All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

is that I’m not a big fan of baseball or sports in general. Which is weird because I actually liked this movie a lot on how these women went from housewives from cleaning to cooking to baseball. A sport where most would think the last place you would see a woman. In those days women were looked at as caretakers and would do what everything around the house. I’m not saying all of them did that, but at that time when their husbands went off to war to fight for their country baseball was dwindling. Since there wasn’t any entertainment in baseball there was a candy manufacturer by the name of Walter Harvey who started an all women's baseball league. This league was called the All-American Girls Professional…

The film A League of Their Own can be considered a feminist film that stands for the individual rights, justice and freedom for women. The film depicts women, as strong and independent if need be, yet still capable of being good wives and mothers. Throughout history, baseball was always known to be an all American sport - played by men of course, however the film takes a turn on history; rather than showing the manly all American sport as everyone knows it, the film shows women playing the sport…

Reporting Information Article Assignment - Analyzing a Report James Fallows wrote a report called “Throwing Like a Girl,” it explores the art of throwing a baseball and the misconceptions that lead to the phrase “throwing like a girl.” He goes on to tell us about the time that the Clinton’s, Bill and Hillary, threw the ceremonial first pitch at the Cubs game in 1994. Bill Clinton was wearing an Indians cap and warm-up jacket when he threw the pitch. She was wearing a dark jacket, a scarf, and…

life. It also affected amateur and professional sports throughout the United States of America. Many Americans have praised professional baseball players that served in World War II, others have said professional baseball players used their fame or position in baseball to serve in the war but avoid combat and have an easy life in the military. Contribution of professional baseballers in World War II has been debated for decades. Baseball players did effectively contribute to…

In today’s day and age of baseball, we are all living in the so called, Steroid Era. It is named the Steroid Era because players over the last two decades have been caught using performance enhancers, which has become the latest major problem in the MLB. Performance enhancing drugs, which are commonly known as PED’s, means basically what it states; it enhances a player’s performance on the field. Over the last few years, members of the BBWAA have not voted in players that have been caught using…

A hero changed the game of baseball for the greater good many years ago. Jackie Robinson had one of the greatest influences in the world of baseball by opening rights for baseball and breaking down the color barrier. So keep reading this because it’s a catch! The world of baseball has been made what it is today because of Jackie Robinson gaining rights for baseball, becoming the first black person in the major league baseball, and for breaking down the color barrier. Jackie Robinson played a…

Baseball’s Future Baseball is the greatest sport in human history, and that is not debatable. Baseball is most commonly referred to as America’s pastime baseball was established in 1839, ever since it has captured the minds of young boys and men with one goal in mind… that goal is being the best to play the game and making it to the major leagues. The best in history include: Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds, Cy Young, Bo Jackson, Ken Griffey, Ken Griffey Jr, Willie Mays, Jackie Robinson, Chipper Jones,…

The difference between baseball and football, that is a great question, first, they are not even spelled the same. The only thing I can see that is similar is that they both have the word “ball” in the spelling. Baseball seems to make sense by the spelling; it is a game with the involvement of bases. Football, by the spelling seems to be a game that involves your feet, which we all know is not the case, but seems ironic because most games are won by a field goal. A field goal is when the team…

point in life, Americans have the idea that every US citizen’s should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative. Although living in a very discriminated time, Willie Mays did accomplish the American Dream by achieving his desired aims and having determination to fulfill his everyday fantasies. His father, Cat Mays, was a talented baseball player with the Negro team for the local iron plant. His mother, Annie Satterwhite, was a…

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 receiver at Louisiana Tech. After College, he went on to play professional football in Canada. Unfortunately, because of his bad knee, he had to quit playing football and settle for a coaching job at Ole Miss. He absolutely loved sports and…