In 1936, Major League Baseball created the MLB Hall of Fame to recognize the outstanding achievements of the games' greatest players. ... To present day, induction into Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame is still one of the greatest honors a player can receive. ... While the physical game and strategy of baseball remains unchanged, the attitude of the players has become arrogant and unfriendly. ... In my opinion as a current baseball player, I feel that any player who has been caught using PEDs to gain an unfair physical advantage over their fellow players, should not be allowed to...

• Word Count: 1993
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography

The first man to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball in the 20th century, Jackie Robinson is one of the most celebrated baseball players in history. ... But before Jackie Robinson there was Moses Fleetwood Walker, he was the 1st African American major league baseball player to play baseball in the late 1800's. ... While under all this pressure Jackie still focused on baseball and showed everyone that he was a great baseball player: " Baseball was just part of my life. ... Even the magazine Sporting News, which was against black baseball players, acknowledged his ...

• Word Count: 1487
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

As red-blooded Americans we expect a decent amount of entertainment from watching professional baseball players playing the game that we love so much. ... Over the past few years baseball players have become more outspoken about steroid use. ... Major League Baseball is no exception either. ... Unlike the NBA or the NFL, baseball doesn't randomly test its players for any chemical substances. ... Bonds firmly believes in the privacy rights of baseball players despite what sportswriters write about him and what critics say. ...

• Word Count: 1573
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

All of these pluses are good for baseball players but, the pluses are always offset by negatives, such as liver cancer, elevated cholesterol, increased aggression, and heart attacks just to name a few. ("Anabolic Steroids") As punishment for getting caught using 'the juice', players are being suspended from the game of baseball. ... Steroid use in a younger generation of baseball players is possibly the worst choice they can make. ... For instance, Major League Baseball has seen a spike in home runs. ... Obviously, steroids were not introduced to baseball players in the ye...

• Word Count: 2017
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

This writing duo presented Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby as the two players capable of breaking the color barrier in baseball (Atkin and Ross). ... Now that both the American and National leagues had been introduced to an African American baseball player, others followed. ... Robinson and Doby set high standards for up and coming black baseball players because not only were they physically talented, but also presented themselves as controlled humans. ... The introduction of black players into the minor leagues had an enormous impact on the integration of African Americans into baseball. ...

• Word Count: 1752
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography

There is only one number in all of major league baseball that is retired throughout the league. ... The number is 42, and it belongs to the first African-American to play Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson. ... Today, some of the most significant records in all of baseball are held by African-Americans. ... On the other side of the color line, the star African-American player, Julius, forced the black players to play their absolute best, despite their feelings toward the white players. ... They proved that the players, who play hard together, are not only players, but brothers. ...

• Word Count: 1266
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

He was able to redefine the game he loved, baseball. ... Brother Matthias helped George Jr. develop as a baseball player. ... Upon arrival, one of the players remarked, "Well, here's Jacks newest Babe." The rest of the players also started referring to him as "Babe" and the name stuck(Family of Babe Ruth and Babe Ruth League Inc.). ... Many consider the "Babe" to be the greatest baseball player who ever lived. ...

• Word Count: 1426
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The New York Yankees are without dispute the most successful franchise in baseball history. ... Baseball's greatest players have played proudly wearing the pinstripes. ... It is the players (past and present) and the stories about these players that make the Yankees the team that they are. ... Yankee Stadium is, to many, the centerpiece of baseball history. ... Visiting Yankee Stadium is a must-experience for any baseball fan. ...

• Word Count: 1637
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

It wasn't just the fans and the media booing Robinson it was also his teammates and other players. ... In September 1949, Jackie was named most valuable player of the National League. ... They also honored Jackie by removing his jersey number (forty-two) from any other player's jersey. ... Jackie Robinson will always be in some people's eyes the Most Valuable Player in the game of baseball. ... Because of Jack Roosevelt Robinson there are now black coaches, managers, and players. ...

• Word Count: 1346
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Robinson was a standout in football, baseball, basketball and track (26). ... While playing in the Negro Leagues scouts would be secretly sent out to find the most talented black baseball player (Elderkin). ... On April 15, 1947, Robinson became the first black player to play Major League Baseball (104). ... He became one of the best baseball players in the league and stadiums would be filled of people wanting to see Robinson play (Elderkin). ... Robinson was a remarkable baseball player and an equally effective civil rights leader. ...

• Word Count: 1421
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School