Home Alone

The arm is the most fascinating piece of equipment in all of sports. This is especially true in baseball, where a fairly recent epidemic of arm injuries in major leaguers, minor leaguers, and kids has hit the sport extremely hard. Eager to find the causes behind the uprising in arm injuries and a way to solve the problem, Jeff Passan went on a three year journey across the United States and abroad. His book, simply titled The Arm, compiles events from the trip and takes a look at possible causes…

A long time ago on the dusty baseball diamonds with beautiful green grass in the overlooking outfield with the sound of roaring cheering fans showing team and city pride built the legends of “slammin” Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs and Mark Mcgwire of the St. Louis Cardinals. In the summer of 1998, the two sluggers engaged in what is the most spectacular display of offense in the modern era of the game of baseball” since Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle were teammates and tried to go after Babe…

Bottom of the 9th. Bases loaded. 2 outs. Title on the line. I knew I would be the one to lead my team to victory and send us home. We had been battling the Harvard Westlake Werewolves for 6 grueling innings. A pitcher's duel to say the least, as Division I bound Kyle Nicol had thrown a shutout up until this point. Unfortunately for us, so had their ace pitcher, McCabe Slye. All of our hard work came down to this point. We came into this tournament against all odds. Our entire starting lineup…

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…

Office Depot Overview Office Depot is one of the world’s leading retailers of office supplies. Its headquarters are in Boca Raton, Florida, and it has more than 66,000 staff members across its 2,200 retail stores, business-to-sales organizations, and e-commerce sites. In 2013, Office Depot merged with OfficeMax, and then in 2015, Staples announced a plan to purchase the company. Founded in 1986, Office Depot has annual sales of more than $11 billion. The first store opened in Laudedale Lakes,…

The term midwife means to me is ‘with women’. It’s about being a guardian of normality whilst being able to recognise deviations from the norm. It means that I am and will be an expectant parent’s voice during their vulnerable stages of labour; I will be there to empower and educate her during her pregnancy and post-partum. Midwives are health care professionals with the academic ability to provide a high level standard of care for women and their families through the antenatal, post natal and…

the first ever home run at the new Yankees Stadium. The New York Yankees again made it again to the World Series. They also had to face the New York Giants but this time they came out on top. Ruth won the Most Valuable Player in 1923. This would be his first MVP award. In the 1924 season, Babe Ruth would almost earn one of the most prestigious awards in all of baseball. He was eight RBI from earning the Triple Crown,. The Triple Crown is awarded only when one leads the league in home runs,…

single-season Homerun record. A-Rod has over 3,000 hits and is a 14-time All Star. David Ortiz is a 3-time world series champ. Jose Canseco is the first player to hit the 40-40 mark. (Simple Sentence) 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in (prepositional) a single season. Ivan Rodriguez has the most home runs as a catcher. All of these MLB players have an asterisk next to their name on the lineup card. The asterisk does not mean that they are an all star; it means that they have been caught using…

Home Depot’s corporate and business-level strategy begins with expansion and growth. Since the beginning of the companies operations in 1979, the organization has made growth and expansion a priority and it has contributed greatly to its success. One of the company’s goals listed on their website is to offer their customers the highest level of service at the most competitive prices. The founders, Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank implemented what is known today as the customer “bill of rights”…

New Braunfels Fertility Specialist Comments Live Date (AMY) URL (AMY) Susan Hudson MD ________________________________________Meet Susan Hudson MD, a board certified reproductive endocrinologist Meet Susan Hudson MD Texas Fertility Center is home to New Braunfels fertility specialist, Susan Hudson MD. As a native of New Braunfels, she is proud to provide world-class infertility care to the men and women in the community and surrounding area. Susan Hudson MD has extensive experience in…