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Brayden Henkle 6/7B Biography on Joe DiMaggio Joe DiMaggio was a star on and off the field. His major league debut was on May 3, 1936. He said, “When baseball is no longer fun, it’s no longer a game “. DiMaggio represented the best in America. It was his character, his sensitivity, and his generosity. If that’s not enough, The Yankee Clipper in his rookie season batted three- twenty three average with twenty nine homeruns. Therefore, Joe DiMaggio made a big impact on and off the field.…

Catchers should have the right to block the plate. If a catcher was to guard the plate with his body before the rule was made he would get the runner out if he holds onto the ball. Now if a catcher barely blocks a sliding lane it is an obstruction call and he would be safe even if he tags the runner out. The rule states that the catcher is not allowed to block the plate without giving the runner a lane otherwise it is obstruction. If the runner hits the catcher or doesn’t slide when it is a…

signed in the off-season with the New York Yankees. He is a 2 time All – Star, a 5 time Gold Glove Award winner, and a 3 time Silver Slugger Award winner. In 2009 Teixeira was the AL Home Run Leader and RBI Leader and was a member of the World Series New York Yankees (“Mark Teixeira Bio”). Mark Teixeira, currently runs the Mark Teixeira Charitable Fund with his wife Leigh. The Mark Teixeira Charitable Fund was set up in memory of his friend who was killed in a car accident which gives…

players started chirping back and we got into a vocal battle in between and during the innings. After a few innings of this there was a play at the plate with their biggest player coming home and I was catching. I caught the ball and went to tag him only to have his shoulder rammed into my face as he tried to run me over just to be safe. I was taken out of the game and had to sit out the rest of the tournament from a…

month with a 1.41 ERA and being named the National League pitcher of the month for June, Lester has given up 13 runs the last 4 1/3 innings throughout his last two starts. “We all go through times where, just like hitters, you go through slumps,” Lester told reporters after the game. “The last two starts were obviously null and void for me. The offense gives me two runs early and gives me runs again and I give them right back. It’s obviously a letdown not only for myself, but for the team. We’ll…

two outs in the top of the 9th inning and The Royals down a run to the Yankees, George Brett stepped up to the plate with a man on first base. Yankees skipper Billy Martin called on his closer, Goose Gossage, to make the final out in the game. Brett took the second pitch he saw from Gossage and launched it into the right field seats, presumably giving the Royals a 5-4 lead. Billy Martin was on his way from the dugout before Brett crossed home plate and cited an obscure rule on the excessive use…

you never knew about MLB! Number Eight: The Da Vinci of Sports Deion Sanders is known as an amazing, athletic tool of all trades. Mastering the arts of both profession baseball and football, he is the only person in history to have ever hit and home run in the MLB and scored a touchdown in the NFL in the same week. In addition, he is the only person to have competed in both the Super Bowl and the World Series. Number Seven: A…

Strike Three! At ninety-eight miles per hour, Jennie Finch pitches all strikes for every game. But that is what you may have seen if you had been lucky enough to witness one of the games that Finch was the pitcher in: She stunned the softball world with her amazing performance. At age five Jennie Finch started playing softball, and became a pitcher at eight years old(Team). She played for the Arizona Wildcats, and the Chicago Bandits, and she has won two Olympic medals and seven world…

Baseball holds standing as one of the most unique and historic sports in America and throughout the world. It is a game simply stated as “catch the ball, throw the ball, hit the ball”, yet paradoxically difficult. It is a sport that unites the rugged, down-and-dirty with the elegant, cutting-edge and fuses the rudimentary with the intricate. Major League Baseball, the sport’s pinnacle, is one of the most respected sporting organizations in the world and is known for its deep 19th century roots.…

second base, short stop, third base, left field, center field and right field. There is also an umpire that stands behind the catcher, who people call Blue, that keeps count of outs. Another part of the umpire’s job is to call strikes, foul balls, runs and balls against the batter. Up at bat, a player gets three balls and two strikes. Strikes are pitches that the umpire consider a “perfect” ball to hit. It’s right down the middle and in the strike zone. A ball is a pitch that is out of the…