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rather vulgar phrase. Billy was born into a baseball family as his father, Cal Ripken, Sr., was a player and manager for the Baltimore Orioles. He was drafted in the eleventh round of the 1982. Other notable players drafted that year included pitchers Dwight Gooden and Randy Johnson, outfielders Bo…

In particular a pitcher. This is because out of all the positions on a baseball team they generate the most speed and power from their throws. I also chose baseball pitchers as my ideal athlete because the mechanics of pitching a baseball is one of the most researched and documented motor skills in sports. Slide Five The ideal technique. As you…

"I'm benching myself, Joe-- for the good of the team," Gehrig told Joe McCarthy, his manager. Lou Gehrig never played baseball again. On July 4, 1939, between the doubleheader at Yankee Stadium, nearly 62,000 fans sat in the stands waiting for Gehrig to address the crowd according to New York Daily News. It was known as "Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day", but something that is named "appreciation day" usually should be on a happy occasion. But not in this situation. A few weeks prior to this day,…

Are the New York Yankees too old to be successful? Facts mostly say that they are not too old. It could just be that the players the Yankees have right now are just having bad seasons or seasons meaning they are underperforming. Then again it could be age, age is a big factor in sports the older you get the more prone to injuries and your physical skills start to decline but like I said facts say that they are not too old. When players play hurt when they are younger it does not really affect…

curb such behavior. Three psychology terms that can help one understand how to “manage” behavior are operant conditioning, reinforcement, and punishment. All players know that they earn their coaches respect if they want get playing time or even a starting position. To get the coaches respect you have to be trust worthy. Trust worthy is showing up on time or just a little before practices or games start, being respectful to the referees and visiting team, listening to coach when he or she tells…

will help teach both responsibility and self-control when it comes to drinking any sort of alcoholic beverage. Think of it this way. Professional Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers most likely weren’t able to throw or pitch fastballs going 95mph when they started. No, they had to gradually make their way up to that point. Starting small and building up is always a good thing no matter what you are…

Saviour Varsity Softball Team’s starting pitcher and captain. In 2015, the team placed 2nd in the Brooklyn-Queens CHSAA “A” Division for the 2nd year in a row. Sullivan has played softball from a very young age. She has been pitching since the third grade and started windmill pitching in the…

home runs ever in a season. However in the past nine seasons, twenty six teams have accomplished this once unheard of feat (Verducci 39). 40 year old pitchers were aging backwards since the later years of the 1990’s. They were throwing just as good and as fast of pitches as the young twenty year old pitchers entering the league. Along with pitchers, Veteran hitters were still swinging the bat just as good as or even better than the younger players in the league. (Roberts and Epstein 28). It has…

Starting off with the first thing that I put on my poster. I put a picture of both my dogs, one of the dogs is a puppy and he 8 months old and we've had him since July. We got him in July when he was just 8 weeks old. The other dog we got last year December and she passed away a couple months ago which had a huge impact on me and it's sad that she was only 3 years old. She was one of the nicest dogs too and she was best friends with my other dog. But the main reason I put my dogs is because they…

Pasadena,California,he lived with his 3 brothers and 1 sister. The house his mom moved to was surrounded by a predominantly white neighborhood, he experienced racism at an young age by the people in the community. Jackie Robinson was a famous athlete starting in his high school year he caught white people attention because of his athletic ability. He attended John Muir Hs, Pasadena City College and Ucla. When Jackie Attended Ucla he was a 4 way player, he ran track,played baseball,football and…