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    Softball is a sport that many people around the United States enjoy. Hitting the ball and the bat you use is a big part of this sport. To be able to hit well, you need a bat that will allow you to do so. The question that many people ask is what is the best bat to use for high school fastpitch softball? Of course there is not one bat that is better than all the rest, but when looking for the bat that is perfect for you, you have to consider many things. Aluminum or composite, brand and model,…

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    The baseball bat has been around for a very long time. It is to be expected then, that like other pieces of sporting equipment, the baseball bat has evolved over time to take its present form. Originally, the players used to make their own baseball bat or get a wood maker to do it for them. This resulted in a huge variety of sizes, although the round baseball bat was always the most popular. With all this variety, the game was starting to swing in favour of the batter over the pitcher, so rules…

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    Why Baseball Players Need Arm Sleeves? If you are a baseball fan, you may have seen a lot of your favorite players wearing arm sleeves. Don’t you think it looks cool and do you often want to wear it too? However, arm sleeves are so much more than just something which makes you look cool. Have you ever really given thoughts to why so many players opt to wear baseball arm sleeves? There has to be some reason, isn’t it? Let us take a deeper look into the matter. What are baseball arm sleeves?…

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    Babe Ruth: One of Baseball’s Greatest by Guernsey Van Riper, Jr., is about how the great baseball player came to be. It starts when George Ruth is around eight years old, and must be sent to St. Mary’s Boarding School when his mother becomes too ill to raise him. There he learns to play baseball, starting with playing the position of catcher. Even though it was very first time playing, he did better than most of the other boys. They were astounded by how good he was. He was too. This book…

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    The baseball world is a great, pompous sports world, and that makes you want to know about the richest baseball players in the world. This article covers that in this list of the top 10 richest of them, and you’re going to love it! Number Ten: Randy Johnson As of 2012, Randy was worth about $115 million. He makes much of his income through endorsements of some of the most popular brands. Number Nine: Tom Glavine This left-handed guy has been the thrill of many of his fans for so long, and he…

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    1.My goal is to improve my muscular strength so I will hit 10 homeruns over the fence this softball season. I will do this by doing anaerobic exercises and lifting weights, I will practice on my batting trainers, and by doing core stability training. 2.Last season with my first travel softball team I hit 3 homeruns over the fence (March 15th - August 21st). On the school softball team I hit 5 homeruns over the fence (Late March - Early May) because it was an easier team with easier…

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    Positions……………..Page 4 Conclusion………….Page 5 Introduction Do you want to learn how to play baseball well this is the book for you. Baseball is a team sport made for anyone. The objective of baseball is to score runs by getting hits of o the pitcher. The objective of defense is to not let them score and to make outs. These are baseballs Equipment The equipment of baseball is pretty simple like you need a hat to cover the sun and give you shade…

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    What Is America's Pastime

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    ball is coming fast it will be hit faster and farther out. This is proven by Newton’s third law every action has an equal opposite reaction. If you're ever up at the plate and you're trying to hit a homerun remember you have a better chance of hitting run when it is coming in…

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    Margaret Barry Interpreting Literature MWF 9am Dr. Taylor February 5, 2016 Poem explication In William Carlos Williams poem “The Crowd at the Ball Game” the speaker at first glance is seemingly talking about a crowd of people cheering on their favorite team at a baseball game. But upon farther analysis, there may be a deeper meaning. The speaker may have been at the ball game and witnessed the crowd first hand and the audience is someone who was not at the ball game. The first stanza states…

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    The Arm

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    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…

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