Author Archives: jahne92

Reflective: Eddie Jahn

Posted on April 26, 2012 by jahne92

New Experiences Create New Skills As College Composition 2 comes to a close I realize how I have grown throughout this year. I started off the year using poor grammar, not using the grammar guidelines provided to the class by … Continue reading →

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Research Position Paper: Eddie Jahn

Posted on April 19, 2012 by jahne92

A Key to Winning Baseball has always been described as a game of numbers. The numbers in baseball are the statistics that go along with each game, such as ERA (Earned Run Average), OBP (On Base Percentage), and winning percentage. … Continue reading →

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Annotated Bibliography: Eddie Jahn

Posted on April 17, 2012 by jahne92

1. Moneyball : The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis. Background: This is the story of the Oakland Athletics team and it’s manager Billy Beane, and they had collected a team of players that had specific stats they … Continue reading →

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Casual Essay- Eddie Jahn

Posted on April 12, 2012 by jahne92

Team of Numbers Baseball has been described as a game of numbers for years, the numbers that are involved in baseball are used in sabermetrics. Major League Baseball teams are set on sabermetrics to help determine what players will fit … Continue reading →

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Sources 11-15: Eddie Jahn

Posted on April 10, 2012 by jahne92

11. Struck Out by Béisbol Background: This article is about scouting players in different countries specifically the Dominican Republic, there have been tremendous MLB players that have come from different countries such as the Dominican Republic. Of the 833 major … Continue reading →

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Critical Reading : Eddie Jahn

Posted on April 5, 2012 by jahne92

Organ Gifts I will be evaluating the Should organ donation be made compulsory video. 0:00-0:13 I knew that if I did not get a transplant soon my life was running out very rapidly. This is an inferential claim because he … Continue reading →

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Rebuttal Essay- Eddie Jahn

Posted on April 3, 2012 by jahne92

Sabermetrics vs. Experience When looking at modern-day baseball there is a lot of talk about sabermetrics and how baseball is a game of numbers. There are formulas that calculate wins and losses. The statisticians can keep crunching numbers, but for … Continue reading →

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Definition Essay Revision: Eddie Jahn

Posted on March 26, 2012 by jahne92

The Game of Numbers The term sabermetrics will not mean anything to people who do not know about baseball, but to those who do know about baseball this term changed the game. Sabermetrics is the statistical analysis of baseball. There are statistics … Continue reading →

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Visual Argument: Eddie Jahn

Posted on March 26, 2012 by jahne92

The “ad” I chose to watch and discuss was on Emergency Preparedness. It started out as a child sitting on the couch and then went to the mother and father in the kitchen at this time you see a fork … Continue reading →

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Stand Your Ground: Eddie Jahn

Posted on March 26, 2012 by jahne92

Stand Your Ground is a law that states that in the act of self-defense it is acceptable to kill someone. The law can create a culture of violence. Under the “shoot first” laws, violent behavior can be  engaged in the … Continue reading →

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