Jenna Gerke, per. 1 Ms. Kelly- World History H 17 December 2015 Thesis Statement Baseball is best known as a man's sport, but during World War II, women stepped up to the plate to prove themselves not only capable of playing professional baseball, but being entertaining to the country when America needed its encounter with women in baseball.…
This book was about the MLB and how the American and National leagues were different. They also talked about players like Mike Trout, Babe Ruth, and Clayton Kershaw. They also talked about how the Yankees were the best ranked team; they have over 20 world titles while their rivals (the Boston Red Sox) only had 8. Ever since the early 1900’s the two teams have been rivals. Baseball was famous around the late 1800’s.…
The start of African Americans playing baseball broke many barriers for the race, not only in sports, but also in society. The desegregation of baseball helped lead to the desegregation of society as a whole. This broken barrier paved the way for many opportunities for African Americans. In 1947, Jackie Robinson made history by doing what no other African American had ever done.…
Hello, this is my project on the country of the Dominican Republic. During December, they celebrate Christmas, like we do, but Christmas doesn’t end until January 6th, with the arrival of the three kings. A tradition in the Republic, is an Aguinaldos; an informal party at home. The people at the party sing traditional Christmas songs and eat Christmas foods, such as Puerco asado.…
Baseball is an all American sport that takes its pride in its patriotism. At one time American baseball was the number one sport to watch and follow in the United States. It was just as popular as American Football is today. It was considered a gentlemen’s game that held a high reputation for gamesmanship and sportsmanship. Baseball had a very powerful influence on society.…
The Dominican Republic, originally known as la Hispañola, including Haiti, was discovered by Christopher Columbus in December 5th, 1492. It is an island in the Caribbean which shares border with Haiti. In October of 1500, Governor De Bobadilla of Santo Domingo arrested Christopher Columbus and sent him in restraints to Spain. Columbus, during his third break to the new world, busy in a dispute with the representative of Santo Domingo, Hispaniola Columbus was later free and pardoned by the Queen of Spain, Queen Isabella.…
From my first trip to Fenway as a wide-eyed six year old to discovering Bill James’ scientific approach to the sport in his Baseball Abstract at age fifteen, “America’s pastime” has been a central part of my life. What began as childhood escapism, however, has since taken on greater importance in my mind. It has been said, I believe quite rightly, that baseball is a microcosm of America’s successes and contradictions. It’s a symbol of egalitarianism, national pride, and unity with a troubled history of racism, fraud, and violence.…
World War I was finally over, and interest in Baseball had peaked as fans across the nation followed the games. Baseball was America’s Pastime with people tuning in to listen to every game on the radio. Despite rumors of the 1919 World Series fix, most fans believed that baseball was still pure and that the games were played to the best of the player’s abilities. However, baseball would change forever in 1920 as suspicions turned into confessions.…
“Nice swing,” hollers Jeremy, my softball coach, as he places another ball into the pitching machine (6). One after another, I can hear the nice sound of the crack of my bat as I drill line drives up the middle. “Let’s end on a good hit,” Coach calls out. He puts the ball in the machine and I take a vigorous swing. The ball flies with power straight over my coaches head.…
Professional players weren’t the only ones to play baseball during World War II. Facilities for baseball, basketball, and other sports became common among the frontlines (Charlston). The Germans surrendered in May of 1945. (Japan wouldn’t surrender until September 2nd of the same year.) Troops waiting to be discharged from the European theater watched military-formed baseball leagues in which military units competed against each other (Graf).…
One significant event in my life was when I traveled to the Dominican Republic to see family. I had never been to another country before, and I was nervous and excited at the same time. I was curious to learn about the different culture. When my family and I arrived, my Aunt Melania greeted us with warm hugs and kisses. Overall, I feel as if my vacation to the Dominican was a good learning experience for me.…
Considering over 20 percent of the Dominican Republic’s is in extreme poverty they can 't necessarily do other activities. One quarter of the Dominican Republic’s population of 10.4 million (2.6 million) but compared to the United States where 0.04 percent of 319 million are playing (14 million). Although there is a huge difference in the number of people playing baseball the percentage of people playing in the Dominican Republic is ridiculous. Knowing players and where they’re from is not an easy thing to remember as there are 1200 players in the MLB.…
History of baseball This popular sport was given the name “America’s past time” through the years even though there has been debate for centuries of which land invented this game. The game of baseball has been seen back through history all the way back to 1600s. Abner Doubleday has been said to be the inventor of America’s pastime, but has never been credited with it.…
Although college and professional baseball is the same sport, professional baseball includes a better atmosphere, higher level of competition, and a personal investment to the game. The atmosphere that comes along with a professional baseball is much better than a college atmosphere. First part is the weather. The professional baseball season begins towards the end of spring and lasts throughout the whole summer.…
(aagpbl) Since the only organized ball for women in the country was softball, they created a game which included both softball and baseball. Their second task was clearly, to find talented base ball player women, not softball…