NFL Team Names

Right now, there is a debate for whether or not the Washington Redskins should keep their team name. Some people say it is discriminatory to Native Americans and some say it is showing the original culture of the United States. But what if every team name was changed?

Arizona Cacti:

This is a pretty cool name. We should replace the pylons at the stadium with cacti. Watch out!

Atlanta Peaches: 

Georgia. The state of peaches. Put the two together and you get this name.

Baltimore Blue Crabs

This name I think sound pretty cool. The last two didn't have much alliteration but this one does. The point of this one is first that the Blue Crab is Maryland's state crustacean but also Baltimore has the best crab cakes. Yum!

Buffalo Blizzards

Just check the latest news from Buffalo on this one. You'll understand.

Carolina Cars

Charlotte, North Carolina, the home of the Panthers, is also home of the Charlotte Motor Speedway. This racetrack holds the Sprint All-Star Race, the Coca-Cola 600, and the Bank of America 500. Thanks NASCAR!

Chicago Breeze

The Windy City. Get the point?

Cincinnati Heroes

Do you know you're ancient Roman mythology? Well, the city of Cincinnati is named after the ancient Roman war hero, Cincinnatus. He was once a Roman dictator, actually. He helped the Romans win many wars and was a great leader. This team has history behind it.

Cleveland Rockers

On September 1st, 1995, the Rock and Roll Hall of  Fame was opened in Cleveland. This team will not have trouble finding people to perform during halftime. Get your guitars ready!

Dallas Conveniences

Have you ever heard of 7-Eleven? Well of you have not, it is one of the most successful convenience store chains. It was founded in Dallas, too. Pretty convenient.

Denver Peaks

The Rocky Mountains and the Mile High Stadium, it is hard to resist this name.

Detroit Invincible

This must be a hard team to beat. The reason for this is from the creation of the bulletproof vest. It was created by Richard Davis, a pizza delivery man in Detroit, was delivering pizzas and three armed robbers attacked him . He luckily was okay and the idea of "invincibility" was created.

Green Bay Cheese-heads

If you have every been to or have seen a Packers game, almost all of the fans wear cheese-heads. Also, the nickname of the Packers are the Cheese-heads. Sometimes nicknames are supposed to be real names in the first place.

Houston Meteors

If you haven't noticed before, every sports team in Houston, except for the Texans, are named after something to with space or NASA. The reason is because the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center is located in Houston. For example, the Rockets, Astros, and the now nonexistent WNBA team the Comets.  It's time to change that.

Indianapolis Clowns

You are probably confused over this team name. If you known baseball history, you may understand it. The Indianapolis Clowns, a Negro League baseball team, were in existence from 1935 to 1989. One interesting fact is that Satchel Paige was once on them. He could have been the best pitcher all time if there was no segregation. Personally, I don't think the Colts team name needs to be changed, but this will do.

Jacksonville Filmers

Personally, I like the Jaguars current name but that is not the point of this article. They are now the Filmers because from the 1910's to the 1930's Jacksonville was the Hollywood before Hollywood. Who knew!?

Kansas City Barbecue

Kansas City is very famous for its barbecue and because of this it is the barbecue capital of the world with of its dozens of restaurants containing the condiment.

Miami Scuba

Miami was a popular place for pirates such as Blackbeard to bury their treasure and many caches of gold have been found on and off the island. In addition Miami Beach is known as the wreck diving capital of the world and many scuba divers like to discover the wrecks and claim what they find.

Minnesota Money

Minnesota is home to nineteen Fortune 500 companies which is the most in any state, and 15 of those are in the Minneapolis-St. Paul region which is where the Vikings are. Some of these companies are the United Health Group, Target and Best Buy. Also, the largest mall in America called The Mall of America is in Minneapolis and is 9.5 million square feet.

New England Industry

During the Revolutionary War cannons and cannonballs were manufactured in Foxborough. Today the modern industry consists of precision instruments.

New Orleans Water

The official elevation of New Orleans is 2 feet below sea level which makes it very susceptible to flooding. Also, the Superdome where the Saints play is so large that the condensation can create rainstorms within the dome.

New York Broadcasters

This will replace the Jets. East Rutherford, New Jersey is the home of Dick Vitale, a famous broadcaster. He will probably broadcast the games.


New York Crosswords 

This is the replacement of the Giants. Henry Hook, the creator of the crossword, was born in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in 1955. Free giveaway crosswords at games are coming soon.

Oakland Ports

The Port of Oakland is one of the 5 largest container ports in North America, and it is one of the Top 20 worldwide, it controls over 19 miles of shoreline and it owns the Oakland International Airport.

Philadelphia History 

Philadelphia is home to Independence Hall which is where the Constitution, and Declaration of Independence were both signed and adopted. It is also home to the first newspaper and stock exchange. It was home to the United States Congress for a few years and it was where George Washington served as President from 1790-1797. It is also home to the Liberty Bell which is an icon of American history.

Pittsburgh Bridges

Pittsburgh contains more than 445 bridges which is more than Venice and many of them cross the Ohio, Allegheny, and Monongahela rivers.

San Diego Farms

San Diego is home to 7,000 farms, the most in any city in the U.S.. Fresh fruits and vegetables for everybody!

San Francisco Candles

After the recent demolition of Candlestick Park, their previous stadium, this is a tribute to it. Maybe this should start a sponsorship with Yankee Candle.

Seattle Supersonics

The Seattle Supersonics were a team in the NBA from 1967 to 2008. Notable players were Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp, Detlef Schrempf, and Kevin Durant. There was recent rumors that the Sacramento Kings were going to move to Seattle and change their name but it did not happen. Would the Seahawks be willing to change their name?

St. Louis Caves

If you don't know, St. Louis is built on top a network of caves that were used for the underground railroad. These helped send slaves to Canada and safety. It would be cool if their stadium was shaped like a cave. St. Louis, please take this into consideration.

Tampa Bay Musicians

Tampa Bay is surprisingly home to many musicians. For example, the Adderley brothers, Aaron Carter, Nick Carter, David Sanborn, Stephen Stills, and Vic Mercer (a.k.a Celph Titled). Cleveland and Tampa Bay now have a rivalry.

Tennessee Wildlife

Nashville, where the Titans are located, contains two of the best zoos in the country. Animal Planet has recognized this. Who knows what the logo will be?

Washington Senators

There have been four now non-existent baseball teams named the Washinton Senators.  The reason is because of the capital. This name should be revived.

Should the Rockies Move From Denver

The Colorado Rockies have been in existence for 21 years, all in Colorado. During that time period they have made the playoffs 3 times and have been to 1 World Series which they lost. In the 1st season, they had 4 million fans come to their stadium, and that number has slowly dwindled down to 2.6 million this past year. The Rockies owner Dick Monfort wrote back a fan who complained about their stadium experience and said "If product and experience that bad, don't come" and also emailed back a fan who criticized the failures of the Rockies manager since they have not had a winning record since 2010 and said "By the way you talk maybe Denver doesn't deserve a franchise, maybe time to find a new home. " I do think the only way the Rockies will be successful is if they move because they will never be able to have good pitching if they stay in Colorado because of such a high altitude. The altitude has always helped their hitting because the ball has gone such a long way and that's shown by the success that the Blake Street Bombers and Todd Helton had, but the humidity also made Garrett Atkins and Brad Hawpe all-stars and those players had very limited success elsewhere. In their history they have only had 2 pitchers(min 100 IP) with ERA's below 4.00 in their career with the Rockies in Ubaldo Jimenez and Jhoulys Chacin. This is a problem that is not going to improve with time as no good ground ball pitchers will want to come to Colorado and the Rockies draft picks will not pan out. Because of this, I think it would be a good idea for the Rockies to move and these cities listed below would be good ideas in my opinion for the Rockies to move to. They would probably have to change their name as well to move to these places because Rockies probably wouldn't geographically make sense.

Las Vegas: Las Vegas is the largest city in the United States without a sports team. They do have the cash to build a stadium however but sports teams are unwilling to move there because of the heavy gambling there and if a major sports team went there then a lot of sports gambling would take place there and the leagues definitely do not want that. However, I think a move would be good for baseball because of the large market that is in Las Vegas.

Louisville: Louisville has a market which is comparable to Nashville and Jacksonville which is good enough to support a baseball team. In addition baseball has a history there with the Louisville Slugger which was the 1st baseball bat manufactured there.

Connecticut: Hartford has a large television market and it has the capital from the major insurance companies to finance a stadium. The citizens of Connecticut were spurned by Bob Kraft when it looked like he would move there but didn't and the Whalers left as well. They support Uconn highly and travel well so I'm sure it would be a good fit for them in baseball too.

Brooklyn: Baseball was very popular in the 1950's when it had 3 New York teams but it has gradually declined since the Dodgers and Giants moved to California, and football and basketball have risen in popularity. Now is a good time to revert back to the glory days and many New Yorkers would welcome another team to Brooklyn

Montreal: Fans of the Expos were very disappointed when they moved and are trying to persuade the Rays owners to move there. The Rays still want to stay in St. Petersburg however so I think it's a strong option for the Rockies should they decide to move

London: It seems like all the leagues want to move to London, and I think it would be a great idea for baseball to expand there because it would introduce a whole new market. 

Tokyo: I think this one would be a very good idea because if MLB had a team in Tokyo they might be able to persuade the Japanese to disband their league and start an international draft which I am strongly in favor of. This would truly globalize the game and make MLB the first global league. 

Cesar Izturis Injury

Cesar Izturis who is my personal favorite baseball player, has recently suffered an injury when he was playing for the Lara Cardinals of the Venezuelan Winter League. He was hit in the face with a pitch and needed 40 sutures and will be out for 7-10 days. He was hitting .340 at the time and had 18 RBI's. He hasn't played in the Venezuelan League for 2 years, so he is a leading candidate for Comeback Player of the Year in the Venezuelan League. Cesar Izturis played in the Major Leagues from 2001-2013 primarily at shortstop while playing for the Blue Jays, Dodgers, Cubs, Pirates, Cardinals, Orioles, Brewers, Nationals, and Reds. He was invited to Spring Training with the Astros in 2014 but just missed making the team. Hopefully his solid Winter League will help him get a job somewhere next Major League season. 

If I Had A Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot

I have always wanted to have a Baseball Hall of Fame ballot so hypothetically speaking if I had a ballot for the 2015 Baseball Hall of Fame Election this is who I would put in. All statistics from baseball reference.com

Golden Era (Veterans Committee) 

Gil Hodges- only person who received more than 50% of the vote at some time during his time on the ballot not in the Hall of Fame, hit 370 homeruns for the Dodger teams of the 50's and manager of the Miracle 69' Mets. He may be a little lacking compared to the more modern day Hall of Fame 1st Basemen but it's time to let him in. 

Jim Kaat- He has 283 wins and a 3.45 ERA, and he won 15 straight gold gloves from 62-77. A pitcher may never reach that high of a win total again so I think we now need to honor those that reached it in the past

Bob Howsam- There are few executives in the Hall of Fame, and I think Bob Howsam deserves to join them. Besides the fact that he founded the AFL and the Denver Broncos, he also was the GM of the Cardinals during the 60's and made some big moves acquiring Orlando Cepeda and Roger Maris. He then left the Cardinals for the Reds and was the GM during the Big Red Machine years from 1967-1977. He hired an unproven manager named Sparky Anderson and turned him into a Hall of Fame one. He developed prospects such as Don Gullett, Bobby Tolan, and Dave Concepcion and executed trades for Joe Morgan and George Foster. 

BBWAA Hall of Fame Ballot

Just Missed

Alan Trammell- shortstop for Detroit Tigers during 80's and 90's and had over 2300 hits, almost 200 homeruns and had over 1000 RBI's with a batting average of .285. He was also an elite fielder as well, in this election with a lot of good candidates he does not make it although he should be a surefire candidate for next year as it is his final year.

Carlos Delgado- one of the best power hitters of all time and hit 473 career homeruns, has the 23rd best at bats per homerun rate of all time. He was only a 2 time all star however and there are some steroid suspicions about him due to the abrupt end of his career which is why he won't make it in this election

Barry Bonds+Roger Clemens- Bonds is the has the most homeruns of all time with 762 and Clemens has 354 career wins, those statistics alone should get them into the Hall of Fame but with the steroid controversies surrounding them I don't know if they will ever get in but I know I would not put them in this year.

Mark McGwire- hit 573 homeruns but publicly admitted to taking steroids which keeps him out in my opinion for this year.

Mike Piazza- former 62nd round pick who was only drafted because he was Tommy Lasorda's nephew and became the best hitting catcher of all time with 427 homeruns and a .308 career batting average, won 10 straight gold gloves from 1992-2002. There are many steroid allegations against him which keep him out another year on my ballot.


Official Hall of Fame Ballot

Jeff Bagwell-1st Baseman for the Houston Astros during 90's and 2000's hit 449 homeruns and had a .297 career batting average. He won the Rookie of the year in 1991 and won the 1994 MVP, and was a 4 time all-star. He has a 79.6 career WAR, when the average Hall of Fame 1st baseman has a 65.9 career WAR. He has the 6th best JAWS for 1st baseman of all time, ahead of Hall of Famer's such as Willie McCovey and Frank Thomas.

Craig Biggio-Catcher, 2nd Baseman, and Left Fielder for the Houston Astros during 90's and 2000's had 291 homeruns and hit .281, he was a 7 time all star and had 3060 hits which should make him a lock for the Hall of Fame. He is 18th of all time in Times on Base, ahead of greats such as Cal Ripken Jr., and Lou Gehrig. He received 74.8% of the vote last year which should make him a lock for this year.

Randy Johnson-Won 303 games for many different teams but most notably the Diamondbacks in the 90's and 2000's. Had 4875 Strikeouts which is 2nd all time, won 5 Cy Young awards including 4 in a row from 1999-2002. Has the highest K/9 rate of all time with 10.61. He is a 10 time all-star and definitely one of the best pitchers of this generation.

Jeff Kent-Best hitting second baseman of all time who had 377 career homeruns which is the most all time for second baseman and over 1500 RBI's, solid fielder who had a .980 fielding percentage. Won the MVP in 2000 when he hit 33 homeruns and had 125 RBI's while hitting .334. Was a 4 time all-star and won 4 Silver Sluggers as well. There were whispers that he did steroids but I think he was one of the clean guys in a dirty era so that's why I would put him in.

Pedro Martinez-one of the most underrated players of all time in my opinion. Won 219 games and lost only 100 and had a 2.93 ERA while pitching in the AL East the best hitting division during one of the most offensively powered eras of all time. He is an 8 time all-star who won 3 Cy Young awards and finished in the Top 5 four other times. He has the 6th highest winning percentage, and the 5th highest WHIP of all time. He has the 3rd best K/9 rate, and the 3rd best K/BB ratio of all time.

Fred McGriff-hit 493 homeruns, if he hit 7 more homeruns he would not be mentioned in this article because he would already be in the Hall of Fame. He has 1550 career RBI's which is more than Willie Stargell or Joe DiMaggio had.  He is 47th all time in extra base hits and 50th all time in total bases and was one of the best fielding 1st baseman of his era.

Mike Mussina-won 270 games and had an era of 3.68 while pitching in the AL East his entire career. He was a 5 time all star, and won 7 Gold Gloves. He finished in the Top 6 in Cy Young award voting 9 times, and is 24th all time in WAR for pitchers. He is very highly ranked in sabermetrical statistics as he is 8th all time in Base-Out Runs Saved, he is 9th all time in Win Probability Added, he is 8th all time in Situational Wins Saved, and he is 10th all time in Base-Out Wins Saved.

Curt Schilling-one of the greatest postseason pitchers of all time with an 11-2 record in 19 starts with a 2.23 ERA and 120 strikeouts. He is a 6 time all-star who finished 2nd in the Cy Young award race 3 times. He is 15th all time in strikeouts, and he also has the 2nd best K/BB ratio of all time. He is also 9th all time in Situational wins saved. 

Lee Smith- Has the 3rd most saves of all time with 471. He is a 7 time all-star and won 3 Rolaids Relief Man awards. He has the 17th highest K/9 of all time, and has finished in the Top 5 of Cy Young voting 3 times. The reason I think that he should be in the HOF is that he held the saves record for 12 seasons, while many closers such as Bruce Sutter, and Goose Gossage didn't have as many saves as him and are in the hall. Lee Smith also had many more 2 and 3 inning saves than Hoffman and Rivera did. 

John Smoltz-Only person in history with more than 150 saves and 150 wins. Won Cy Young award in 1996, and finished in the Top 5 two other times. He is 16th all time in strikeouts and is a 8 time all-star. He is one of the greatest postseason pitchers of all time, as he is 15-4 with 199 strikeouts in 209 innings with 4 saves as well. He is 39th all time in WAR for pitchers ahead of Hall of Famers Bob Feller, Don Drysdale and Juan Marichal. 

Top 10 Cinderella MLB Teams of All Time (Part 1 10-6)

There have been many Cinderella teams in the history of Major League Baseball who have overcame long odds and have advanced deep into the playoffs and these are in my opinion the top 10-6. All stats come from baseball reference.com

Just Missed The Cut 1978 Yankees, 2013 Red Sox, 2001 Yankees, 2003 Marlins, 2002 Angels



10. 1991 Minnesota Twins

The 1990 Twins finished 74-88 and one thing that they were lacking that season was a go to ace, so they went out and signed 36 year old Jack Morris to be their ace. All he did was go 18-12 with a 3.43 ERA in 1991 while Kevin Tapani and Scott Erickson were solid 2 and 3 starters, and Rick Aguilera was a lock-down closer who had 42 saves in the pen. On the offensive side of the ball, they were lead by Chili Davis and Kent Hrbek who had 29 and 20 homeruns and fan favorite Kirby Puckett. The 1991 Twins finished 95-67 and came in 1st in the AL West, and they faced the Blue Jays in the AL Championship series and they swept them 4 games to 1. The Twins earn their underdog status because of the World Series against the Braves. The first 4 games were tough hard fought battles, but in Game 5 the Braves won 14-5 at Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, so they took a 3-2 lead in the series. Game 6 was a back and forth affair and it was tied 3-3 going into the bottom of the 11th when Kirby Puckett hit a walkoff homerun off of Charlie Leibrandt to force a Game 7. This is the moment where Jack Buck said his famous quote "And we'll see you tomorrow night." Game 7 is widely considered one of the greatest games in MLB history it was a pitchers duel between the Twins Jack Morris and the Braves John Smoltz. The game was scoreless for the 1st 9 innings and Jack Morris surprisingly went out there to pitch the 10th and was able to get out it without allowing a run, Alejandro Pena pitched the 10th inning for the Braves and the Twins were able to get the bases loaded and Gene Larkin hit a series winning walkoff single over the shallow playing outfield. 

9. 2014 Kansas City Royals

The 2014 Kansas City Royals were this years Cinderella story. At the beginning of the season they were people's bold team which would make the playoffs, and they did grab a wild card spot on the last day of the season. The Royals did not have a hitter who hit more than 20 homeruns and only had one who hit over .300 in Lorenzo Cain, but what they did have is pitching, pitching and more pitching. All 5 of their starters had more than 9 wins, but what was the most dominant was their bullpen. If you played the Royals you had to get the lead in the first 6 innings otherwise the game was over, in the 7th inning you faced Kelvin Herrera and his 1.41 ERA, in the 8th inning you faced Wade Davis and his 1.00 ERA and his 109 strikeouts in only 72 innings pitched, and in the 9th inning you faced Greg Holland and his 1.44 ERA. When they got to the playoffs, the Royals came back from a 4 run deficit in the last 2 innings in the Wild Card game against the A's and came back to win it in extras on Salvador Perez's walkoff single.  Then it was smooth sailing where they swept the Angels and the Orioles but lost in a hard fought 7 game series to the Giants in the World Series. The Royals were underdogs because they showed that just because they had a young inexperienced playoff team like they did, doesn't mean they aren't capable of success.

 8. 1997 Florida Marlins

The 1997 Marlins were only 4 years into existence, and yet they were able to become one of the most surprising Cinderella teams of all time. In the offseason prior they signed Bobby Bonilla to boost their offense and him, Moises Alou, and the often outspoken Gary Sheffield combined to form one of the more potent offenses in the national league. Their pitching was very good as well with Kevin Brown and his 205 strikeout season and Alex Fernandez lead the way. They also received help in the stretch run from Cuban important Livan Hernandez who went 9-3. In the bullpen they were lead by Robb Nen who had 35 saves. The Marlins ended up winning the wild card and surprisingly swept the #1 seed San Francisco Giants in the Division Series, and then won the the Championship Series over the Atlanta Braves. The Marlins became the 1st wildcard team ever to reach the World Series and they faced the Cleveland Indians. The Indians were heavy favorites because they had stars Manny Ramirez, Jim Thome, and Omar Vizquel but the series ended up going to the 7th and final game. The Indians took a 2-0 lead heading into the 7th inning when Bobby Bonilla hit a homerun to cut the lead to 1. In the bottom of the 9th inning with the Indians leading 2-1, Craig Counsell hit a long fly ball that was caught for a sac fly and that sent the game into extras. In the bottom of the 11th inning with bases loaded and two outs rookie Edgar Renteria hit a walkoff single to give the Marlins the World Series and make them one of the greatest Cinderella stories ever.

7. 2004 Boston Red Sox

The 2003 Red Sox season ended dramatically as Aaron Boone hit a walkoff homerun to send the Yankees into the World Series. That play cost the Red Sox manager Grady Little his job and hopes' were high in Boston that new manager Terry Francona and new signings Curt Schilling and Keith Foulke would be able to reverse "The Curse of the Bambino" and give the Red Sox their first World Series since 1918. In the regular season the Red Sox were anything but underdogs as they were lead by their 2 sluggers David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez who hit 41 and 43 homeruns respectfully. Their pitching staff was lead by Curt Schilling and Pedro Martinez who combined for 47 wins and 430 strikeouts. Their bullpen was lead by Keith Foulke who had 32 saves with a 2.17 ERA. The Red Sox won 98 games but they still only managed to get the AL Wild Card. In the ALDS they swept the Los Angeles Angels with help by David Ortiz and his series clinching walkoff homerun off of Francisco Rodriguez. The Red Sox then had to face their rival Yankees in the ALCS. The Yankees took a 3-0 series lead capped off by a 19-8 drubbing of the Red Sox at Fenway. In the bottom of the 9th inning of Game 4, the Yankees had a 4-3 lead and had the greatest closer of all time in Mariano Rivera on the mound. The Red Sox were able to tie it on a Bill Mueller single and won the game on David Ortiz's walkoff homerun in the 12th inning. In Game 5 the Red Sox came back and won in the 14th inning on David Ortiz's walkoff single. In Game 6 the Red Sox won 4-2 with Curt Schilling's masterful pitching and this game is known as "The Bloody Sock Game" due to the blood showing on Schilling's sock from a tendon injury he had suffered before. The Red Sox won Game 7 and advanced to the World Series and became the 1st team to win a playoff series after being down 3-0. They ended up sweeping the Cardinals in the World Series and won their 1st World Series in 86 years.

6.  1960 Pittsburgh Pirates

The 1960 Pirates won 95 games and won the NL Pennant. Their offense was lead by Dick Stuart and Roberto Clemente, they had 4 pitchers who won at least 11 games and all of them had ERA's under 4. They were lead in the bullpen by one of the 1st modern day closers in Roy Face. They had all of these characteristics that most teams could only dream of having, and yet they were still considered huge underdogs in the World Series against the heavily favored New York Yankees who had 2 players in Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris who had more than 30 homeruns while the Pirates had none. The Pirates won Game 1 but then lost the next 2 games by a combined score of 26-3. Then they won Games 4 and 5 which were tightly contested battles but got crushed again in Game 6. This would lead to one of the greatest Game 7's in the history of sports. The Pirates jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the early innings thanks to some timely hitting by Bill Virdon, but the Yankees took the lead in the 6th inning because of a Yogi Berra homerun. The Yankees scored 2 more runs in the 8th to make it 7-4, but then the bottom of the 8th happened. The Pirates got a pinch hit single and then Bill Virdon hit what should have been an easy double play ball to Tony Kubek at shortstop, but the ball bounced up and hit him in the throat. After another single in the inning which scored a run, and a sacrifice bunt and a long fly out to Roger Maris in right, the Yankees were one strike away from getting out of the inning when they had 2 strikes to Roberto Clemente and he hit a Baltimore Chop to the 1st baseman and the pitcher was unable to cover so Clemente reached safely and Virdon was able to score. Hal Smith then hit a 3 run homerun to  make it 9-7 but the Yankees tacked on 2 more in the top of the 9th to make it 9-9. In the bottom of the 9th inning, Ralph Terry was on the mound for the Yankees and the 1st batter he faced was the second baseman Bill Mazeroski who hit a homerun which won the World Series for the Pirates. An interesting note about this game is that television stations were not known to preserve their telecasts of sporting events so the record of Game 7 was thought to have been lost forever. However, a recording of the game was recently found in Bing Crosby's wine cellar (who was the owner of the Pirates at the time) as he was too nervous to watch the game so he listened to it on the radio in Paris and he had someone record it for him so he could watch the televised game later if the Pirates won. 

New Employee

I would like to announce the edition of Zachary Wisnefsky to our staff. He is a great writer, and I'm sure our readers will love his articles.

Fantasy Sports: A Problem For Athletes

In 1989 Pete Rose was suspended for betting on baseball, this was the most recent time a member of the Big 4 American Sports was suspended for gambling on their sport. Unfortunately many athletes gamble every day through fantasy sports and they have a direct outcome in the result because they are playing in a game. Right now the leagues have been focusing on domestic abuse, which is a very big and very important problem that needs to be eliminated, but I am surprised that none of the commisioners have acknowledged that this is an issue. The NCAA has already banned fantasy sports for collegiate athletes, even though collegiate fantasy sports isn't very popular it's good to see the NCAA has actually made a productive rule. The reason fantasy sports for athletes is so big of an issue is that there is a conflict of interest because they are playing in the game they are gambling on. Athletes make a lot of money, so most of them would probably play in a league which you would win money in because they can afford it. An example of a problem that this could cause is let's say that Matt Holliday the outfielder for the Cardinals who is a known fantasy sports player goes 0-4. An 0-4 usually happens to everyone, but what if Matt Holliday's 0-4 game is on the last day of the season and he is in the final week of the fantasy baseball season and his opponent is starting Matt Holliday. Matt Holliday could go 0-4 and prevent his opponent from winning so he could win money. Athletes playing fantasy sports is definitely a problem, and I hope it is solved very soon.