A Separate Peace, The Natural, The Scarlet Letter, and The Old Man and the Sea

Jackie had a successful Army career too, after just two years he had become a Second Lieutenant, but that career was cut short too when he was court marshaled due to racial objections (Jackie Robinson). Jackie Robinson was brave enough to play baseball knowing the risk he was taking playing in the league at such a racist time. A quote said by Jackie Robinson by Rickey "Jackie, we've got no army. There's virtually nobody on our side. No owner, no umpires, very few newspapermen.

Joseph Jefferson Jackson was one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He was unable to read or write but he knew about the fix all along. He unknowingly accepted money and attempted to tell upper management but no one would listen to him. He did not take part in the 1919 World Series scandal. Certainly Joseph Jefferson Jackson knew about the fix of the 1919 world Series but his performance further proves his innocence; therefore, he should be allowed to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame.

After the Mets would play, Warren would be drunk and would not come home for a day or two. Warren was self-centered; he thought everyone should respect him since he played major league baseball. Fatherly figures do not need to be selfish, arrogant, or abusive. Warren is a bad example of how to rear children or show good sportsmanship. He intentionally hit Joe Castle in the head and then claimed that it was an accident.

The Natural The Natural written by Bernard Malamud was a very well written book. I really am not a big fan of baseball but I did enjoy this novel. This book is about never giving up no matter how bad the situations gets. Roy Hobbs wanted to be the best baseball player that ever lived, who broke all the records, and when he went walking down the street he wanted people to say, “Hey that’s Roy Hobbs,the greatest player of all times.” He would have been excellent and could have played baseball for many years, but someone didn’t want that. He was shot and it injured him terribly.

Joe loves baseball and makes it to the major leagues, but it doesn’t last. Joe’s career is cut short due to the fact he is accused of throwing the World Series, and banned from baseball forever. Rays’s father would have loved it if his son made it to the major leagues because he thought Ray had the potential and talent. However, his only dream was simple, he wanted to play a game of catch with his son, unfortunately, he passed away and he never got to see his son after he ran away. Shoeless Joe Jackson’s death wasn’t any better, as he died guilty of throwing the World Series which was the biggest sports tragedy to date.

If free agency runs the same course that it has been running it will destroy baseball. If nothing is done to change free agency all that we, as baseball fans, will remember baseball as is a pastime. According to Rick Reilly, a freelance writer for sports magazines, free agency (which he broadly defines as an athlete's ability to offer his services on the open market to the highest bidder,) is a threat to baseball (108). However, free agency does have a few restrictions that do not allow just any player to file for it. A player with zero to three years of experience must negotiate his salary with club management; a player with more than three but less than six full years in the majors has an option of submitting a salary dispute to an independent arbitrator; and a player with si... ... middle of paper ... ...blanket that fans of the sport have become attached to like a security blanket.

It was here that he played his last few years of professional baseball and his life would be forever changed. From the years 1917 to 1919 the Chicago White Sox were by far the dominant team in baseball. It is speculated that they could have “gone on to become one of the greatest teams in history” (Schwalbe 2). However, despite having the most talented team around, Charles Comiskey paid his players considerably less than any other winning team (Durst 2). Due to the oppression they were under, the player’s morale began to decrease as their need for money increased.

This legendary player did not use steroids; however, he was notorious for cheating in every way possible. Cheating is cheating and even if Cobb did not use steroids the principle is still the same-cheaters should not be in the Hall of Fame according to the patterns current Hall of Fame voters have presented. As evident by his stats, Ty Cobb was one of the best 20th century baseball players but he did, “...sharpen his cleats for the sole purpose of cutting the infielder’s leg when he slid into second,” (McHugh, 2014). Additionally, “There is even strong evidence to suggest that he gambled on his own games,” (McHugh, 2014) which goes to show that this man was just an overall cheater, but he could sure play the game of baseball better than anyone. Since there are clearly cheaters already enshrined in the Hall of Fame, the Hall of Fame voters should simply look at the stats to see who played the game of baseball the

The other seven were all guilty but the jury must have thought there wasn’t enough evidence or they were baseball fans. Even though they were found innocent, it did nothing for their case in baseball because they were still banned from baseball by Judge Landis, the baseball commissioner. (Lowitt 2) Judge Landis made his case by saying that because Joe Jackson knew about the fix and did not report it to any one, he was just as guilty as the rest of them. (2) Judge Landis said, “no player who sits in on a conference with a bunch of gamblers in which ways and means of throwing a game are discussed and does not promptly tell his club about it, will ever play professional baseball." (Say) But if you were in Joe’s position, would you turn in your friends and teammates?

Going to the MLB is very hard, many people have tried. So many people have failed and many have succeeded. Those who have failed obviously did not have what it took to make it which is, dedication, courage, attitude, hard working, also players have to not be lazy or not slack off. That is the biggest one, if a player is very good say in high school, then they will think that they are so good that they don’t need to practice and they can take months off and not practice at all and then come back when the season starts, and be good just like they were, but the odds are that they will be way worse and most likely lose their chance of making themselves worth something. Players have to b... ... middle of paper ... ... sit the bench every year and not play at all.