In one of The New York Times’ most recent articles “For Giants, 2 Wins and 2 Pink Slips” Bill Pennington supports the recent dismissal of two highly paid personnel of the New York Giants organization. Pennington justifies the organization's decision by explaining that the two men fired, head coach Ben McAdoo and general manager Jerry Reese, were both inexperienced and did a very poor job recruiting as well as communicating within their organization. He also notes specifics such as the Giants’ historically terrible record, minimal amount playoff berths, and the recent benching of their star quarterback Eli Manning as proof of the two’s work being unpleasing. In addition, Pennington quotes specifically from Giants’ team president, John Mara, throughout the article which gives insight on how the Giants’ ownership made the final decision. The …show more content…
The essay’s opening draws the reader to the text by generalizing the Giants’ organization as initially a “cocky group.” The article is a persuasive essay with a judgemental tone, shown by Pennington’s strict criticism of both McAdoo and Reese. Pennington first informs the reader on the firing of the head coach and general manager. The author then argues that the two individuals were rightfully expelled by the organization. The author backs up his claim with three main sub-claims including the two’s lack of job experience, poor job “performance” and weak communication skills which show that the Giants’ ownership make the right move is removing the two. Furthermore, Pennington connects the Giants’ lack of success in the recent years directly to decisions that both men made, despite them being handed a great team when they first became a part of the organization. The author also includes quotes for the team’s president that supports his
Have you ever wondered about the greatness of many teams? Have you ever understood the struggle and adversity the Oakland Athletics have faced or the fame and fortune of the Los Angeles Dodgers? Both of these teams have great histories and have some definite differences. The start and the position has helped one team and hurt the other. Both teams can be compared together and contrasted apart.
Irwin said, “…a handful of franchises have persistently higher numbers of players who end up being arrested, and may want to learn from their rivals in other cities as to why” (184), Irwin does provide some information of other rivals teams that do not have such high numbers of players getting to trouble and he does compare the two. He advises those with high numbers to find out reason why. The author’s occasion for the argument is Epideictic because the Irwin discusses about problems that are currently happening, though he uses examples from the past, but it is to support his claim. Irwin’s purpose is argue to convince because the author does give two possible reasons as to why this is happening. The first Irwin gives the
According to Anderson, William. B’s article “Saving the National Pastime's Image: Crisis Management during the 1919 Black Sox Scandal” wrote about how the Major League Baseball managed the Black Sox Scandal, and the creation of the first media office in the professional industry. Even thought the MLB already hired media specialists, they could not manage the Black Sox Scandal. After the foundation of the commissioner system, the commissioner talked what happened in the MLB, so it made the press office. This is a important article for the Black Sox Scandal, this article showed another result of the Black Sox Scandal.
In the article titled, “Arrogance, Deceit, Oversaturation At Root of NFL’s Ratings Decline”, CBS Boston writer Michael Hurley provides a long list of reasons as to why he believes the usually strong viewership and high ratings of the NFL on TV have gone down dramatically this year. Hurley touches upon a myriad of varying potential causes for the decline of the NFL’s ratings in order to provide his audience, likely sports fans, with an idea as to what exactly is going on to create such a problem. Although Hurley notifies the audience of various factors that may be causing the ratings to go down, his argument lacks depth and credibility due to an evident lack of ethos. Furthermore, Hurley seems to undermine the problem’s complex nature by hastily
Most books about the minor league stick to what happens on the field and in the clubhouse. Gmelch takes us a step further from that environment by discussing his love for baseball as he grew up, women he loved and lost, personal decisions about his career, and his views on political and social aspects like Vietnam and the Civil Rights Movement. Gmelch’s discussion of these topics is where the book thrives. He not only recalls them with the aid of diaries he kept during his playing days, but his style of writing makes you empathize with him. My heart broke for Gmelch as he recalled difficult breakups with his first girlfriend, but I howled with laughter when Gmelch talked about the jokes he and his teammates played on one another.
C. Johnson, a sports writer for the world renowned Chicago Tribune, discusses several reasons to oppose athletes playing through injuries. First, he claims that playing hurt lengthens the healing process (par. 4). He argues that when professional athletes chose to play hurt, they not only aggravate the existing trauma, but the y increase the likelihood of developing a more serious chronic condition (par.4). This argument causes the audience to question whether the short term benefits of playing through an injury are really worth the long term anguish that an athlete is likely to deal with as a result of the choice. The empathy created as a result of this questioning helps to convince the audience that it is impractical to expect sportspeople to jeopardize the rest of their lives, in order to live in the
Football news and sports analysis is a popular topic for many across the country. Mark Craig, sports columnist for the Star Tribune, does the best he can to inform football fans across Minnesota of the latest Vikings news. In his articles “I Call Myself The Greatest”, “Vikings’ NFC North division foes have some work to do”, and “Vikings re-sign Forbath: Kicker who joined team in 2016 gets one-year deal” he primarily uses statistics and facts, comparisons, and his bias towards the Vikings to convey his message. One of Craig’s most widespread strategies to prove his point is the use of statistical analysis and fact based assertions, which can be seen in his articles “Vikings re-sign Forbath: Kicker who joined team in 2016 gets one year deal”
P.S. 11 Queens Zaki Rob Class 601 October 29, 2014 Eli Manning: A Famous Athlete It’s time to play everyone’s favorite game: “Who is that Athlete!” Well this athlete plays for the New York Giants, he is number ten on the team, and he is from New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States of America. If you think the athlete I chose is Eli Manning then you are correct! Eli Manning is a very famous athlete since his brother is Peyton Manning; since he has done many great things, and since he earned many awards, acknowledgements, and records.
For the first time since 1990, the New York Giants are the reigning Super Bowl champions. Their thrilling victory over the 18-0 New England Patriots is already being called one of the greatest football games every played. Even casual football fans found themselves following the ups and downs of Big Blue last season. It all started when bookie Tim Mara bought the New York Giants in 1925 for a whopping $500 and then almost went bankrupt when they lost their first three games. Six years later, Mara passed team ownership to his sons Jack and Wellington.
The Buffalo Bills were the team of the 90’s. With players like Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, Andre Reed, and Bruce Smith, who could lose, right? Wrong. The Buffalo Bills, or as ESPN author Dave Schoenfield calls them,“The Beatable Bills,” ruled the AFC in the late 80’s and early 90’s making it to four straight Super Bowls and losing every single one (Schoenfield).The Bills are sometimes are referred to as the greatest losers, but as Bills former owner Ralph Wilson once said “ No matter what the scoreboard said, this team was a champion in my heart. ”(Caffrey 38)
Goodbye to Racial Mascots: California Bans the Use of “Redskins” in Public Schools Oct. 11 marks the victory of a statewide movement to prevent a racial slur from public use. On that day, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the ban on using “Redskins” as team names or mascots in public schools. The bill was well received by the majority, and many expected that this would set a good example for other states and the next generation. Without a doubt, the term in question — referring to the brutal crimes that British colonizers had done to Native Americans — is a racial slur that many Native Americans have long found offensive. However, when it comes to something as prestigious as the Washington football team or as intimate as a tradition of Amherst College.
Description When you think of Polo Grounds, Giants Stadium, and Met Life Stadium then you know we are speaking of the New York Giants. This team was founded in 1925 by a professional business man and promoter named Tim Mara. It is known that the giants struggled with bankruptcy that first year of coming out but there was no telling that a game on December 11th would get them the publicity they needed to stay strong and stay in business as well. Since then this team has had eighteen coaches and has played in six different stadiums. The owner borrowed their name from an MLB team, which was very common back then.
Discovery Famous football coach, Tony Dungy, is consistently a man of honor and strength throughout his book “Quiet Strength”. His book is a memoir of his life which captures his discovery of what it means to be a Godly leader and how to live it out both on and off the field. With his son 's tragic suicide, and media fiascos with players, Tony discovers that listening to God and who he has put in our lives will give him peace and wisdom. Tonys upbringing set him up for a lifetime of possibilities which allowed him to go farther than most. I connected most with how Tony handled his son’s suicide, he handled it in a manner I wish i could and would have.
Finally, Davis’ accusatory tone asserts his opinion of Branch’s writing, exposing why Branch’s article is flawed. All of Davis’ rhetorical strategies are able to successfully convince the Sports Illustrated readers Branch’s argument is incorrect.
Ethics and integrity are essential components of character for any positive, influential leader.. Both ethics and integrity are skill sets that can be honed over time; however, it is in best practice to have them aligned with personal values which tend to be invariant. Remember the Titans, demonstrates how values can evolve. The Titans bring together a hostile torn community during the mandatory integration processes in Virginia through leaders maintaining their ethics. Not only does the movie depict values along with ethics and integrity, but it also illustrates the core competencies of this pillar.