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While it sounds so simple, one of the hardest things to do is to hit a baseball. The best baseball players in the world are expected to hit the ball 30% of the time, and they are paid millions of dollars to do so. Baseball has been a passion of mine throughout my life. Since the age of 5, I have been working towards perfecting the skill of hitting. I have practiced hours at a time whether it be by going to the batting cages, hitting off a tee, or facing live pitching, in hopes of improving my…

What would happen if Major League Baseball held a league-wide draft where every player in each organization became available and each General Manager could choose a total of five players to steal from other teams; but if two GMs selected the same player, he would remain with his current team and GMs were not allowed to communicate with each other? Earlier this year, SB Nation conducted this game theory simulation by having 30 of their writers act as the GMs for each team. The most intriguing…

When I was 9 years old I played on a baseball team. Although I was doing ok playing baseball the coach and I thought I could use some improvement. ¨Strike Three you are out!¨ I struck out again, I remember after that I felt motivated to practice more and more. I needed help practicing so I thought of someone who could help me, my grandpa. I talked to my grandpa and I said ¨Hey Grandpa can you help me practice baseball?¨ ¨Of course I'll help you practice baseball!¨ he said. I was so excited to…

No one thought that Chad Bradford would make his high school team. Bradford did. No one thought that Bradford would do well in a hitters ballpark. Bradford did. No one thought that Bradford would become a reliable reliever in the big leagues. Bradford became one. I found out about Chad Bradford in July of 2005 when the Boston Red Sox acquired him from the Oakland Athletics for an outfielder by the name of Jay Payton. I found out more about him from the book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an…

Javier Baez Jaquelyn Hochrein It was the sixth game in the world series against the Dodgers! Only one thought was going through Javier Baez’s mind as he bolted down the third base line when all of the sudden the ball that Jon Lester had just hit a bunt with landed in the pitcher glove. “Uh, Oh… I when a little early.” Baez said, as a grin grew on his face. “Or maybe really early, I guess.” Javier Baez plays infielder (2nd base) for the 2016 World Series winning team “The Chicago…

Did you know that in 2012, one hundred major league baseball players were caught using steroids, reported by bloomberg view dom. Those numbers are just the players that got caught using steroids, not the ones who abused the system and didn’t get caught. This is not surprising considering that 5% of high school boys that play baseball use steroids, according to marie.gov. Steroids give professional baseball players an unfair advantage against those who don't use them. Steroids make bigger,…

While many locations have joined the modern world by providing changing areas or tables, many places still have not, and often, those that are available are less that clean or just not something that you would want your most precious love coming into contact with. The solution seems simple, carry a portable Diaper Changing Pad with you – expect many of the Diaper Pads available on the market today lack padding, space and storage. At Charis Kid, we recognize these fundamental difficulties and…

Anthony Harmon Mrs. Gould Feb. 6 2018 What Inspired Me A lot of things inspire me, and baseball is one of them. I have played baseball since I was 6 years old and played every year to this day. I have been blessed with the support of my family, coaches and teammates throughout the years of me playing baseball. The split of the bat, the fly of the glove, and the possess an aroma similar to spring noticeable all around are the most great highlights of the best season, baseball season. It's…

Not Home Away from Home After watching Daughter from Danang, the difference in the birth family and the adopted family is very evident. One can relate from being from one country and traveling to another. The experience has the power to change one’s life. From the different languages to the different traditions, it can be a whole new world. Heidi’s experience was a culture shock, even though it is technically her home. The birth and adopted families have their own culture and traditions they…

The Front Lines vs. The Home Front War is a terrible disease that infects everyone. Even generations after a war the cruel acts of battle still linger in our minds, but war has the most debilitating effect on the ones who actually fight. Every person goes into war with the typical morals and values that have been instilled in them from birth, but they come out solders, changed and unsuited for the society that sent them to battle. They have been forced to adapt to the worst of humanity and to…