St. Lucie County

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…

Bottom of the 9th. Bases loaded. 2 outs. Title on the line. I knew I would be the one to lead my team to victory and send us home. We had been battling the Harvard Westlake Werewolves for 6 grueling innings. A pitcher's duel to say the least, as Division I bound Kyle Nicol had thrown a shutout up until this point. Unfortunately for us, so had their ace pitcher, McCabe Slye. All of our hard work came down to this point. We came into this tournament against all odds. Our entire starting lineup…

Hard work can lead baseball players to setting records. One of my goals is to set records and to be known for breaking them especially the players that I think are good and I like to watch. One of the main reasons I would like to break records is because I look up to most players on the Chicago Cubs. By working hard I want to achieve making it onto the Chicago Cubs baseball team and be first base, center field, or catcher. If I make it to the MLB I want to be famous and have a lot of fans and it…

most visited points of all western Europe is Santiago, Spain for many reasons. From St. James the Greater, to the richness of the architecture of the cathedral, to the significance of the journey pilgrimages make every year are a couple of reasons why 10,000 people visit Santiago de Compostela every year. One of the reason why many people visit the Cathedral is because the remains of St. James the Greater are there. St. James the Greater was the son…

crown. The St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs all had a chance to win the division down the stretch. However, after the Cardinals won the division by two games (100-62), the Pirates (98-64) and Cubs (97-65) secured both spots in the National League Wild Card Game, where the two division foes met for a chance to face St. Louis in the NLDS. 

St. Louis Cardinals

The Cardinals have controlled the NL Central in recent years. Although all three years have seen tight races, St.…

Many people know about Jackie Robinson being the first African American in the Major League Baseball, but seem to forget about the second person to follow, Larry Doby. Growing up Doby didn't have it out for himself, he was continuously passed around, living with multiple family members with no permanent home. Despite the family problems, Larry continued to express himself through his love of baseball all through his childhood and adulthood, were he went beyond many African Americans would ever…