The Naismith Memorial Baseball Hall Of Fame

Did you know Babe Ruth wore a cabbage leaf under his hat to keep him cool? Did you know the odds of a fan getting hit by a baseball are 300,000 to 1? And did u know the shortest baseball player that ever played was recorded to be 3 feet and 7 inches? These are interesting facts I stumbled upon research, but I bet most of you did not know. There are many interesting facts that people like you and I don’t know about baseball throughout its history. Have you ever asked yourself where did baseball come from, who created it, or even ask what baseball went through in the past to receive its highly respected title? We watch baseball games for the sake of enjoyment like every other sport but most people, like myself, don’t know how it all began.

Pete Rose was a player who revolutionized the game of baseball. This all around baseball player, who once played for the Cincinnati Reds, remains as the All-Time Major League leader in hits with a total of 4,256, games played with a total of 3,562, at bats with a total of 14,053, singles with a total of 3,215 and outs with a total of 10,328. He won a large amount of prizes and acknowledges like: The Roberto Clemente Award, World Series MVP, Golden Globe awards and many others. He also managed the Cincinnati Reds after his retirement. He finished with an over .500 winning record as he led the Red to a total of 412 wins and 373 loses. These are numbers of a player who without a doubt should be immortalized in the walls of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Museum.

To some, including myself, baseball is the greatest sport that has ever been played. It is a game played by two opposing teams made of multiple players, but only nine players per team play at the same time. To be part of one of the thirty teams that get to play professional baseball, a player has to play the game extremely well (www.baseballhalloffame.com). When a player plays the game better than most have played he gets rewarded, usually with lots of money in a big contract. Then there are those rare players, the 244 elite players of the game that have already been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Being inducted in the Hall of Fame is the utmost of baseball fame. The players listed are remembered forever.

My controversial topic is on Pete Rose and how he should be inducted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame. Pete Rose was a player that I looked up to when I was a young boy playing baseball. I was a big fan of his collecting all of his baseball cards from rookie year up to the present time. Now, most of the baseball critics and others do not want Pete Rose inducted. They claim that his illegal betting on baseball games should keep him out of the Hall of Fame.

At the time, I was not impressed with the “American” sport, but now that I have read Stephen Jay Gould’s essay, “The Creation Myths of Cooperstown,” I will have something to say when the subject arises. Don’t get me wrong: I didn’t like America’s baseball then

Baseball like all other sporting events is entertainment. No professional sports organization could succeed without the

“Does Pete Rose belong in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame?” This is a question that is debated among many pundits for a number of decades. Rose is undeniably one of the best hitters in the game of baseball. Twenty plus years ago, however, he was banned from the game due to the gambling allegations made against him. “Outside of baseball and my family, nothing has ever given me the pleasure, relaxation, or excitement that I got from gambling. Gambling provided an escape from the day-to-day pressures of life. And for me, gambling was just plain fun” (Rose and Hill 10). Regardless of Pete Rose’s history of betting on baseball, his outstanding performance and statistical achievements outweigh his off the field transgressions. Therefore he should be instated into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.

Museums are supposed to tell a story about something that has happened in history. They are expected to be factual and tell the whole story. The good, the bad and the ugly are there - nothing left out. They do not pretend that an entire portion of history did not happen because it's “inconvenient” (Stark, 2015). The Baseball Hall of Fame museum also tells a story. The story of America’s past time, the game’s greatest accomplishments and all the times records were shattered and barriers were broken. Why should one of the greatest players of all time, the “hit king”, the player who has the most hits ever recorded in Major League Baseball history be left out (Stark, 2015)? His story, the good, the bad and the ugly should be honored on the walls in Cooperstown, Pennsylvania; home of Baseball’s Hall of Fame. It is an integral part of the history of the game and it is time to stop pretending Peter Edward Rose was not one of the greatest baseball players of all time.

George Brett, Carl Yastrzemski, Paul Moliter, Dave Winfield, Joe Carter, and Eddie Murray were all able to extend their careers as designated hitters. This affects the way players are inducted into the hall of fame. A player with declining physical abilities in the National League will simply be put on the bench and become a substitute. While in the American League, that same player could keep getting the same number of at bats by being switched to the Designated Hitter. As a result, American League players are being inducted into the hall of fame more often because their statistics are aided by the DH rule. American League Pitchers can go deeper into games because they don’t need to be lifted for a pinch hitter. American League pitchers can concentrate on just pitching; they don’t have to go to the plate and bat. They may be more likely to intimidate opposing batters by aggressively pitching inside and even hit batters without fear of being thrown at themselves, knowing that they personally will not have to enter the batter’s box and deal with possible retaliation from the opposing pitcher.

In Machine Learning with Baseball Hall of Fame, portrays 3 figures comparing the Hall of Fame Ballots vs. the predictions. Moreover, this differentiation is recorded every year by a machine: the Artificial Neural Network(ANNs). However, these college students at George Fox University utilize the Fast Artificial Neural Network(FANN) toolkit for their research on predicting which players have the potential to be elected to the Hall of Fame for Baseball.

A pastime is a hobby that is performed in someone’s spare time. The term America’s pastime is something that the entire nation enjoys and participates in. Since its creation, baseball has taken the top spot as the nation’s favorite recreation. For generations it filled the homes of Americans whether it be via television, conversation, or participation. Families would travel together to their local baseball stadium and root for the home team. Kids would organize games at their local baseball field and play until dark. Stars like Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio were idols to fans, both young and old. It was evident that baseball was in the peoples hearts and truly was America’s pastime. However, today there is a debate whether baseball is still The United States number one choice of hobby. It is unclear whether it actually is America’s pastime or if that term is just associated with the game. Although the game has deep roots, due to the rise in popularity of other professional sports, a drop in baseball game viewings and a decrease in the number of young fans, baseball should no longer be considered America’s pastime.

The development of baseball solidified the significance of organized team sport in American culture beginning in 1845. While baseball was originally played solely by amateurs, on oddly shaped fields, and with not an incredible amount of action outside of the infield, baseball encompassed the reasons behind the importance of organized team sport. Not only do team sports encourage self-government, they also unite the community through

For over one hundred years, Americans young and old have enjoyed the sport of baseball. Some are actively and some leisurely. No matter which role the person has, he or she enjoys America’s favorite pastime, baseball, but is it originally an American sport? Over the many years that the sport has existed, there has been a variety of theories. The origin of baseball is unclear because some believe it began in England, others claim Abner Doubleday originated the sport, and a third faction claims it evolved in New York.

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The sport is such an integral part of our culture today that we Americans sometimes take for granted its significance in our everyday lives. Contemporary baseball is so closely related with American ideals and identity that it often has served as an expression of patriotism. In times of national hardships, baseball has been used to encourage and rally the nation. In speaking of the emergence of America's nationalism in the historic and contemporary playing field, there are several key issues that surface. Of these issues I will specifically address the long residuals of how baseball has helped to establish our (Americans) national spirit and identity. That is the links between our heritage and national institutions and the game of baseball as a cultural and political representative abroad and unifying tradition at home. I will also address ideals and injustices. That is how baseball's acceptability has changed over time, and how this acts as a microcosm for America's changing attitudes about equality and opportunity.