San Andreas Fault

On August 26th, the San Francisco 49ers hosted the Green Bay Packers for a preseason exhibition game. Normally, there is little attention given to these games because they are played with the sole purpose of evaluating the progress of players before the regular season begins. This game, however, ended up receiving worldwide attention for something that happened before the game had even started. Colin Kaepernick, the current backup-QB for the 49ers, made headlines by choosing not to stand during…

For my research I have chosen Jackie Robinson. The reason why I chosen him was because he changed the way of baseball. In 20th century he was the first black athlete to play major league baseball. Jackie signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 (“Jackie Robinson”). Also in 1947 he was named the Rookie of the year and national League MVP in 1949 (“Jackie Robinson”). In 1955 he took the Brooklyn Dodgers to the World Series and won (“Jackie Robinson”). Jackie was born January 31,1919, in Cairo…

In the movie Trouble with the curve we learned about scouting baseball players using Sabermetrics. Gus didn't think that was a logical way of scouting baseball. In the movie the scouts that worked with Gus were planing on signing Bo Gentry based on what they know from online stats. So Gus went out to North Carolina just to see how good Bo really is. After watching several games evaluating his every move Gus decided Bo was not the right fit for the team. By watching Bo, Gus figured out his…

John Updike conveys to the audience, Red Sox fans, in “The First Kiss” that baseball is just a game and it is simply meant to be played for fun. Updike uses strong metaphors, to portray his point Updike uses a recurring metaphor throughout which describes the Red Sox fans as being a monster. Updike starts out by having “the many-headed monster” endeavour hope towards the new season. The monster keeps returning for more even though “last year [they] broke its monstrous big heart”. The fans…

afford one, and who did not have his best interest at heart. He also didn’t have evidence support the action of what people said he did. Society looks down its preverbal nose at those who have low socioeconomic status. They view it as the person fault for not work hard enough or not wanting to pull themselves up by the bootstraps. Compared to Brock Allen who raped an unconscious woman and received 3 felonies, but only had to do 6 months and only three if ha good behavior. Brock unlike Iverson…

November 2nd, 2016. A day that some thought would never come After one-hundred eight years, the Chicago Cubs finally won the World Series once again. Cubs fans near and far rejoiced as the seventh game ended in a victory for their beloved team. The championship parade took place two days later with millions in attendance, including myself. The party seemed to last about all winter and even into the Cubs opening series of the 2017 season in which they hoisted their World Series Banner in…

Jackie earned the title of Second Lieutenant in the United States Army in 1943 and was assigned to Fort Riley in Kansas. Here, he was the victim of tireless discrimination and intense racial hatred, resulting in him requesting a transfer. He was relocated to Fort Hood in Texas, but things were no different here, as the racist harassment continued. Finally, Jackie had had enough. On July 6th, 1943, he was ordered to move to the back of a military bus he had been seated on. Twelve whole years…

Michael Jordan Vs. Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant has throughout his life been compared to Michael Jordan in almost every aspect. Some say that Kobe Bryant steals Michael Jordan’s moves, even Michael Jordan thinks that Kobe steals his moves. Kobe and Michael are both champions, shooting guards, and they both had very successful careers. In 1991, Michael Jordan won his first NBA championship in only five games. At the time the Playoffs were four game elimination, meaning that first team to win four…

understand why they did what they did. I’ve still got many years to understand why my father is the way he was and is. My dad was born in McAllen, Texas, but lived most of his childhood in Cerritos, San Luis Potosi, what was then a pueblo, but now a city on the outskirts of San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi. He would jump from place to place for the first six years of his life, finally settling down at the age of six to live with his mother’s parents and his three younger siblings. For the…

Thompson as a right fielder. Mr. Thompson later went on to win a World Series Championship with the New York Giants in 1954. Willie Mays was a centerfielder. He played a twenty-two season career and spent most of that career playing for the New York and San Francisco Giants. He ended his career playing for the New York Mets. Willie Mays was a 24 time recipient of Major League Baseball All-Star along with several other important awards. Mr. Mays was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of…