St. Louis Cardinals

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…

This book was about the MLB and how the American and National leagues were different. They also talked about players like Mike Trout, Babe Ruth, and Clayton Kershaw. They also talked about how the Yankees were the best ranked team; they have over 20 world titles while their rivals (the Boston Red Sox) only had 8. Ever since the early 1900’s the two teams have been rivals. Baseball was famous around the late 1800’s. Baseball is referred today as America’s Pastime; many Americans have been playing…

California is an interesting place to visit. There are numerous amounts of sites to see. In 1850 California became one of the 50 states and was one of the most popular states at the time and still till this day is one of the very many must see places to go. I think California is one of the most interesting places to travel. California has many landmarks to discover. One of the most interesting landmarks is seeing the Golden Gate Bridge. The Golden Gate Bridge was built on January 5, 1933 and was…

Mark McGuire had the highest mean while Roger Maris had the lowest mean. Furthermore, Mark McGuire had the highest median while Roger Maris had the lowest median. Babe Ruth has the highest standard deviation while Hank Aaron had the lowest standard deviation. He had the lowest minimum while Hank Aaron had the highest minimum . Mark McGuire had the highest maximum while Hank Aaron had the lowest maximum. Babe Ruth had the highest range while Hank Aaron had the least. Hank Aaron was the…

The Blue Crabs Promise Summer Excitement For those living in Charles County, MD, one of the greatest summer pastimes is catching The Blue Crabs play a game or two. The Blue Crabs are a minor league baseball team that offer excitement for their fans all year long. The team plays from April through August, which gives residents plenty of time to catch several games. One of the most exciting portions of this season is the addition to roster that was just announced earlier this year, Steve…

Is this the 2014 Brewers? The 2014 Brewers were expected to compete for the cellar of the NL Central, but after 27 games that thought went out the window. On April 29th the Brewers were 20-7 and sitting in first place with a 6.5 game lead. Fast forward to September 1st, after 150 days of being alone or tied for first place in the NL Central the Brewers found themselves in second place and in the middle of second half slump. That slump never ended as the Brewers fell out of playoff…

“I’d get mad. But I’d never let them know it” is one of Jackie Robinson's famous quotes. At age 28, Robinson was the first black major league baseball player. He broke the color line in professional baseball and paved an entry for black players during his lifetime. He had more influence of integration of sports than any other athlete in history. Robinson helped influence colored people to go for what they want and enjoy. Baseball wasn’t the only thing that did not accept him at first, society…

Position paper 1 In recent years, major league baseball has increasing difficulty holding the attention of an audience due to immobility of the league and other rivaling sports. To curb this problem sports league respond by proposing reducing game length but is this really the way to go? Resorting to such measures could alienate dedicated fans, event-attending fans who would not feel the need to attend short games. An alternative that could shorten the game so it might be wise to emulate the…

what characteristics do all heroes share. Jackie Robinson was known for the first black person who played major league baseball. Theseus was known for helping is people by defeating a man eating beast. Claude Mckay was known for giving words of encouragement for fighting back for their rights as a black man. To begin,Jackie Robinson was known for the first black person who played major league baseball. Even early in his life, Robinson confronted racism head on. In 1938, while still at…

Jackie Robinson is a great American hero. He became the first African American baseball player to break segregation in Major League Baseball. He came along and broke the color barrier in baseball and earned respect in the baseball league. His courage and devotion helped him turn hard times into better times. Jack Roosevelt Robinson as born in Cairo, Georgia on January 31, 1919 to Jerry an Mallie Robinson. Jerry, his father, was sharecroppers that brought in just enough money to feed his five…