Ballplayers

Baseball historians often talk about the "Golden Age of Baseball" in the early to mid-twentieth century. He is a hustler who is tough and gives his all every play of the game. This was a time when players played everyday for the love of the game. They are dependable, they love to play, and they are the types of players coaches want on their team. There were no contract disputes and players took pride in their team. In a time where the home run is what makes money and sells tickets it is more difficult to find as many ballplayers as there used to be. Teams that have more are usually the teams that win more. Teams are lucky to have more than three guys on their team who personify this special breed of player. He led a low budget Pittsburgh Pirate team to multi-divisional titles in the early nineties and took a team of free agents in Florida to the Marlins' first World Championship. He possesses great knowledge of the game of baseball.

Today ballplayers seem to be a dying breed. If all else fails, at the end of the game find the player with the dirtiest uniform. Baseball was their life, they loved it, and it made the game as pure as it has ever been. Most wore the same uniform their entire careers and were more concerned with the team's record than their salary.