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Slider - Sports Game for Kids
A slider can be an effective pitch and is often easier to throw than a curve. Start slow and mix it up. Practice the slider gently and easily at first. Slowly build up speed over time. Never go through a pitching warm-up throwing only sliders. Mix...
The Anabolic Evolution of Modern Bodybuilding
Today, drugs in some professional sports have become mainstream. The hypocrisy of Major League Baseball serves as a wake up call for an American culture that indulges in careless living by risking its health through poor nutrition, alcoholic...
The Best Long Running Las Vegas Shows
Las Vegas shows appeal to people as a display of wonderful images and a thrilling experience. Some of these images are comedic acts, roulette, acrobat, magic, and colorful lights. These are all in Las Vegas. There are many types of shows...
The Most Popular Sports In The United States
All around the globe, on any given day, you will find some sort of sports event on your local television station or on cable. With networks dedicated solely to sports, you can find things like boxing, bowling, fishing, basketball, football, baseball...
The Youth Sports Coach
Coaching youth sports is a challenge. Most of our kids are really happy to have us step up to the plate and coach and, despite the time we give up, most parents find the experience equally rewarding. However, there are some major things that every...
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My Top Baseball Teams of All Time - Part two (Also in no particular order)
My Top Baseball Teams of All Time
Part two (Also in no particular order)
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers
They won the pennant by 13.5 games.
Scored 857 runs while allowing 650 runs
Finally beat the New York Yankees in
The World Series. They had five future
Hall of Famers on the team. Duke Snider,
Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson, Roy
Campenella, and Sandy Koufax.
1961 New York Yankees
They won 109 games. They had
Six players with at least 20 home runs led
by Mickey Mantle (54 home runs)
and Roger Maris (61 home runs), setting
a record for most home runs in a year.
Beat the Reds in the World Series four games
to one
1969 Mets
Because they finished the previous year 24 games
out of first place. They had most of the same players
in 1969 that they had in 1968. Because they
seemed to create an aura of invincibility.
This is one team for the ages.
1976 Cincinnati Reds
Won all seven of their playoff games.
Scored 857 runs while allowing 633.
Seven pitchers with double digit wins.
Won pennant by ten games.
Three future Hall
of Famers
Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan and Tony Perez.
1984 Detroit Tigers
Won the Eastern Division by 15 games.
Started the season in first place and stayed there
for the entire year. Winning 35 of their first 40 games.
1998 New York Yankees
Won their division by 22 games.
Including playoffs they won 125 games
and lost only 50 games for an overall
714 winning per cent age.
They scored more than 300 runs over their
opponents. 965 runs - opposition 656 runs.
Ten players with at least 10 home runs.
About the Author
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