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Shoeless Joe Jackson has the third best batting average of all time. “ Shoeless Joe Jackson was a superb hitter whose career average of .356 is the third highest attainted in the history of baseball’’ (“Shoeless Joe Jackson”). “ Joseph Jefferson Jackson was born in poverty on July 16, 1887, in the small South Carolina town of Brandon Mills. His father was a mill worker and never received a decent salary. Joe Jackson's education ended before his twelfth birthday, and he was illiterate when he…

Softball is a sport that many people around the United States enjoy. Hitting the ball and the bat you use is a big part of this sport. To be able to hit well, you need a bat that will allow you to do so. The question that many people ask is what is the best bat to use for high school fastpitch softball? Of course there is not one bat that is better than all the rest, but when looking for the bat that is perfect for you, you have to consider many things. Aluminum or composite, brand and model,…

Babe Ruth: One of Baseball’s Greatest by Guernsey Van Riper, Jr., is about how the great baseball player came to be. It starts when George Ruth is around eight years old, and must be sent to St. Mary’s Boarding School when his mother becomes too ill to raise him. There he learns to play baseball, starting with playing the position of catcher. Even though it was very first time playing, he did better than most of the other boys. They were astounded by how good he was. He was too. This book…

Babe Ruth was one of the most influential players in baseball history. There are many reasons this is true. He was a player during the time where there were many scandals going on in the game and that truly hurt the game and that fan base. He was able to bring fans back to the game with his style, performance, passion, and character. He was an instantly likeable player that was able to draw fans into a game they had lost faith in. A game that had taken advantage of them and made them feel…

To be a baseball catcher it is very important you have the right setup of their body in back of the plate. Baseball catchers have to go through a lot of strength training and drills to gain that ability to have the right stance and be able to keep that position and be able to change positions when needed. It looks like a very easy position but in the end it is one of the most important positions in baseball. To start off in the position you will have cervical extension to be able to watch what…

1.My goal is to improve my muscular strength so I will hit 10 homeruns over the fence this softball season. I will do this by doing anaerobic exercises and lifting weights, I will practice on my batting trainers, and by doing core stability training. 2.Last season with my first travel softball team I hit 3 homeruns over the fence (March 15th - August 21st). On the school softball team I hit 5 homeruns over the fence (Late March - Early May) because it was an easier team with easier…

A hobby that I really enjoy is playing sports. I specifically love baseball, but their are many traits to become a good baseball player. In the next couple paragraphs I will explain the traits you need, to become a baseball player. To be a baseball player, you will first need to have a work ethic. In baseball, you must work hard in and out of a game. If you have a good work ethic you will become a better player. The reason why you need a work ethic is because you should practice everyday even…

four-year institution paying a little more than $9,000 a year. The costs for college are too high for any average person or student to pay for. With the costs going up every year, the additional costs, and the low amount of money earned by an average person makes it all difficult to attend and finish college. With only a twenty-five year difference between 1982 and 2007 there was a four hundred and thirty-nine percent increase in the cost of fees and tuition for college. Now that its eight…

Americans obsess over this idea of keeping memories alive. It is common for people to define themselves by their past achievements and also to aspire to others legacies. Ray is no different. Kinsella presents Ray as the average stereotypical American male. The characterization of Ray allows many readers to affiliate and understand Ray's life because it is so similar to their own. So, like all Americans, Ray dwells in the past. Ray's dad played minor league baseball and Ray…

You may only be at a ball park to witness a no-hitter once in your entire life, if ever. But to be on the team that is throwing one, an even rarer accomplishment. The possibility of being the pitcher to actually throw the no-hitter itself, almost the rarest feat in all of baseball. Excitement, adrenaline, rushed through me every time I threw the ball to home plate, and knowing that I was one pitch close to keeping the opposing team hitless. While playing some may think you feel the pressure of…