Baseball into the Millennium
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Baseball into the Millennium
This course is part of American History Through Baseball Specialization
Instructor: Tom Zeiler
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Understand the role of war and crises on baseball.
Reflect on how moneyball changed the game and America.
Describe how contemporary trends, issues and movements tie back to more distant history.
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There are 4 modules in this course
In this course, we will explore the more recent history of baseball in America, through similar lenses as ones we have already used. Money & labor, culture, shutdowns, and patriotism & nationalism are our main themes for this fourth and final course. We will also look at how contemporary trends such as COVID-19 tie back to a distant history.
Welcome to the course! In this module we will cover topics surrounding the Reserve Clause, the 1970s, rising salaries, and baseball in the 21st Century.
What's included
7 videos1 reading8 assignments1 discussion prompt
7 videos•Total 34 minutes
- Module Introduction: Money & Labor•5 minutes
- Breaking the Reserve Clause•5 minutes
- The 1970s•6 minutes
- Collusion and its Consequences•3 minutes
- Rising Salaries — Part 1•5 minutes
- Rising Salaries — Part 2•5 minutes
- Baseball in the 21st Century•5 minutes
1 reading•Total 1 minute
- Course Updates and Accessibility Support•1 minute
8 assignments•Total 65 minutes
- Money & Labor•5 minutes
- Breaking the Reserve Clause•5 minutes
- The 1970s•5 minutes
- Collusion and its Consequences•5 minutes
- Rising Salaries — Part 1•5 minutes
- Rising Salaries — Part 2•5 minutes
- Baseball in the 21st Century•5 minutes
- End of Module•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
- Introduce Yourself!•10 minutes
In this module we will cover topics surrounding iconic pitchers, the Cold War, baseball curses, and race in baseball.
What's included
11 videos11 assignments
11 videos•Total 45 minutes
- Module Introduction•6 minutes
- Modern Successes•4 minutes
- Iconic Pitchers•4 minutes
- Baseball in Information Age•5 minutes
- Cold War and Globalization•2 minutes
- Global Resurgence•4 minutes
- Baseball Curses•3 minutes
- A Win for the Cubs•4 minutes
- Modern Scandals•3 minutes
- Women and Baseball•4 minutes
- Race and Baseball•5 minutes
11 assignments•Total 80 minutes
- Modern Successes•5 minutes
- Iconic Pitchers•5 minutes
- Baseball in Information Age•5 minutes
- Cold War and Globalization•5 minutes
- Global Resurgence•5 minutes
- Baseball Curses•5 minutes
- A Win for the Cubs•5 minutes
- Modern Scandals•5 minutes
- Women and Baseball•5 minutes
- Race and Baseball•5 minutes
- End of Module•30 minutes
In this module we will cover topics surrounding Vietnam, the First Gulf War, and 9/11.
What's included
7 videos1 reading8 assignments
7 videos•Total 19 minutes
- Module Introduction•1 minute
- Vietnam — Part One•3 minutes
- Vietnam — Part Two•3 minutes
- Vietnam — Part Three•3 minutes
- 9/11•3 minutes
- 9/11 and Baseball•3 minutes
- Baseball in the Post-9/11 World•3 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
- The First Gulf War •10 minutes
8 assignments•Total 65 minutes
- Vietnam — Part One•5 minutes
- Vietnam — Part Two•5 minutes
- Vietnam — Part Three•5 minutes
- The First Gulf War •5 minutes
- 9/11•5 minutes
- 9/11 and Baseball•5 minutes
- Baseball in the Post-9/11 World•5 minutes
- End of Module•30 minutes
In this final module we will cover topics surrounding baseball after WWII, player strikes, COVID, and the future of modern baseball.
What's included
7 videos7 assignments
7 videos•Total 25 minutes
- Module Introduction•3 minutes
- Baseball after World War Two•3 minutes
- MLBPA and Player Strikes•4 minutes
- The 1990s•5 minutes
- Baseball and COVID — Part One•2 minutes
- Baseball and COVID — Part Two•3 minutes
- The Future of Modern Baseball •5 minutes
7 assignments•Total 60 minutes
- Baseball after World War Two•5 minutes
- MLBPA and Player Strikes•5 minutes
- The 1990s•5 minutes
- Baseball and COVID — Part One•5 minutes
- Baseball and COVID — Part Two•5 minutes
- The Future of Modern Baseball •5 minutes
- End of Module•30 minutes
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