Home run

Derek Jeter is known as one of the greatest major league baseball players ever to step on the field. He is a role model on and off the field, therefore he should be a huge candidate for person of the year. Derek Jeter was born June 26, 1974 in a small town named Pequannock, New Jersey where he soon moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan at 4 years old. He studied at Kalamazoo Central High School and was selected for the baseball and basketball teams. In his junior year, he had a batting average of .508…

Hoffmann Davis Purple 1 20 April, 2016 Mark McGwire Breaks the Home Run Record September 8th, 1998; many of you may remember this date by a birthday or an anniversary, but this day was more than that. This date was a great day in history where a hero was born and a legend was created. September 8th, 1998 represents the day that Mark McGwire broke the record for the most home runs in a single season. “The 1998 Major League Baseball home run chase in Major League Baseball was the race between…

Consequently, if one player uses steroids it usually results in more players taking them as well. Before the 1996 baseball season, the ‘61 New York Yankees stood alone as the only team to knock out more than 225 home runs ever in a season. However in the past nine seasons, twenty six teams have accomplished this once unheard of feat (Verducci 39). 40 year old pitchers were aging backwards since the later years of the 1990’s. They were throwing just as good and as…

way more exciting and fast. Which as a sports fan that's everything they should want in a sport. It would make the game more exciting by more points being scored, bigger hits, and lots more home runs. Think about how cool it would be to have a perfect score in a home run derby, or having someone hit 100 home runs in season. Think about how awesome and exciting that steroids could make the sport(Katz,2008). Athletes that are expected to have great seasons have great pressure on them to win. By…

Drug use is a problem in every sport, but no sport compares to baseball. In a game where home-runs bring in the money, players usually do whatever it takes to get an edge. This includes taking performance-enhancing drugs that cause many health issues and permanently damage the body. The Steroid Era saved Major League Baseball because of increased attendance to games and income due to home-runs. On August 12th, 1994, the Major League baseball players association went on strike. The strike lasted…

imagine yourself struggling in the minor leagues playing baseball and providing too minimal of pay to support your family. Then, someone introduces you to a drug that will increase your fast twitch muscles and allow you to recover faster, hit farther, run faster, and several players in leagues above you are using it as well. Would you take it? In the late 1980’s through the early 2000’s players decided to take the chance and it started what is known as the “Steroid Era”. This era took over…

a long time, Marley statue-still, Jenny clutching him to her like a oversized doll” (Grogan 49). Jenny and John had only seen the energetic side of Marley; as far as they knew, he would jump all over people no matter what. However, after Jenny came home from her abortion, Marley just knew she was hurting; he comforted the young couple as if he understood their exact situation. In addition, Marley was a friend to everyone and everything he saw, “Marley was out in front, chugging forward with…

This study analyzed the different forms of news coverage pertaining to the steroid era in Major League Baseball, along with the fan’s opinions of Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Rafael Palmeiro. These three players previously tested positive for steroid use throughout their time in the Major Leagues. While all three of these players showed remarkable talent throughout their Major League careers, their statistics will always be tainted, which influences peoples opinions on whether or not they…

Jax Balkon Narrative summative Bing bang slam home run, I’ve been waiting for this my whole life. As I walked into the stadium I asked my dad were we were sitting he pointed and my jaw dropped and my eyes gazed at the seat, I was so happy. As I'm playing the I pad I am getting bored so fast I didn't know what to do. Im shivering my legs and I can't sit still. Then my stomach rumbled I… felt...sick ! I put the Ipad away wanting to throw up. My…

ball. The day seemed perfect enough for the day I had been waiting for for two years, getting my first home run. I always doubted myself when it came to something big. Usually I worked better if I had something to work towards, but what? The heat was reflecting off the field onto the players The day seemed perfect enough to be the day I had been waiting for for two years, getting my first home run. I always doubted myself when it came to something big. Usually I worked better when I was working…