Chicago Cubs

On a bright, cheerful Sunday, as the sun greeted me with a wide smile, I walked with my family to Busch Stadium. It was my first game I’ve been to and I was filled with excitement. We were coming to watch the St.Louis Cardinals play the Chicago Cubs. I saw fans racing into the ballpark ready to find their seats. When we got into the ballpark I saw the towering arch looking down at me with its gleamy eyes. I could smell the juicy meat on the grill and the buttery popcorn. When I finally got to my…

Perfection For about a week I have tried to find the write words to explain to people what it is like to be a perfectionist. How would you describe it? Someone who strives to be perfect. Someone who everyone wants to be. A person who dose not stop until everything in there life is perfect. I only wish that was what perfection is like. You see “At its root, perfectionism isn’t really about a deep love of being meticulous. It’s about fear. Fear of making a mistake. Fear of disappointing others.…

Six and a half games. That is the lead the Chicago Cubs are left with after suffering their fifth straight loss on Saturday. After going 4-0 last month with a 1.41 ERA and being named the National League pitcher of the month for June, Lester has given up 13 runs the last 4 1/3 innings throughout his last two starts. “We all go through times where, just like hitters, you go through slumps,” Lester told reporters after the game. “The last two starts were obviously null and void for me. The offense…

Throughout the history of baseball, the baseball players and their owners have found themselves in many disputes over money and working conditions. For instance, at the beginning of 1876 baseball players found themselves at the beginning of what could be considered a monopoly; where the owner’s controlled baseball for a quarter of a century (Baseball, 2010). This was due to William Hulbert and other owner’s creation of the reserve clause. As a result of this clause, baseball player’s salaries…

Playing in the MLB is a dream that many kids have. Not just in America but around the world. As a Cuban born child Brayan Pena dream about playing in the major leagues. But being from Cuba getting to America was just as hard as getting to the major leagues. In 1999 when Pena was playing for the Cuban National team at 16 years old his friend approached him and told him that he had an opportunity for him to leave Cuba. So at 16 years old with no money and just the clothes on his back Pena…

Chapter 1: Prologue Act 1: Holy Shit, I Won the lottery! "Hey dude, it looks like you've won the lottery." "Really? How much the prize?" "Hmm...About 10 Billion bucks." "Holy shit. I need to collect this shit." I immediately grabbed the lottery ticket from the store clerk and ran to the nearby bank. My brain is already filled with things I should buy. Ferrari's. Yachts. Diamonds. Diamond Yachts. Shit, that'll be awesome. I shout "I won the fucking lottery!" inside the bank hysterically.…

the Band-Aid. I was punished as a result of my actions, my cage of ego containing only a door sealed shut. My only goal was to remain stronger than the rest of my tribe, dying with a legacy and without a fear of being overthrown by what was once a cub I took care of. I thought, “what would that make me?’ but I had not yet realized that it only made me part of samsara; the cycle of rebirth. I like to think that I wouldn’t have become what I am now had I metaphorically…

Baseball is just a game for the fans and people, for the players it means so much more. Every play matters, when a play does not go the teams away, frustration starts to kick in until now. In the offseason of 2013 Mlb made changes. It was confirmed in 2014 commissioner Bud Selig, to confirm plans to expand on instant replay. This was major announcement from the commissioner, as well as for the players and teams. The way replay works is basically, the team for example Arizona challenges a call…

see anything. We went home and got some supplies and some meat. Then we went back to the ridge to set the trap and after that we went on with our day. Night came and I heard nothing from the bear. We went back the next morning and the mama and the cubs were in the cage. I called the DNR officer to come tranquilize it and he said, “Ok. Well I met him and took him to the bear and he drugged it up. It took a minute to knock it out but when it kicked in it fell right over. When we got back to the…

More or less a lot of this actually happened. I was just a regular yinzer, waiting for the Buc’s to finally advance past the first or second round of the playoffs. I felt like this was our year, it was a warm and beautiful september. The Pirates had recorded the second best record in all of baseball. The top three records in all of baseball all occurred in the Pirates division: the NL Central. The only problem is that we were going against the hottest pitcher in baseball Jake Arrieta, with…