The author of the book that I read for my biography book report was Glen Macnow. ... The Main character of this book was Cal Ripken, Jr. When this book was written Cal Ripken, Jr. ... The reason that I chose this book was because I have always liked Cal Ripken Jr. and I believe that he is the best baseball player ever so I thought that it would be kinda neat to do a biography report over him. I learned a lot form reading his book. ...

• Word Count: 474
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

In those more simple times, the mere act of reporting those events accurately was the main task at hand. ... It was as if the journalism community had an unspoken pact that certain personal traits were off base in terms of their reporting. ... For instance, how many ways can someone report game five of the World Series or if someone rushes for a 100 yards in a game? So instead of reporting just the events, the media now digs into the personal lives of these "heroes" and makes it public. One of the earlier occurrences, happened in July of 1970, when Jim Bouton, a pitcher for the Y...

• Word Count: 1777
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

More specifically, the report claimed that Rose had bet on 52 Reds games in 1987 at no less than $10,000 a day (Carter). James Reston Jr., author of the authoritative book on Rose called Collision at Home Plate, said that "between the handwriting and fingerprint evidence, the fact that Rose bet on baseball on at least two occasions is absolutely and incontrovertibly established" (Schneider D2). ... He has been spotted in Las Vegas casinos hanging around the sports book, the place one would go to place legal bets on sporting events (Berkow D7). ... The Cincinnati Enquirer reported in January...

• Word Count: 1714
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Almost all of the indirect evidence during an investigation that was later called the Dowd Report was provided from former friends and associates of Pete Rose. ... When asked about the Dowd Report, Rose said, "It was a hatchet job, a piece of crap." ... Despite what the Dowd Report states, and the disinterest that Bud Selig has shown over the years, fans still believe Pete Rose and ultimately believe that, as a player, Rose should be inducted into the Hall of Fame. ... It states in the Hall of Fame Rule Book that, Voting shall be based upon the player's record, playing ability, sportsm...

• Word Count: 691
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

A League of Their Own For my book report this quarter, I chose the movie A League of Their Own. This movie has a lot of characters but the one that stands out the most to me is Dottie Hinson. She was a kind-hearted person that always cared about other people. Dottie always made the right c...

• Word Count: 608
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

The 1996 National League most valuable player Ken Caminiti reported that he did in fact use steroids to gain strength and size. Up to 50 percent of all M.L.B. players have been reported by various sources to have used a form of steroids at one time or another. Even though the percentage is not clearly accurate due to reports up to 85% and as low as 10% used steroids. ... Jose says it is up to 85% and he is currently working on a book on the topic of steroids and baseball players. ...

• Word Count: 2385
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

"Cub fans under age fifty may find it hard to fathom, but there was a time when the Cubs were not thought of as perennial doormats, " David Folk writes in his book, The Cubs Reader (Fulk 1). ... Spalding, president of the White Stockings, published a book in 1911 called America's National Game. ...

• Word Count: 3527
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Bruce Barry's Introduction The Ken Griffey Jr. Negotiation This case is a journalist's account (published in Sports Illustrated) of negotiations surrounding a professional baseball player in the U.S. named Ken Griffey, Jr. that took place during the winter of 2000. 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. This brief introductory note is intended to bring you up to speed on some basic details that will help you sort through the article on the Griffey...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

Bruce Barry's Introduction The Ken Griffey Jr. Negotiation This case is a journalist's account (published in Sports Illustrated) of negotiations surrounding a professional baseball player in the U.S. named Ken Griffey, Jr. that took place during the winter of 2000. 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. This brief introductory note is intended to bring you up to speed on some basic details that will help you sort through the article on the Griffey...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

Bruce Barry's Introduction The Ken Griffey Jr. Negotiation This case is a journalist's account (published in Sports Illustrated) of negotiations surrounding a professional baseball player in the U.S. named Ken Griffey, Jr. that took place during the winter of 2000. 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. This brief introductory note is intended to bring you up to speed on some basic details that will help you sort through the article on the Griffey...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

Bruce Barry's Introduction The Ken Griffey Jr. Negotiation This case is a journalist's account (published in Sports Illustrated) of negotiations surrounding a professional baseball player in the U.S. named Ken Griffey, Jr. that took place during the winter of 2000. 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. This brief introductory note is intended to bring you up to speed on some basic details that will help you sort through the article on the Griffey...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

Bruce Barry's Introduction The Ken Griffey Jr. Negotiation This case is a journalist's account (published in Sports Illustrated) of negotiations surrounding a professional baseball player in the U.S. named Ken Griffey, Jr. that took place during the winter of 2000. 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. This brief introductory note is intended to bring you up to speed on some basic details that will help you sort through the article on the Griffey...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

Bruce Barry's Introduction The Ken Griffey Jr. Negotiation This case is a journalist's account (published in Sports Illustrated) of negotiations surrounding a professional baseball player in the U.S. named Ken Griffey, Jr. that took place during the winter of 2000. 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. This brief introductory note is intended to bring you up to speed on some basic details that will help you sort through the article on the Griffey...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

According to a Sports Illustrated report, "major league players made 467 trips to the DL last season, staying there an average of 59 days -- 20 percent longer than in 1997. ... If 5 percent or fewer of all the major league players test positive under survey testing (in his new book, Yankees pitcher David Wells estimates that 25-40 percent are), players will again be subject to the same system of anonymous testing next year. ...

• Word Count: 2033
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School