The Last Home Run

For example, one trait Marley possessed was empathy, “Our rambunctious, wired dog stood with his shoulders between Jenny’s knees, his big blocky head resting quietly in her lap… They stayed like that for a long time, Marley statue-still, Jenny clutching him to her like a oversized doll” (Grogan 49). Jenny and John had only seen the energetic side of Marley; as far as they knew, he would jump all over people no matter what. However, after Jenny came home from her abortion, Marley just knew she was hurting; he comforted the young couple as if he understood their exact situation. In addition, Marley was a friend to everyone and everything he saw, “Marley was out in front, chugging forward with every ounce of rippling muscle he had… I saw just where Marley was heading… Fifty feet down the sidewalk, a delicate French poodle lingered at her owner’s side…” (178). This shows that Marley wasn't judgemental; all he wanted to do was spread the joy he felt to others. He always treated everyone and everything he encountered with love and was truly a man’s best friend. Though Marley was friendly, he was not afraid to be protective over his family, “When I looked up, there he stood, ten feet from us, facing…

Babe dominated the game. “He changed baseball from a grind it out style to one of power and high scoring games.” He made all the record books from a hitting standpoint and a batting standpoint. In 1920, he bested the home run record he already set by belting 54 home runs. It is said that his 1921 season may have been the greatest in MLB history. That season, he made a new record of 59 home runs, drove in 171 RBI, scored 177 runs, batted .376 and had an .846 slugging percentage. With Babe in the…

Colby Louwagie Mrs. Kalkbrenner English 10 11 January 2017 George Herman Ruth: The Great Bambino The Great Bambino, The Home Run King, the Sultan of Swat - George Herman “Babe” Ruth was all of these and more (Happy Birthday, Babe Ruth, the ‘Sultan of Swat). He had rough childhood, went to a Catholic boarding school for boys (St. Mary’s), and still had a career in major league baseball; Ruth was an inspiration to people everywhere. Ruth was admired because of his hitting ability, the records…

to the ball, flips it behind his back to his throwing arm, and delivers a strike to first base. This play shows his amazing coordination and unbelievable skill. Great plays aren’t the only things he makes. Routine plays are botched by every player, but less for some; or in Andrelton Simmons case, much less. Simmons fielding percentage was .988 last season. That means 98.8 percent of all the balls Simmons got to, he made the play. Even with the increased area he covers, and crazy number of…

called, Steroid Era. It is named the Steroid Era because players over the last two decades have been caught using performance enhancers, which has become the latest major problem in the MLB. Performance enhancing drugs, which are commonly known as PED’s, means basically what it states; it enhances a player’s performance on the field. Over the last few years, members of the BBWAA have not voted in players that have been caught using steroids into the Hall of Fame. However, there are many…

hibernation. The morning of the big game was psychotic but also stolid. Ace and Reese went to the field for one last practice before the big game. They worked so hard, they had felt very tedious by the time they had finished their training session. A few hours later, it was time to get ready when Ace found Reese in the locker room cynical about starting as an outfielder. The whole team got together and assuaged Reese with profound words to get him prepared for the big game. After the big pep…

Stillwater, Okla.--The West Virginia University baseball team came from behind to beat No. 23 Oklahoma State 5-3 in extra innings on Saturday afternoon at t Allie P. Reynolds Stadium. The Mountaineers (14-10) scored two runs in the ninth to tie the game 3-3 and scored to in the 10th to take the lead. Sophomore Cole Austin had three hits and drove in three runs. Kyle Gray and Ivan Gonzalez each picked up two hits. Braden Zarbnisky (3-0) picked up the win for WVU. He pitched 1.2 scoreless frames,…

Former big leaguer, Ken Caminiti, discussed his steroid usage in the late 90’s with TomVerducci, who writes for Sports Illustrated primarily about baseball. He is also a field reporter for the MLB postseson. In 1996 Caminiti began taking steroids to recover from a shoulder injury. In the second half of that season, Caminiti hit 28 home runs—his previous high for a season had been 26. Caminiti finished the season with 40 home runs, a .326 batting average, and 130 runs batted in. Each of these far…

Being the batter in the bottom of the ninth inning of the championship game, with two outs, bases loaded, and down by one run is both a baseball player’s most glorious dream and most onerous nightmare. This dream was my opportunity as I stepped up to the plate in the Delaware Regional Senior League championship game. The few metal bleachers near home plate at Leroy Hill Park were packed with families from all around Delaware, meanwhile those without a space set up lawn chairs around the…

forward to be able to step out on the field with my teammates. In the games, I batted as the clean up batter which is the fourth batter. I was the one the team looked forward to scoring the runs and winning the games. Only being eight years old, and my teammates and our fans counting on me put more than enough pressure on me; so much I could not handle it sometimes. I remember being up to bat the bases were loaded, and there was two outs. We was down by one run, I had the chance to win the game.…