Baseball Most Aggressive Players: Christy Mathewson Biography

  • Christy Mathewson’s aggressive baseball style led him to attain the most career wins by a pitcher in the National League
  • He became a role model due to his intense pitching style on the field as well as his clean living off the field
  • His hometown of Factoryville established the Christy Mathewson Little League in 1957

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Larry Brown’s Career Road to Where He Is Now

Larry Brown CareerLarry Brown basketball is like to that old saying: “A rolling stone gathers no moss.” Brown’s career in coaching basketball teams has been going since 1973 when he began in the now-defunct ABA league. Since then he has had terms with eleven different teams and for Larry Brown 2008 saw him begin a new journey with the Charlotte Bobcats after a tumultuous stint with the New York Knicks.
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National League vs. American League: Who’s Got an Advantage?

National League Vs American League

  • Ever since a businessman by the name of Ban Johnson established the Western (American) League” in 1893 to challenge for baseball supremacy, there has been an ongoing rivalry between the National League vs. American League
  • To make matters worse for the National League, the upstart American League Boston Americans won the first World Series in 1903
  • The first 50 years of the Fall Classic saw the American League win the crown an overwhelming 33 times
  • Even measuring All-Star Game wins to determine NL vs. AL supremacy gives us few answers as it is nearly a dead heat

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One of the Most Fascinating Things in Basketball: Basketball Players Salary

Basketball Players Salary

  • The salary of professional basketball players has grown at an astronomical rate, close to 12,500%, over the last twenty years
  • Some of the top players in the NBA make well over $15 million dollars a year in salary alone which excludes any endorsement deals

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International Baseball Federation Gains Its Influence Worldwide

International Baseball Federation

  • The International Baseball Federation is the sanctioning body for international baseball tournaments
  • Cuba dominates international baseball organization rankings for two world baseball tournaments
  • Baseball has never taken off as an Olympic Sport even though its worldwide popularity is on the upswing

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Perfection Baseball Record Book

Baseball Record Book

  • The complete baseball record book would take eons for an individual to work their way through. It seems that every imaginable statistic gets recorded, tabulated, and recorded into the records of baseball
  • There is a popular saying that “records are made to be broken” and in most cases this is true in baseball. Most recently, the baseball record “most career homeruns” was broken by Barry Bonds after 33 years
  • There are other records of baseball that have stood the test of time and may never be broken

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Football Drills for the Defensive Back

Defensive Back Drills

  • A defensive back must be so well conditioned that he can run hard during every play that he is on the field
  • According to football drills expert Tom Bass, defensive back drills should emphasize moving quickly at the snap, recognizing different types of pass patterns, understanding zone coverages, and playing the run
  • Tackling drills and interception drills can supplement these coverage drills

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Baseball Game in First Presbyterian Day School Macon, Georgia

In the city of Macon and its suburbs in the heart of Georgia, First Presbyterian Day School is known simply as FPD. Long a college preparatory school that fed to the Ivy League schools in the north, FPD burst to national acclaim in 2003 when it was awarded the Blue Ribbon Award for Education–the highest honor in American education. That academic excellence has carried over into their athletic programs, from an excellent football program to a well-known track team. An important part of their success is their well-known baseball team.
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