Should Baseball Ban the DH? The designated hitter rule has positively influenced Major League Baseball since the American League adopted it in 1973. Not only should it be upheld in the American League‚ but should also be adopted in the National League. The DH rule allows a designated hitter to bat for pitchers in the batting order. One of the biggest reasons that the DH should be used is that pitchers can’t hit. Who would you rather see‚ Manny Ramirez‚ who had a batting average of .327 last
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CATCHERS OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL The catcher‚ the most physically demanding position on the baseball diamond‚ and the most knowledgeable player on the field have gone through changes. Through the long history of the American past-time of baseball‚ the catcher has seen their equipment up-date to meet the challenging force of a pitcher and the battle against a hardball gaining velocity off the wooden bat while only a couple feet off the plate. The catcher has developed as a weak-offensive threat
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What is it The Baseball Color Line (also known as the color barrier) was an unwritten rule that did not allow African Americans to play Major League Baseball in the states from 1884 until 1946. Owners forced African Americans out of the game. It applied to dark skinned who were of Latin descent‚ as well as blacks. There was also a gentleman’s agreement made to keep out certain races by owners. Some leagues did not spell it out in their policies about keeping out blacks‚ but some of the older ones
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Baseball is a game of skill that requires two teams consisting of nine players; a field‚ and equipment‚ such as gloves‚ bats and baseballs. To start‚ you will need nine willing players per team to participate. One team plays defence in the field ‚ while the other plays offense at bat. The pitcher throws the baseball to the catcher with a offensive hitter in the batter’s box trying to hit the pitched ball. Next‚ the umpire is the official that calls balls and strikes. A strike is a pitch thrown by
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in shape without playing baseball. I realized that my joy and fun is more important than being a complete nerd. I should be able to let off my steam by playing baseball. At the end of the day‚ I ended up telling my parents that I wanted to continue playing baseball. All of this thinking made me realize that thinking before acting will usually end up in happy and good decision. Without all of this thought‚ I might of quit baseball‚ and been an introvert. Playing baseball really helps me let off some
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In 1881‚ Chicago White Stockings owner Albert Spalding said “Salaries must come down or the interest of the public must be increased in some way. If one or the other does not happen‚ bankruptcy stares every team in the face" (Baseball Quotes SI). This obviously did not happen and teams are still flourishing‚ but even in 1881 when the top salary was $1‚500 individuals were complaining about players’ salaries. We’ve all heard complaints and stories of the outrageous amounts of money professional athletes
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The Abominable Baseball Bat In the poem "The Abominable Baseball Bat‚" by X.J. Kennedy‚ a batter swings and misses the ball and strike three is called. The bat is changed into a vampire showing that the anger the batter is feeling towards striking out is caused by the vampire sucking the life out of the batter. Now every time the batter goes up to bat he can still feel the vampire’s bite and so he looks to walk instead of swing at the ball. The batter in this poem seems to be in a hitting
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going to sticky hot summer afternoons and nights‚ watching baseball games. I have been playing baseball for as long as I can remember. Always playing games‚ then sticking around to watch the “big boys” play and admire their pure talent and optimism of the game. I was fortunate enough that my father was the coach for Tee Ball and 8u baseball. I was able to start playing at the age of five with the older kids. I knew from the moment 8u baseball started that I loved the game‚ even if I got distracted and
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Jackie Robinson is one of the most well known people in baseball. Without Jackie Robinson blacks might not have played baseball until later in time. Jackie Robinson was one of the most courageous people of his time for being a pioneer despite the odds. In Jackie Robinson’s time‚ African Americans were not just segregated in sports‚ they were segregated in life. For example‚ African Americans went to different schools than whites; they were not allowed to sit in the front of public transportation
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Lou Gehrig Baseball Legend Lou Gehrig‚ one of the greatest players of all time‚ struggled to make it in the big leagues. Although he did grow up in a normal family‚ the beginning of his career was rough. As he settled into the MLB‚ his career was one to remember. He really gave New York something to brag about. Towards the end of his career‚ an untimely sickness affected his life in the worst way possible. Lou Gehrig was born in Yorkville‚ Manhattan in 1903. His parents both emigrated from
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