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    for giving second chances, so when do I F****** get mine?” (Rose). Pete Edward Rose played and managed twenty-six years in Major League Baseball with the Cincinnati Red, Philadelphia Phillies, and the Montreal Expos. Pete was banned from the Hall Of Fame for allegedly betting on baseball. He was born April 14th, 1941 in Cincinnati Ohio he played football and baseball at Western Hills High school. Harry Rose a semipro football player and a boxer his son credits him for making him into the hard nose player

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    When I think of my best memories in my life that I enjoyed, most of the times it comes from watching or playing baseball under the California sun. Playing on a field of diamond green and rooting for my favorite baseball team. I’ve come to recognize that baseball is not just a sport. Baseball has more meaning to it. Baseball is a stress reliever, therapist, and a pastime. It distracts people from their problems in life for nine innings or more. It’s a game where people can play and have fun. One

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    The crack of the bat, the pop of the glove, and the smell of spring in the air are the most wonderful features of the best time of year: baseball season. It’s the time when the air begins to warm and the grass begins to green. Because the light of day lasts longer, the team is able to stay out for hours just trying to get ready for the game. Baseball is the longest season of the year, lasting more than six months. Some say it’s too long, I say it’s not long enough. Considered to be “America’s

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    picked to be the all-star team's first baseman. I wasn't surprised because I was good at what I did, and I knew it. Well, in this particular game, I learned the hard way what it was truly like to be a part of a team. I remember walking into the baseball complex and breathing in the familiar smell of the concession stand, sunflower seeds, and Gatorade. Upon walking into the dugout, red clay, grass, and sweat were added to the smell. It was comforting and got me into game mode. When the clock struck

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    Baseball in the 1990’s, a throwing, running, hitting sport, started in 1845. Baseball in the 90’s was a good year for baseball. In the late 90’s there was some really good players and really big hitters. The best hitter was Tony Gwynn ( Thompson 1). . There was a lot of Hall of fame players in the 90’s. There were some young ones and old ones. One of the best players to play in the 90’s had a steroid controversy. The player to have the steroid controversy was Mark McGwire. He owed a lot of money

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    league lasted the rest of the thirteen years of the Grays. The Grays were one of the most successful Negro League teams ever. The team acquired nine league titles, and three Negro League World Series titles. The team’s final season was in 1950 (“Baseball History”).

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    The Game Theory of Baseball

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    Decision-making in Baseball Baseball is a great game to analyze from game theory perspective because of the scale of strategic decisions that are continuously made on the fields and each play. In every play, there are various players (baseball players, coaches, team managers and owners) with different goals and payoffs, and thousands of pitch-by-pitch decisions are made in course of an at-bat, inning, game, and season. Major League Baseball, one of the four major professional sports leagues of

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    believe that the sports softball and baseball exist as one in the same, despite having different gendered players. People think a ball, a bat, and a diamond field mean the same thing. No one considers how many differences actually exist between softball and baseball. One never thinks of the different skills it takes to do either. However though, softball and baseball possess many similarities as well. There exists many similarities in the two sports baseball and softball. One plays both sports with

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    Name: Stan Musial Bith Date: December 21, 1920 Death Date: Place of Birth: Donora, Pennsylvania, United States of America Nationality: American Gender: Male Occupations: baseball player Stan Musial Stan Musial (born 1920), one of baseball's greatest hitters, enjoyed an extraordinary career with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1941 through 1963. Called "Stan the Man" because of his intimidating presence at the plate, Musial won seven batting championships and three Most Valuable Player awards

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    and play baseball at the end of school. Every day after playing outside we came inside to get changed to leave. There was always a bit of tension from the games and the chirps that were dealt out. On this particular day I walked into the locker room and grabbed Nick Lange’s wooden baseball and began messing around with it; banging it up against things and using it as a hockey stick. When he asked for the bat I must have said no and he lunged at me and went for the bat. He grabbed the bat and while

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