Umpire

In 2003 the umpires found out that his bat was corked, which resulted in suspension and doubts to whether his high number of hits were all legitimate. The troubles did not stop there, he was also accused of using performance enhancing drugs (steroids). Although Sosa…

best teams we would see all season. This was Team Colorado. Not only was each pitch laboured but my arm was sore and my legs were weak. From the time I began my warm-up in the bullpen, I felt the uneasiness of my nagging legs and stiff elbow. The umpire then signaled the start of the game, as I stood on the mound looking towards home plate the feeling of defeat was revolving around me. The philosophy of Lakewood pitching…

When I look back, I see times when I could’ve made better choices and other times that I wouldn’t change a bit. Playing softball with MJBSA is a choice I wouldn’t want to change. I’ll admit there were times when I wished the umpires had a better understanding of the rules or the other team would tone down the drama but overall MJBSA and my coaches did a great job. Keeping in mind the past, I eagerly look forward to the future. Continuing my education by getting a degree is important to me…

From a solid elite New England pedigree family there was a young man name Ernest Lawrence Thayer who had a dream to change the poetry world. Growing up Ernest was pushed to best he can be even though school came easy to him. When he graduated college from Harvard University, he followed his friend from college out to San Francisco to join his friend’s dad’s newspaper company, “Hearst’s Paper “(Author Biography 56). Working at this company Mr. Thayer worked on obituaries, ballad poems, and…

Although when it comes to stealing bases in baseball the runner is allowed to steal whenever the ball is live (which is most of the time). In softball you are only allowed to steal once the pitcher releases the ball out of their hand, but the runner is not allowed to leave the base if the pitcher has the ball in the pitching circle. Another major difference between baseball and softball is the how the ball is thrown to the batter. In softball the ball is pitched underhanded and can be fast as it…

I started playing soccer for my school in first grade and kept on playing till third grade when I stopped because I found a sport I felt was much more appealing to me in the way the game was played and the teamwork needed to play. It could also be fact that my dad told me I needed to play, which was fine because I wanted to play anyway. This sport is baseball, an All-American sport played by athletes who are not afraid to put themselves in front of a 100 mile per hour ball. Baseball takes a…

Project Reflection For our proposal argument project we decided to pick the topic of concussions in sports specifically in youth leagues. Concussions occur in everyday sports and recently they have become a source of national attention especially in major league sports such as the National Football League. The national football league has recently put strict rules and regulations in place that are reinforced by players, officials, and coaches alike to provide a safe environment for the players…

Laches is a 'definition' Dialogue, which aims to give definition of andreia (courage). Socrates and other characters scrutinize a number of possible definitions of courage as part of pursuit to discover that excellence is an introduction to an enquiry into how it might be taught and who will be qualified to teach it. The latter stages are never reached as it is characteristic of Socratic dialogues that the definitions all fail and discussion ends in confusion. At the start of the dialogue there…

You can hear the crowd cheer the players on, and they yell when the umpire makes a bad call against the team. You can get a taste of what El Pasoans are like just by being at a game. When the sun starts to set and the lights go on, you can feel the excitement of game starting to rise. Once the game is over, they usually…

to remain humble. Not only in sports, but throughout life as well, I have seen it is easier to gain respect if you stick to this idea. Along with staying modest, I have learned that there is only so much you can control. You can’t control what the umpire calls, where your coach will decide to play you, how much time you’ll have to warm up, etc. But is important to take what you have and make the best out of…