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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…

to obtain a statistical edge over the competition, and many baseball teams today even employ groups of math whizzes to analyze the sport. The premise of sabermetrics is that the conventional wisdom, which uses well-known statistics such as Batting Average and Runs Batted In (RBI) as indicators of value in a player, is wrong. In fact, esoteric stats such as On-Base Percentage (OBP) are better measures of skill. I was first introduced to the concept when my brother, Josh, suggested I check out a…

Step one of the chain involves a mix of biomechanics and physics. The player has more strength to lift, carry, and move baseball bat. The ease of the baseball bat operations for the player on anabolic steroids results in the faster swing because it becomes easier for him to do that. It can be compared with the tossing of a lightweight Nerf ball between a five-year-old child and and adult. The adult has more power so that he will throw the ball further and will not feel the weight of it in his…

The Evolution of the “Cool” Kid In Elementary School, there was this one popular kid who was “cool” because he didn’t like to work and harassed people. He never put in much effort or excelled at anything in school, other than gym class. For the sake of confidentiality, let’s call this guy John Doe. John spent his elementary days goofing off and doing anything except for his school work. I remember the days of recess being some of the most fun I’ve had at school. All of the days outside seemed…

To begin with, when I attended Schurr High School I maintained a grade point average in my junior and senior year that was worthy of being awarded with Honor Roll and Renaissance; renaissance was obtained when a student had a grade point average above 2.5. The reason there is no mention of freshman and sophomore year of high school is due to a poor comprehension and a lack of motivation in academics during those years, however, I have corrected my faulty method of thinking and I will not resort…

Weighted Average Math 123 I have designed an Excel sheet providing information over a Psychology 205. This class was graded by homework 10%, quizzes 10%, papers 25%, midterm 25% and final grade 30%. After all the information of the students was provided, the average in general was solved by using the Excel program. The Excel program solved everything, I just typed in the information that was provided and the equation for the program found the solution. It came to the conclusion, that the…

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…

The coaching session that I have selected will be based around softball. In particular, the skill of batting. This will be aimed at a total of sixteen year seven and eight children. This session would be most beneficial for children who have little experience, or are not very strong at batting. The main focus of the session is to have children understand and perform the correct sequence of events that contribute to a successful swing in softball. The goals of this session include improving…

Babe the Lifeless Bunny He was born on February 28, 2016. He was the weakest in the bunch. He was born with something called Congenital Hydrocephalus, which is fluid on the brain. The Article, Hydrocephalus, says "Congenital hydrocephalus means a baby is born with the condition. This is often due to problems like Spina Bifida (abnormal development of the spinal cord) or Aquiductal Stenosis (The narrowing of a small passageway, the 'Aqueduct of Silvius,' that’s connects two major ventricles…

What is average order value? Average Order Value (AOV) and how to increase it, is an essential revenue concept for any SMB owner to understand. Basically, your store’s average order value (AOV) is the average amount of money each customer ends up spending per transaction. You can calculate your average order value using this simple formula: Total revenue / number of orders = average order value Why Average Order Value matters: Some benefits of increasing your AOV are readily apparent, like…