In spite of his “promotion” to the Boston outfield, the Babe managed to have a pitching record 13-7 (W/L) with an ERA of 2.22. The Red Sox won their third American League pennant in four years. and faced the Chicago Cubs in the World Series. Because of the war shortened season,...
Discussions of both the steel strike and the Black Sox scandal were subsumed under the banner of Americanism, and illustrated how the meaning of Americanism was constricted following the war. Sites such as the shopfloor and the baseball field became arenas in which these narrowing definitions of ...
This study evaluated the role of recreation in the lives of internees at Man‐zanar, a Japanese American World War II prison camp located in California's Owens Valley. Specifically, the meaning of various art forms, organized sports and games, clubs and associations, and nature appreciation were...
The 1906 Sox were known as the “Hitless Wonders,” but they sure did a lot of winning. This streak included a tie against the New York Highlanders on Aug. 13, meaning Chicago went 20 straight games without a loss. The South Siders went on to upset the 116-win Cubs in the World Se...
Uses a baseball metaphor to advise students who want to pursue a doctoral degree--in many ways the Master's program at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Cla... Duyfhuizen,Bernard - 《Ade Bulletin》 被引量: 3发表: 1995年 Warriors, authors and baseball coaches: the meaning of metaphor in ...
During the Civil War, soldiers from New York and New Jersey taught their game to others, and after the war the New York game became predominant. In 1854 a revision of the rules prescribed the weight and size of the ball, along with the dimensions of the infield—specifications that have ...
post a very good 2024. FanGraphs and Baseball Reference differ on his WAR; FG putting him at 3.1, BR at 2.6. Most importantly, he managed 174 1/3 innings, the most he threw in a season. He will play 2025 as a 30 year old, meaning the Yankees traded him early rather than too ...
struggled over labor and civil rights and the meaning of freedom. At the game’s heart lie mythic contradictions: it is a pastoral game that was actually born in crowded cities, an exhilarating democratic sport that tolerates cheating – and has excluded as many as it has included, a profoun...
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His poem, “Behind the Plate”, can be simply over-looked to one as just a poem about an overweight catcher; nonetheless, when closely examined, it has a deeper meaning. Authors Michael Cocchiarale and Scott Emmert, both agree with the statement that baseball is a great outlet for further...