Little League Baseball

seen intentionally throwing a pitch at Robinson’s head, hitting him with that pitch, and then attempting to insult him with a dismissive and racially tinged remark. This is just one of the plentiful occurrences where Mr. Robinson was attacked on a baseball field simple because of his skin color. Robinson grew up in Cairo, Georgia in 1919 as part of a family of five. Growing up he had always excelled in sports being the first athlete in UCLA history to get varsity letters in four sports (“Jackie…

had a phenomenal baseball coach, my dad, we never lost. In my five years playing baseball under my dad's instruction we won the championship of our league all five years. It was great, in my hometown they allowed the high school baseball coach to run camps for…

get depressed and mentioned that he wanted to hurt himself, his parents got him to the doctors. But nothing helped and one day he killed himself in his room. But these things are not what kids see or hear about.. Kids see monster hits on the baseball field, the massive weights being lifted in the ring and the amazing cycle feats on the most difficult of courses. They see the athletes being lifted up on their teammates shoulders and they see and hear all the fans shouting their names. They…

Lack of representation in key coaching and management positions within franchises is an another problem the league has. While nearly 50 percent of the league consists of nonwhite players, very few of them hold a position outside being a player, this includes Latinos, African Americans, and Asians. This past season started with one African American manager, one Latino manager, and one Japanese manager, but by the end of the season the Latino one had been fired. This underrepresentation is not a…

Coaches have had an incredible impact in my life and have shaped who I am beginning with my first Little League coach and on through my current life as an adult. I was 7 years old when I met my first coach in Little League baseball and he taught me much more than the basics of baseball. Coach Lopez was a good man and a strong father figure not only to his son who was my teammate but to all of us. He taught us about respect and love for the game. He taught us to have confidence and respect for…

Before Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Reggie Jackson, and all of the other African American baseball stars, every ball player had one thing in common: they were all white. But it wasn’t till 1947, when one player stood up for his rights and changed the world of sports forever. His name was Jackie Robinson. Jackie Robinson was born into a poor family on January 31, 1919. His hometown was Cairo, Georgia. He was the youngest of five children and was raised by a single mother. Six months after…

products. They also have a reputation of being “the” original baseball glove, a difficult reputation to live up to with respectable new entrants in the baseball equipment market. Rawlings was started in 1887 in St. Louis by two brothers, George and Alfred Rawlings. The company has been the market leader in the sporting goods industry the vast majority of the company’s existence. They are the leading North American supplier of Baseball and softball, basketball, and football equipment. They have…

temperature of 77°F are some of the reasons why holidaymakers from all over the world decide to stop by the beautiful island. Take a look at these eight little known facts about the Dominican Republic! Number Eight: Dominicans Love Baseball Despite being a Hispanic nation, soccer is not the most widely practiced sport among Dominicans—baseball is. It was their neighboring…

Williamson was born in Ada, Oklahoma. He was a talented baseball player who everyone believed was headed toward the major leagues after High School. However, after an elbow injury and several run-ins with the police his perceived future began to change. After spending all of his initial signing money on alcohol, drugs, and clubs; he was cut from every baseball team he managed to make. Once it seemed that his dream of playing baseball for a major league team had diminished he moved back to…

Characters: Seth is a baseball player that only lives with his mom, because his father passed away when Seth was very young. Jimmy is Seth’s best friend, and his teammate in baseball. Background: Seth lives with just his mom, and he doesn’t have many friends. Until he meets Jimmy Winter who introduces him to baseball which changes his whole life around. Motivation: You can strengthen, grow and still live life even where there is loss. Setting: The setting is Henry Ford Park and baseball…