Starting pitcher

“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. I had always been afraid to try new things, yet when I did all I wanted to do was to experience more of them. For me, leaning how to pitch was one of the best experiences I have ever tried. I took something which I thought was going to be terrifying and turned it into a wonderful achievement of mine. Although I had always found pitching very compulsive I would always try to avoid it.…

Just a Blur Today was the day. My dad had been talking about this all season. As we walked up to the field before warm ups I was slightly more nervous than usual. They were our rivals. We had to win to prove we were the best softball team in our town. When we got to the field there were a few girls waiting for us. I sat down next to my best friend Sabrina, whose father was also a coach. We became great friends because of softball and because our dads were harder on us than anyone else on the…

For my microcycle project I was given the sport position of a baseball pitcher. Baseball pitching is an extremely explosive and sometimes an unnatural movement. The main parts of being a good pitcher is to have velocity, position, and movement. In order for there to be a successful pitch, Chris Blake of the New England Musculoskeletal Institute at the UConn Health Center says that there are 6 phases the body must go through. Phase 1 is the wind-up. This is where your knee comes up and stores…

supplements such as anabolic steroids. Some of these are incredible safe and effective while others may do more harm than good. I will be exploring the positive and negative benefits of creatine when taken as a supplement for an athlete (a baseball pitcher) whose desire is to become bigger and stronger at the collegiate level. Creatine was first introduced by a company to the U.S. in 1993 by a supplement company called “experimental and Applied Sciences”. Since its introduction is has become…

Neil found Billy in an alley after he received a phone call about him. “He started hitting me right off” (Carter63). Another challenge Neil overcame was when he and Jeff struggled to find a starting pitcher for the team. They had no idea who to look to but when the new foreign exchange student arrives, they think that she has mega potential. Jeff and Neil spend a commendable amount of time trying to teach her how to pitch and hoping she would play…

case of Bukowski v. Clarkson University made it all the way to the highest New York state court. This case involved the plaintiff, Shawn Bukowski, suing his school on the grounds of negligence by the defendant (Lippman, 2012). Shawn Bukowski was a pitcher for the baseball team at Clarkson University, where, during an indoor practice, was hit by a line drive in the jaw and sustained an injury. Bukowski felt that Clarkson University and their baseball coach had acted negligently and put him in…

One day addien just woke up in his modern house the wall was like a white blanket it was a new house.Addien plays baseball and he is a sporty guy he had black hair and black eyes and he loved to wear jeans fridley and cokey. Then his mom said come down for breakfast when he came down his dad said he had a baseball game after school and he would have to leave eley. When he got to school he met his friends Sam , pat ,greg , anden , ethan , cater , conner, jackson, bob and luke they were on his…

reason is my grandpa Wes was a Yankees fan so I thought to carry the tradition. But overall it is fun to watch the Yankees play because you really never know what is going to happen. They are an exciting young team. As a baseball player I am a pitcher, shortstop. But when I grow up I want to play at 3rd base or the outfield. I want to play these positions because some of my favorite players play there. Like Mickey Mantle, Aaron Judge, Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, or at 3rd base Nolan Arenado, and…

A section of my life where I have overcome adversity is in my baseball career. Baseball has always been a source of great enjoyment in my life. I started playing baseball at the age of 8 with the goal of playing for my high school team. I played fall and spring every year prepping myself for the day it was my turn to suit of for the high school. Then when that day came I got an extreme letdown, cut from the team! My original reaction was to give up on my baseball dreams; however, I began to…

Becoming a baseball player seems easy growing up. Parents sign you up, you go to practice, play your games, the season ends and you wait for next season. Yes, it is that easy, up until you actually have to compete for a spot on your team. When actually there is way more to it than that. Baseball also has many positive aspects to it, both mentally and physically to the human body. I want to do this paper over how to become a professional baseball player because that has been my dream since I was…