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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,…

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…

Joe Maddon just finished his first season as manager of the Chicago Cubs. He gained significant recognition during his time with the Tampa Bay Rays from 2006 to 2014. When looking at the aspects of the management process, Maddon excels in the area of leading. First, before examining the leading aspect of management, it’s important to define the term. According to the notes in class, leading means, “Managers must be able to make employees want to participate in achieving an organization's goals…

My favorite baseball player is Rod Carew and I decided to read the book he wrote about himself as a kid and as a ballplayer. In the beginning of the book Rod talks about his life growing up in Panama and how he did not have a lot of money. In the middle of the novel Rod talks about his career for the Minnesota Twins and what it was like to become a professional ballplayer. Towards the end of the book Rod talks about the end of his tenure with the Twins and him joining his new team the California…

It’s the top of the seventh. We have a pitching substitution. Fernando Rodney replaces Trevor Cahill for the Cubs. Matt Carpenter is up to the plate. It’s called a strike! The Cubs fans here at Wrigley go crazy! He takes ball one. It’s a beautiful night for baseball. Oh, he takes ball two. Oh, a swing and a miss for strike two!! The fans here at Wrigley field are up on their feet cheering and going crazy, pushing Rodney to throw a third strike!! The fifth pitch goes foul. The Cubs fans are…

First of all I had a really enjoyable time reading the book, The Glory of Their Times, written by Lawrence S. Ritter. This book was simply about the author recording the memories of baseball players from the early 1900s etc. I’ve learned a lot from this book, it showed me that there is always a way to achieve your goal no matter who are you are and what you do. Some of the players had even gone through the Progressive Era, which was a time of social activism and political reform in the U.S. and…

42 (2013) is directed and written by Brian Helgeland, which is a biographical sports movie based on Jackie Robinson. The film depicts the difficulties Jackie Robinson has to face while entering his baseball career. This film also captures the emotions of blacks when they see Robinson play for the Dodgers since he was the first African American to play in MLB. The film not only shows the difficulties a talented black man has to face during his baseball career, but it also depicts segregation in…

I. The year was 1918. Woodrow Wilson was president, World War 1 was ending, the Spanish flu became a pandemic, and the Boston Red Sox won the World Series. The last event would not occur for another 86 years until 2004 when the Boston Red Sox emerged victorious. II. The 2004 Boston Red Sox season was a magical rollercoaster ride that had all the thrills of a Hollywood blockbuster. In the end, it culminated in sweet victory for the long suffering fans of one of baseball’s most historic franchises…

I. The year was 1918. Woodrow Wilson was president, World War 1 was ending, the Spanish flu became a pandemic, and the Boston Red Sox won the World Series. The last event would not occur for another 86 years until 2004 when the Boston Red Sox emerged victorious. II. The 2004 Boston Red Sox season was a magical rollercoaster ride that had all the thrills of Hollywood blockbuster. In the end it culminated in sweet victory for the long suffering fans of one of baseball’s most historic franchises as…

The leader I chose is Babe Ruth. Babe broke many baseball records throughout his life time. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland on February sixth, 1895, and died in Manhattan, New York City, NY, on August sixteenth , 1948. He went to St. Mary’s School. Babe’s first Major League was as a left handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox from 1914 to 1920. During 1920 he traded over to the New York Yankees. Babe Ruth’s real name is George Herman Ruth Jr. Babe was sent to St. Mary’s Catholic School at…