NCAA and Baseball

University of Bloomsburg baseball player was dismissed off the team after tweeting a nasty comment towards Little League pitcher Mo'ne Davis. Joey Cassleberry was sent off the team after tweeting about how Mo'ne is going to have a Disney picture about her story and how it is a joke. His tweet had some crude language and has been deleted from twitter along with his account. Bloomsburg has since tweeted and has apologized about what he has said  does not represent Bloomsburg. Cassleberry was having a great season with a batting average of .389/.522/.778. I agree with Bloomsburg for taking action against what he said about her but I would not have made him leave the team. The NCAA does not have any rules about inappropriate comments made on social media but players should be punished if they say something that does not represent their school.

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/25118154/college-player-kicked-off-team-for-controversial-mone-davis-tweet

Should College Athletes Get Paid For Playing?

The NCAA basketball tournament brings in a lot of money. In the year 2012 the tournament brought in over $871.6 million dollars. Most of this money comes from the television air that the tournament receives. The NCAA said " While the amount of revenue is large, little of the money is retained by the NCAA national office. About 96 percent is distributed directly to the Division I membership or to support championships or programs that benefit student-athletes. The remaining 4 percent goes for central services, such as building operations and salaries not related to particular programs." I believe that the student athletes should receive some of the money that is made off this tournament. I think that all sports of any division should get paid a portion of what their sport makes. I understand that most of the division I athletes are getting a free education but how great is the education. They are traveling all the time and always practicing. Are they getting the best education as another student who has plenty of time to study and prepare for his or her classes. Another reason athletes should get some money is because the sports consume most of their life and time and there is no times for the student athletes to get a part time job.  Student athletes are constantly practicing and playing. They are bringing so much money for their school they deserve some money. 

Fans Should Stay True to Their Team

I have been born and raised a Phillies fan. I have stuck by the Phillies side when they won the World Series and even now when the Phillies are struggling and trying to rebuild. I will always stay by the Phillies side and root them on. I think that every sports fan should do that for any sport. People should not flip flop back and forth to whatever team is predicted to win this season. I was very upset when the Phillies traded my favorite right fielder, Jayson Werth. Werth was traded to the Washington Nationals and a lot of fans were upset and some even became National fans because of it. This is completely wrong. Fans should stay loyal to their team  not just one player.

Steve Bartman

October 14th, 2003 might be the worst day in Steve Bartman's life. It was the eighth inning and the Chicago Cubs were winning the fifth game of the world series 3-0.   The Cubs were only five outs away from going to the world series since 1945. The game went wrong when a foul ball was hit down the left field line right where Bartman was sitting. Bartman reached up to grab the ball and so did the left fielder Moises Alou. The ball was knocked into the stands and after that everything went down hill. Moises Alou threw a fit in left field complaining about fan interference.  Fans started yelling at Bartman for interfering and not letting Moises catch the ball. Shortly after this the wheels fell off the Chicago Cubs wagon. The Cubs lost game five and lost game six. Everyone in Chicago blamed the loss on Steve Bartman. After they lost Steve releases a statement saying that he was truly sorry for what he has done. Bartman has declined all interviews and public appearances. Eight years after the incident he declined to be apart of the documentary made about him on ESPN.

Harold Reynolds

Harold Reynolds

Harold Reynolds is a well know baseball broadcaster. He played major league baseball for 12 years. He spent most of his career with the Seattle Mariners.  He was a very successful baseball player being a three time Golden Glove second baseman  winner and led the American league in stolen bases during the 1987 season. While his baseball career was great he was successful of the flied as well. He has been a broadcaster for all types of baseball from Little League World Series to the Major League World Series. Not only does he broad cast important and not as important games he is an important member on MLB network. MLB network is a network that gives commentary on the draft, World Series, trade deadlines and anything baseball related. Harold is very well know in the baseball community and liked so much he is consistently rated one of the top baseball broadcasters. He is such a successful broadcaster because of his great personality that he can range from a variety of areas in baseball.

Baseball in the Media

Baseball in the Media

Baseball is a very popular sport. Baseball games are broadcasted almost every night during the regular season. There is major league baseball, college baseball, and little league World Series baseball. All types of baseball are broadcasted on TV. There are local stations that talk about the local baseball teams such as Comcast sports net Philly talks about all Philly sports in the Philly area. Baseball really depends on local stations to cover local sports. There is a MLB Network dedicated to all baseball news. This station will give you all the news on who trades and anything related to baseball. There are designated days that each TV network can show games. On Saturday afternoons and  nights Fox will televise the games and on Friday nights ESPN will televise the games. If you want to watch your local team you have to be watch on the local TV station but if you want to watch a highly covered game you can tune in on the national TV stations. Baseball will always be a highly covered sport.  

Role Models

Baseball Players are Not Role Models

Baseball players and other athletes are highly admired by kids. Baseball players are paid to be great baseball players not role models. It is parents  responsibility to be kids role models. Professional baseball players make mistakes too but they get there mistakes put on the internet and TV for everyone to see. For example Alex Rodriguez got caught taking steroids. This news was leaked everywhere and all kids saw that a great and talented baseball player was cheating.  Alex made a mistake, he is a human just like everyone else. Alex is paid to be a great baseball player, he should not have taken steroids to enhance his skills but it is not his responsibility to show kids what to do. I think that baseball players should be mindful of what they do because their life is under a magnifier glass. But it is not their job to be a role model, it is their job to be a professional baseball player.