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“All I can tell them is pick a good one and sock it. I get back to the dugout and they ask me, what it was I hit and I tell them, I don't know except it looked good.” That was a famous quote by Babe Ruth, or his former name George Herman Ruth Jr., he was born in Baltimore, Maryland on February 6, 1895. (“Babe Ruth Biography”). George started his fame at only nineteen, he was a starting pitcher and was playing for the Red Sox. Babe Ruth also batted and threw left handed. The positions he played…

Our part one article with the first set of seven facts you never knew about MLB really filled you in on everything you were missing out on about your favorite sport. Finally, we have returned with our part two article to really give you the scoop on Major League Baseball! Read on to discover our top eight facts that you never knew about MLB! Number Eight: The Da Vinci of Sports Deion Sanders is known as an amazing, athletic tool of all trades. Mastering the arts of both profession baseball and…

Daniel Rothman Mr. Sullivan Period 3 4/29/16 America’s Pastime You're in humid 98 degree weather you have been standing there for over an hour. That is just part of America's pastime baseball. Baseball was invented in the 1800 hundreds and since then has evolved on so many different levels. There also is a part of science that has to deal with this fun but simple sport, but we will get to that later. Baseball just isnt a sport it part of America's culture, and in my opinion the United States…

The game of baseball has a long and questionable history. Where did the game of baseball develop from, some argue the game developed from the English game cricket while others will argue that the game developed from an old game called rounders. Rounders is believed to have been played during the Tudor period of English history. Both games were played for many years. The game of baseball is played today in the United States and the earliest history of baseball in America is in the late 1700’s…

Steve Waugh - My Sporting Hero Steve Waugh is a perfect role model for adolescents. Not only has this man reached some amazing new feats in cricket but after his retirement he started a foundation in which he helps kids with rare illnesses and diseases. Many of the people (aged 0-25) that have been helped by this foundation often have has little to no funding to help them out. Before Steve Waugh helped hundreds in India and started his foundation, He was just a young man who was becoming one…

The year was 1906 and the Chicago White Sox were playing the Chicago Cubs in the World Series. The Chicago White Sox ended up winning the World Series that year, but the Cubs had shown they were a capable team and retaliated in 1907 by winning the World Series. They went on to win in 1908 as well, putting them ahead as a stand-out team in the MLB. However, despite these two early World Series wins, the Cubs have not managed to emerge victorious again. Even stacked in 1962 with a team…

The Story of Baseballandia “It was a beautiful day at the royal empire of baseball andie King Dalton “the Home Run Hitter” Areias was getting crowned.” “Now I announce you King of Baseball andie King Dalton “the Home Run Hitter” Areias is now officially crowned.” “Every baseball player was clapping and cheering it was a new rein of a king reporters like Kayley was asking him about what laws were going to be made and he said that he was going to do his best to be a good king” “Later that year…

Alex Rodriguez played for a team that you either hate or love or hate— the Yankees. In 2009 he helped led them to his first and only World Series Championship. While Alex Rodriguez is not the leader of career home runs, he is close, as he is in forth all time, and still is playing. Most likely he will not catch him as the career leader with an asterisk next to it. Even though his achievements are not quite as amazing his case is a bigger than Barry Bonds because of the era he is living in.…

Précis of “A Quieted Donald Trump Quickly Turns On ‘Lyin’ Ted’” In the article “A Quieted Donald Trump Quickly Turns On ‘Lyin’ Ted’” author Maggie Haberman skillfully combines visuals with direct objectives and an unbiased selective view. First Haberman paints a visual of the seemingly quiet Super Tuesday with a summary of the previous political drama starters. By doing so, a reader can recall the past scenarios and form a mental basis of comparison before continuing with the article. After a…

time ago on the dusty baseball diamonds with beautiful green grass in the overlooking outfield with the sound of roaring cheering fans showing team and city pride built the legends of “slammin” Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs and Mark Mcgwire of the St. Louis Cardinals. In the summer of 1998, the two sluggers engaged in what is the most spectacular display of offense in the modern era of the game of baseball” since Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle were teammates and tried to go after Babe Ruth’s…