Baseball bat

The Day The Stuffed Animals Were Kidnaped We were playing outside in the yard that fateful day, when we were kidnapped… “Dotty throw the ball,” called one of my siblings, most likely Orca. “Okay,” I said as I tossed the ball to Orca, who tossed it to Fluffy, who tossed it to Rudolph, who tossed it to Bowser, who finally tossed it back to me. The cycle went on and on. Fluffy, Orca, Bowser, Rudolph, and myself, Dotty, all lived in Fluffer and Stuffer Town. It was almost autumn and we were…

Splash! I swished a three in our pracrice game. "Game!" our coach called. He patted each player on the back as we headed to the locker room. We went inside andchanged into our regular clothes. Everyone was talking about how we finally had a chance to win the championship this year. We had gone through the entire regular season undefeatedand and we had just won the semi-finals and were going up against a team in the finlals we had beat in the regular season. There was only one question on…

was at that moment I knew I had to do it. I was just so mad at him, no one can treat my friends like that. I was not even sure if I could pressure myself into doing this, but somehow I knew what I had to do. About a year ago a new kid joined my baseball team. His name was Blake. Within a few weeks Blake and I became great friends. We would hang out after games and go bike riding after school, we did a lot together. A few weeks later we were doing drills. Coach Jose would hit the ball to us,…

Kids Struggling For Parents Approval When we are kids all we do is try to earn their our parents approval. We try sports, we do good in school, and we do things for them. Most times they are very proud of us, but other times they are disappointed no matter what we do in life. Take for example the character Bo in Iron Man by Chris Crutcher, or the character Amir from The Kite Runner. Both sons had dads who didn’t really show their approval for their kids. Bo’s dad especially showed this. In…

“That growth is awesome and you know it’s exciting to be part of that growth,” said Pete Gray when he was talking about how his ability to play baseball through many hardships (Gray, 1945). Peter J. Gray Wyshner was a baseball player in the mid-1900’s. Pete was a hometown boy from Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. The only difference he had from other baseball players is that Pete Gray’s Right arm was lost in a childhood accident (BobR1955, 2008). He had a rough life because people in the mid-1900’s, who…

“Nice swing,” hollers Jeremy, my softball coach, as he places another ball into the pitching machine (6). One after another, I can hear the nice sound of the crack of my bat as I drill line drives up the middle. “Let’s end on a good hit,” Coach calls out. He puts the ball in the machine and I take a vigorous swing. The ball flies with power straight over my coaches head. “Okay, I’m good with that one!” I say proudly acknowledging my hit. Then my coach turns off the machine and brings…

Breaking my ankle was a great experience for me. It happened at an all-star softball tournament, during the game before the championship game. On the field we were working together with the single purpose of winning in mind, but off the field was a different story. Softball has 9 possible position to play and with 10 girls we felt comfortable starting, it led to tension thick enough to cut in the dugout. Hostility was oozing off two of my teammates who were fighting for the same starting spot…

years and many different leaders for African-American people to finally to get the rights they deserve. Jackie Robinson, Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr., and Rosa Parks. First, Jackie Robinson was the first black professional baseball player. During his time of baseball, he received many threats due only to his skin color. Many African-Americans during this time were greatly inspired by Robinson and influenced others to stand up for what they believe. Martin Luther King Jr. is known for…

right attitude. This disease has taught me a variety of different things and helped me become competent in many life situations. Tourette’s affects me in many different aspects of my life including baseball. I am a pitcher in baseball and have played since I was very young. I pitch for my varsity baseball team at Rock Hill High School. One night I was pitching under the lights and my turrets was really bothering me. I…

his mother is living in LA. His mother wants him to forget about baseball and attend school in LA, but Bull knows what’s best for him and he thinks that his calling is baseball. Jeff and Billy are Bull’s friends and have been since elementary school. These individuals are on the baseball with him and had innumerable conflicts. This was interesting because I related to Neil, and he was a strong character. Neil likes to play baseball like me, overcame various challenges, and is an exceptional…