Soon after the war ended, big cities started organizing teams of professional players (Vanderberg). ... Hulbert's plan symbolized a nationwide assertion of the city of Chicago's role in professional baseball. ... All of his efforts also benefited the White Stockings and the city of Chicago itself. ... Johnny Evers, of Troy, New York, grew up with many relatives that played baseball. Before being signed to the Cubs, he played for a New York minor league team and weighed a mere 100 pounds. ...

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"Money makes the world go 'round." Sports could not exist without the presence of money. You have high paid athletes asking for multi-million dollar contacts, while at the same time you have doctors not even making close to that amount. There are corporation buying out sports teams, buying stadiums, and buying everything that has to do with sports. Someone may ask why they do this. ...

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Two strangers talking on the Number 6 subway train in New York will seem like life long friends when talking about their Yankees. ... Thirty-one cities across North America have the honor and privilege to claim host to a professional baseball team. ... While Ruth was playing for the New York Yankees in the 1920s and 1930s, his legendary home run hitting feats dominated the national pastime. ... Beloved by the New York fans, Ruth earned several nicknames, including the Bambino (Italian for Babe) and the Sultan of Swat (for his home run hitting ability). ...

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A team that plays in, say, New York or Los Angeles gets a lot more revenue from its TV/radio rights than a team from a smaller market such as Milwaukee or Kansas City. ... (The New York Yankees, for example, have a total player payroll that is probably three times larger than the Milwaukee Brewers!) ...

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A team that plays in, say, New York or Los Angeles gets a lot more revenue from its TV/radio rights than a team from a smaller market such as Milwaukee or Kansas City. ... (The New York Yankees, for example, have a total player payroll that is probably three times larger than the Milwaukee Brewers!) ...

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A team that plays in, say, New York or Los Angeles gets a lot more revenue from its TV/radio rights than a team from a smaller market such as Milwaukee or Kansas City. ... (The New York Yankees, for example, have a total player payroll that is probably three times larger than the Milwaukee Brewers!) ...

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A team that plays in, say, New York or Los Angeles gets a lot more revenue from its TV/radio rights than a team from a smaller market such as Milwaukee or Kansas City. ... (The New York Yankees, for example, have a total player payroll that is probably three times larger than the Milwaukee Brewers!) ...

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A team that plays in, say, New York or Los Angeles gets a lot more revenue from its TV/radio rights than a team from a smaller market such as Milwaukee or Kansas City. ... (The New York Yankees, for example, have a total player payroll that is probably three times larger than the Milwaukee Brewers!) ...

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A team that plays in, say, New York or Los Angeles gets a lot more revenue from its TV/radio rights than a team from a smaller market such as Milwaukee or Kansas City. ... (The New York Yankees, for example, have a total player payroll that is probably three times larger than the Milwaukee Brewers!) ...

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According to Jessie Jackson, "A champion wins a World Series or an Olympic event and is hoisted on the shoulders of the fans. A hero carries the people on his shoulders." This is what made Jackie Robinson a hero to African-Americans. Robinson's achievement goes beyond the statistics and championship...

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Japanese Baseball Baseball is probably the most popular sport in Japan. In Japan baseball is called Yakyu. The game of baseball was introduced from the United States during the early Meiji period. Horace Wilson is the man who gets the credit for starting baseball in Japan. Horace Wilson was an Am...

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