This is no surprise, seeing how player salaries have skyrocketed over the past few decades in the major sports such as basketball, football, baseball, and hockey. ... Just a few years ago, two adults got into a fight at their sons" little league hockey game and one ended up dead. ... Many reports can be seen on the news of parents running onto the field and attacking the referee, or umpire. ...
If steroids use were then legal, everyone would have the option of using it without fear of punishment thus leveling the playing field. ... In an article on MidlandDailyNews.com, sports-writer Chris Stevens is quoted as saying "Pro athletes, especially in sports such as hockey and football, take a tremendous amount of physical punishment, and their bodies are banged up and bruised for much of the season. ... A home run is when a baseball player hits a ball with such force that it travels a great distance and leaves the entire playing field over the fences. ... In many playing fields the ...
European newspapers insulted Jesse and the other 11 African Americans competing on America's 66-member Olympic track and field team" (Whitehouse 1). ... The last of the four major professional sports in America to welcome an African American player was the National Hockey Association. ...
He could not even play the field that just added to how disgustingly overpaid he was. In fact, in one game, Canseco had to play right field and a fly ball bounced off his head for a home run when he made an attempt to catch it. ... In new National Hockey League arenas, seamless glass without any support bars has been used (Barret 69). ...
Pete Rose a former baseball superstar and highly respected athlete for his extreme hustle on the field truly played for the fun of the game. ... Pete showed his love for the game by his hustle and attitude on the field, but it seems todays players do not have the urge to run out ground balls to the pitcher and fly balls hit to the infield. ... Football, basketball, and hockey all have above-average attendance rates among those with household incomes of $40,000 or more. ...
Ball players assume this risk every time they step onto the ball field. ... Behind the backstop is one of the safest places to sit at a baseball field because there is always a net or fence in between the field and the stands. ... One of these reasons is because these seats are very close to the field. ... Whether it is the hitter, or the fan in the farthest possible seat from the field, everybody is potentially the victim of an accident at a baseball game. ...