Even though professional baseball has been around since the early years of America, it seems to have lost its magic over the years. ... The World Series was canceled due to the strike. Since millions of people look forward to the World Series every year, there was a wave of disappointment across the nation. ... The "cheap " tickets are nearly whopping $80. ... These days, most people seem to be more interested in the NFL than MLB. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Pete's Playing Days Pete Rose is one of the most decorated players of all time. ... Rose was a member of three world championship teams, went to the World Series a total of five times, was named the National League's Rookie of the Year in 1963 and its Most Valuable Player in 1973. ... He has been spotted in Las Vegas casinos hanging around the sports book, the place one would go to place legal bets on sporting events (Berkow D7). ... We have betting slips, records from bookmakers, and 113 witnesses" (Greenfeld 80). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

"Money makes the world go 'round." ... Sports are one of the most profitable industries in the world. ... Even within the household setting, spouse, sibling, and parent-children relationships structured around the incentive constraint domain of play (Sportometrics Texas A&M University Press). ...

• Word Count: 5027
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• Grade Level: High School

Every spring when the start of the baseball season comes around, thousands of fans get ready to fill the ballparks and watch their favorite players hit a homerun or strike someone out. ... CONTRACTION The exciting World Series of 2001 was quickly forgotten only days later when Commission Alan (Bud) Selig announced that Major League Baseball intended to contract by the 2002 season. ...

• Word Count: 3444
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: High School