Jorge Duquesne Martinez’s life was great before Fidel Castro took over. On July 3rd‚ 1946‚ in beautiful Cayo Hueso‚ Cuba‚ Jorgito’s life began. Jorge used to play baseball as a kid. He played second base and was nicknamed “Lefty” because he threw with his left hand. There was a controversy for Jorge because second base players were not allowed to be lefties. Baseball was a very common sport during Jorge’s childhood. In Jorge’s twenties‚ he started working with his father in the docks‚ unloading goods
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The one important person I chose from the 1960’s was Hank Aaron. Hank Aaron’s motto was‚” always keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump of feeling badly or having trouble off the field‚ the only thing to do was keep swinging.”(Hank Aaron). First of all‚ the first topic about him is his early life‚ For example‚ when he was born in Mobile Alabama his family wasn’t very wealthy. Also‚ at the age of eight‚ he showed a very strong liking to baseball. When he started playing baseball he played shortstop
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CHICAGO -- A WGN News exclusive -- Steve Bartman has received an official Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series Championship ring as a special gift from the Ricketts family and the Cubs organization. Arguably the team’s most infamous fan‚ Bartman is remembered for tipping a foul ball that left fielder Moises Alou unsuccessfully tried to catch in Game 6 of the 2003 National League Championship Series. Now‚ 14 years later‚ Cubs owner Tom Ricketts thought it was high time to extend an olive branch. Bartman
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This season‚ the Philadelphia Eagles issues at wide receiver were well-documented. From Nelson Agholor dropping passes and Dorial Green-Beckham not seeing the field as much and reportedly valuing the Philadelphia nightlife over football‚ it left Jordan Matthews being the only consistent option for quarterback Carson Wentz. With that being known‚ there have been rumors floating around about a possible reunion with former Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson in free agency as he would provide them
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Yovani Gallardo is not having a particular successful season as an Oriole with his 5.18 ERA and 5.14 FIP. However‚ it seemed to me that lately he had been somewhat more successful than he was earlier in this season. This seems to be the case‚ in August he has had a 3.18 ERA in three starts and he’s improved his ERA from 5.82 in the first half to 4.50 in the second half. Neither of these numbers are particularly good‚ but the second number is a significant improvement and would be acceptable for a
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Trailing by two in the ninth‚ fourth-seeded West Virginia University came from behind to defeat No. 1 Texas Tech 12-7 in extra innings during the quarterfinals of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship. Darius Hill doubled to begin the ninth and scored on Jackson Cramer’s single. But a fielding error by the Red Raiders’ Ryan Long resulted in Cramer scoring and tying the game at 6-6. Braden Zarbnisky struck out the side and forced extra innings. In the 10th‚ the Mountaineers’ (34-23) bats exploded
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O. J. Simpson robbery case The O. J. Simpson robbery case (officially called the State of Nevada v. Orenthal James Simpson‚ et al.) was a criminal case prosecuted in 2007-2008 in the U.S. state of Nevada‚ primarily involving the retired American football player O. J. Simpson. On the night of September 13‚ 2007‚ a group of men led by Simpson entered a room in the Palace Station hotel in Las Vegas‚ Nevada. A sports memorabilia dealer‚ Bruce Fromong‚ testified that the group of men broke into
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Derek Lucente Professor Allen English Comp 1 December 16th‚ 2013 Sabermetrics Sabermetrics is the mathematical analysis of baseball records and data. Sabermetrics uses its own unique statistical categories to measure player performance instead of the more orthodox categories including: runs batted in (RBI)‚ home runs (HR)‚ and wins (W) for a pitcher. The theory behind sabermetrics produces data using complex formulas to determine the value of a player for the team as a whole rather than what
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Babe Ruth’s Farewell to Baseball speech was delivered on April 27th 1947 at the Yankee Stadium in New York. Babe Ruth at the time was 52 years old and dying of throat cancer‚ his speech was directed towards his dedicated fans. He wanted to thank everyone for their kind words throughout the years and he knew he wasn’t going to be around much longer. He began by speaking about how horrible his course voice sounded and how it felt just as bad. That statement I’m not quite sure if it could be construed
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Baseball free agency One of the most confusing things for baseball fans is free agency. Free agency is a complicated set of rules that has been negotiated in labor agreements between owners and players for more than 30 years. In major league baseball‚ a free agent is a baseball player with six or more years of major league service whose contract has expired for the following season‚ or is an amateur player who was not drafted by a team in the annual draft. The type of baseball player is now
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