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.…
FRANCONA: The Boston Red Sox Years Terry Francona, who managed the Cleveland Indians to within one game of winning the 2016 World Series, left his mark on Major League Baseball when he led the Boston Red Sox to the championship in 2004, in his first season as manager. The Red Sox broke an 86-year drought and the curse of Babe Ruth, with an improbable comeback in the American League Championship Series. The team rallied from a 3-0 deficit in the best-of-seven series with their hated rival, the New York Yankees.…
I. The year was 1918. Woodrow Wilson was president, World War 1 was ending, the Spanish flu became a pandemic, and the Boston Red Sox won the World Series. The last event would not occur for another 86 years until 2004 when the Boston Red Sox emerged victorious. II.…
Who will win the series? Who will be the World Champions between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago White Sox? Everyone is stuck on the upcoming event, World Series baseball. There will on only be one team that will go home as World Champions, but who will it be? Chicago White Sox is known to be great hitters, infielders, pitchers, a smarter team overall.…
But off the field, Ortiz’s charismatic personality and his deep passion for the city of Boston did not go unnoticed. In the first game at Fenway Park after the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings, Ortiz was a factor in the city’s healing process. With the words that only David Ortiz could say, he told the crowd of over 35,000, “This is our f****** city, and no one is going to dictate our freedom. Stay strong." That same year the team went on to win the franchise’s eighth World Series Championship and he won his third.…
I. The year was 1918. Woodrow Wilson was president, World War 1 was ending, the Spanish flu became a pandemic, and the Boston Red Sox won the World Series. The last event would not occur for another 86 years until 2004 when the Boston Red Sox emerged victorious. II.…
Breaking The Curse From it’s origination in 1901, the Boston Red Sox has always been one of the most iconic professional baseball teams, even winning the inaugural 1903 World Series (then as the Boston Americans). This fame would only grow in 1914 when they came across a strong left-handed pitcher with an even stronger bat known as George Herman “Babe” Ruth (Britannica 2014). With Ruth, the Red Sox won 515 games and lost 359. They also won 3 World Series in the 6 years in which Ruth played with them (mlb.com).…
The eagles won the world series!!!! The crowd goes wild as the team Goes out and tackles jake, nice job jake,great job jake. Hey im mike,did you know that half of the world’s population play baseball. Today I will be talking about how baseball can be fun and healthy Baseball is fun because you can compete other team all over U.S.A ,another reason on how baseball is fun when you SMACK that red and white striped baseball of the medal fence it feels like your on top of the world,the last reason is when you make a run and you get home the crowd goes wild…
Starting with the skyline of New York, some distance away from the platform, a train slowly approaches. Door opens, passengers get on and off. Walking around the area of the Yankee stadium, witness the street life of the Bronx. Cars and people travel back and forth. Shops, bars, billboards hold up strongly the Yankee blue.…
World Series Athletics have always been an important aspect of my life along with my family's life. Everyone in my family played multiple sports in elementary, middle, and high school. Our father was always pushing us to practice and play harder. My father was a very athletic man throughout his sports career. He started in high school as a baseball, track, and football star.…
“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.…
Sixty miles per hour is the speed at which the average softball player throws the ball; so I guess you could say I was in the wrong place at the wrong time, but I believe I was exactly where I was supposed to be. You know how some people say there was a certain moment that changed their life completely? Well, this was that moment for me, and it all was caused by a miscommunication. Miscommunications happen all of the time, but with a softball that isn't actually soft, and someone standing only 30 feet away from you; well you can already see the implications. At the time, I didn't see what was going to unfold, but I had a bad feeling about what was to come.…
The sport that creates more longing among Americans than some others is baseball. Baseball is one of, if not, the most popular sport in America. People all around world play baseball from when they are kids to grown-ups. Baseball in considered to be “America’s National Pastime.” The top two levels of baseball are college and professional.…
What I was looking forward to doing my senior year, was leading my team as a senior to the best we could be. I was working harder than I ever had all winter long leading up to this. I had one goal that I did not see happen any of my four years there, which was getting to the state championship. There were a lot of things that had to go right for this to happen. The team had to be good, they had to work hard every day, they had to win districts, they had to win regional’s, and the most importantly the team had to get along great they have to be a family.…
As I walked into the stadium, the smell of hotdogs and popcorn filled the air. It was a familiar setting. A setting I had grown to know very well because my dad loved baseball. The red white and blue colors were everywhere as fans came from every direction into the stadium. My dad and I walked to the outfield where the opposing team was warming up for the game.…