Fastball

from a riser. The riser is when you spin the ball backwards by flicking your wrist downward so the fingers are pointing downward, but they flick making the spin. It goes down and rises up just enough to where the batter’s bat might hit. To do a fastball your fingers need to all be lined up. You have to throw it with a lot of force. You follow through all the way and your hand ends up right in front of you with the back of the hand straight toward the…

In the play Fences by August Wilson, the reader is presented the meaning and significance of the title, Fences. Though there is only one physical fence in the play, the title uses the plural form to convey the many fences that are presented literally or figuratively throughout the story. These "fences" create many types of barriers in the play, barriers that create a severance between father and son, husband and wife, and even death and life. The literal fence overlaps into the meaning of the…

Sometimes the umpires may call against you in a close call, but you can’t let affect your playing. It may be a tied game in the last innings and you’re up to bat, you are gonna want a fastball straight down the middle. The pitcher is most likely not gonna pitch a fastball, especially down the middle. You could expect the other team to miss the ball, but instead they catch the ball and get you out. You could expect to go up and hit the ball, but instead you strike out. You could…

Some people’s life revolve around the beautiful American pastime called baseball. People play baseball, coach baseball, watch baseball, and sometimes they even make references to baseball through metaphors. Back in the 1950’s, racial tensions between blacks and whites were high. Baseball legend, Jackie Robison, had recently become the first African American to break the color barrier in the Major Leagues, yet many people still failed to see black athletes as equals to white athletes, regardless…

The “Iron Man” named Tony Stark is one of the most famous comic characters in all of Marvel history. The only problem is that Tony Stark is not the man who walked the earth around the early to mid 1900’s. The real “Iron Man” is truly named Lou Gehrig and is the real hero. Lou Gehrig was born in a enormous town named New York City. Lou was one of four children and the only one who survived through infancy and the struggles his family went through in his early life. At the age of 11 he was able…

sliding in the plate.fastballs are made to going right down the plate and making the batter miss and throwing it really fast. Sliders are kind of like Curveballs but it curves right next to you. Changeups fools the batter and thinking that it is a fastball but it is a changeup. These are the pitches that you are going to know to fool the…

By the mid-1980s in his play Fences, August Wilson created characters who underwent self-inflicted crises in accordance with the classical Greek tradition of a tragedy. A literature tragedy presents sorrowful events caused by a heroic individual, also known as a tragic hero. An Aristotelian tragic hero must possess specific characteristics such as: a flaw or error of judgment, a reversal of fortune and recognition that the reversal was brought about by the hero 's own actions, excessive pride,…

Performance Enhancing Drugs In Baseball Why do baseball players use performance-enhancing drugs? We know that Major League Baseball players have been using performance-enhancing drugs. The real question here is why performance-enhancing drugs are bad for the sport. Do they affect baseball or do they make it more entertaining? Performance-enhancing drugs make baseball a better sport, should PEDs be legal in baseball? Why is there so much controversy? The offensive performance of hitters in…

The hitter is most affected by the sporadic pitch. Most hitters have the mindset of hitting the fastball and adjusting to a breaking ball. The zig-zag movement of the knuckleball totally throws off a hitter. Adding a third type of pitch to the situation makes hitters feel more unsure about their approach to the plate. The MLB’s all-time hits leader…

The Big Game! We were talking, stretching, and listening to our warm up playlist. After about fifteen minutes goofing around, it was time to get serious. We all sat down on our dugout bench. Right next to each other. We all held hands.Our coaches started to talk to us. My dad talked first. “All of you girls are my second family you are hardworking, funny, and fun to be around. He complimented. ” Mr. Chris started to speak, “I know you girls can do this. I believe in you. ” Mr. Adam jumped in…