Sports and History: Are Baseball and Racism on the same Team?

It's baseball season!  For the sports fans out there this is really good news!

Here are some baseball trivia questions:

Who was the first player ever inducted into the baseball hall of fame?

Which player has the highest career batting average (.366)?

Both of these questions have the same answer: Ty Cobb.

Curiously, though, this guy's legacy is in ruins because he has been called "the worst racist and dirtiest player to ever take the field."

Can this be true?

Check out this short video to find out:

God and Sports

This week at Lutheran West our theme for chapel has been "God and Sports."  We had two senior athletes look at the impact of sports on our lives and whether that impact is a good or bad thing.  The video here is of Tom, a senior, who has a pretty insightful look at what role God might play in our mess ups and low points, particularly in sports, but then also in the rest of life.


Tom's Chapel from Lutheran West TV on Vimeo.