Greatest Sport's Scandals

Scandal Essay

Some of the most demoralizing events in a person’s life can derive from one of their role models downfall. Whether the role model be a spouse, coach, or entertainment icon it makes no difference. The moment they succumb to cheat and lie like an every day criminal is the moment you question yourself in once believing in a figure that could sink so low. This essay is more than just facts about the three worst scandals in baseball history but a look into the moral values of icons of people throughout sport’s history.

The Chicago Black Sox of 1919 were not just a baseball team for the fans but it represented the pride of the entire city. They went into the 1919 World Series heavily favored against the Cincinnati Reds. When it was all said and done the Reds and defeated the sox four games to three and was one of the biggest upsets in baseball history; or so they had believed at that point. After a few weeks a Chicago reporter discovered that eight of the st...