10/29-11/3 Franchise Project

Sports History—
Franchise Project #1  (Baseball)

Objective: To trace the origins of a major professional sports franchise to discover the following:
A. History of the Franchise
B. History of the Ballpark used by the team.
C. The players who would make up the Ring of Honor for the Franchise.(At least 5 with bios/profiles included)
D. Watershed years in the Franchise (Titles Won, Major moves, Major Trades, etc…)
E. The estimated Financial Worth of the club and who the owner(s) is.  Plus what the estimated cost is to the fan for season tickets—individual game tickets.
F. Modern History of the Team—Conference/League Season Standings, Off-season acquisitions and/or trades, Rumors of Moves, etc.

In a minimum10 pt. Powerpoint presentation, you will formally present your franchise to the class.  Included in your slides are points A-F in the objectives about your Franchise.    All objective points are worth 5 points.  Accuracy and Delivery are worth 20 pts. (50 pts. Total)

Franchises will be chosen by Random Selection with a first picked, first presented format.

10/28 AAGPBL

All American Girls Professional Baseball League 1943-1954

1. Who was Philip Wrigley?
2. What prompted Wrigley to start the AAGPBL?
3. Who was Bonnie Baker?
4. What did the teams consist of?
5. What was a high priority for being a player in the league?
6. How did the nation’s perspective on the role of women change due to the war and help the league?
7. How did rationing help the league?
8. What were the four first teams of the league?
9. How did the girls promote the girl next door image?
10. How did the league build on the patriotism of the time?

10/13-27 Baseball

Race in Baseball---Soul of the Game

Free Agency---Small Markets competing.
Money Ball