Winning Words Winning Wo r d s Classic Quotes from the World of Sports Michael Benson TAYLOR TRADE PUBLISHING Lanham • New York • Boulder • Toronto • Plymouth, UK…
Is the Baseball Hall of Fame forgetting something? While a few of the best known players from the Negro Leagues "Golden Age" the late 1920’s-WWII era have been…
1. Integration of the National Basketball Association by John Bonacorsi 2. Integration of the NBA On May 25, 1950 Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton became the first African-American…
1. Jackie Robinson 2. Early lifeJackie Robinson was born January, 31 1919He was the youngest of 5 children 3. His UCLA Career . In 1939 Jackie became the first person in…
1. - What was Pete Rose's uniform number? Fun Fact - What is the only position Pete Rose did NOT play according to the record books? 2. Pete Rose wore the number 14…
1. TOP 10 STARTING PITCHERS 2. #1 Walter JohnsonConsidered by many to be the greatest right-hander in baseball history, Johnson was the hardest thrower of his time. He was…
1. Mixed Strategy Nash Equilibrium in Baseball: The 2-1 CountGreg PowellMasters of Applied Econometrics 2. Research MotivationHow can pitcher’s mix their pitches optimally…
1. Sports in the USA (But different from last week) 2. Baseball – Our National Pastime 50 Million “Little League” Players (15 million play soccer) 30 Major League teams…