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The road to revolution. Sasso US I. The New York Yankees. Home: New York, NY Largest Market in sports Division: American League East 27 World Championships Most valuable franchise One of the highest payrolls in Baseball: At times it has gone over $200 million ($228 million this year).
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The road to revolution Sasso US I
The New York Yankees • Home: New York, NY • Largest Market in sports • Division: American League East • 27 World Championships • Most valuable franchise • One of the highest payrolls in Baseball: At times it has gone over $200 million ($228 million this year)
Manager- Joe Girardi • 6th season as Yanks manager • Very accomplished major league player • Won multiple championships as a player • 2006 National League Manager of the Year (Florida Marlins) • Known throughout baseball as very intelligent; can’t miss as a manager • Has been accused at times of “over-managing”
The Tampa Bay Rays • Home: Tampa, FL • Small market franchise • Division: American League East • Traditionally they have been awful • Very limited resources • 30th most valuable franchise (out of 30) • 29th highest payroll (out of 30): about $61 million
Manager- Joe Maddon • Worked in the Angels organization for 31 years! • Never made it to the majors as a player • Won the 2002 World Series as an asst. coach • Never given the top job permanently with the Angels • Took the top job with the Rays- thought to be a dead-end job • Signature thick rimmed glasses • Known throughout baseball as an excellent teacher • Very quirky- uses crazy strategies and motivational tools
Comparison Rays Yankees • Small • Unknown • No history • Unknown Manager • Exciting, Fun to watch • Aggressive • Hungry, Passionate • EXCELLENT on defense • They WANT to win • Nothing to lose • Big • Famous- “Evil Empire” • Rich History • Famous Manager • Can be a little boring • Passive • Satisfied • Supposed to win • All the pressure is on them
All-Time Records Yanks Rays • 1901-present • Games- 17,610 • Wins- 9,947 • Losses- 7,570 • %- .565 (best in history) • 1998-present • Games- 2,589 • Wins- 1,195 • Losses- 1,395 • %- .461 (worst in history)
BUT… Rays since 2008 Yanks since 2008 • 550-423 (.565) • 2 division championship • 4 playoff appearances • 1 league championship • Wins against Yanks- 52 • 564-408 (.580) • 3 division championships • 4 playoff appearances • 1 league championship • 1 World Series championship • Wins against Rays- 47
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The Road To Revolution • The Intolerable Acts threaten all the colonies • Committees of Correspondence call for a “Continental Congress” • Delegates from 12 out of 13 colonies come to Philadelphia in September of 1774
5 Major Decisions • 1) Reject plan for colonial union under England • 2) Come up with Declaration of Grievances • 3) Make military preparations for MA • 4) Agree to a series of boycotts, enforced by the Continental Association • 5) Agree to meet again in the spring of 1775
Lexington and Concord Farmers and townspeople had begun gathering weapons and ammo Train as “Minutemen” Can only respond to British aggression
Lexington and Concord • British Commander in Boston is General Thomas Gage • He believed that his army was too small to do anything significant • He receives orders to arrest both Samuel Adams and John Hancock, and that they are in Lexington, MA • He is also told that there is a stash of weapons in Concord, MA
Lexington and Concord • Gage wants to avoid as much trouble and bloodshed as possible • Decides to send 1,000 troops out of Boston on the evening of April 18th, 1775 • This is where the committees of correspondence come into play
Lexington and Concord • The Midnight Riders • Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott • “The Regulars are coming” • Revere and Prescott are both apprehended; Dawes makes it the countryside and back
Lexington and Concord • When the British arrive at Lexington there are roughly 70 minutemen waiting for them • Quick fight, nothing that seems real significant, but this will ultimately be the first battle of the Revolution • British will then march to Concord, but they don’t find any weapons • Set fire to the town, but they have no idea what is waiting for them
Lexington and Concord • Minutemen have lined the roadways all the way back to Boston • They will use guerilla warfare tactics on the British • Chase British all the way back to Boston • Lexington was basically a trap to set up the events at Concord
2nd Continental Congress • Meet again 3 weeks after Lexington and Concord • Kind of split in terms of emotions- you have an extreme side (Sam Adams, John Adams) and a conservative side (John Dickinson) • Olive Branch Petition (rejected) • Begin to draft a Declaration of Independence • Issue paper $ • Create a Continental Army- appoint George Washington as commander • No turning back at this point