball player. Unluckily for me and my dreams, I did not make it to the major leagues. That did not stop me from waking up every morning and making myself better, so I could play on the team called the Trinidad and Tobago’s. Like me, my teammates had intense workouts and ambitions to get better. One event in my childhood stands out clearly in my memory and become stronger as I grow older.
The Tampa Bay Rays are an emerging franchise with plenty of promise in future years. After a rocky start and dreadful first few years, the organization managed to reach the World Series in only its tenth year of existence. Since then there has not been one losing season and the Rays are now considered serious contenders every year. All of this was accomplished with a very weak demographic market, low revenue, the inability to afford star players from free agency, and the inability to keep great players that develop through the farm system once their contract is up. The team possess’ one of the best coaching staffs in baseball and will continue to emerge despite financial struggles.
Taking extra measures to succeed is nothing new to me. I experienced a tremendous amount of success in the second grade and my baseball team considered me the most valuable player. Hitting home runs was always easy but no one knew I was internally struggling. There were days I clearly remember leaving third base and after the game my uncle would greet me with warm praises of “ Good Job.” Unfortunately, this feeling of accomplishment was a fleeting one. While I experienced success in baseball, I felt like a failure in other areas in my life.
He changed the game of baseball by focusing on strength and power, his record setting career, and his over the top personality. Babe was not only winner on the field but a winner in many people’s hearts back in the 1900’s and today. It is safe to say that he was the most influential person of his day and
What is even more amazing is that when this idea was created, it stuck within the leagues and commissioners, and it’s used in so many more other sports. Many other sports have two leagues, and a championship between them both to decide a winner. The first World Series champion winner of baseball was the Cincinnati Red Stockings in
In the early day of radio and TV broadcasting of baseball, many owners saw its introduction as a threat to attendances; this was the same with soccer also. Soon after their disputes with radio and TV broadcasters, owners of baseball and soccer franchises saw the media as not only another source of revenue but also as an effective means of promoting interest in their teams. The creation of ESPN in 1979 combined with the growth of TVs in households from the 50s to the 90s contributed to the cable sports boom in America. This helped MLB’s annual TV revenue increase from $1.195million in 1956 to $365million in 1990. Similar events were seen with soccer franchises however the revenue from media is always unequally distributed between the top flight teams and lower league teams.
I am really glad it has been excepted. I happy to say I am a softball player as of eight years. This has been my second year on the New Century Middle School softball team. This year we were county champions. It is a very entertaining sport but you have to be talented and a hard worker to be able to
John Stein 8th Period English 1010 Americas NOWtime The sport of baseball has been around since the 1800’s. The dead ball era has come and gone, as well as the steroid era. Greats like Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth, Joe Dimaggio, and Ted Williams have lived the dream. Baseball helped break the color barrier while it was still a heated topic. During the 9/11 crisis, baseball helped take Americans minds off of the disaster and give them something to celebrate about.