2009 Major League Baseball season

Aroldis Chapman Strike three, batter out. The world’s fastest pitch in baseball has just been broken. A new record now stands to beat. Aroldis Chapman of the Cincinnati Reds has the new record. He struck out Andrew McCutchen with a 106.1 mph fastball. This is how the great Aroldis Chapman got to throw that speed and pitch. Aroldis Chapman was born on February 28th, 1988 in Holguin Province, Cuba. While he was in his childhood he grew up in a three-room house and was raised by His father Juan

Mississippi was organized as a territory in 1798 and was admitted as the 20th state to join the Union on December 10, 1817.There are a lot of things that makes Mississippi what it is today, like the celebrities that were born there, the Magnolia flower and the Mocking bird. Mississippi got its name from the Mississippi river, which runs along the state’s western border. Mississippi has the largest percentage of African American population in the U.S. There are many famous people that we all

What if Major League Baseball (MLB) used aluminum bats instead of wood bats? Would the type of bat change the game? Would it affect the safety of the players? MLB will most likely never use aluminum bats for several reasons, but three that stand out are the increased batter performance, the safety to the players, and the durability of the bats. When the NCAA approved the use of aluminum bats by college baseball, team batting averages increased by 20% and home runs close to doubled. In 2009, the statistics

School of Hard Knocks Football is more dangerous than baseball because injuries occur more frequently, are more serious and have a wider variety. I’ve played 12 seasons of baseball and have not experienced any serious injuries. I have only played 4 seasons of football and experienced an injury to my hip and, most recently, a concussion. For this reason and others, I think football is more dangerous than baseball. When I think of a football game, I think of helmets smashing, bodies and pads

best remembered for his outstanding baseball career. He was a key member of the State Runner-up baseball team and leads or is near the top of almost every offensive

Ticket prices can have a major impact on professional sports. The difference in ticket prices are what helps and hurts attendance at professional sporting events. When it comes to ticket prices there are many factors that can affect the price per ticket. In this review there are three main categories that are being focused on: (a) attendance, (b) pricing strategies and (c) ticket sales. Each category has different factors that affect ticket prices differently. In attendance, there was the economic

move to a market type system like that of professional baseball is another possible solution. In this system, a select few players will be paid an amount that is exorbitant compared to the cost of the currently used scholarship. To illustrate this likelihood, consider the market for minor league baseball players, where elite prospects are paid quite handsomely while much of the rank-and-file earn subsistence level wages. Professional baseball

players are known to have a bit of a reputation for being partiers, Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane has often been spotted having a few more beverages than he should in downtown Chicago, he also got in trouble with the law back in the summer of 2009 for an altercation with a cab driver over $0.20 cents. Not to say that every NHL player that visits, or plays in Las Vegas will be a drug addict and get arrested. Nonetheless, by the NHL placing the Golden Knights franchise in Las Vegas, it presents

1941: A Year of Hardships and Breakthroughs The year 1941 was very impactful and helped shape the world as we know it today. In 1941, these significant events occurred: Pearl Harbor was attacked, the Lend-Lease Act was formulated, many monumental sports events transpired, and many resounding advancements occurred in science. Leading up to 1941, many countries were in all-out war because of World War II. One of these countries, Japan, was seeking to “dominate Southeast Asia for political and economic

That year he was promoted to Double A for only 17 games and then on July 8, 1994, Rodriguez had made his major league debut at only 18 years old. He was the third 18 year old shortstop dating back to the 1900s. In 1996, Rodriguez became the Seattle Mariners starting shortstop, leading the American league in average. At 21 years old, Rodriguez was the third youngest batting leader since Hall of Famers Al Kaline and Ty Cobb. He was also the first MLB shortstop