2009 American League Championship Series

Did you know that the first and only baseball player who played with one arm was a man named Jim Abbott? He was born in Flint, Michigan on September 19, 1967. Jim Abbott's parents were still teenagers when they had him. Raising a child at such a young age was difficult enough, especially a child with a disability, but Mike and Kathy Abbott resolved to make their son's life as normal as possible (sabr.org). Abbott’s father loved him unconditionally. Jim was not pampered or treated differently…

It was a nice summer day when my father took me to my first Yankees game. “If I saved a quarter a day for life, do you think I could have that one day?” He replied “Put your heart into I, and you can achieve anything.” I was referring to a player’s car that drove by that was glowing as it passed by. I knew it was a player’s car, because he drove to a designated parking lot labeled “Players Garage.” It was beautiful out and there was something eccentric in the air. I’ve never seen the Yankees in…

Wilson or Rawlings, the debate of the baseball world. Both have dominated competition for decades. Both are highly sought after. Best of the best gloves, so they claim. Both buying Horween Leather. But, they come from very different roots, one, an American story of brothers, the other, created by a meat company. These two companies are rivals through and through. Wilson’s headquarters is located in Chicago, IL, while Rawlings’s headquarters in located in St. Louis, MO. Wilson first provided…

However, Baseball America did create a list of the projected top 25 bonuses for 2009 (http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/international-affairs/2009/268478.html). Miguel Sano is looking like a star. Aside from that, the best remaining players are probably Profar and Sardinas, neither of whom have done much in the majors. In 2010, Baseball America started keeping…

to find affordable players that are good enough to turn their losing team into a winning team. Beane can relate to the sport, because he was drafted right out of high school. Sadly, though he didn’t work out, because he couldn’t perform to major leagues standards. So when recruiting these new players…

The Little League World Series, a kids dream to be at besides Disneyworld. Every kid that plays Little League wants to work hard to get to there. Some kids don’t even make it passed their city championships, but they set their goals so high so they can make it to Williamsport. It’s not just only in the United States, it is international. Kids around the world get to participate in it. There is so many positive influences about the Little League World Series, from the lifetime friend ships with…

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. Though he had received scholarship offers in all three, his love for football was tenacious. He went on to start as a…

scholarships compared to women. An unequal treatment of women comes from the women’s professional hockey league. The Boston Blades represent some of the world's best women hockey players but are completely undermined. They players don’t get paid an annual salary. Instead, they have the benefit of a place to play, teammates to train with, provided transportation, ice time, coaches, etc. all provided by the league. Most of the players pick up regular full-time jobs just to earn a living. There is…

Annie: Heathcliff, short, long hair, wears earring Bernard: Sherlock, tall, long hair, wears earring Carolyn: Romeo, medium, short hair, wears earring Daniel: Harry, short, long hair, doesn’t wear earring Since we know each person can be right about only 1 thing, we need to cross out similarities. Starting with Daniel, we know he has to be right about the character not wearing earrings, because he is the only student that had a different answer for that category, and the other 3 students can’t…

The stories of Richard Rodriguez and Dee shine a light on how education can change an individual perspectives on life. Alice Walker, the author of Everyday Use describes in little details on how education change Dee’s life compare to Richard Rodriguez , The Achievement of Desire; he gives more detail information on when he realize education separated him from his family life. Rodriguez refers to himself as a scholarship boy; a boy who separates the classroom from his home life. Dee story was…