Midway Games

catching and fielding balls hit by a batter or thrown from a teammate.” To some that do not know the game, a baseball glove is a brown piece of leather to catch a baseball, but to me it has a lot more meaning. The smell of the glove, breaking it in just how it should be, and best of all making a sensational diving play is what I love the most about my glove. Without a glove I could not play the game I love to play, and playing baseball has helped me become who I am today. I have been playing…

example of the power of sports. Family and friends were united together to watch the game. Also, youth that watched the game observed the power of hard work and what one can accomplish if they set their mind to it. Finally, the game was a prime reminder of the power of sports to show society the best in all of us and inspire us to achieve to our potential. Although some believe that sports are nothing more than games, one should realize that sports…

cheating really just playing the game. I believe that cheaters can win the game since some forms of cheating are conventions within each sport. I don’t believe that cheating causes the game to fall apart and end just because someone broke the rules. I think that cheating is apart of all sports and that it should be accepted as part of the game. Cheating can come in a lot of different forms and I believe there are some forms of ‘cheating’ that are permissible within the game and…

Rhetorical Analysis Everyday coaches and basketball players look for ways to improve their game. The ones watching the game who are sports fans focus on basketball players, their performance, and statistics. Indeed, “The math behind basketball’s wildest moves” is a TED talk given by Rajiv Maheswaran’s, in which he introduces a newly enhanced machine that will help basketball teams make smarter decisions on the court. He uses logical, credit, and emotional appeals by providing, examples,…

The commercial was aired during last years Super Bowl. The intended audience is football fans, mostly consisting of teenagers all the way to adults. The Super Bowl is the most watched football game in America; so having this commercial advertised during it makes people bigger fans of the NFL and NFL teams. Society today likes to think that athletes are born naturals, so having the statement; “Born from Greatness” in this commercial connects the…

How Outdoors Impacted My Life When I was young, all I did was play outside. Being outdoors was all we did as kids. Summers consisted of long wiffle ball games that ended up being overly intense, complete eight-teen man baseball games out in the field, and huge blowout soccer games that would last hours. The last, but my most favorite activity was fishing, it is a passion I cannot stray from. From the time I could walk I have fished. While I was planning this paper I struggled with a topic, after…

My Passion Throughout all my years of playing football, my passion for the game went undiscovered until my senior season. I’ve played football for as long as I can remember. From playing flag football in third and fourth grade, all the way up to my senior year of high school, it has always been a part of my life. I always found myself doing something football-related, whether it be playing with friends, watching on TV, or playing it on the PlayStation. To me, football is a way of bonding…

It was Easter break of my junior year in high school. I had just finished recovering from a catastrophic injury that I had received while playing football. I had broken my ankle and needed to have a plate and seven screws put into it. It was difficult mentally and physically to come back from being my whole life basically, revolves around athletics. Having my life being impacted by this incident alone I was having a tough time from getting my mind straight. Only my parents helped me realize what…

Knee Surgery Disaster When I was a kid, I was a happy and quiet one. As I grew older, I started to think that I was unstoppable and immortal. I loved watching and playing soccer. Loving it so much to the point that I wanted to learn all the tricks and plays and become a famous soccer player. Like most I believed I could do anything and nothing could stop me from achieving my goals. Everything was great in my life until it came crashing down like a building to the ground in pieces. The crashing…

very well. The title could also be referring to the variety of shoot outs that occurred over the course of the season. But the most significant shoot out was the one that decided the game against Jake’s old…