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He was the youngest of five and lived only with his mother. The family lived in relative poverty and life was tough living with a single parent of five. Jackie had a full heart and loved his mother very much, he even chose a college that was close so he wouldn’t have to leave her. He was an incredible athlete, participating in four sports on the varsity level. Jackie eventually saw a bigger opportunity through his love for sports; he saw a way out of poverty. Jack Roosevelt Robinson, more…

Special edition Icon of the week: Happy birthday Sammy Sosa One of the most powerful baseball slugger, Sammy Sosa had an interesting career. From rags to being beloved by America, to his long fall from grace. Sosa was born in San Pedro de Marcoris, Dominican Republic, on November 12, 1968. However when Sosa turned 7 years old, his father died and to support his family Sosa had to find a job. During that time Sosa played a primitive form of baseball, and quickly showed that he had a natural…

Every kids dream when they are growing as a little league baseball player is to be a Major League Baseball player one day. Little League pitchers dreams get crushed when they believe they throw to slow to pitch the the major leagues. In order to make it to the major leagues, pitchers don't have to throw 90 miles per hour (mph) or harder, some pitchers in the past had success without throwing hard. One of those pitchers is Greg Maddux. Greg is a Hall Of Famer now because of his success as a…

Heroes of the 1920’s The 1920’s was known by many different names. The Jazz Age, the Age of Intolerance, the Age of Wonderful Nonsense and the Roaring Twenties. For many, this was also the Age of Freedom because of the 1920’s heroes; Babe Ruth, Henry Ford, and Charles Lindbergh. George Herman Ruth, known to the world as Babe Ruth, made an enormous impact on the people of the twenties. Ruth was a troublemaker at a young age and his parents could not keep him under control, so they sent him to…

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,…

I am not a creative person. When we were told about the project and that we had to come up with an idea to draw or create our own ceiling tile, I was not too excited. However, I knew that I had to come up with something since this was a giant part of my final grade. I sat there thinking while everyone else had already basically come up with an idea. Then it hit me, why don't I do it about something I love and have a passion for and that was, baseball. I decided I was going to draw the team's…

This piece of writing is going to talk about baseball. But in more depth it will tell the reader about books written about baseball. Also it will tell the reader about a Theory to when baseball was invented. Also it will tell the reader about New rules and old rules of baseball. And a little about baseball today. Don’t see thesis statement. Body paragraph 1: There are many theories to when baseball was invented. The fantastic sport of baseball has an undecided invention date although there…

Cy Young: An Ohio Landmark Cy Young, as we all know, was one of the best baseball players to walk this earth. Unfortunately, many people do not know that his memorial is in Newcomerstown Ohio. His memorial offers a beautiful view of the sunset on a clear day. I have visited this myself. Cy is most known for his great pitching. He started playing baseball in Newcomerstown. That is why he is buried there. Because of his perfect games and the no hitters he pitched, there has been an award named in…

Bravery dares to fight something that is bigger than you. Bravery comes in many ways such as standing up to someone or something, having the courage to withstand certain obstacles in life, and never giving up without a fight. To begin with, standing up to someone takes a lot of courage especially if the person is stronger than that person. For example, Todd Beamer was a passenger on United Airlines flight 93 that was hijacked and headed for the U.S. Capitol. At a point of Flight 93…

The game of baseball is a complete team sports; without the help of others it is nearly impossible to succeed. Similarly, life works in almost the same exact way baseball does. In her article Myerhoff’s states, “We are born and die alone, ultimately unique and separate, yet we are unable to survive without our fellows and the web of symbols and activities that bind us is one to another”( Myerhoff’s). In baseball when the batter is up to the plate they are alone, but without the help of his…