Heroes of Baseball

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Heroes of Baseball

• A comparison of great players from the past and
  present.

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Ted Williams VS Barry Bonds
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Ted Williams Stats
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Teds facts

• Gave up five years of his playing time to fight
  for the U.S. in two wars
• Dedicated his non-playing career to coaching
• Tried very hard to be the best he could

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Barry Bonds Stats
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Bonds facts

• Broke the homerun record
• Is suspected of using steroids
• Did not serve in the military

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Stats compared
Ted Williams
Barry Bonds
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Facts Compared

• Ted Williams
• Gave up five years of his playing time to fight
  for the U.S. in two wars
• Dedicated his non-playing career to coaching
• Tried very hard to be the best he could

• Barry Bonds
• Broke the homerun record
• Is suspected of using steroids
• Did not serve in the military

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Ted Williams is better than Barry BondsBarry
had better statistics, but Ted was a better
personBarry was sort of selfish, but Ted helped
as much as he could
My Claim
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Rube Foster VS Bud Selig
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Facts about Rube

• Started the first organized baseball league for
  African-Americans
• Was hissed at and spat at because his skin was
  black
• Wouldnt stop trying

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Facts about Bud

• Was commissioner of baseball when the players
  wouldnt play in 1994
• Was and is the person taking the heat for
  players taking drugs
• Is being told he is the worst commissioner ever

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Rube Foster is a better administrative person
Bud Selig got through one conflict but he wont
put his foot down now when players are taking
drugs. Rube put his foot down right away when
people said he couldnt make a league for
African-Americans. Bud tried to avoid conflict
instead fight for what is right
My Claim
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Jackie
Jackie Robinson is unique. The thing that he did
is incomparable. He broke the color barrier and
let other African-Americans play Major League
baseball.
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He wasnt happy in the army when he couldnt play
baseball with them or use the same bathroom. He
fought to let African- Americans have equal
rights in the army.
The Army
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Paving

• The following events paved the way for African-
  Americans to play in Major League Baseball
• Rube Foster made the Negro League
• Jackie was discovered in the negro league
• Jackie broke the color barrier in Major League
  Baseball

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Resources
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