David R. Michaels
David R. Michaels is the pen name of Michael D. Rosenthal. He is single, 60 years old, and currently living in Arlington, Texas. His primary focus is advertising and marketing, business, internet marketing, and sports.
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Cuban Strikes Out as Greenburg and Ryan Are New Rangers OwnersTexas Rangers fans are most likely breathing a huge sigh of relief as the team was auctioned off and the Nolan Ryan/Chuck Greenburg group won over Mark Cuban . . . -
Super Bowl XLV - Cowboys Vs. Jets???There are lots of Cowboy fans and probably millions of Jets fans hungry for another NFL title. But I still have to ask. What on earth was Las Vegas thinking? -
Records Were Made to Be Broken - Well Sometimes They WereI wanted to focus on some "single-season" records that have stood for at least 68 years or longer. And if history is any indication as to what you can . . .
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The Raping of the Freelance Writing IndustryFor those of you who are struggling to make your mark in the Freelance Writing Industry, whether just starting out or experienced, no doubt you are well aware of the fact that rates . . . -
How to Benefit from Article MarketingIf you're an experienced freelance writer, an internet marketer, or any other form of online entrepreneur, you've most likely heard about "article marketing."
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Understanding Why Labrador Retrievers Chew on FurnitureIf you have never owned a Labrador Retriever before but are considering adopting or purchasing one, you have no doubt done a little studying of the breed. -
Canine Heat Stress and How to Treat ItThere are typically two aspects of a dog's behavior and life that determine their resistance levels to extreme temperatures - obesity and old age. Dogs that have a . . . -
Check Your Dog for Hearing LossIt is a common misconception on the part of dog owners to equate a decrease in the animal's attentiveness or not practicing what they learned in obedience training as a sign of improper behavior or insolence. -
How to Connect Your Labrador's Home Behavior with Its Hunting SkillsDespite the Labrador's abilities at hunting and tracking, it has also been proven that they make excellent guide dogs for the handicapped and the blind. -
How to Determine If Your Older Dog is IllIt is an unfortunate fact, but when your dog is not feeling well, they do not have the ability to come right out and tell you unlike what a human does. -
Is a Labrador Retriever the Right Dog for You and Your Home?To refer to the Labrador Retriever as an extraordinary breed would be nothing short of an understatement. Characteristically, being in tune with their masters is a requirement. -
What to Expect Immediately After the Coming Economic Collapse BeginsThere are three economic events that we should expect to transpire once the crash has started.
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The Economic Collapse of 2009: The Writing Has Been on the Wall for Over 30 YearsNot only has the US Economy been in trouble for several years now, but the picture that is being painted for 2009 is being done so using a palette full of dismal colors.
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What to Anticipate Once the Economy Collapses in 2009I've covered the warning signs of the economic crash that lies ahead in 2009 in a prior article. -
How to Save Money on Small Business OverheadWhen you own a small business, there's no easier way to discuss how critical saving on overhead costs is than to just tell you that if you don't manage.
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How to Protect Yourself Financially and Psychologically from the Coming Economic Collapse of 2009If you own a business, here are several suggestions on how to protect it from failing in the face of an economic collapse.
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How to Prepare Your Business so it Survives the Coming Economic Collapse of 2009When it comes to speculating on the reality of an economic crash in this country, there is much to be said about preventative maintenance.
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How to Care for Your New KittenWhen you bring home a new kitten, it is an exciting time experienced by all members of the household. And despite the fact that there is much responsibility involved when you have feline pets, it can be fun if you follow these guidelines.
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The 5 Best Ways to Arouse Your WomanDon't let the title deceive you. Guys, you need to read this one. This is what it's all about if you want to do the right things and keep that special someone in your life.
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The Aging Process - Growing Old GracefullyDespite the fact that science and medicine have come up with a plethora of techniques and products to "hide" the aging process, we still need to realize that time marches on and that you cannot turn back the clock. . . . .
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How Working from Home Can Change Someone's LifeFinding the right online business opportunity is oftentimes the realization of a dream for a lot of business opportunity seekers. Realizing that dream usually results in .....
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To Incorporate or Not to Incorporate: A General OverviewThere are so many issues to deal with when you start up your own business. There are the initial basics like naming the business, hours that the business operates, choosing inventory of products .....
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Is This the Start of a New York Year?Now that the New York Giants have pulled of the unthinkable, is there cause to believe that another New York franchise can do the same thing in baseball. No, not those New Yorkers, the ones from Queens .....
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Real Estate Brokers Take HeedEvidently, in the state of California, a man and his wife sued their real estate broker and appraiser on the grounds of false valuation of property. What's even worse is that there is a gentleman who is now making a career .....
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The Three Hottest Online Money-MakersFor lack of a better description, the internet is the primary tool used to develop and operate a business opportunity and generate revenue. Basically, most online business models that exist today .....
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The 2007 Free-Agent Season in BaseballWith the reporting of catchers and pitchers only a few weeks away, I wanted to give a little content time to this past free-agent season, not only because I was disgusted with what it was lacking, but mostly because a few issues are getting beaten like a dead horse.
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Getting the Most Out of Your Advertising DollarOf the three media I mentioned above, taking just your basic advertising packages and contracts into consideration, the most expensive is television, then radio, and then print. The majority of your print .....
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My Picks for the All-Time New York Yankees TeamSince the first recognized professional league in baseball was born in 1876, there has been so much history, so many great players, and so many great teams. Several of us got together recently and .....
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Creating a Sound Marketing PlanYou're about to open your doors within the next couple of weeks and nobody knows you even exist. Where do you think those customers are going to come from? There is only one word that can .....
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Business Plan Essentials: From Defining to Marketing a BusinessUnderstand that there are simple business plans as well as the detailed ones. One way or the other, you need to create one if you are an aspiring business owner, so hopefully this content will steer you .....
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Is This the Year of the Upset?Here's a frightening thought. Sand Diego beats New England and New York overcomes Green Bay at Lambeau in the dead of winter. I laugh in your face Sir Upsetmeister. Tell me that fairy tale one .....
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Advertising Without Print, Radio and TV Other Ways to Promote BusinessIf you're a business owner or even a more astute employee of a business, then you know how critical advertising is to the life of that business entity. For ages, artwork and word of mouth worked quite .....
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The Top 10 Greatest Super Bowl TeamsSince Super Bowl XVII (42) is right around the corner, I wanted to share some opinionated content regarding big championship games of the past 42 years and list my picks for the top 10 Super Bowl teams ever .....
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More Great Pitchers from the PastRecently, I had written an article about who I felt were the five greatest pitchers ever and I received numerous comments about the content, none of which were negative in nature. The most common .....
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The Good, the Bad, the Ugly, and the Truth is Really Stranger Than FictionWhat can you say about the 2007 baseball season that hasn't been said already? Records were broken while playing under the foreboding clouds of a steroid controversy and the Rockies made it to .....
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History of Baseball's Negro Leagues: Great Players and the GameWhere the Negro Leagues were concerned, I wanted to discuss who I felt were possibly five to ten of the greatest on the list regardless of order, but then I took a closer look and found what I consider to be an unconscionable omission.
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The Spitball and the Pitchers Who Used ItBelieve it or not, the "spitter" as it was called in the modern era of baseball, was a mainstay in many a pitcher's arsenal in the early eras of the game. It has also been referred to as a shineball, mudball, and emeryball during its existence.
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Baseball's Triple Crown: History's Winning BattersBecause history has seen 36 pitchers win the Triple Crown Award, as opposed to only 14 batters (16 awards total), I felt that the batters who won the award deserved the time and ink for this article.
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The Modern-Day Commissioners of Baseball: From Ueberroth to SeligIn the prior article on baseball's commissioners, I explored the first to the worst, namely Kennesaw Mountain Landis to Bowie Kuhn, with Kuhn my obvious choice for worst commissioner ever. Although I .....
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Baseball's First Commissioners: From Landis to KuhnFrom baseball's humble beginnings prior to the Civil War until 1903, there was really no true governing body to oversee our national pastime's operations. The war between the American and National Leagues .....
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The Five Best Pitchers in Baseball HistorySixty feet, six inches from home plate is where it all starts, first there's a stare, then a unique wind-up, and then the pitch. It appears almost routine-like in nature, similar to the continual motion of a well .....
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Can We Hold Bud Selig Responsible?Thursday, December 13th, 2007 will be a date that I will never forget when it comes to Major League Baseball. The Mitchell Report sent shockwaves through our national pastime that hasn't been felt since .....
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An Historical Look at Baseball's Minor LeaguesProfessional baseball teams hit the scene in 1869 when the Cincinnati Red Stockings played their first game. Several leagues arose over the next 45 years to attack and challenge both the American League .....
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Josh Gibson - the Best Catcher the Majors Never SawWith all the intense record keeping done in professional baseball, I always find it saddening that better, if not more accurate records were never kept in the Negro Leagues. In a lot of instances, great players .....
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Fabulous Feats in Baseball HistoryEvery major sport always has players that radiate with talent and stand above the crowd. So to is the fact that on occasion, there is that player that for one game sees a moment of glory that only happens .....
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Baseball's Beginnings: The Cincinnati Red Stockings and the NAPBBPDespite what you have heard about the Abner Doubleday myth, the Cartwright Rules, and the stories of the New York athletic clubs prior to the Civil War, you might as well throw all that out the window before you read this.
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The Subway Series: a New York City ExclusiveI never once dreamed as a child in 1962, that I would ever get to see the Mets and Yanks collide on the same field together. But fortunately I was very patient for 35 years and got to see it happen, and not .....
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Top 10 Sports Team Managers of All TimeIt has often been said that managing a baseball team is no regular job. It's multi-faceted and if you're going to be remotely decent at it you'll need more skills than just knowing the game. Having only played .....
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More Major League Baseball Firsts: From Expansion Through the Modern EraWhen baseball entered the 1960's, we were nearing the end of a Yankees dynasty that began in 1921 and would end in 1964. We were in the midst of the Cold War with the Soviet Union, the Vietnam War .....
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Famous Firsts in Baseball: From the 1800s to the Post-War EraI guess for all practical purposes you could call this article a trip down trivia or memory lane where baseball history is concerned. Baseball has pretty much been my life as far back as I can remember and .....
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Recent New York Yankees History: From the Bronx Zoo to GirardiIn the article prior to this one, I took you from the origins to when the dynasty ended in 1964, and then entered into obscurity under pathetic ownership. This article will delve into the eras of Yankee history .....
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The Biggest Sports Scandals: From Black Sox to Duke Lacrosse"Say it ain't so, Joe. Say it ain't so," a young newspaper boy pleaded with "Shoeless" Joe Jackson. The young boy wanted "Shoeless" Joe to tell him that he and the other seven White Sox really hadn't thrown .....
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The Birth of Baseball's American LeagueWhen the American Association disbanded due to bankruptcy in 1891, the National League, which was formed in 1876, expanded to a 12 team league by gobbling up four of the AA franchises. For all .....
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70 Years of Yankee History: From Origins to ObscurityWith the 2008 season approaching, we've seen a significant change in team management (Joe Girardi replacing Joe Torre) and the Boss handing over the reins of control to his son Hank. There are still .....
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What City Has Hosted the Most All-Star Games?I caught myself reminiscing about Yankee Stadium the other day and the fact that 2008 is the last year to attend games there. The new stadium is well under construction and scheduled to open for the 2009 .....
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MLB Rookie of the Year: Which Team Boasts the Most Award Winners?The Chicago Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) is given the credit for selecting a rookie of the year (hereafter referred to as ROY Award) in baseball beginning in 1940.
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7 Baseball Greats Whose Careers Met Fateful EndsWe've seen it happen all too often; players that are cut down early in their careers, in their prime, or even when they are approaching the twilight of their careers. The list is lengthy and the reasons for their .....
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Great American League Ballparks of the PastI had an opportunity when I was in my late 20's to visit several American and National League stadiums while on four summer vacations. During the 1970's there were 24 different stadiums, 12 in each league .....
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Remembering the National League Ballparks of YesteryearIn the last article, I took you on a tour of what I considered the crème of the crop of the classic ballparks of the American league. This article focuses on the National League ballparks that hold a fond place in .....
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The Five Biggest Baseball Free-Agent Busts of the Last Ten YearsI've come up with a list of the five biggest free agent busts of the last ten years by putting in some due diligence and doing some research. Hopefully, you'll see my reasoning behind choosing the five .....
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Colleges that Produced the Most Professional-Baseball PlayersHave you ever wondered what college has produced the most pro baseball players? I have, only because I played at one of the schools that are on this list. I came up with the top ten colleges to have produced .....
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The Greatest All-Time Gold Glove Team in BaseballHere we are deep into the fall. Baseball is over for now and the off season is as heated and hectic as ever. The GM meetings just ended with instant replay and free agency being the hot topics, and by the .....
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Five Greatest New York Yankees Team Lineups of All TimeIt's always a touchy subject in baseball when you mention the New York Yankees. They are single handedly the most loved and the most hated franchise in baseball history. So I don't expect that all of you .....
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Ten Teams, 23 Cities, and a Few More Baseball Stats for Good MeasureHave you ever wondered just how many different towns a pro baseball team has called home, how many different names the team has used, or even how many different ballparks they've called home field .....
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Top 10 Baseball Hitters of All TimeThere are basically two types of batters in professional baseball. On one hand, you have the sluggers; the home run hitters that thrill the crowd by tearing the cover off the ball. Then on the other hand, you .....
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Ruth, Aaron or Bonds: Who Really is the GreatestIn the 2006 season, we watched Barry Lamar Bonds pass Babe Ruth for second place on the all-time home run list. Then this past season, we watched him overtake Hammerin' Hank Aaron for the top spot .....
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Helpful Furniture-Shopping TipsWith Christmas right around the corner, here are some helpful tips on shopping for furniture, especially if you're trying to get the house spruced up for visits from the relatives. The information I've included in ...
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Top 10 Home Runs in World Series HistoryI recently found myself thinking about every World Series that I could remember in the 57 years that I've been around, and decided to dive into the 10 most dramatic home runs in World Series history .....
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Do we Need Another Professional Football League?Are you serious? There are plans to start another renegade pro football league and Mark Cuban, the outspoken owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks is in the thick of things.
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Listening Benefits of Internet Radio StationsFor about 13 years now, the concept of internet radio has become increasingly more popular, and has actually developed quite a listener base in that period of time. Have you ever wondered how internet .....
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Where Do We Go from Here? - the Case for SpeculationIn another baseball season clouded by doubts as to what upper management is going to do in the future, the New York Yankees have once again been given the boot in the first round of the playoffs. For most .....
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Inside Sales Vs. Outside Sales - Which One is for You?I think at some point in our salesperson lives, we've all been confronted with making the decision of whether or not we want to be in either inside or outside sales. I wanted to address this issue based on .....
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The Dilemma of Being 50-SomethingI remember years ago, listening to my father about growing old. Unlike my mother, he rarely mentioned those aches and pains that befall us as we move into those "senior" years. Instead, he always talked .....
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Traffic Exchanges - Cheap Advertising for the Novice Internet EntrepreneurFor the smaller online entrepreneurs, TE's are a great way to get low budget and even free advertising, and it's a very economical way to get your name .....
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Where Will Barry Bonds Play in 2008?It's no secret any more. As of Thursday night, the 20th of September, Barry Bonds will not be returning to the Giants for the 2008 season. The announcement was made during a meeting between Bonds .....
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Owning and Operating a Small Retail Business: The BasicsEver thought about starting your own retail business? The thought of being your own boss and not having to answer to someone else has probably intrigued all of us at some point in time.
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Advanced Basic Training of Owning and Operating a Small Retail BusinessIn the prior article, I covered what I refer to as the basic steps to take to own and operate a small retail business. These are the steps that take you to the point in the process where it's nearly time to open your doors to the public.
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Instant Replay: With Bad Umpires, Does Major League Baseball Need It?It is no secret that the quality of umpiring has declined considerably over the past twenty years. In fact, I would have to say that umpiring in Major League Baseball has become nothing short of atrocious, and not just behind home plate, but in the field as well.
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Baseball-Card Collecting: Pick Players or a ThemeNow that you've fine tuned your thinking about why you're collecting and what the focus of your collecting is, it's time to ask yourself, "What am I going to collect?" Here is where you decide the "who," or what the true focus of your collection is going to be.
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Collecting Baseball Cards: Investing and Profiting From ValuablesIn this segment, I'm going to discuss the other two topics: collecting for the long-term investment and accumulating product for retail purposes.
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Building a Baseball Card Collection: Why and What You Can AchieveAll right, collectors: Fasten your seat belts, and remember to keep your feet and hands inside the ride at all times. You are about to enter the heart of the sports-collectibles industry.
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What's the Real Reason for Purchasing All Those Packs of Baseball Cards?In this article, I'll address the first of the four questions, namely "What's the real reason for purchasing all those packs of cards?" What was the catalyst or the spark that got you started?
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Helpful Tips for the Beginning Collector - IntroductionLet's face it. We've all been "rookies" at some point in time when it comes to collecting sports memorabilia. None of us had a clue what we were doing .....
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Records in Baseball that Will Never Be BrokenFor years, we've all heard that overused cliché, "records were made to be broken." I want to dispel this by citing a handful of records that will never be broken.
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History Making Milestones of the 2007 MLB SeasonAs we approach the middle of August, all I can say is WOW! What a season it's been so far! And best of all, the top history making moments I'm going to discuss first occurred recently between August 4th and 7th.