... again evil pops its ugly head. like on September 9, 1969, Mets fans released a black cat on the field during a game at Shea Stadium in New York. The cat crossed behind Ron Santo, who was in the on-deck circle and in front of the visiting Cubs' dugout. the Cubs who inspite of playing excellent baseball all year long fell out of ... ready to burst from the expected release from the curse. Aaron Boone was their "Bambino". His 11th inning homerun sent the Sox home to lick their wounds and do Google.com searches for witch doctors to lift The Curse of the Bambino. The Yankees go to their umpt...

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... Such cities as New York and Chicago would still show their hometown teams on TV, but would be reluctant to show out-of-state games (interactive.ctra.com). The 1995 baseball season began a trend that would lead to a decrease in rating for the next five years. Baseball itself seemed to have resurgence ... had their spectacular years. Ironically, when the World Series came around, it turned out to be the lowest rated World Series in years (interactive.ctra.com). It seemed obvious to many people that the Yankees would win it all. What makes sport unique is that it is unpredictable; or is it...

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... The Minnesota Twins won World Championships in 1991 and 1987, not to mention a League Championship in 1965 and a couple of Division titles (www.savethetwins.com). Also, the Twins have produced four Hall of Fame players. "To take this ancient franchise, of Walter Johnson, Joe Judge, Heinie Manush, ... voted overwhelmingly to authorize Commissioner Selig to begin the process of contracting two teams prior to the start of the 2002 season (www.mlb.com). However, the MLB Player's Association, represented by Baseball Labor Leader Donald Fehr, thought that they were told too late about the con...

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... seasons. It also was said that Pete Rose has went through many bookies while he was betting on baseball. Some of the names that Dowd said he went through are, Ron Peters, Tommy Gioiosa, Michael Bertolini, Steve Chevashore, and finally, Paul Janszen. While denying he bet on baseball, Rose admitted in a 1989 deposition to illegal betting on college and pro basketball ... ...

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... the main reason why I believe that Yadier Molina is the best catcher to ever play the game of baseball.5 Notes: 1. Information from this paragraph came from http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2005-03-30/sports/0503300144_1_los-tres-molinas-benjamin-molina-jose-molina 2. Pop time- the time it takes the catcher to get the ball to second base from when he ... catches it from the pitcher. 3. The stats I placed in this paragraph I got from http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/players/7345/ 4. The stats I placed in this paragraph I got from http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb...

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... Hustle". By the end of his first year, Rose was awarded rookie of the year as the leagues most outstanding first-year player (www.peterosefanclub.com). This was the first of many honors Pete Rose would receive. Throughout his twenty-four year career, Pete Rose was a part of three World Series ... feat Pete Rose accomplished was something unheard of in almost any sport. He played at least five hundred games at five different positions (www.mlb.com). Versatility such as this has never been displayed by another athlete. His twenty four consecutive years is also an all-time record. Pete Ros...

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... days of waiting for tomorrow's newspaper to see if your hometown team won their game the previous night. Sites such as NBA.com, ESPN.com and others offer up-to-the-minute stats on every game being played. NBA.com draws 35 percent of its traffic from outside the United States. The economic environment has definitely helped the NBA become what it is ... ...

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... Fortune Global 500 list, which is up from last years rank of 364. It has more than 17 billion in revenues for this year, as of June "03(www.fortune.com). Not only does his company do well, but so does Murdoch. He is 27 on the Forbes 400 list of the richest people, a self-made billionaire, and is worth 7.2 billion ... (www.forbes.com). Entertainment is a very broad category, yet News Corporation owns pieces of it all. Along with television, it also has parts in film, cable, satellite, magazines, newspapers, books, music, and even ... to an investor group headed by Frank McCourt, who is a...

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... States, and yet after ten years Pete Rose has not yet been re-instated to baseball or even allowed to participate in official events. In a poll recently conducted on Ivotefor.com 75% or 198 of the 263 people polled said that Pete Rose should be re-instated, while a mere 25% or 65 said that Pete Rose should remain out of baseball ... inducted into the Hall of Fame. Rose recently took another step closer to being re-instated. He has backed an Official Pete Rose Online Petition set up at www.sportcut.com. The petition will be sent on January 31, 2000 to the Baseball Hall of Fame with all s...

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... year round. Every player in the league gets tested at least once a year through urine sampling. The penalties for the NFL are strict as well according to Andy Dolich, CSNBayArea.com's sports business expert, the first offence is a four game suspension without pay. The second incident is an eight game suspension with no salary. Finally, the third offence is a year suspension ... ...

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... became the first Japanese Major League player in 1995. He had played very well, participated in the all-star game, and won the rookie of the year award (Baseball Libarary.com). As a batter, Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese hitter last year, and he also had played very well. Since the sensational debuts of Nomo and Ichiro, many Japanese players have ... ...

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... see those aspects of the game today. In the year 2002, there was speculation that there would be a strike. In Christopher Thomas"s article "Baseball"s Cold War" he says A CNN/SI.com poll asks the question: Will there be a strike this year? It stands at 51% yes, 49% no. More disturbing, for baseball anyway, is the flagging attendance this year. It is ... ...

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... they shown in local theaters. "Much of American society doesn't enjoy Asian movies, they are mainly watched by other Asians (Ha)." Another example would be I recently went to www.google.com and types in "Asian movie stars," and a majority of the sites that were found dealt with pornography. After, I proceeded to search "American movie stars," and not one of the site ... ...

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