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Fall 2020 JOU 3304 10th Class - Asynchronous - September 24, 2020
- 1. JOU 3304 Sports Writing Professor Michael Rizzo Director, Journalism Program Division of Mass Communication Collins College of Professional Studies Presentation for ASYNCHRONOUS CLASS on September 24, 2020
- 2. JOU 3304 Sports Writing Last Class - September 21 Features
- 3. Recap Features typically stand-alone they can be published without a connection to specific game/event but often run when something current that makes you think of the person/thing written about Inform, educate but definitely entertain audience with your story Circular writing model works well
- 4. Baseball Called the national pastime and considered by some as American as hot dogs and apple pie. Photo created by Robert D Hale
- 5. Baseball is an American family traditionthe game of baseball supports and reflects many aspects of American life, from culture to economics and technological advances. https://baseballhall.org
- 6. people across the country were captivated by playing or watching baseball games in person or by reading accounts of it Baseball fans remember the players, the teams they were on, the plays they made and the exciting games. If football fans get excited about a game, baseball fans celebrate the game itself. https://jugssports.com/blog
- 7. Baseball is a game of numbers. These numbers apply to MLB: 60 feet 6 inches 90 feet 17 inches x 8 1/2 inches and two sides of 12 inches
- 9. What do these terms mean? AVG RBI OBP SLG ERA LOB
- 10. AVG - Batting Average: hits divided by at bats RBI - runs batted in OBP - On Base Percentage - times reached base (H + BB + HBP) divided by at bats plus walks plus hit by pitch plus sacrifice flies (AB + BB + HBP + SF). SLG - Slugging Average - total bases divided by at-bats ERA - Earned Run Average - earned runs divided by innings pitched multiplied by 9 LOB - (runners) left on base
- 11. Do you know how players are identified when you chart a game using a baseball score book?
- 12. This is a page from a baseball score book
- 13. These are how players are identified.
- 14. What are the seven ways for a batter to reach first base?
- 15. Ways for a batter to reach first base A walk Hit by a pitch Interference by the catcher A dropped third strike A hit A fielders choice A fielding error
- 16. These details are emphasized because you MUST know the game you are reporting on WITHOUT relying on Google to look things up.
- 17. Proper spelling of baseball terms ballpark center field doubleheader double play home run line drive pinch-hit pitchout sacrifice fly shut out shutout strikeout strikes out
- 18. What makes baseball still attractive to fans? The duration of the baseball season, the time of year its played, the way the game seems easy to play, the easy recognition of players.
- 19. Baseball writing can be very technical and perhaps more than other sports it can be poetic. Look at the following story from a long time ago but consider what it evokes to the reader.
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- 22. The AP covers every MLB game in every stadium. They do it in straightforward summaries that typically do NOT presume the game was seen on TV, does NOT have a feature lead, focuses on the MAIN POINT of the game AND assumes the reader knows baseball terminology.
- 23. Giants beat Rockies 7-2 to take lead in NL wild-card race By Michael Wagaman / Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Mauricio Dub坦n hit a three-run homer off reliever Yency Almonte in the fifth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 7-2 on Wednesday night to move barely in front in a crowded NL wild-card race. Evan Longoria also went deep for San Francisco. Brandon Belt added three hits and walked twice. Logan Webb (3-4) allowed two runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings to win in his first career appearance as a reliever. The Giants (28-27) have won three of four and are percentage points ahead of Cincinnati for the first of two NL wild cards. The Reds (29-28) won earlier against Milwaukee (27-28), another close contender.
- 24. Local newspapers cover it differently Mauricio Dub坦ns three-run blast keys win, gives Giants control of NL wild card race By Kerry Crowley|Bay Area News Group SAN FRANCISCO When the Giants opened the 2020 season, president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi and manager Gabe Kapler were determined to give a group of inexperienced and young outfielders an opportunity to prove they could contribute to winning clubs of the future. With a three-run, go-ahead home run in the bottom of the fifth that led the Giants to a 7-2 win over the Colorado Rockies, rookie center fielder Mauricio Dub坦n is playing a significant role on a team thats not waiting around to contend for a playoff berth. The full story can be found here: https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/09/23/mauricio-dubons-three-run-blast-keys-win-gives-giants-control-of-nl-wild-card-race/
- 25. When you write your story, look to highlight the unusual, even when its not THAT unusual, to draw the reader in.
- 26. Rocker Closes the Deal John Rocker looked at catcher Eddie Perez with fear in his eyes. Houston's Ken Caminiti had just hit a pitch to deep center field in the bottom of the ninth inning with a runner on second and the Braves clinging to a 7-5 lead. Rocker didn't realize Andruw Jones was camped under the ball a few yards shy of the warning track. He didn't realize the Braves were about to wrap up their eighth consecutive trip to the National League Championship Series. I grabbed my hat, like 'Gah ball, please come down, Rocker said. I didnt get a chance to celebrate. I was still gasping for air when Andruw caught the ball. Jones catch provided the final out of another nerve racking victory against the Astros, who battled valiantly again Saturday but lost the best-of-five series three games to one. Rocker Closes The Deal, Atlanta Constitution, October 10, 1999
- 27. The storys focus is on Rocker's reaction, holding the game result to the fourth paragraph and instead highlights THE MOMENT (remember our football example) which provides a dramatic, insightful description of something that most fans didnt or couldnt see or know about it.
- 28. Also think about how you can report a Spot News game story AND still provide analysis.
- 29. D-Backs Club Slumping Giants Theres never a good time to go into an offensive funk. Nor is there a good time for Barry Bonds to be sitting on the bench injured. That both events have converged bodes ill for the Giants, who left Bank One Ballpark yesterday on the short end of a 12-3 thrashing. D-Backs Club Slumping Giants by Henry Schulman, San Francisco Chronicle, April 19, 1999
- 30. D-Backs Club Slumping Giants Theres never a good time to go into an offensive funk. Nor is there a good time for Barry Bonds to be sitting on the bench injured. That both events have converged bodes ill for the Giants, who left Bank One Ballpark yesterday on the short end of a 12-3 thrashing. D-Backs Club Slumping Giants by Henry Schulman, San Francisco Chronicle, April 19, 1999 The analysis is underlined below:
- 31. Techniques to set your story apart from just a summary of the result. Focus on the small parts of the game: What happened at the plate What happened on the mound What happened in the dugout What happened on particular play or in a newsworthy inning What was said after the game
- 32. Your assignment Pick an MLB game between tonight, Thursday, September 24, 2020 and Saturday September 26, 2020 and write a 250 word game story but do NOT write it like an AP game summary story. Dont make it a pure analysis story either. Make it an interesting game story applying what has been presented in todays PowerPoints.
- 33. Your assignment is due Sunday September 27, 2020 by 11:59 p.m. ET and you can write it directly into BlackBoard.