This article is 2 years old. The controversial figure whose memoir formed the basis of Leonardo DiCaprio's unhinged stockbroker in Martin Scorsese's Oscar-nominated black comedy The Wolf of Wall Street has revealed his debauched life of sex and drugs was even worse than shown in the film.
A baseball pitcher is getting ready to throw the ball. ERA in baseballs stands for âearned run average.â It is used to measure a pitcherâs performance and was originally created during the 1900s to rate the effectiveness of relief pitchers. Today, it is one of most widely recognized statistics used to assess a pitcherâs ability.
Modern Major League Baseball refers, to the game we are observing being played today. The p â¦ re-modern era, which is roughly dated from the 1850'S to about 1915, give or take a couple of years, was different in many aspects. One major one being pitchers tossed the ball underhand from a distance of only 50 feet.