Starting pitcher

and made a living off his well known sugar plantation. Growing up, Fidel was gifted intellectually and attended El Colegio de Belen. However, as a young man, he was much more interested in sports than school. In high school, he was one of the starting pitchers for the baseball team. At age 17, his last name was changed from Ruz to Castro after being formally recognized by his father. Fidel enrolled in law school at the University of Havana shortly after graduating in 1945. At the university, he…

I. The year was 1918. Woodrow Wilson was president, World War 1 was ending, the Spanish flu became a pandemic, and the Boston Red Sox won the World Series. The last event would not occur for another 86 years until 2004 when the Boston Red Sox emerged victorious. II. The 2004 Boston Red Sox season was a magical rollercoaster ride that had all the thrills of Hollywood blockbuster. In the end it culminated in sweet victory for the long suffering fans of one of baseball’s most historic franchises as…

shortstop, center field, and pitcher for Raleigh Hills Little League baseball. When he was 10, he was on the front page of a local newspaper for winning a free throw tournament.…

first national baseball league came into America. (Baseball History’s Effects on America) When baseball first originated, the players possessed natural skills and strength that helped lead them to achieve records and respect in the baseball world. Starting from the 1980s and leading into the mid-2000s, baseball players used steroids to enhance their skills, unnoticed. Over the years, baseball has faced a dilemma in regards to…

Americas favorite game and past time has always been considered the game of baseball. Across the ocean and around the world the game of cricket is played in various different countries and it serves to them as baseball serves to us. Most people just look at the big picture of these two games and just assume that baseball and cricket are the same. Reasons of believing these would be cricket and baseball both are two well-known sports that involve a bat and a ball. However, when you dig deeper…

In the past five years there has been a steady increase of racism in the United States. While it may be more subtle than in the past it is still evident that it occurs often. It is incredibly noticeable in the media and occasionally in sports. Where it is most visible is in racial profiling. Police and other officials jump to completely different conclusions when it comes to black people, officials almost always assume that if the person is black that they are most likely doing something wrong.…

Tea is a hot drink made by infusing crushed dried leaves from a tea-plant. The English word “tea” comes from the Chinese word “te” (pronounced as “tay”) which means tea (Marcus, 2016). In the History of Tea article, it is said that “tea” has been with us since 2700 B.C. When China’s mythical emperor Shennong lived, he had tasted all of the herbs known to man including tea leaves, he was regarded as the father of Chinese medicine. Even though many people prepare tea differently it seems that a…

Growing up in a family that had a passion for athletics, I grew to love the game of baseball as well did my oldest brother. Ever since I was 5 I’d watch games anytime I could or practice whenever someone would practice with me. I know all my life that I was one of the better players among the ones i had played with my whole life. They say high school isn’t the same and I come to find that out at the start of baseball season. The start of the season, freshmen I had just had surgery on my right…

same time Rick was there. Rat was offering a spot for Rick in the Canadian league for eighty grand, and Arnie even promised that he would, “have it up to a hundred by the time you get here”(Grisham 196). The problem with this deal is that Rick is starting to enjoy Italy and his team and he doesn’t want to leave in the middle of the season and disappoint his teammates. Rick’s current contract is for twenty grand for five months, a place to stay, and a car. Rick could not sleep that night thinking…

My nerves were out of control, but seeing the smile on my dad’s face and thinking about Marvin looking down from above controlled them. The first inning started we were to go out first, I was ready my mind was racing my heart was fluttering. Our pitcher threw the ball and a quick swing from the batter made a pop and sent the ball flying towards center. As the raging ball came towards me I ran forward to it. It was getting closer and closer I jumped closed my glove and with great pride opened it…