Some people would say that the way professional sports were played in the 50s and 60s seemed exactly the same. In some cases, that statement is true. The same changes occurred, such as the expansion and development of the professional leagues, the increasing popularity of television broadcasts ...

The Story of Baseball When the notion of baseball comes to mind, a feeling of nostalgia and tradition come to me. Many of my feelings and memories originate from my childhood, and me playing the game of baseball. I always loved to play as well as watch the game. Even thinking of it now, I c...

When Jackie Robinson ran out onto Brooklyn's Ebbets Field to play his first game in the major leagues, many Americans were shocked. The grandson of a slave, Jackie was the first African American to play for a major league baseball team in the Twentieth Century. Last year, Jackie Robinson again ca...

There are two professional baseball franchises that are known to be cursed. People that live in these cities believe they are true and not just tales, because of the misery for generations of fans pointing to one agonizing, disappointing loss after another, and that history is not on there side. ...