Babe Ruth

The Boston Red Sox is the team that everyone loves to hate, unless you live in Boston, of course. Don’t take it personally, Boston- your team is just too darn good! Despite any personal predilections about these MLB tyrants, er, champions, we are here to present all of the surprising fan facts that you will definitely want to know! Number Eight: The Unlucky Red Seat In the Boston Red Sox’s iconic home field, Fenway Park, a single, red seat sits among the others in Section 42 of the bleachers.…

the 1970’s had many choices on how to spend their free time. A new Sci-fi universe opened with the release of Star Wars: a New Hope, Jaws, King Kong, and The Exorcist. While out on home plate in 1974, Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run, surpassing Babe Ruth on the all time list. Closer to home, people watched on TV as the first test tube baby named Louise…

From Ruth to Maris to McGuire and everyone in between, statistical analysis suggests that the style and strategies change as the nature of the game does. For example, Honus Wagner, an incredible talent during the early 1900s, averaged less than 10 home runs a year. That is, until Babe Ruth and the evolution of the long ball came along and Honus hit 40 in a single season (DeVany, 2011, p. 502). One…

The book tells the story of an extraordinary millionaire named Jay Gatsby as narrated by Nick Carraway. Gatsby lives in a huge mansion next to Nick’s humble home. Nick develops curiosity about his neighbor following an invitation to one of his extravagant parties. Nick’s cousin, Daisy, is married to Tom Buchanan. Buchanan and Carraway were acquainted at Yale. One day, Tom takes Nick for a drive in the city and reveals that he has an affair with Myrtle Wilson, who is married to George. Meanwhile,…

Zeitler understands how those of sport culture are often revered and honored, he announces to his audience that those of a generation often associate their lives to those of major sports heroes, such as Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, and Muhammad Ali. This article brings to light how athletes are not only athletes, they are role models, and they are often scrutinized and judged for every action, because they represent their race. Zeitler gives a name to these…

shopping I pick out only Nike shoes and clothes. It seems really weird but I really just love Nike. My mom doesn't exactly like it because Nike is pretty expensive but I always find a way to convince her to buy it (lol). My next thing is a quote by Babe Ruth who was one of the greatest baseball player to live. His quote was “you just can't beat the person who never gives up”. This is one of the greatest quotes I like to live by. Because I hate people that always give up on things thinking they…

Softball: It's More Than a Sport Hey batta batta swing! No, I'm not talking about baseball, i'm talking about something even better: softball! Softball isn't just a sport, it's a fun pass-time that can help with stress relief, build positive relationships, and help one cope with failure as well as gracefully accept success. Let us first discuss the topic of stress. Softball is a great way to relieve tension or stress. Picture yourself at the plate. The pitcher is doing her wind up.…

this car wash supposedly turn you insane and there is only one way to get it out is to kill your soul using the most dangerous ghostbuster tool, but they took the risk and the guy almost got killed but since he cared about the baseball signed by Babe Ruth he had to do it there was no risk so he did it thinking it would be totally fine but he had never heard of the haunted car wash in a run down part of the city with only a population of 200. So after they fixed that problem it was midnight and…

re-elected in 1980. Finally Trudeau managed to collapse the chances of sovereignty. Still to this day, Trudeau has succeeded in preventing Quebec from leaving Canada, and maintaining our multiculturalism. “It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.”-Babe Ruth, and that is what Pierre Trudeau strived in. As you can see Trudeau successfully defended off the separatist movement with a confident and intellectual…

Alaniz 1 Baseball has been around for centuries. Baseball is also known as America’s pastime. Baseball was branched off from many different sports as in, stoolball, cricket, and cat and dog. Some may ask “what is cat and dog, and what does it have to do with baseball?” Cat and dog is a game that was originated in Scotland where a piece of wood called cat, is thrown at a hole in the ground while another player tries to defend the hole with a stick called a dog. Odd, but interesting. Cricket on…