Essays on Baseball

One rainy evening in Winnipeg, Manitoba at 5:46 pm on April 14‘” 1998, at Women’s Hospital Maya was born. Maya has one older brother Jonathan she also has two dogs Max and Zoey. Some of Maya’s favorite things to do are playing softball. When Maya …

The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York is hallowed ground for baseball fans worldwide. In the halls of this institution the names of the greatest players to ever play the game are enshrined and honored for people from around the world to come …

Jackie Robinson, the first African-American in Baseball, changed the face of sports for ever. Not only was he an outstanding athlete, but with the help of Branch Ricky, they worked for reforms in the sports community. There was work required, though, since many sacrifices were …

The sport of baseball has produced some legendary, iconic players since its inception in the late 1800s. However, there is one particular legend that stands out from the rest: Lou Gehrig. Lou Gehrig was one of baseball’s greats, had a record setting career and a …

Intro As most of you guys know, I really enjoy statistics so when Miguel Cabrera won the Triple Crown this year, I instantly knew what I was going to inform you guys about. What makes this even better is that I have been a tigers …

Baseball – one of the most enticing games aired on television or even watched on an arena [4]. What could have been the thrills and the grills being offered by such a game that it has continuously captured the hearts and the beats of those …

Like many spheres of life, sports often operate inside a predetermined framework. Baseball is no exception, given its lengthy history. “Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game,” by Michael Lewis, challenges accepted baseball thinking. It details the creative approaches used by Oakland Athletics general …

Since publication in 2003, Moneyball has entered the baseball dictionary.  When a team decides to brush off traditional strategies, they are said to be playing moneyball. This is what Billy Beane, the general manager of Oakland Atheltics and the hero of Moneyball, is best known …

Baseball is a game played everywhere: in parks, playgrounds, in back alleys and farmers’ fields, by small children and old men, raw amateurs and millionaire professionals, and also all over the world. It is a leisurely game that demands blinding speed. It is the only …