The real story of the Cubs begins with the formation of the National League. ... Hulbert's so called "coup " took place in 1876, when he convinced other cities to join the National League. ... He played in the Major Leauges for 27 years, batted over .300 for twenty of those seasons, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1939. ... Before being signed to the Cubs, he played for a New York minor league team and weighed a mere 100 pounds. ... He unfortunately led the leagues with 72 errors in the 1902 season. ...

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Major League Baseball players are the best in the world at what they do. ... During the 1918 season, he led the American League with 11 home runs. ... His infidelities were widely rumored around the league. ... Despite this dislike by many of the players in the league, he was greatly loved by the public. ...

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One major problem is called competitive imbalance. Competitive imbalance has to do with the fact that only a small amount of professional teams have the money and the talent to compete with other teams in their league (Markiewicz 1). ...

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Railway companies, newspaper organizations, and other corporations own major league teams. ... Major League record holder, Hank Aaron. ... Imagine if the major leagues did that? ... There can be up to 40 rounds of drafting in Major league baseball. ... After the first round all selections in the draft are chosen like the way it is done in the major leagues. ...

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In 1946, he was selected as the best person to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball. ... For a long time, it was assumed that blacks were not allowed to play in the Major Leagues simply because they had not for so long. ... Jackie Robinson faced a lot of harassment and death threats throughout his career in the Major Leagues. ... Every one of these values combined to make Jackie the perfect person to integrate Major League Baseball. ... Justice was important in Robinson's career because he knew that blacks needed to be accepted in the Major Leagues in order for the league to ...

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In the past 25 years, major league baseball has gone through a so-called steroid era. ... At the Mitchell Report hearings in 2009, the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) Executive Director Donald Fehr discussed procedures of non-analytical findings that would allow players to be suspended for Human Growth Hormone use based on proof other than a positive result on a drug test. ... Bonds racked up an impressive 762 career home runs and a .298 career batting average over two decades of playing in the most competitive baseball league in the world. ...

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In fact, Major League Baseball is seeing more and more players from Japan, the Caribbean Islands, and South America. ... Before 2011, the bats that were permitted throughout all amateur leagues had to be BESR (Ball Exit Speed Ratio) (Russell, 2012). ... It is hard to believe that it took until 1971 for MLB to create a formal rule that all major league players must wear protective helmets at bat (baseballlibrary.com). ... Another interesting fact is that it was not until 1988, that protective helmets were mandatory for catchers in Major League Baseball (baseballlibrary.com). ... In fact, not to...

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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. ... Griffey (also known as "Junior") is generally regarded as one of the premier professional baseball players in the two North American leagues collectively known as "Major League Baseball." ... Does the league or the other teams that are not bidding for Griffey care what happens? ... Trade negotiations and deals have to conform to the league's rules. ... You can, however, look at their minor league statistics: J...

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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. ... Griffey (also known as "Junior") is generally regarded as one of the premier professional baseball players in the two North American leagues collectively known as "Major League Baseball." ... Does the league or the other teams that are not bidding for Griffey care what happens? ... Trade negotiations and deals have to conform to the league's rules. ... You can, however, look at their minor league statistics: J...

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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. ... Griffey (also known as "Junior") is generally regarded as one of the premier professional baseball players in the two North American leagues collectively known as "Major League Baseball." ... Does the league or the other teams that are not bidding for Griffey care what happens? ... Trade negotiations and deals have to conform to the league's rules. ... You can, however, look at their minor league statistics: J...

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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. ... Griffey (also known as "Junior") is generally regarded as one of the premier professional baseball players in the two North American leagues collectively known as "Major League Baseball." ... Does the league or the other teams that are not bidding for Griffey care what happens? ... Trade negotiations and deals have to conform to the league's rules. ... You can, however, look at their minor league statistics: J...

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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. ... Griffey (also known as "Junior") is generally regarded as one of the premier professional baseball players in the two North American leagues collectively known as "Major League Baseball." ... Does the league or the other teams that are not bidding for Griffey care what happens? ... Trade negotiations and deals have to conform to the league's rules. ... You can, however, look at their minor league statistics: J...

• Word Count: 3204
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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. ... Griffey (also known as "Junior") is generally regarded as one of the premier professional baseball players in the two North American leagues collectively known as "Major League Baseball." ... Does the league or the other teams that are not bidding for Griffey care what happens? ... Trade negotiations and deals have to conform to the league's rules. ... You can, however, look at their minor league statistics: J...

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"They should have a girls' league too. ... In Garden City, N.Y., the Little League keeps no standings for ages five through nine but introduces that unforgiving metric for its 10-year-olds. ... Pee Wee Baseball League 10-year-olds are consigned to "minor league" play except those who, in the cold and determinist words set forth on the organization's website, "are ready." ...

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Girls are often shunned away from little league games due to the toughness, manliness, or the possibility of becoming a tomboy. ... The only option is the major or minor leagues which solely based of baseball. ...

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When a high school baseball player who is hoping for a college scholarship watches a big league slugger hitting the ball 450 feet he feels like he needs to do something to get that extra edge. ...

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