She thinks, "...Number 36 is the handsomest man alive, and if he ever touched her hand she"d faint" (11). ... When Trisha gets lost in the woods he becomes her imaginary friend and only link to the outside world when her walk-man breaks. ... In the dead tree's lowest fork, just at eye-level to a little girl who was nine but tall for her age, was a gray paper nest" (56). The description of the "special thing" is also very detailed; it " stood looking at her, ears flicking at the bugs which surrounded its big triangular head, sides shining with healthy fur" (245-246). ...

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Pete Rose is the only man to play more than 500 games at five different positions. ... The game is much bigger than you (Price of 1987). ... This is true, Rose did break the rules, but this also poses a bigger question. ... Ty Cobb admitted to killing a man, and died alone in an insane asylum. Rogers Hornsby had the same dirty little secret Rose has, he spent most of his time at the horse track, gambling. ...

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Many teams did not scout him because they didn't see a big future for him; little did they know that he would become one of the greatest players of all time. ... He was a man of integrity who paved the way for other excellent Jewish sports players by showing that you can pursue a professional career in sports, while continuing to revere your Jewish heritage. ...

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The Stadium has changed little over the years. ... As you walk towards your seat, great Yankee moments are displayed on the big screen reminding fans of the events that have taken place at the stadium. ... Centerfield seems like no mans land, and one can only imagine what it would be like out there in front of 50,000 people. ... Dreaming of going up against a big league pitcher in front of thousands of fans, proudly wearing the white and navy pinstriped uniform. ...

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I realize that you may know little or nothing about Griffey or about the sport of baseball or the nature of U.S. major league baseball teams, contracts, and negotiations. ... You do not need to be particularly knowledgeable about baseball to understand and analyze what went on, but it does help to know a little bit about the context in which Griffey's contract was up for grabs. ... This can be a result of the deep pockets of one team owner vs. another, but the bigger factor is media market size. ... In baseball, this revenue is not shared - each team gets to keep its own revenue - so t...

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I realize that you may know little or nothing about Griffey or about the sport of baseball or the nature of U.S. major league baseball teams, contracts, and negotiations. ... You do not need to be particularly knowledgeable about baseball to understand and analyze what went on, but it does help to know a little bit about the context in which Griffey's contract was up for grabs. ... This can be a result of the deep pockets of one team owner vs. another, but the bigger factor is media market size. ... In baseball, this revenue is not shared - each team gets to keep its own revenue - so t...

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I realize that you may know little or nothing about Griffey or about the sport of baseball or the nature of U.S. major league baseball teams, contracts, and negotiations. ... You do not need to be particularly knowledgeable about baseball to understand and analyze what went on, but it does help to know a little bit about the context in which Griffey's contract was up for grabs. ... This can be a result of the deep pockets of one team owner vs. another, but the bigger factor is media market size. ... In baseball, this revenue is not shared - each team gets to keep its own revenue - so t...

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I realize that you may know little or nothing about Griffey or about the sport of baseball or the nature of U.S. major league baseball teams, contracts, and negotiations. ... You do not need to be particularly knowledgeable about baseball to understand and analyze what went on, but it does help to know a little bit about the context in which Griffey's contract was up for grabs. ... This can be a result of the deep pockets of one team owner vs. another, but the bigger factor is media market size. ... In baseball, this revenue is not shared - each team gets to keep its own revenue - so t...

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• Grade Level: High School

I realize that you may know little or nothing about Griffey or about the sport of baseball or the nature of U.S. major league baseball teams, contracts, and negotiations. ... You do not need to be particularly knowledgeable about baseball to understand and analyze what went on, but it does help to know a little bit about the context in which Griffey's contract was up for grabs. ... This can be a result of the deep pockets of one team owner vs. another, but the bigger factor is media market size. ... In baseball, this revenue is not shared - each team gets to keep its own revenue - so t...

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• Grade Level: High School

I realize that you may know little or nothing about Griffey or about the sport of baseball or the nature of U.S. major league baseball teams, contracts, and negotiations. ... You do not need to be particularly knowledgeable about baseball to understand and analyze what went on, but it does help to know a little bit about the context in which Griffey's contract was up for grabs. ... This can be a result of the deep pockets of one team owner vs. another, but the bigger factor is media market size. ... In baseball, this revenue is not shared - each team gets to keep its own revenue - so t...

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They have visions of grandeur that their team will make and win the "big dance", the World Series. ... Children, who are now adults, grew up playing baseball and listening to stories of the "Great DiMaggio" or how their grandfather saw Ted Williams play or how he used to watch Walter "Big Train" Johnson pitch when he was a child. ... To see a ballpark when the sun is beginning to set is enough to make the toughest man cry. ... The Great Bambino, the Sultan of Swat, the Babe, there are so many nicknames to describe one man. ... Ruth was a married man. ...

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Before we start traipsing down the yellow brick road of baseball's big constitutional changes last week, before we assume Bud Selig now has carte blanche to fix every problem under the sun, let's remember a few realities about this great game of ours. ... Perhaps now, baseball lives most purely in the imagination, whether it be a little-leaguer's hopes of making her first double-play or an old-timer's memory of his first home run, gilded affectionately by the passage of time. ... Because after 2004, the NHL may have bigger problems on its hands with its smaller market...

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