Andy Hartung
Blog Post 1
My research topic is Henry (Hank) Aaron and the one summer he spent in Eau Claire playing minor league baseball for the Eau Claire Bears. The research question I am exploring as of now is what was Hank Aarons stay in Eau Claire like for him, and how playing for the Eau Claire Bears helped to shape him into the player he eventually became. This topic interested me because I am a sports fan and because I didn’t have much previous knowledge about the history of Eau Claire and I heard Hank Aaron was here for a summer and it immediately caught my attention. He is a hall of fame player and second on the list of most career home-runs in the MLB, this guy is extremely famous so I thought it would be interesting to learn a little bit about where baseball all started for him.
The reason I find this research question to be important is because I am curious as to what his opinion of Eau Claire was during his stay, and also because I would like to know how playing for the Eau Claire Bears helped him to develop into such an amazing major league baseball player. However another research question that I didn’t previously state, but I still want to look into is what Hank Aarons keys to success were. The reason I am interested in this is because about 20 years after he played for Eau Claire he came back and gave a speech on how to be successful. This question seriously caught my attention because a man who had so much success in something probably has a few tips and pointers to give on being successful. As of this time I do not have a satisfactory understanding of these questions because this is something that I have never done any previous research for.
Great topic! I too am a big sports fan, baseball being one of my favorite sports to watch.I have very little knowledge about Hank Aaron’s time in Eau Claire. I would be curious to know more about where he spent his free time in Eau Claire and what he did. along with some of statistics while playing for the Bears.
I believe that this is topic was well-chosen because it appeals to a large amount of people. This could appeal to anyone who has heard of Hank Aaron, lives in Eau Claire, loves baseball, or simply just loves sports in general. This is very informing to me because I never knew that Hank Aaron played for this team that was out of Eau Claire and I probably wouldn’t have known that if it wasn’t for this research being done by you. Being successful is what is on a lot of people’s minds whether it’s about a sport, or being successful at a workplace. I am interested in finding out what you find during this research of Hank Aaron’s time in Eau Claire, and what he believes are keys to being successful.