Baseball statistics

playing the game of softball but continues to advocate her love for the sport and its influence it can have on women around the world. Jennie Finch grew up in California with a family that deeply loved baseball. Her mother was a huge Dodger 's fan, she watched her brother 's grow up playing baseball, and she could not have been more excited when her father signed her up for t-ball around her fifth birthday. From the start, Jennie showed signs of being a successful athlete. She had a strong…

Just a Blur Today was the day. My dad had been talking about this all season. As we walked up to the field before warm ups I was slightly more nervous than usual. They were our rivals. We had to win to prove we were the best softball team in our town. When we got to the field there were a few girls waiting for us. I sat down next to my best friend Sabrina, whose father was also a coach. We became great friends because of softball and because our dads were harder on us than anyone else on the…

awards and be successful. By allowing pro athletes to use steroids, there will be more exciting and high scoring games, athletes will be more confident, and audiences would be amazed. By supporting the use of steroids by athletes, it could make a baseball game become a contest to who the first person to hit the 110 mph fastball. Let the athletes grow stronger and better, to put amazement in the spectator's…

beating so fast, I was so excited to finally be on summer vacation. The stress of finals left my shoulders and the heat of baseball season began. I drove home through the school traffic, which was insane, and when I arrived home my parents were packing the car and they told me to go get changed, I put some shorts on and a hoodie and on we went to my first out of town baseball tournament. The tournament was in Michigan City, Indiana so we had a bit of drive ahead of us. My family and I, followed…

can remember baseball has been a part of my life in one way or another. My father's favorite sport has always been baseball and since the day I was born it has been growing on me as my favorite as well. Everything about baseball is what makes it so special to me, the time and length of the season, the beautiful fields and complexes, and the atmosphere of the games. I started playing baseball when I was about five years old and even though it was just me and my teammates hitting a baseball off of…

Major League Baseball is easily one of the biggest sports that the use of statistics is very important. Many statistics such as, batting average, homeruns, runs batted in, and many more are used by every manager and every critic on a daily basis. The top four most highly sought after awards include the following: Most Valuable Player in each of the American League and National League, The Cy Young Award or in better terms, the most valuable pitcher in each of the American League and National…

Baseball is America’s favorite pastime. Calvin Coolidge even said, “Baseball is our national game!” The history of baseball and the history of the United States go hand-in-hand. In 1860, during a pickup game of baseball, Abraham Lincoln was approached by a messenger with important pre-election news. Abe simply asked him to wait as he did not want to miss his turn at bat! The north and south would even play games of pick-up baseball during the Civil War after a long day of fighting. Now-a-days,…

Baseball means different things to different people, whether an individual has been watching baseball for the first time to an individual who has watched it their whole life. The same questions were asked to six different individuals and six different answers were given, however all had the same enthusiasm whether it was face-to-face or virtually. However; the enthusiasm with face-to-face individuals was thoroughly more satisfying over virtual communication. Each individual was asked to answer a…

for America’s pastime, professional baseball. Since the beginning, scouts and other club executives bought and sold players based on a variety of attributes such as looks, physique, personality, and whether or not he is a multi tool ball player or not. Sabermetrics shattered this way of managing players and changed the behind the scene action of ball clubs forever. Sabermetrics is formally known as the empirical analysis of baseball, especially baseball statistics that measure in-game activity.…

used in Baseball in all different ways like when determining what the player’s batting average is, what the pitcher’s earned run average is, and the player’s on base percentage. These are just a couple ways math is used in baseball but they are on the more important side because they allow fans and other organizations to see your stats and see if you will be good enough to join their club and possibly help win the world series. Math is used in baseball with finding these three statistics from…