hers was basketball and I told her mine was baseball. “Baseball is boring to watch‚” she said. Hearing someone say this about my favorite sport that I have been playing throughout my life irritates me and it brings my attention to wonder why people find this sport boring. People similar to this woman‚ believe that baseball is a boring sport yet they do not realize that it is actually one of America’s most exciting sports! People who believe baseball is boring must not comprehend the variables to
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Baseball as a sport is considered to be America’s pastime. Nothing beats sitting at your favorite ballpark‚ with a hot dog smothered with ketchup and mustard in one hand and an ice cold beer in the other hand. This scene is symbolic to the American culture. Baseball has seen its fair share of changes‚ from the dead ball era‚ to the expansion era‚ where we see different races from around the world coming to america to play this great game we know as baseball. Baseball has always been popular in the
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Chad Robinson 6/27/13 English 1A G. Gelegan Super Athletes What if athletes in Major League Baseball suddenly transformed into super athletes? It would create a whole new level of excitement for the fans and media. From professional cycling to major league baseball‚ performance enhancing drugs are used illegally. A person using steroids is able to recover from a workout and build muscle two to three times faster than a person who is completely natural (Ali). Athletes are illegally using
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In the Summer of 2017‚ I received a phone call that was full of excitement. Up to this point it was high school baseball season and I was playing baseball for Senior. Baseball is my favorite sport‚ so I dedicate a lot of time practicing and working out to get ready for the season. It was midway through the season when the big doubleheader with our crosstown rival Hempstead‚ approached. We ended up sweeping the mustangs which gave us the outright of the city championship. I went 4-6 at the plate‚
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“Anything you can do I can do better…” was a famous quote by Annie Get Your Gun that’s been used for many years‚ and has become relevant in the debate of softball versus baseball. The game of baseball was invented during the summer of 1839. Softball was later created in 1887 when a group of men joined together in Chicago ’s Farragut Baseball Club to listen to the Harvard-Yale football game. Although these two sports seem identical they both have their own significant differences‚ but the game of softball
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The creation of the negro baseball leagues was a big advancement for the African American culture therefore‚ helping break down racism and spread a wider acceptance in the community inside and outside of baseball. Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play major league baseball during the modern era. Before he signed to the Dodgers‚ baseball in the black community was considered just a pastime and not a career. Integration into professional baseball was unfathomable. Looking through all
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Effect in Professional Baseball In past twenty years‚ steroids have become a huge problem in major league baseball. Many players were using them because they assumed there was no chance in being caught. In the last five years the league has decided to crack down on testing and really try to clean up baseball. A large number of players have tested positive‚ and the punishment is much worse than in past years. Steroids are harmful to the human body‚ they have changed baseball‚ and ruined player’s
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“Just because the ball is bigger does not mean it is any easier!” A quote from US professional softball pitcher‚Jennie Finch‚ 6 that was in an experiment to show the differences between softball and baseball. Personally‚ I have playing softball since I was 5. I started with t-ball and moved my way up to a class A player as a junior‚ as well as a varsity player as a junior. When I played t-ball‚ obviously‚ I was younger so it is hard for me to make a judgement which is harder off of my personal experience
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culture has had some influence by sports. The Indians played sports‚ the Africans played‚ and Europeans played sports. Sports have been a great impact on the world. I can’t remember what it was like not to be in a sport‚ I have been competing so long. Sports teach adolescents‚ as well as some younger children integrity‚ hard work‚ perseverance‚ and in some cases maturity‚ as well as many other much needed aspects to succeed in life. Sports create competitions‚ and competition brings out the
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Baseball and Hockey have many differences. But they also have a lot of similarities. Baseball is known as Americas past time. It is one of the most popular sports in the United States. Hockey is more popular in Canada than any other country. Mainly because it is colder for longer periods of time there. One of the similarities these sports have is that they both have 30 teams. Baseball is mostly played in the summer and sometimes goes into the fall because of the playoffs. The reason it is played
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