Babe Ruth

Andrelton Simmons Every child that has been interested America’s pastime has heard of all the baseball greats. We have all heard about Hank Aaron, Pete Rose, Babe Ruth and the list goes on. All these players were great, but not a single one of them could come remotely close to what the Angels shortstop, Andrelton Simmons, does on a daily basis. Andrelton Simmons is not only the best shortstop in the league, but he is the best player in the MLB. Andrelton Simmons made his major league debut in…

“Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth,” The beloved baseball star Lou Gehrig once said. Lou Gehrig was an amazing baseball player. He was known for his hard work and iron will. Lou Gehrig was the Iron Horse of the New York Yankees, he became one of the best in baseball at a young age, and sadly, he retired young from a deadly disease, that later killed him. Lou Gehrig was born June 19, 1903 in New York, at an early age He helped his mom run errands while she was…

Derek Jeter Derek Jeter, one of the greatest captions or even baseball players of all time. He has set so many MLB records. They were mostly set by Babe Ruth if that tells you something about Derek Jeter. He was also a great man off the field never got in trouble for illegal drugs. This is one of many of my role models. What makes Derek Jeter devoted is he had have five times that his team that he lead won the World Series. He has also lead the Yankees in hits, doubles, games played,…

The legends of the New York Yankees, such as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehric and Joe DiMaggio, are too numerous to enumerate. As a recent topic, Derek Jeter has put an end to his brilliant playing days last year and I believe that the number 2 on his back will also be retired number in Major League Baseball in the near future for sure. However, I do not intend to introduce the story of the heroes like them this time because, needless to say over again, their biography have been already well known for many…

her, and cause him to want to start over to find that single idea. In contrast to this, many others have craved something from their past whether it is an idea, object, or feeling that needs to be recreated. One interesting example of this was Babe Ruth, a baseball legend who was traded to the Yankees from the Red Sox in 1919. This trade exhibited the importance of him as a player and…

Our part one article with the first set of seven facts you never knew about MLB really filled you in on everything you were missing out on about your favorite sport. Finally, we have returned with our part two article to really give you the scoop on Major League Baseball! Read on to discover our top eight facts that you never knew about MLB! Number Eight: The Da Vinci of Sports Deion Sanders is known as an amazing, athletic tool of all trades. Mastering the arts of both profession baseball and…

One major thing that caught my attention in the documentary “Bigger Stronger Faster” was the comparison of people being allergic to peanuts. We are so quick to ban things when we can attach a personal moral wrongness to it, and scare tactics are put into effect to further the ban of such things. “Bigger Stronger Faster” compared the reefer madness movie to the scare tactics that were used about steroids, which I think was a good comparison. If there is the possibility of ill effects of the use…

When it starts, Jim is in the middle of class learning about how to add, subtract and multiply, when the nun turns around a yells, “Which one of you smells like a rotten milk?” Everybody was panicing looking around, the nun walked by each child sniffing up in the air. When she reaches Jim she stops, sniffs again and again. Jim knew it must be him, the nun grabbed his desk and threw it to the ground as everybody laughed at Jim as he started to pick up his belongings. This wasn’t the first time…

Early in the 20th century, boxing, baseball, and horseracing were the three of the most popular sports in America. They offered great experiences for a low cost. However, they were a reflection of how society and life was during this era from 1900 to 1930s. America was dealing with racial tensions and relations, economic struggles, conflict with labor and capital, and corruption in the sports and trying to clean it up. The issues of America were grand and these three sports brought it life in a…

that he attends. He notices a group of teenagers about his age playing baseball, and he instantly feels the urge to play. He notices a beautiful girl with a kid, and he gets a knot in his stomach. He looks between the girl and the game. Uno, the Babe Ruth of National City, is sweeping the home run derby that the city’s kids hold every Saturday. They all put in money, and whoever wins keeps it all. Every kid in the area has a part in the derby, and Uno’s step-brother with special needs, Manny,…