Extra Credit Jon George Mrs. Dvorak College Success December 1st 2011 Babe Ruth – The homerun king for ages was Babe Ruth. He played for the New York Yankees. In his earlier years he was a right handed pitcher in the MLB but switched to a hitter. He is now 3rd on the all time homerun list behind Hank Aaron who is second and Barry Bonds. Babe Ruth was born in Pigtown‚ Baltimore. Michael Jordan – In the eyes of many people Michael Jordan was the best basketball player in the world. He
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on him‚ but he delivered an incredibly moving and tear-inducing speech. In it‚ Gehrig thanked his teammates‚ wife‚ and parents‚ saying that he was‚ “The luckiest man on the face of the earth.” After his speech was finished‚ the crowd cheered and Babe Ruth gave him a hug. Shortly after his retirement‚ Gehrig was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Though the waiting period for induction was five years‚ this was waived because of Gehrig’s condition. As well as that‚ his jersey was retired by
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"Cheating and CHEATING" Analysis It has always been said‚ "baseball is America ’s pastime." However‚ in recent years‚ baseball has become increasingly more associated with cheating and scandals. In the article "Cheating and CHEATING‚" by Joe Posnanski‚ the author discusses his view on cheating. Posnanski tells us how he believes cheating has lived in baseball since its creation‚ stating that‚ "there never really was a beautiful game called baseball" (559). He said steroid use‚ amphetamine use‚
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because more home runs are being hit per season‚ and that records are falling with short tenure‚ that there is a direct correlation to steroid use with out considering other variables. The baseball season has been extended quite a few times. In 1919‚ Babe Ruth broke a 36 year old record of 27 home runs with 29. This seems to be a remarkable feat‚ until one considers that Ned Williamson’s (The previous record holder) record came in a season of 112 games‚ where as
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Polo Grounds increased dramatically once the New York Yankees franchise began having lucrative success. The Polo Grounds became an icon of America’s new pastime‚ baseball. It was the location of many famous baseball memories including the legendary Babe Ruth’s first home run as a New York Yankee. After being sold to Colonel Jacob Ruppert and Captain Tillinghast L ’Hommedieu Huston‚ the Yankees found themselves in a wealthy
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Known as America’s pastime‚ baseball is a game in which generations of children of all ages grow up playing in parks‚ streets‚ and alleyways throughout America. These same children grew up idolizing names such as Cy Young‚ Babe Ruth‚ Mickey Mantle‚ Jackie Robinson‚ and Hank Aaron. These men‚ as thousands of men before and after them‚ played in a league simply named Major League Baseball. Major League Baseball is rich in history with statistics and records dating back to 1873. Baseballchronology.com
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Bad News Bears “Baseball was‚ is and always will be to me the best game in the world” these were the words once uttered by Babe Ruth. The Bad News Bears is a 1976 film‚ remade in 2005‚ about a little league baseball team full of misfits that were originally excluded from their Southern California baseball league for not being talented enough‚ but parent protest allowed for the team to be formed. The coach in charge of this team is a drunk‚ ex-professional baseball pitcher named Morris Buttermaker
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average‚ being voted as MVP over a total of 5 times‚ and ranking 2nd in NL history. Although he hit over a .331 batting average (one of the highest to ever be recorded)‚ he had a stance like nobody else (Vecsey). While Babe Ruth had a .342 average‚ Stan was only .11 away (“Wikipedia”). Babe was one of the best players to ever live‚ some people say‚ and for Stan to be only .11 away was
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port to Europe. They also have won five World Series in the years between 1913 through 1918. In 1919‚ after their win the owner began to sell his players. One of the many players that was sold to the New York Yankees was the one and only Babe Ruth. After the Babe was sold‚ the Boston Red Sox had begun a losing streak that would last for the next eighty six years. The fans started calling the long‚ lengthy slump‚ The Slump of the Bambino. Shortly thereafter‚ the fans of the Red Sox began to despise
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Lindbergh‚ there were many other heros of the time. The main hereos came from the sports of the time. There were many sports heroes in the 1920’s‚ such as George Herman Ruth‚ Jack Dempsey‚ Johnny Weismuller‚ Steve Donoghue‚ Harold Edward Grange‚ Helen Newington Wills‚ and William Tilden. George Herman Ruth‚ later dubbed Babe Ruth from his fans‚ set the baseball record of sixty home runs in one season in 1927. This record stood until 1961 when Roger Maris hit 61 home runs. He might have been the
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