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When Justin Turner smacked the game-winning home run for the Dodgers on Sunday night, announcers, sportswriters, bloggers and fans all called it the same thing: a “walk-off.” Unknown as recently as the 1970s and 1980s, the term “walk-off” for a game-ending hit has become as comfortable a part of the baseball lexicon as “balls” and “strikes.” And it’s spreading. The term’s first published citation was in July 1988, according to William Safire, who was The New York Times’s longtime language…

The Journey to Team Louisiana Sweeping through the state tournament, on our way to the world series in Bluffton, South Carolina, until we run into the best team in the tournament. They put 10 runs on us in the 1st inning. All I can say is good thing it is double elimination. Waking up the next morning to a Bossier City, Louisiana was brutal. Nobody wanted to wake up on that bright and early morning and remember the horrific loss to JPRD. We had to forget about it, someone had to step up, and…

profession baseball and football, he is the only person in history to have ever hit and home run in the MLB and scored a touchdown in the NFL in the same week. In addition, he is the only person to have competed in both the Super Bowl and the World Series. Number Seven: A…

It's the dog days of summer. Football is right around the corner, moves are still to be made on the NBA front and we are smack dab in the middle of All-Star break. Days are long, sun is hot, BBQ's are blazing and summer love is in full swing. Turning on the news is a mistake, the hatred, ignorance, and negativity are consuming. No one televises the positive stories anymore. Yesterday, I attended my first HR derby, first of many. Not since the days of Sosa and McGwire have things been so…

correct. Why is it the coolest sport you may ask? Well it, for one, is a very old american tradition. There is also no certain overpowered team in the MLB, they are all pretty even. It gives you team more of a chance of winning in a three-game series. Also, you can't tell me that when you think of a hotdog that you don't think of baseball. I mean it’s a crime…

Theo Epstein the 43 year old native of New York City and Yale University graduate last season helped a MLB organization win its first championship since 1908. The Chicago Cubs won its first World series in more than 100 years with the 14th overall Payroll in the MLB. Many experts around Major League Baseball say he's the best GM of all time yet he wasn't even the Cubs GM this season he is the President of Baseball operations. With that being said this essay will be to discuss why Theo Epstein…

Born into an underprivileged Puerto Rican family, José Rodriguez has overcome the seemingly impossible. Today is the seventh and final game of the Major League Baseball World Series featuring the Miami Marlins and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Due to an injury in the pitching rotation for the Dodgers, José Rodriguez has been called up from the minor leagues to pitch if he is needed. This is a very interesting decision by the Dodger’s coach, Dave Roberts. There is nothing more risky in baseball than…

Imagine this: you are up to bat, in the 1947 World Series, and the crowd is chanting your name. Here’s wind up, then the pitch, you swing the bat, and the ball goes soaring. Going, going, going, gone! The crowd goes wild! You just hit a first pitch home run of a World Series. It Seems like an unreal dream, doesn't it? Well this was a reality for the legendary man known as Yogi Berra. This paper will uncover the life of Yogi Berra; covering his birth and childhood in St. Louis, Missouri, his…

The whole country watched as America’s favorite pastime slowly came to a halt. Owners were ready to put their mark on the game. Tempers were rising among players and they decided to do something about it. Throughout our Leaving a Legacy unit, we have explored many different legacies that were left by people and movements. The player’s strike of 1994 was the player's way of speaking out against the owners of baseball. They wanted to speak their mind, and that’s what they did. The strike of 1994…

“There may be people that have more talent than you,But there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you” was the famous quote from Derek Jeter. Which took place when he hit a home run in the World Series to win the game to earn the nickname “Mr.November”.This is why Derek Jeter is the most influential person ever. Derek Jeter is the most influential person, What are Derek Jeter’s most important accomplishments? Stated by “Young Hollywood September 2014” He was Rookie of the…