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    “We won, we won! I can't believe we are going to game seven of the World Series, Matt, we the Chicago Cubs, are going to a game seven of the World Series!" shouted Mike. "Mike we have to go celebrate, let's go to Molly's on the South Side!" exclaimed Matt. " Ok let's go we earned it but we still have to be ready for tomorrow so we can't get crazy," responded MIke. "I know!" yelled Matt. When they got to Molly's they sat down and ordered a drink. However,…

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    Flats Symbolism

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    One of the many symbolic parts of this book is the sport of baseball. In the boys’ childhood days, Jimmy stole Sean’s baseball glove from his bedroom. Jimmy and Dave’s lives were very different from Sean’s. They lived in sketchy apartment complexes referred to as “the Flats”, whereas Sean lived in “the Point”, which was for people who received a decent income. Nonetheless, Jimmy’s family could not afford nice things like baseball gloves. Jimmy had mixed emotions about stealing the glove: “Jimmy…

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    Management). First, Maddon does an exceptional job of motivating his employees — that being his players.…

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    Jordany Valdespin and, Miguel Tejada. There are 11 people who got a 50 game Suspension. The other, Ryan Braun got the rest of the season taken away, A-Rod got 211 game Suspension and, Miguel Tejada got 105 game Suspension. Stereo should affect MLB Player from the Hall of Fame. In this day and age if you get caught with Steroids the first time you get Suspension 80 then the second time you will get 162 games suspension( all season). Sometimes people get 25 game suspension depend on what Steroids…

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    Not many 8 year olds can say they were a manager of a varsity baseball team like i can. Everyday I would go to practice and I would help set up the field for the stuff that the team would be doing that day. During the practice i would do the practice with the team. Trey Lee was the only one who took time and effort in trying to help me improve my baseball skills. Trey made a huge impact on me, he has been a huge part of my life ever since then. In third grade Trey was my small group leader at…

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    So you interested in getting involved in the Airsoft scene then? Well you've come to the right place. In this article I will try to simplify the things that you need to start having fun playing Airsoft. No matter what your experience level with Airsoft, we would hope that you find the information in this article interesting and informative. What is Airsoft? First and foremost Airsoft is great fun. As a game it is similar in structure to paintball. There are several game types though almost all…

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    yelled as the teams ran back to their dugouts. The first day I went to practice was one of the most nerve wracking things I’ve ever done. But the a kid walked up to me all exited and was ready to play some baseball. This made me feel a little bit better that I was feeling. Reason I love baseball so much is because I got to meet new people and it made me more social towards other people then I also figured out a sport that I really love. I finally had something to do in my free time…

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    Monday Madness

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    This column covers Jan. 3 through Jan. 14. The last two leagues to declare First Half Champs are Early Birds and Mixed Angels. Mr. Bathtub (Nicole Maher, Naomi Meckler and Ivan Johnson) edged out the Slackers, as they won all four from them in the Position Round. Sierra Glass (Gene Manning, Ford Canutt, Shirley Parades and Carroll Manning) easily won as they were untouchable in the Position Round. Rolling the high game for the men was Dave Rossi (SIRS 1-11) with a 279. High Series for the…

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    or completely disagree with. This applies to Jon because of his extreme devotion to baseball unlike I. I asked Jon to tell me about his favorite sport, and without hesitation he responded with baseball. He has been playing since he was about five years old to present, about 6 years. I've learned that Jon didn't exactly enjoy the sport when he was younger but never gave up. He plays for an outside of school league called the “K.C.Curve” and for the Lake Shore High School on second base. He says…

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    ¨World series all coming down to this single pitch, for all that hard work put in could finally pay off, possible world series MVP? You'll find out after you read Throwing Strikes. In ¨ Throwing Strikes¨ by R.A Dickey, the book includes 296 pages, a 1st person story, and also has a genre of nonfiction,sports, and biography. While reading this book, you won't be able to stop flipping pages. The story is worth all the time in the world and this book will keep you on the edge of your seat from the…

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