The Last Home Run

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    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…

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    It's game day. I was as nervous as a mouse surrounded by a cat. My 13-year-old baseball team was playing the team that won the championship two years in a row. I kind of thought we all were nervous because if we lost that meant we go home and nobody wanted to go home. Since I was awake early in the morning I thought I should do my daily routine of stretching and eating my oatmeal and salad. Since our game was later that day like a night game I just did a few sit ups and push ups to keep myself…

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    first ever home run at the new Yankees Stadium. The New York Yankees again made it again to the World Series. They also had to face the New York Giants but this time they came out on top. Ruth won the Most Valuable Player in 1923. This would be his first MVP award. In the 1924 season, Babe Ruth would almost earn one of the most prestigious awards in all of baseball. He was eight RBI from earning the Triple Crown,. The Triple Crown is awarded only when one leads the league in home runs, batting…

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    the next 15 seasons. In 1919, Babe Ruth set a single season home run record of 29 while playing for the Red Sox team. In 1920, Babe hit a total of 54 home runs in less than 10 seasons. In 1927, he did it again and beat his record with 60 home runs. This record stood for 34 years. Since Babe Ruth was so well known at New York and the Yankee Stadium it was dubbed the name “the house that Ruth built”. Babe Ruth in all hit 714 home runs, it was a mark that stood until 1974. Over the years…

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    Ever since I was a child I have loved baseball. My parents let me play and watch all sports as a child, but I was drawn to baseball for as long as I can remember. I played baseball from the time I was five years old to the time I was fourteen years old, and the only thing that stopped me, was an injury. In eighth grade, I managed to tear the labrum in my left shoulder by diving for a ball and jamming the shoulder while landing. Sadly, I had to switch over to golf, but I have never lost my…

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    was known for the things that he did off the field. He decided to marry a 17 year old waitress and also had enough money to buy a very nice house for the both of them ( Schwartz 3) . The also adopted a daughter and raised her in there brand new home. Ruth could not handle a marriage and his fame in baseball, so the marriage ended. Even though they separated they remained married because of there beliefs ( Schwartz 3). His wife eventually died in a house fire, leaving him with his daughter. A…

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    His last pitch in the MLB was at age 49. His fastball ranged from 75-82 on a good day. He worked really slow from the windup and his ball was even slower and that messed with the batters mind. He recorded a 269-209. Unlike Greg Maddux, Jamie didn't pitch as…

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    fifth straight loss on Saturday. After going 4-0 last month with a 1.41 ERA and being named the National League pitcher of the month for June, Lester has given up 13 runs the last 4 1/3 innings throughout his last two starts. “We all go through times where, just like hitters, you go through slumps,” Lester told reporters after the game. “The last two starts were obviously null and void for me. The offense gives me two runs early and gives me runs again and I give them right back. It’s obviously…

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    team that is throwing one, an even rarer accomplishment. The possibility of being the pitcher to actually throw the no-hitter itself, almost the rarest feat in all of baseball. Excitement, adrenaline, rushed through me every time I threw the ball to home plate, and knowing that I was one pitch close to keeping the opposing team hitless. While playing some may think you feel the pressure of the game; however in my experience I felt stress free, which left my mind to only think about what pitch to…

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    On September 30, 1927, Babe Ruth hits his 60th home run of the 1927 season and with it sets a record that would stand for 34 years. (Cremer pg 89) Babe Ruth was born February 7, 1844. Author's last name is Creamer. I think he is important because he currently holds the home run record in baseball history. Ruth was raised in a poor waterfront neighborhood in Baltimore “biography.com” At the age of 7, the trouble-making Ruth became too much of a handful for his busy parents. “Biography.com” At the…

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