At one minute after midnight, the Red Sox closed out the Yankees 10-3 in Game 7 when Ruben Sierra grounded out to second base. Nothing whacky happened. No ball through someone's legs, no errant throw, no sudden breeze from the supposed ghosts of Yankee Stadium. Just a simple throw by Pokey Reese to first and the Red Sox were the American League champions.…
The Washington Post news article, “Stephen Strasburg Shutdown” discussed the Washington nationals decision that manager mike Rizzo made prior to the season start to shut down the former number 1 pick, there ace Stephen Strasburg after he reached the 160 innings pitch mark no matter where they were in the postseason race, they were shutting him down for the remainder of the season. This created controversy around the sports world for the whole year of 2012 and is still being talked about on sports talk shows today. The nationals finished the regular season with the best record in the major leagues and a lot of that success was because of #37. He carried the pitching staff all year with a stellar 15-6 record with a 3.16 earned run average while leading the national league in strikeouts. Also he was the frontrunner for the CY young award which is the best pitcher in there respected leagues (American/National).…
The game of baseball itself had not changed much since it first started. The pitcher throws the ball, batter hits the ball, and fielder catches the ball. However, the New York Yankees baseball organization has. They are and still known for their deep pockets, legendary athletes, and being in the spot light. Without those qualities former players would not recognize what the team has become today.…
Ruth hit 54 home runs giving fans another look at what baseball really is about. “In fact, he ended up hitting 54 and got the fans so excited that the Yankees had to build a new ballpark to accommodate them all” (Murphy). The new stadium had given the fans an opportunity to possibly catch the ball from a game savior. If Babe Ruth did not hold up his bargain with the many home runs, there would not be any baseball fans. The new ballpark gave fans the courage to be able to be close to the team and possibly see all the players in action. “He emerged as a superstar and established the sport as America’s pastime” (Stromberg). Ruth gives baseball a different meaning now ever since his contribution. Baseball is now looked at differently because of how Ruth impacted on it. Babe Ruth has changed baseball for the good of it and by keeping his promise to the fans.…
Everyone knows or has heard about the much heated and hated rivalry between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees Red Sox rivalry is one of the sports worlds greatest of all times. This rivalry has been going on for over 100 yrs. Some would say that it all started when the Red Sox sold then superstar George “Babe” Ruth to the Yankees; when he was added to the Yankees’ line up it became known as “Murderers’ Row” with the likes of Low Gehrig, Mark Koenig, Tony Lazzeri and Earle Combs (Wikipedia.org).…
The Boston Red Sox won 5 World Series championships before 1919. Then the Boston Red Sox didn’t win the World Series for Eighty-six years. Yet the Red Sox fans did not give up on the team. It reminds me of what Thomas Paine says in The Crisis, “that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value” (Thomas Paine The Crisis). To me this means that the longer the Red Sox waited it means more to them because of how long they took to win the World Series. For example, the Yankees win the World Series a lot but, that World Series win doesn’t mean as much to them as it does to the Red…
For the first time the Chicago White Sox were playing the Cincinnati Reds in the 1919 Major League Baseball World Series. While the Reds finished eight games above Chicago, the “Sox” were still heavy favorites because of their solid pitching rotation, gold-glove infield, and power hitting outfield led by Joe Jackson. Yet when pre-game betting odds quickly switched from Chicago to Cincinnati, many cynics, including future commissioner, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, immediately grew wary. When the Reds blew out the Sox ace Cicotte for nine runs, and after a 4-2 loss by the White sox in Game 2, people immediately knew something was wrong. The White Sox would go on to lose the Series 3 games to 5.…
Baseball is a very commonly played sport. There was once a story that Abner Doubleday invented baseball in 1839 but that story was never really proved. The first published rules were written in 1845 for a New York baseball club by Alexander Cartwright. He is known as a commonly “father of baseball”. On June 3, 1953 congress officially gave Alexander Cartwright credit for inventing the current game of baseball. Alexander is a member of the baseball hall of fame.…
It was a hot summer day in Rayville,Louisiana. My 12 year old All-Star season was going great, even though we had only played a few games. Little did I know that this game would change my whole baseball career.…
You will watch an on-line video called , “Sluggers Come Home”. The link to the video will be posted on Blackboard. After watching the video please write up your analysis answering the following questions.…
first homerun in stadium history and the Yankees prevailed in the home opener, defeating the Red Sox…
3 Apr 2011 ... Timbuk2.com, a San Francisco startup (well, it used to be in mid-90s, it is ... to be…
One week later, as our bus drove out of the parking lot headed for Oklahoma City; our stomachs were full of butterflies and anticipation. We were anxious to bring home another state championship to Broken Arrow. We thought our hopes were dashed when we lost our second game and went to the losers’ bracket. We regrouped and went on to win the next game. I set my mind to play my best and did my job as a senior leader to both hit well and play great defense at first base. After two more exciting, exhausting, nail-biting battles, the Broken Arrow…
The point guard position is an important position in the game of basketball. A point guard is sometimes referred to as the “General,” because they are usually the leader of the team and call the shots. Without a good point guard, it becomes a lot harder to keep control of the game. The point guard position is the most vital position in the game of basketball. Most people do not understand the importance of a point guard or the qualities it takes. People assume that anyone can be a good point guard, a team just needs a good shooter to win games; this is incorrect.…
Born in the Ontario village of Almonte in 1861, James Naismith was a hardworking athlete who excelled at many sports, and who chafed when the long Canadian winter kept him from playing outdoors, resulting in added pounds and lost strength.…