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“They throw the ball I hit it. They hit the ball I catch it.” By Willie Mays.I won’t tell you every crook and cranny of Willie’s life story but I am going to tell you some things that I’ve found are the most interesting about him and his career, for example his parents and his mentors and achievements.You may or may not know who he person is but let me tell you he is a role model for many to-be baseball players and in fact he has even been in the Hall of Fame. He has accomplished many things in…

Brian Dudley a 16 year old boy that was recently hired to be the batboy for his favorite major league baseball team, the Detroit Tigers. He lives with only his mother but misses the presence of his father Cole Dudley. Who himself had pitched for the Detroit Tigers and several other major league baseball teams himself. His father now plays in Japan where he looks to revitalize his chances of playing in the big leagues again. Ironically Brian Dudley despite having the baseball genes and…

Perseverance, conflict, and suspense are all combined in John Lee Hancock’s The Rookie. Released in 2002, the film stars Dennis Quaid as Jimmy Morris and Rachel Griffiths as Lorri Morris his wife. The family goes on a journey battling challenges that come with being a professional athlete. While Jimmy fulfils his dream at forty by becoming a major league baseball pitcher after his high school baseball team makes a deal with him. If they win the championship Coach has to try-out for a…

Jackie Robinson made a big impact on all sports especially baseball. He broke the sport's color barrier in 1947. He played for the dodgers for 10 years. On 1947 April ,15 Jackie made his debut for the Brooklyn dodgers. He batted 0-2 with 1 walk and 2 stolen bases. Jackie Robinson was a big impact on sports. Jackie Roosevelt Robinson was born January 31, 1919 in Cairo Georgia. He was the youngest of all 5 of his siblings. When he was 6 months old his father left. His mom , Millie raised all her…

Imagine playing a game where only blond haired people could play. If someone lived before Jackie Robinson, then that person would have had this situation. Baseball was a game where only white skinned people could play it. If it weren’t for Robinson fighting against the racial border line, taking abuse for his race, then the game of baseball wouldn’t be as diverse. When Robinson played baseball he played with a mission. First the Robinson family was close and he naturally would have played for…

The Great Joe DiMaggio America’s past time, baseball, is the greatest sport created. Many players are included into the greats of baseball. Among the greats is an Italian American player by the name of Joe DiMaggio. Historical baseball players have a huge impact on modern game play. During the time that DiMaggio played, America was on the brink of war and some argue that he helped change the view of Italian Americans. Joe DiMaggio played thirteen years with the New York Yankees partly…

Math is used in Baseball in all different ways like when determining what the player’s batting average is, what the pitcher’s earned run average is, and the player’s on base percentage. These are just a couple ways math is used in baseball but they are on the more important side because they allow fans and other organizations to see your stats and see if you will be good enough to join their club and possibly help win the world series. Math is used in baseball with finding these three statistics…

Game Winning Hit It was the last inning of the Area Championship, Startown Vs. Saint Stephens “cross town rivals”. We were playing at Saint Stephens Ballpark but we won the toss and we decided to be the home team. I was up to the bat with a runner on third and the game was tied 6-6. With two outs, the opposing coach wanted to walk me to bring up the next batter. So this was machine pitch baseball and you never got walked so this crazy/ Disrespectful guy tried to walk me and we said you can't…

Vince Lombardi, Player, Coach, Legend! Vince Lombardi was a legendary player and coach in the sport of football. He was a small town kid who loved sports. Little did he know he would be coaching the 1st Super bowl and end up being in the Hall of Fame. Vince Lombardi was a kid who lived in NYC , NY. He was born on June 11th 1913. He was a lover of sports. He played baseball and football while he was young. He went to St. Francis prep for High school. He got a football scholarship to Fordham…

Derek Jeter Ishii Shun There are many people who play sport in the world. Some people play soccer, and some people play baseball and some people play basketball. There are many people who are very good at playing sport. Many very good baseball players have come from American, for example, Derek Jeter and Miguel Cabrera and Babe Ruth. These people show me special play and fine play, However, one man is very special for me. My American idol is Derek Jeter. He is a baseball player in New York…