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the Legacy of jackie Robinson

Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was the first African-American Major League Baseball player of the modern era.[2] While not the first African-American player in major league history, Robinson broke the baseball color line when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers organization in the mid-1940s. This ended a nearly sixty-year era of segregation in professional baseball, in which African-Americans were prohibited from competing in Major League Baseball and its affiliated minor league systems, and were instead relegated to the Negro Leagues.[3] Since segregation dominated most aspects of American life at the time,[4] Robinson's baseball career had a major cultural impact beyond sports and was a significant precursor to the subsequent Civil Rights MoveApart from his cultural impact, Robinson had an exceptional baseball career. In ten seasons, he played in six World Series, contributing to a World Championship for the Dodgers in 1955. He was selected for six consecutive All-Star Games from 1949 to 1954,[7] was the recipient of the inaugural MLB Rookie of the Year Award in 1947, and won the National League MVP Award in 1949 – the first black player so honored.[8] Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. In 1997, Major League Baseball conferred a unique honor upon Robinson by retiring uniform number 42, his designation, across all major league teams.ment.[5][6]Robinson was also known for his pursuits outside the baseball diamond. He was the first African-American television analyst in Major League Baseball, and the first African-American vice-president of a major American corporation. In the 1960s, he helped establish the Freedom National Bank, an African-American-owned/controlled entity based in Harlem, New York. In recognition of his achievements on and off the field, Robinson was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal.

Roberto clemente

this my post for today is about one of the graters latin american baseball player and the world who open the doors to all the latin american baseball players and other countrys soch. is dominican Republic,cuba, panama, puerto Rico,colombia,and others rest of the countrys. he open doors for baseball players like,sammy sosa,juan gozales,alex Rodrigez,ivan Rodrigez,jorge posada,vladimil guererro,David Ortiz aka big papi,and others, becouse of hem n 1993 i siqne a minor league contract with the Boltimore Orioles and i play 5 years and the minors wen 1998 i got hurt but i ken say becouse of him i was wan's bassabll player and this is my history thank you Roberto clemente?

Roberto clemente: more than baseball

Steve Mcnair

What an sad lost to football!!

He was taken away on July 4,2009..

My theory proved me right again..

1st theory was that it was an murder-suicide where this mistress asked him to leave his wife..

He probably agreed too..

However in the last minute he choosed to stay with his wife..

So she got pissed an shot him!!!

Ok...

I know its harsh but he must have know in the end it was an lose lose situation for him an her..

Im just saying if I was an Mrs.Kamazi's place I would never shot him he just opened up 2 resturants and sitting on millions..Also he brought her an brand new cadicallic esclade truck tht he had registered to his and her name..

Here's the twister she worked as an waitress in an resturant him and his family goes to on an Sunday!!!

Whats your thoughts??

sammy sosa announces he'll make an announcement

In a move that was typical of the strange ending of his baseball career, Sammy Sosa announced Wednesday that he'll announce his retirement sometime soon.That's right, an announcement that he's going to make an announcement.Sosa has seen an incredibly awkward fall from grace on Chicago's North Side, where he became one of the greatest power hitters in the history of the game.Between 1992 and 2004, Sosa was the overwhelming face of the historic Cubs franchise. He came to the Cubs in a now infamous trade for George Bell before the 1992 season and was an intriguing player upon his arrival. Sosa was a good defensive right fielder who had batted leadoff for the White Sox and showed 30-30 potential.In 1993, Sosa's first full season at Wrigley Field, he would hit 33 home runs and steal 36 bases. He also had 12 outfield assists, showing off his strong arm and establishing himself aThe future was looking bright for Sosa and the Cubs.s a premier defensive outfielder in the National League.As his career progressed between 1995 and 1997, Sosa would continue to put himself into the conversation of the elite run producers in the National League. Over those three seasons, Sosa would hit 112 home runs and drive in 338 runs.

my favorite baseball players

Falcon02520 inspired me to write this article. I will write about my favorite baseball player on each team and tell them why they are my favorite. I will also discuss the sleepers on each team. And FYI, I'm talking about players' careers, so if I pick Mark Teixeira for the Braves for example, it'll be for what he has done for the team they're currently on as well the teams he has played for. Ever since I've watched baseball, it has amazed me to see how well Vlad has done in his career so far. He's not one of those guys that you talk about when you're talking about the 500 home run club, but in 12 seasons, he has hit 359 homers and has a .325 career average. I've always loved watching him play, even when he was on the Expos. The other thing is that everything he does offensively is without the aid of batting gloves. The reason behind it is that he is used to because he used to work at a farm as a child, and he got used to the ropes that he pulled bringing uncooperative bWith all of the criticism that he has had, I'm still saying that Andruw Jones is my favorite pick. Brian McCann probably will be in a couple more years, but you cannot forget all of the things that Andruw Jones has done for the Atlanta Braves. He has been the main reason why the Braves won championships from 1996-2005 (10 years). Even though he doesn't hit much for average (he never did by the way, excluding the year of 2000), he still puts big power numbers for the Braves. Excluding this year, combining all of the homers he has hit in his 9 full seasons, he has hit about 34 homers, 153 hits, and 101 RBIs per season. Let's not forget about his defensive side. He has won eight straight Gold Glove awards, and is (or was) considered the best fielder from the 1990s-2000s. ulls in the barn every day. In 2002, he was one home run shy of becoming a member of the 40-40 club,Eric Chavez. Every Oakland fan knows him, but I don't know if anyone else does. All the third basemen I have heard in this group, or anywhere else for that matter, are Mike Lowell, Alex Rodriguez, David Wright, Miguel Cabrera, and Aramis Ramirez (and not much of Cabrera and Ramirez). Eric Chavez is definitely one of, if not the, best defensive third baseman in the Major Leagues today. He has won six straight gold gloves in the hot corner, and has a career fielding percentage of .968 at third base, which is better than .013 points better than 10 time gold glove winner, Mike Schmidt, and only 0.003 less than the man who is considered to be the best third baseman of all time: Brooks Robinson. He may not be the best at offense, even though he had a hot bat from 2001 to 2003, but Eric Chavez's defense cannot be counted out in my opinion. which is a really elite club. It's also amazing to see how he just crush pitches with ease, whether in the strike zone, to his ankles, or over his head. He has a hell of an arm, and just love watching him play, whether it's out on the field, an All-Star Game, or the 2007 Home Run Derby. I think this is everyone's favorite player on the Astros. He is such a class act on and off the field. Even though I liked both teams in the 2005 World Series, I wanted the Astros to win mainly because I would've liked to see Craig Biggio get a ring. (Probably) The best moment of this season for me so far was to see Craig Biggio get his 3,000th hit. The reason why I loved it so much was because he went for second base. Even though he was out, that hit proved that he had two things that are still shown in the 41 year old besides the fact that he has a lot of talent: he hustles the most out of anyone I know; he is 41 years old, and never slacks off. The second aspect he had in that 3000th hit was the desire to win; how many times would you see a man who tries to go for second base when the ball is not past an outfielder? That definitely said something right there. The other thing that I like about him is the fact that he played three different positions in his career: outfield, catcher, and second base. He is a utility guy, and is willing to play any position just to play the game of baseball, and that is what I like to see in any player, whether it be in the Major Leagues, Little League, or my own teammates; that and sportsmanship, which Biggio definitely has. Many of you probably thought I would've said Roy Halladay. Even though he's a good player, and I like him, you're wrong. I like Vernon Wells more than Halladay. I don't know why. Vernon Wells is definitely a great player when he is on fire, and he is the key to the Blue Jays winning many victories, both with his glove and with his bat (which is a reason why the Blue Jays aren't even close to second place). He has won three straight Gold Gloves and is usually a player that can help you offensively by hitting about 25 homers and 90-100 RBIs per season. This team is probably the toughest for me to decide. You've got Albert Pujols, who is just an amazing hitter who EVERYBODY likes (except his opposing pitchers), David Eckstein, who is one of the most diligent, hustling players I've seen, and you've got Jim Edmonds, who can still make tremendous plays at his age (if you don't believe me, watch Sports Center today; I think he made #2 on the list of top 10 plays). Believe it or not, it's not any of these guys; it is none other than the guy in the hot corner, Scott Rolen. He is just amazing. I love watching him play third base. He is just amazing. He (probably) has the best range out of any other third baseman, and he has a career fielding percentage of about .966. He has won 7 Gold Gloves, and is probably considered one of the best active fielders in the game today. Even though he does not hit like he used to, Rolen has still been a factor as to why the Cardinals have won so many game every single year in the new milennium. In his prime, you could expect him to hit 25-30 homers and collect about 100-110 RBIs per season, but he's been injured over the past couple of years, and hasn't been the same since. When he started as a rookie in 2002, a time when I didn't have a favorite team (I was neutral), I was watching the Yankees play on TV. The bases were loaded, and the ballgame was in favor of the Yankees, 4-0. Alfonso Soriano came up, and he crushed a pitch for a grand slam. It was that day forward when I started to like Alfy more and more. Besides a little bit better defense from him, what more could you want? I don't know how he can swing a 40+ ounce bat. That is just nuts! He has been selected to the All-Star game six straight times. Whether he is an outfielder or a second baseman, he's such a great player, and one of the best fastball hitters I've seen, which makes me wonder how he can swing a 40+ ounce bat so fast. He's the kind of player that I like: a player who hits for power, and can steal bases. He could've been the only player in MLB history to have two sepearate years where he stole 40 bases and hit 40 homers (he was 1 home run shy in 2002 and he did it in 2006). He's so fun to watch, and I'd like to see him do well in the next 30 games so the Cubs can make it to the playoffs.

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college football read this article

With the 2009 college football season quickly approaching, Gamecock fans want to know what their beloved team has in store for them.

Should expectations be high or low?

Will this year’s 12th ranked recruiting class be a letdown, or will they live up to their potential?

What will changes in the coaching staff do to harm or help South Carolina’s chances?

One thing that Gamecock fans need to be looking at is who they have on the coaching staff this year.

New to the program is strength training coach, Craig Fitzgerald. His job this summer has been to find a way to light a fire under the players, convincing them that working hard in the gym will pay off on the field.

It remains to be seen whether or not his influence will have an effect on the effort put forth from these players.

Eric Wolford is another coach with something to prove this year. Hired as South Carolina’s running game coordinator, Wolford has brought some major changes to the Gamecocks’ style of play.

Should this new running game prove effective, the Gamecocks could be tough to defend.

Let’s not forget about good old Steve Spurrier either. Now in his fifth season with the Gamecocks, people are starting to wonder just how long it is going to take him to turn their team around.

It is still too early to use the term overrated, especially with this new recruiting class coming in and nine returning seniors. Gamecock fans should expect to see some positive improvements over the next four years, in the event that Spurrier chooses to stick around that long.

Gamecock fans should also be taking a look at the players whose names have been flying around all spring and summer.Senior Eric Norwood decided to stay and finish out his college career in South Carolina after briefly playing with the idea of entering the NFL Draft. He will be expected to bring a great deal of energy and leadership to the team on and off the field.
As far as the quarterback position goes, it is anyone’s guess who will get the starting nod come August.




In the spring game, Gamecock fans saw some improvement in Stephen Garcia’s game. While he still wasn’t playing at the star level he was originally portrayed as being capable of, he did start to show off more of his athletic abilities.

about high school football

Editor’s note: TSSAA contributing statistician and Kingston native Earl Nall has been compiling his computer-generated Prep Performance Ratings for high school football for 17 seasons. With football expanding to six public school classifications this fall, Nall is getting an early jump. The weekly Prep Performance Ratings can be found weekly in Blount Today Sports throughout the season.

I am publishing the preseason ratings early so that fans can begin to get a feel of what teams are in the new football classes for the new classification period of 2009-2012.I am not a fan of preseason computer ratings for football teams. The obvious reason is that the computer model can only make decisions based on historical data. It cannot look ahead and make predictions. To do so would add subjectivity to the statistical model, which in turn defeats the whole premise of what computer ratings are – the processing of facts.

I feel there is no way that someone should put into a computer system the fact that a school graduated all its starters from last year or that the school got a new coach – because one could only “guess” as to what affect these changes may have on the team.

If one was to take a computer model and add that subjectivity to it, the results would be no different than someone’s opinion and that is not in the spirit of computer ratings.However, there are three facts that I use related to my statistical model for ranking football teams:

1) If the program has good logic and algorithms in it, the system will get better each week. This is the 17th year I have done the Prep Performance Ratings and historically they start the season at about 70 percent accurate and by the end of the 10th week the worst they have ever done is pick 92 percent of the games. Only three times has a team made it to one of the 80-plus state championship game since the ratings began that wasn’t ranked in the top 10 in the final week 10 ratings.

2) The most important factor in a computer modeling system is the ability to have enough data for the computer to investigate the consistency of a team over time. If programmed correctly, the rating program can identity this consistency and parlay that into a pretty accurate preseason rating. Most teams are consistent over time. You find very few that are 8-2 one season and 2-8 the next.

mariano Rivera 500 save

finaly mariano Rivera Earned his 500th game save his bicoming the second Reliever to reach the misleston n the yankees or ganization?

New Game Post:MLB 2009

B.J. Upton takes AL weekly honor

Player of the Week for the period ending June 21.

Upton hit .429 in six games last week, tallying a AL-best nine RBI and two home runs in the process. The two-time winner of the award posted a .750 slugging percentage and went 4-for-6 with four RBI on Sunday to lead the Rays over the Mets.

Others considered for this week's honor included Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera, Texas Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler, and Seattle Mariners right-hander Felix Hernandez.

Rays drop third straight

Fernando Nieve turned in another impressive start, and Brian Schneider hit a three-run homer, leading the New York Mets to a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.

Fernando Nieve turned in another impressive start, and Brian Schneider hit a three-run homer, leading the New York Mets to a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.

David Wright added an RBI double, and Daniel Murphy had three hits for the Mets, who opened a 10-game homestand by improving to 6-10 in June. Francisco Rodriguez rebounded from a blown save with a perfect ninth inning.

In the first meeting between these teams since 2001, the Rays mustered little offense against Nieve (2-0). B.J. Upton manufactured one run with his speed and later hit a two-run double.


The American League champions have dropped three straight following a season-best six-game winning streak. They fell to 14-22 on the road overall.

Filling in for injured starter John Maine, Nieve has provided a surprising boost for a depleted rotation that’s also missing Oliver Perez. He allowed one run and three hits in six innings.

Upton’s two-run double off Bobby Parnell cut it to 4-3 in the seventh, but Pedro Feliciano retired Carl Crawford on a grounder back to the mound to preserve the lead.

Ryan Church added a two-out RBI single in the bottom half off J.P. Howell to make it 5-3.

Schneider’s shot off Andy Sonnanstine (5-7) in the second inning was his first homer since connecting twice on Sept. 18 at Washington.

Sonnanstine gave up seven hits in six innings, falling to 1-7 with an 8.22 ERA on the road this year.

Rockies return favor, end Rays’ win streak

A day after the Tampa Bay Rays ended the longest winning streak in the majors, the Colorado Rockies returned the favor.

Troy Tulowitzki hit a three-run homer and Aaron Cook survived a shaky fifth inning that included homers by Evan Longoria and Carl Crawford as the Rockies snapped the Rays’ six-game winning streak with a 5-3 win Wednesday night.

The Rockies, who saw their 11-game winning streak come to a halt Tuesday with a 12-4 loss to the Rays, have won 14 of 19 since Jim Tracy took over as manager last month.

Cook (6-3) tied Colorado’s franchise record with his 58th career win, a mark set by Jason Jennings. He allowed three runs on eight hits in seven innings.

Manny Corpas pitched a perfect eighth and Huston Street pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 14th save in 15 chances.

Left-hander David Price (1-1) surrendered five earned runs on 10 hits in seven innings but couldn’t keep the Rays from losing for just the second time in eight interleague games.

The Rockies jumped out to a 4-0 lead thanks to Tulowitzki’s ninth homer and Chris Barmes’ sacrifice fly that scored Clint Barmes, who had doubled, from third.

Pat Burrell started in right field for the Rays thanks to his 11-for-16 career mark against Cook — “I’d be an idiot to not have him in the lineup,” Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon declared.

The no-brainer move paid off when Burrell sliced a single to right field in the fourth, scoring Carlos Pena from third base to cut Colorado’s lead to 4-1. He finished 1 for 3 against Cook.

After Chris Iannetta led off the bottom of the fourth with his ninth homer to make it 5-1, Carl Crawford (fourth) and Evan Longoria (16th) hit back-to-back shots off Cook with two outs in the fifth to make it 5-3.

Pena then drew a walk and second baseman Barmes’ double error — a bobble and then an overthrow to first on Ben Zobrist’s groundball — put runners at second and third. Burrell sent Cook’s offering to the warning track in right field to end the inning.

Longoria also homered Monday night, when the Rays set a franchise record with a dozen extra-base hits, including five home runs.

Recap:Tampa Bay vs. Washington

Willy Aybar hit the go-ahead RBI double in the eighth inning, and the Rays scored five unanswered runs to edge the Washington Nationals, 5-4, and sweep a three game interleague series.

Gabe Kapler hit a two-run homer and drove in three runs for the Rays, who have won a season-high five in a row. Kapler reached base in each of his four plate appearances, drawing two walks in addition to two hits.

"Three tough games against (the Nationals). I know their record isn't very good, but they played us very hard," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "We saw some really good pitching from them, and their effort level was great. I was really proud of the way we reacted -- we got down a couple times but kept coming back."

B.J. Upton and Carlos Pena each had a pair of hits, while James Shields allowed four runs on nine hits in 6 1/3 innings in the start. Dan Wheeler (2- 1) earned the win for pitching a scoreless eighth inning, while J.P. Howell notched his third save of the season.

Alberto Gonzalez went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored for the Nationals, who have only three wins in their last 18 games. Nick Johnson and Elijah Dukes each had a pair of hits, while Ross Detwiler surrendered four runs on six hits with five walks over six innings. Washington fell to 0-6 this season in games Detwiler has started.

"I believe (Detwiler) gave us a good chance to win." Nats manager Manny Acta said. "He battled for us -- this is a kid that is fresh out of Double-A and really competed for us out there. You take away those walks, which is a lesson he'll learn, and we got something good with him."

Ron Villone (3-3) took the loss for allowing the go-ahead run in the eighth.

After the Nats failed on a scoring chance in the seventh, the Rays went ahead for good in the eighth. Pena hit a leadoff double to center, and two batters later, Aybar hit an RBI double to left for a 5-4 Tampa Bay lead.

Howell worked around a two-out hit batsman in the ninth to close out the Rays' win.

Washington went out in front in the second. Dukes blasted a double to deep center to lead off, moved to third on a groundout and scored on Gonzalez's single to right.

The Nationals had a big fourth inning, scoring three runs to widen their lead. Adam Dunn singled, and Dukes followed with another double. Gonzalez doubled two batters later to score both runners, and Josh Bard added an RBI double to give the visitors a 4-0 advantage.

Tampa Bay cut its deficit in half in the home fourth on a Kapler run-scoring single and a Dioner Navarro RBI groundout.

With two outs in the sixth, Gabe Gross worked a walk, and Kapler followed with a two-run homer to left to tie the game, 4-4.

"When I hit the ball, I didn't think it was going to be a home run -- I thought it would be a double," Kapler said. "I came out of the box hard, and it's nice to have that little cut-out (in left field). It's nice when your home ballpark helps you win a game."

Washington put runners on the corners with two outs and a chance to go in front in the seventh, but Randy Choate struck out Dunn looking to keep the game even!!

Mail-Order Brides Scandal in MLB

The beautiful small country of Dominican Republic is littered with makeshift baseballparks,
bursting with young boys/men who have dreams of making it big to the major leagues!!

Rene Orientals was one of the young boy who had that dream.At 22 years old, he grew of playing in dusty fields in Monte Cristi,where dirt road was abound.He appeared to be on his way in 2001,he got signed to the Kansas City Royals for $100,000.However two years ago he made an decision where it had his dreams going up in smoke.

An man came to his house with an propostions to marry and stranger.The man offered Oriental $4,000 to marry her and to take her back to the USA.The man told him "it's fair to do it..and everything is fair in the American Consulate." So He trusted that person and did it.

Also Tampa Bay Devil Rays minor leagues player Salvador Parades,& Texas Ranger players Omar Beltre & Alexis Ogando were involved.

As their teams was preparing to travel to start spring training.They was rushed to the Consulate to view their mail-order wives so they can get an work visa to enter the USA..The ESPN officials became suspicious of their shotgun wedding..

All the players mention was bought back to the conslate..Only Parades & Orientals faced thier worst nightmare having their work visa peremantly cancled and banned fron even entering theUSA soil.

The Santo Domingo Embassy is still investigating the mail-order bride scam.But they say in 2006 it has been reported case of 50,000 human trafficking/prositution in Dominican Republic to the USA!