Dugout

Every time that I run my fingers along the raised stitches of a softball, I think back to the time I played softball. My fingers needed to be in an exact position on the stitches in order for me to throw the perfect pitch. It’s a chapter of my life that doesn’t bring back all happy memories. I spent six years of my life being a star, and I’ll admit it. I had extreme talent when it came to playing softball. It was like I was born for the game. Everything came so naturally to me. But I wasn’t born…

The famous speech titled “Duty, Honor, Country” was delivered 12 May 1962, at West Point, New York by General Douglas MacArthur when receiving the Sylvanus Thayer Award (The Sylvanus Thayer Award was awarded annually by the Graduates Association to 'an outstanding citizen of the United States whose service and accomplishments in the national interest exemplifying personal devotion to the ideals expressed in the West Point motto, 'Duty, Honor, Country'.) as an acceptance speech for his award and…

Jacob Cooper was indeed mad that I hit the first home run with his new bat. As I got back to the dugout it finally hit me I could take a five ounce ball and send it flying 200 feet with a twenty-one ounce piece of aluminum. In that moment I could feel the fire in my heart that longed for this sport. In that moment I felt as if I was the best. My mom came over to the dugout afterwards and told me she got a picture of the swing. I was ecstatic. My dad was proud too, I 'm sure. I wish…

In the poem, “The Battle of Maldon,” an anonymous poet describes a fearsome battle between the Vikings and the Anglo-Saxons. Told entirely from the English perspective, the poem sings countless praises of the Anglo-Saxons, depicting them as heroes commanding their souls to God and sacrificing themselves to advance a greater cause. The speaker depicts war as a heroic endeavor, begetting camaraderie, bravery, loyalty, and perseverance. Soldiers are passionate about the cause, fighting for romantic…

My Injury “Snap”and my life as a pitcher was finished and possibly my high school baseball career! Those were my thoughts as I walked to the dugout. My pitching arm was lifeless. The next day, I sat in the doctor’s office with a swollen elbow. I was sixteen years old when the doctor told me I would never pitch again without extreme pain. I had torn my ulnar collateral ligament, commonly known as the Tommy John ligament. This ligament is located inside the elbow and stabilizes the elbow joint…

Being involved in the community will change ones life. It was my senior year in high school until I realized what happens when one gets involved in their community. Being involved in the Miracle League not only helped the kids, it helped me as a person. I still remember the first time I went to the Miracle League. It was a tradition of my baseball team to go to the Miracle League once a year. I was nervous, and did not know what to expect. It was a steaming hot…

on April 9th, thousands of Canadian soldiers, part of the creeping artillery barrage poured out of trenches, tunnels, holes, and dugouts. Led by Arthur Currie, they advanced their assault on Vimy Ridge. Behind them advanced 20 000 soldiers of the first attacking wave on Vimy Ridge. The Canadian troops had planned to have soldiers follow a massive artillery fire on the German defenders…

yours” (White pitcher saying racist comment to Jackie). Jackie’s next at bat he has to dodge another pitch that was aimed for his head, next pitch Jackie hits a high fly ball to deep left field and gets out so what happens, he takes his bat back to the dugout goes to the player hallway and screams and breaks his bat in anger and depression. Branch comes and talks to Jackie and calms him down and gets him back in the…

My lifetime goal is to become a High School Softball coach. I’ve been playing softball since my Freshman year. When going into Highschool I wanted to try at least one more sport then what I usually played which was Volleyball and Basketball. My freshman year I played all 3 sports. My sophomore year I got cut from the volleyball team so only played basketball and softball. The 2 years I’ve been playing softball I developed such a deep passion for it, so my junior year I dropped basketball to…

American Society: as Seen Through a Baseball Game As psychologist Robert Johnson noted,”History has always been a series of pendulum swings, but the individual doesn't have to get caught in that.” The social ‘pendulum’ swing has been evident throughout history, but particularly evident during the period of the early 1900s leading up to the roaring twenties. In E.L. Doctorow’s Ragtime, Father, a main character, has trouble fitting into the new world. One must inquire deeper into the work to find…