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How to Write a Case Study
Swing, Batter, Batter, Swing! 9 business tips borrowed from Major League Baseball Swing, Batter, Batter, Swing! Summer is officially upon us, and the Boys of Summer are in action on fields of dreams across the country. One of the greatest hitters in the history of the baseball, new Kansas City Royals batting coach George Brett, believes home runs are the product of a good swing. Take good swings and home runs will happen. It’s great to get on base but it’s better to hit homers. Home Run Power -- hitting balls harder, farther and more consistently – takes practice. And there is a science to being a successful slugger. From Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds to Ty Cobb and Hugh Duffy, companies that want to knock the cover off the ball can learn plenty from legendary MLB players. Most baseball games have nine innings (although I recently sweated thru a 13-inning Padres versus the Giants stretch) so here are nine tips: 1. Focus on good hitting. You get more home runs when you stop trying for them and focus on good hitting instead. Making progress in business is no different; aim for competence and get the basics right. Strive for everyday improvements and great execution. Adap.tv, a video advertising platform predicted to IPO in 2013, releases new code over 10 times a day to heighten continuous innovation. Akin to batting practice for the serious ball player. Goals without great execution are just dreams. According to research conducted by noted business author and advisor, Ram Charan, 70% of CEOs who fail do so not because of bad strategy, but because of bad execution. -
Negro League Teams
From the Negro Leagues to the Major Leagues: How and Why Major League Baseball Integrated and the Impact of Racial Integration on Three Negro League Teams. Christopher Frakes Advisor: Dr. Jerome Gillen Thesis submitted to the Honors Program, Saint Peter's College March 28, 2011 Christopher Frakes Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 3 Chapter 2: Kansas City Monarchs 6 Chapter 3: Homestead Grays 15 Chapter 4: Birmingham Black Barons 24 Chapter 5: Integration 29 Chapter 6: Conclusion 37 Appendix I: Players that played both Negro and Major Leagues 41 Appendix II: Timeline for Integration 45 Bibliography: 47 2 Chapter 1: Introduction From the late 19th century until 1947, Major League Baseball (MLB, the Majors, the Show or the Big Show) was segregated. During those years, African Americans played in the Negro Leagues and were not allowed to play in either the MLB or the minor league affiliates of the Major League teams (the Minor Leagues). The Negro Leagues existed as a separate entity from the Major Leagues and though structured similarly to MLB, the leagues were not equal. The objective of my thesis is to cover how and why MLB integrated and the impact of MLB’s racial integration on three prominent Negro League teams. The thesis will begin with a review of the three Negro League teams that produced the most future Major Leaguers. I will review the rise of those teams to the top of the Negro Leagues and then the decline of each team after its superstar(s) moved over to the Major Leagues when MLB integrated. -
2020 MLB Ump Media Guide
the 2020 Umpire media gUide Major League Baseball and its 30 Clubs remember longtime umpires Chuck Meriwether (left) and Eric Cooper (right), who both passed away last October. During his 23-year career, Meriwether umpired over 2,500 regular season games in addition to 49 Postseason games, including eight World Series contests, and two All-Star Games. Cooper worked over 2,800 regular season games during his 24-year career and was on the feld for 70 Postseason games, including seven Fall Classic games, and one Midsummer Classic. The 2020 Major League Baseball Umpire Guide was published by the MLB Communications Department. EditEd by: Michael Teevan and Donald Muller, MLB Communications. Editorial assistance provided by: Paul Koehler. Special thanks to the MLB Umpiring Department; the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum; and the late David Vincent of Retrosheet.org. Photo Credits: Getty Images Sport, MLB Photos via Getty Images Sport, and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Copyright © 2020, the offiCe of the Commissioner of BaseBall 1 taBle of Contents MLB Executive Biographies ...................................................................................................... 3 Pronunciation Guide for Major League Umpires .................................................................. 8 MLB Umpire Observers ..........................................................................................................12 Umps Care Charities .................................................................................................................14 -
“The Royals of Sir Cedric” by Steve Treder of the Hardball Times December 21, 2004
“The Royals of Sir Cedric” by Steve Treder of The Hardball Times December 21, 2004 At its inception, the most successful expansion franchise in pre-free agency baseball history didn’t impress many observers. The Kansas City Royals devoted most of their expansion draft picks to unproven young players, in distinct contrast to the approach taken by their companion A.L. expansion team, the Seattle Pilots. Take a look at the first ten choices of each club, noting each player’s age and major league experience as of the October 15, 1968 draft: Royals: Player Age ML Seasons ML Experience 1. Roger Nelson 24 2 78 innings 2. Joe Foy 25 3 1,515 at-bats 3. Jim Rooker 26 1 5 innings 4. Joe Keough 22 1 98 at-bats 5. Steve Jones 27 2 36 innings 6. Jon Warden 22 1 37 innings 7. Ellie Rodriguez 22 1 24 at-bats 8. Dave Morehead 25 6 665 innings 9. Mike Fiore 24 1 19 at-bats 10. Bob Oliver 25 1 2 at-batsAverage Age - 24.2 Average ML Seasons - 1.9 Average ML Experience - 332 at-bats, 164 innings Pilots: Player Age ML Seasons ML Experience 1. Don Mincher 30 9 2,476 at-bats 2. Tommy Harper 28 7 2,547 at-bats 3. Ray Oyler 30 4 986 at-bats 4. Gerry McNertney 32 4 537 at-bats 5. Buzz Stephen 24 1 11 innings 6. Chico Salmon 27 5 1,304 at-bats 7. Diego Segui 31 7 889 innings 8. Tommy Davis 29 10 4,032 at-bats 9. -
RHP ERVIN SANTANA (2-6, 4.22) Vs
ANGELS (21-25) @ MARINERS (21-26) RHP ERVIN SANTANA (2-6, 4.22) vs. RHP BLAKE BEAVAN (2-4, 4.46) SAFECO FIELD – 7:10 P.M. PDT TV – FSW FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2012 GAME #47 (21-25) SEATTLE, WA ROAD GAME #26 (10-15) THE LATEST: Tonight, the Angels play the eighth contest of a 10-game road trip (4-3) to San Diego (1- THIS DATE IN ANGELS HISTORY 2), Oakland (2-1) and Seattle (May 24-27; 1-0)…Angels have won three straight contests and seek May 25 first four-game win streak of season…Halos have posted back to back wins scoring three runs in each (1995) Angels defeated New York, 15-2, contest (3-21 in such games)…Last night’s 3-0 victory marked the club’s fifth shutout win this month capping a three-game sweep of the Yankees…The 15 runs scored equaled the most and moved the club into third place…LAA is 13-10 this month after an 8-15 showing in April…Halos sit against the Yankees in Angels’ history and just 3.5 games back of current wild card pace. remains the club’s widest margin of victory ever against New York. HOT DAN! Last night, Dan Haren spun the sixth shutout of his career while logging a career-high 14 strikeouts without a walk…The 14 Ks without a free pass are the second most in club history, 2012 ANGELS AT A GLANCE bettered only by a 17 K, 0 BB effort by Frank Tanana in 1975…Marks first time an Angels pitcher has Current record ............................... -
1947-05-17 [P
Sanford Wins Again; Leafs Drop Buccaneers, 9-2 Sanford Edges 5-4 RAMBLERS FACE Tennis Club Battles ROWE REGISTERS Erratic Pirates Swept Victory Over Warsaw SOX ON SUNDAY Raleigh Here Today SIXTH VICTORY Off Feet By Smithfield Nessing Prove Big Guns In Jackets Play Bladenboro Raleigh’s powerful Eastern Caro- Here is an unofficial tentative Phil Vet Hasn’t Lost Yet; Corsairs On Nesselrode, lina Tenhis association netters col- lineup of today's matches: Carry Without Nate Andrews; In Eastern State court Mates Trounce Powerful Spinner Clin- lide with the new Wilmington Bob Andrew* vs. Bill Weathers, Reds Attack; on the Robert Poklemba Absent From Game Today aggregation today Horace Emerson vs. Ed Cloyle, By 8 4 Score Lineup; ton, Lumberton Win Strange clay courts at 3:00 p.m. Rev. Walter Freed vs. High If necessary, some matches will Kiger, Leslie Boney, Jr., vs. C. R. Play Sox Here BY JIGGS POWERS CINCINNATI, May 16.— {#) — Tonight take place on the asphalt at Green- Council, Gene Fonvielle vs. Father Joe Ness- Back by a 15-hit Nesselrode and While both and Two are booked in the field Lake. John Sloan vs. M. attack, Schoolboy j *fink Sanford Warsaw games Dillon, Jimmy Smithfield-Selma's Leafs sliced a that carried run Rowe boasted his sixth consecu- single in Eames. one-two home were the male side of Wil- W. in the men’s their Sanford’s battling it out, Lumberton Eastern State League for the com- Although Stubbs, singles. two-game series with the Wil- Benton, the out the star once tive victory, without a to- pitcher, grounded clayed roles waltzed to a mington tennis has proven slightly Other matches may be arranged. -
MEDIA GUIDE 2019 Triple-A Affiliate of the Seattle Mariners
MEDIA GUIDE 2019 Triple-A Affiliate of the Seattle Mariners TACOMA RAINIERS BASEBALL tacomarainiers.com CHENEY STADIUM /TacomaRainiers 2502 S. Tyler Street Tacoma, WA 98405 @RainiersLand Phone: 253.752.7707 tacomarainiers Fax: 253.752.7135 2019 TACOMA RAINIERS MEDIA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS Front Office/Contact Info .......................................................................................................................................... 5 Cheney Stadium .....................................................................................................................................................6-9 Coaching Staff ....................................................................................................................................................10-14 2019 Tacoma Rainiers Players ...........................................................................................................................15-76 2018 Season Review ........................................................................................................................................77-106 League Leaders and Final Standings .........................................................................................................78-79 Team Batting/Pitching/Fielding Summary ..................................................................................................80-81 Monthly Batting/Pitching Totals ..................................................................................................................82-85 Situational -
Want and Bait 11 27 2020.Xlsx
Year Maker Set # Var Beckett Name Upgrade High 1967 Topps Base/Regular 128 a $ 50.00 Ed Spiezio (most of "SPIE" missing at top) 1967 Topps Base/Regular 149 a $ 20.00 Joe Moeller (white streak btwn "M" & cap) 1967 Topps Base/Regular 252 a $ 40.00 Bob Bolin (white streak btwn Bob & Bolin) 1967 Topps Base/Regular 374 a $ 20.00 Mel Queen ERR (underscore after totals is missing) 1967 Topps Base/Regular 402 a $ 20.00 Jackson/Wilson ERR (incomplete stat line) 1967 Topps Base/Regular 427 a $ 20.00 Ruben Gomez ERR (incomplete stat line) 1967 Topps Base/Regular 447 a $ 4.00 Bo Belinsky ERR (incomplete stat line) 1968 Topps Base/Regular 400 b $ 800 Mike McCormick White Team Name 1969 Topps Base/Regular 47 c $ 25.00 Paul Popovich ("C" on helmet) 1969 Topps Base/Regular 440 b $ 100 Willie McCovey White Letters 1969 Topps Base/Regular 447 b $ 25.00 Ralph Houk MG White Letters 1969 Topps Base/Regular 451 b $ 25.00 Rich Rollins White Letters 1969 Topps Base/Regular 511 b $ 25.00 Diego Segui White Letters 1971 Topps Base/Regular 265 c $ 2.00 Jim Northrup (DARK black blob near right hand) 1971 Topps Base/Regular 619 c $ 6.00 Checklist 6 644-752 (cprt on back, wave on brim) 1973 Topps Base/Regular 338 $ 3.00 Checklist 265-396 1973 Topps Base/Regular 588 $ 20.00 Checklist 529-660 upgrd exmt+ 1974 Topps Base/Regular 263 $ 3.00 Checklist 133-264 upgrd exmt+ 1974 Topps Base/Regular 273 $ 3.00 Checklist 265-396 upgrd exmt+ 1956 Topps Pins 1 $ 500 Chuck Diering SP 1956 Topps Pins 2 $ 30.00 Willie Miranda 1956 Topps Pins 3 $ 30.00 Hal Smith 1956 Topps Pins 4 $ -
Kit Young's Sale #108
KIT YOUNG’S SALE #108 VINTAGE HALL OF FAMERS TREASURE CHEST Here’s a tremendous selection of vintage old Hall of Fame players – one of our largest listings ever. A super opportunity to add vintage Hall of Famers to your collection. Look closely – many hard-to-find names and tougher, seldom offered issues are listed. Players are shown alphabetically. GROVER ALEXANDER 1960 Fleer #45 ................................NR-MT 4.50 1939 R303B Goudey Premium ............EX 395.00 1940 Play Ball #119 ...........................EX $79.95 EDDIE COLLINS 1939-46 Salutation Exhibit ........ SGC 55 VG-EX+ 1948 Hall of Fame Exhibit .............. EX-MT 24.95 LOU BOUDREAU 1914 WG4 Polo Grounds ...............VG-EX $58.95 120.00 1948 Topps Magic Photo ...................... VG 30.00 1939-46 Salutation Exhibit .................EX $12.00 1948 HOF Exhibit ..............................VG-EX 4.95 1952 Berk Ross ....................SGC 84 NM 550.00 1950 Callahan .................................NR-MT 8.00 1949 Bowman #11 .................EX+/EX-MT 55.00 1950 Callahan .................................NR-MT 6.00 1956-63 Artvue Postcard ... EX-MT/NR-MT 57.50 1951 Bowman #62 ...............EX 30.00; VG 20.00 1961 Nu Card Scoops #467 ............... EX+ 29.00 CAP ANSON 1955 Bowman #89 ....... EX-MT 24.00; EX 14.00; JIMMY COLLINS 1950 Callahan .......... NR-MT $6.00; EX-MT 5.00 VG-EX 12.00 1950 Callahan ...............................NR-MT $6.00 BOBBY DOERR 1953-55 Artvue Postcard ............... EX-MT 14.50 1960 Fleer #25 ................................NR-MT 4.95 1948-49 Leaf #83 ..................... EX-MT $150.00 ROGER BRESNAHAN 1961-62 Fleer #99 .......................... EX-MT 8.50 1950 Bowman #43 .........................VG-EX 32.00 LUKE APPLING 1909-11 T206 Portrait ...................... -
PROFESSIONAL SPORT 100Campeones Text.Qxp 8/31/10 8:12 PM Page 12 100Campeones Text.Qxp 8/31/10 8:12 PM Page 13
100Campeones_Text.qxp 8/31/10 8:12 PM Page 11 PROFESSIONAL SPORT 100Campeones_Text.qxp 8/31/10 8:12 PM Page 12 100Campeones_Text.qxp 8/31/10 8:12 PM Page 13 2 LATINOS IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL by Richard Lapchick A few years ago, Jayson Stark wrote, “Baseball isn’t just America’s sport anymore” for ESPN.com. He concluded that, “What is actu- ally being invaded here is America and its hold on its theoretical na- tional pastime. We’re not sure exactly when this happened—possi- bly while you were busy watching a Yankees-Red Sox game—but this isn’t just America’s sport anymore. It is Latin America’s sport.” While it may not have gone that far yet, the presence of Latino players in baseball, especially in Major League Baseball, has grown enormously. In 1990, the Racial and Gender Report Card recorded that 13 percent of MLB players were Latino. In the 2009 MLB Racial and Gender Report Card, 27 percent of the players were La- tino. The all-time high was 29.4 percent in 2006. Teams from South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean enter the World Baseball Classic with superstar MLB players on their ros- ters. Stark wrote, “The term, ‘baseball game,’ won’t be adequate to describe it. These games will be practically a cultural symposium— where we provide the greatest Latino players of our time a monstrous stage to demonstrate what baseball means to them, versus what baseball now means to us.” American youth have an array of sports to play besides base- ball, including soccer, basketball, football, and hockey. -
Kit Young's Sale #154
Page 1 KIT YOUNG’S SALE #154 AUTOGRAPHED BASEBALLS 500 Home Run Club 3000 Hit Club 300 Win Club Autographed Baseball Autographed Baseball Autographed Baseball (16 signatures) (18 signatures) (11 signatures) Rare ball includes Mickey Mantle, Ted Great names! Includes Willie Mays, Stan Musial, Eddie Murray, Craig Biggio, Scarce Ball. Includes Roger Clemens, Williams, Barry Bonds, Willie McCovey, Randy Johnson, Early Wynn, Nolan Ryan, Frank Robinson, Mike Schmidt, Jim Hank Aaron, Rod Carew, Paul Molitor, Rickey Henderson, Carl Yastrzemski, Steve Carlton, Gaylord Perry, Phil Niekro, Thome, Hank Aaron, Reggie Jackson, Warren Spahn, Tom Seaver, Don Sutton Eddie Murray, Frank Thomas, Rafael Wade Boggs, Tony Gwynn, Robin Yount, Pete Rose, Lou Brock, Dave Winfield, and Greg Maddux. Letter of authenticity Palmeiro, Harmon Killebrew, Ernie Banks, from JSA. Nice Condition $895.00 Willie Mays and Eddie Mathews. Letter of Cal Ripken, Al Kaline and George Brett. authenticity from JSA. EX-MT $1895.00 Letter of authenticity from JSA. EX-MT $1495.00 Other Autographed Baseballs (All balls grade EX-MT/NR-MT) Authentication company shown. 1. Johnny Bench (PSA/DNA) .........................................$99.00 2. Steve Garvey (PSA/DNA) ............................................ 59.95 3. Ben Grieve (Tristar) ..................................................... 21.95 4. Ken Griffey Jr. (Pro Sportsworld) ..............................299.95 5. Bill Madlock (Tristar) .................................................... 34.95 6. Mickey Mantle (Scoreboard, Inc.) ..............................695.00 7. Don Mattingly (PSA/DNA) ...........................................99.00 8. Willie Mays (PSA/DNA) .............................................295.00 9. Pete Rose (PSA/DNA) .................................................99.00 10. Nolan Ryan (Mill Creek Sports) ............................... 199.00 Other Autographed Baseballs (Sold as-is w/no authentication) All Time MLB Records Club 3000 Strike Out Club 11. -
Baseball Cards Have New T3s, T202 Triple Folders, B18 Blankets, 1921 E121s, 1923 Willard’S Chocolates and 1927 W560s
Clean Sweep: The Sweet Spot for Auctions The sports memorabilia business seems to have an auction literally every day, not to mention ebay. Some auctions are telephone book size catalogs with multiple examples of the same item (thus negatively affecting prices) while others are internet-only auctions that run for a short time and have only been in business for a relatively short time (5 years or less). Clean Sweep Auctions is the sweet spot of sports auction companies. We have been in business for over 20 years and have one of the deepest and best mailing lists of any auction house. Do not think for a second that a printed catalog in addition to a full fledged website will not result in higher prices for your prized collection. Clean Sweep has extensive, virtually unmatched experience in working with all higher quality vintage cards, autographs and memorabilia from all of the major sports. Our catalogs are noted for their extremely accurate descriptions, great pictures and easy to read layout, including a table of contents. Our battle tested website is the best in the business, combining great functionality with ease of use. Clean Sweep will not put your cherished collection in random or overly large lots, killing the potential to get a top price. We can spread out your collection over different types of auctions, maximizing prices. We work harder and smarter than anyone in the business to bring top dollar for your collection at auction. Clean Sweep is extremely well capitalized, with large interest-free cash advances available at any time.