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Who Invented the First Baseball Bat?John Hillerich was 17 years old in 1884 when he watched his hero Pete Browning of Louisville break his favorite bat during a game. As a woodworker in his father’s shop he volunteered to make him a new bat. Is he considered to be the person who invented the baseball bat? We can’t say for sure; however, we do know that this bat was the first Louisville Slugger.Continue reading “5 Funny Facts From the History of The Baseball Bat!”
Few who play the game of basketball will ultimately make it into the exclusive company residing in the memorial basketball hall of fame. The James Naismith Baketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts since 1959 has honored the best players, coaches and referees from the NBA. The 2008 Hall of Fame basketball picks were all legendary players and the recently announce 2009 class will included the widely-recognized best of all time, Michael Jordan.
There have been a number of ice hockey injuries that exceed even what you’d expect from a league that freely allows fighting and clashing of all sorts. Here is a countdown of the all-time top 10 bizarre hockey incidents:
Right across from the old stadium and not too far from the very average Howard Johnson Yankee Stadium has finally been completed after a $1.8 billion cost and 2 1/2 years of construction. The new Yankee Stadium is, of course, the best ball stadium in the league, eclipsing even the most lavish dreams of fans and players.
The 1940-1946 Chicago Bears
George Halas, one of the founders of the National Football League, developed a lethal offensive attack based on the T formation and quarterback Sid Luckman. The modern T formation had been developed by Stanford University coach Clark Shaughnessy. The T was formed by three running backs and the quarterback, with the fullback directly behind the quarterback and a halfback on each side of the fullback. Halas drew up 350 different plays to run out of the formation, and Chicago dazzled fans with its complicated mix of running and passing plays. The team won championships in 1940, 1941, 1943, and 1946.
Of all the sports that are played, basketball rules and regulations are probably the easiest to learn. The official basketball rules center around the smaller details of the game because the major rules involved are very simple. This is one of the reasons that basketball is so popular as a street sport since the rules are straightforward and consistent at all levels of the game.Longtime baseball great Herman Franks died at age 95 on March 30, 2009. The player from many eras of baseball veteran will be remembered as both the Giants manager and as a Cubs manager. Franks was also a player early in a professional baseball career that stretched just under 50 years. Perhaps best now remembered for controversy, Herman Franks was emblematic of the highs and the lows of professional competition.
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No one knows if the final chapter in the Allen Iverson biography has been written. The 2008/2009 season was one to forget, in fact it was hard to remember that AI has been the league’s most valuable player and the most prolific scorer of his NBA generation. No, time and trades may have gotten the best of him but if this is it, he has has an epic career.
On June 25, the 2009 NBA draft picks will be made, invigorating the teams and fans throughout the league with the potential talent acquired. The draft is an annual rite where the lowliest teams attempt to get better by tapping into the best talent from college or Europe. The worst teams go first and get the best NBA draft pick since the draft is held in an order reverse to the success of the team during the previous season (with the top 10 lottery picks ordered by a ball lottery weighted more heavily for the worst teams). Predicting the drafting order is an important business and entertainment for the fans.
Touchdown celebrations have become one of the most popular parts of pro football, although the NFL has outlawed some types of celebrations that belittle opponents or create safety issues. The following funny football moments are listed in ascending order, with the most extravagant one listed last at number one. A video is included at the end of each descriptionContinue reading “The Five Most Extravagant NFL Touchdown Celebrations Ever”