Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The game of baseball has a long and questionable history. Where did the game of baseball develop from, some argue the game developed from the English game cricket while others will argue that the game developed from an old game called rounders. Rounders is believed to have been played during the Tudor period of English history. Both games were played for many years. The game of baseball is played today in the United States and the earliest history of baseball in America is in the late 1700’s…

The Little League World Series, a kids dream to be at besides Disneyworld. Every kid that plays Little League wants to work hard to get to there. Some kids don’t even make it passed their city championships, but they set their goals so high so they can make it to Williamsport. It’s not just only in the United States, it is international. Kids around the world get to participate in it. There is so many positive influences about the Little League World Series, from the lifetime friend ships with…

life. Jackie went to the schools of UCLA, Pasadena City College, John Muir highs school, and Washington Middle School. During the years of high school and college he played the sports of baseball, basketball, football, and track, but as years went past coaches saw he had the most potential in the sport of baseball. Pro-life Jackie Robinson was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.He wore the number 42 and he wore that number because 4…

segregated from baseball? Today many of the legends and greats we think of were African Americans, and it’s crazy to think they were excluded from the MLB just sixty years ago. They were segregated from anything you can think of at the time, and sports weren’t excluded. No matter if you were an Olympian athlete or a baseball all star chances are you’d end up with a dirty low pay job. So rather than give up the sport they loved and performed well at, they created the Negro Leagues. A number of…

transformed not only the game of baseball but a deeply divided nation at the same time. Robinson became the first African American baseball player to integrate Major League Baseball in 1947. During this time the nation was deeply segregated along racial lines. Jim Crow ruled the nation while African Americans were relegated to second-class citizenship. This was further emphasized with African Americans relegated to a hodgepodge lesser league, the American Negro League. Reflecting their…

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.…

1920’s was known as the Golden Age of American sports. Bigger and better stadiums were built. “The most famous athlete in the United States in the 1920s was baseball star George Herman “Babe” Ruth, the right fielder for the New York Yankees”(Sumner, J). The 1920’s influenced the way sports are today. The way the 1920s influenced was by having game changing players like Babe Ruth, by becoming more organized and professional, and lastly is by becoming more popular. Babe Ruth was the most widely…

Baseball is an all American sport that takes its pride in its patriotism. At one time American baseball was the number one sport to watch and follow in the United States. It was just as popular as American Football is today. It was considered a gentlemen’s game that held a high reputation for gamesmanship and sportsmanship. Baseball had a very powerful influence on society. During the 1940’s, baseball was majority played by white Americans. Thanks to Jackie Robinson, today baseball is one…

some of the greatest players in baseball history. Most would say Babe Ruth or Ted Williams. A lot of people would say Hank Aaron or Willie Mays. However, most people don’t know about Stan Musial. He is maybe one of the greatest players of all-time. Stan Musial’s childhood saw great things ahead. He was born on November 21, 1920, in Donora, PA to Lukasz and Mary Musial. (Finkel.) Musial was the 5th of 6 children. Growing up he frequently played the game of baseball, and at the age of 15, he…

were not very wealthy at all, working as tenant farmers until the couple split and Mallie was left to work as a maid. She did just enough to provide for her children, and it showed throughout their high school careers. While most of her children became very successful, Jackie could be considered her biggest achievement. Jackie Robinson is one of the most, if not the most, influential person to the Civil Rights Movement. He broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball, led the way for…