Umpire

Court is asked to make a decision so important that the whole country pays careful attention to its ruling. Obamacare, segregation and the right to same sex marriage are just a few cases the supreme court has taken on. It is up to the appointed “umpires” to say yay or nay over the questionable law with the help of the constitution. The health care reform was put in place to help Americans achieve more affordable…

Basketball: The Greatest Sport Played Indoors Basketball is a very physically and mentally demanding sport, which is why michael Jordan once said this about basketball “ I’ve missed over 9000 shots in my career, lost almost 300 games, have been trusted 26 times to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” Because of its continuous action and frequent scoring, basketball is one of the most popular spectator as well as…

The story of the National Football League is the greatest success story in the history of American sports.(American Football and Its Heritage) Baseball may always be called "the national pastime," but in recent decades pro football has become a national obsession. (American Football and Its Heritage) Pro football is now by far the most popular sport in America, its tens of millions of impassioned fans turning the NFL into a rapidly growing multibillion-dollar business that is now known as,…

playing for their teams. But that doesn’t mean equality in sports is solved. Women still have to get passed that invisible glass which is of men dominance in sports. Women don’t get equal pay or get to coach a National Football team or even be an umpire in baseball. Leagues have made strides with employing more women in the sports industry like The San Antonio Spurs and Assistant Coach Becky Hammon or even the NFL with Referee Sarah Thomas. Yes, these are great improvements,…

Kiki to run home. The coaches scream. The parents scream. Still facing the outfield, I wait to hear the thumping of Kiki’s footsteps towards home. A second passes. No footsteps. Another second. The ball is effortlessly thrown into the pitcher. The umpire points me towards the…

play, my teammates and I are gritting our teeth. Kloey and I are so nervous, but we are excited to play too! I am warming up pitching for the big game and my heart is beating briskly. My pitches looked perfect coming into the game; I was ready! The umpire screams,”Head coaches!” Coach jogs up to the plate, and the game should start soon. We jump up and down with excitement and we are ready to play. Coach prays a short, simple prayer that God would protect us and keep us safe throughout the…

Engineering Combining Sport with Engineering Science creates many opportunities to create a new Business which can benefit the sporting world. Developing systems which can accurately determine the outcome of a situation which is initially unclear to the Umpire/ referee to assist with keeping the sport fair. An example of this is to develop GPS technology which shows the location of a rugby ball at any point during the game. This technology can help the referee determine if a rugby ball is out of…

What is Homerun Monkey? Homerun Monkey is your one stop shop for baseball apparel and related products. It offers a huge seelction of baseball and softball products, including gloves, bats, balls, catcher gear, and umpire equipment. All the products at Homerun Monkey are sourced from established and reputed manufacturers such as Easton, DeMarini, Rawlings, and Louisville Slugger. Additionally, the store features baseball apparel and accessories such as jerseys and footwear for men, women and…

One of the reasons why many find the sport of baseball boring is because the majority of them don’t understand the rules of the game. I find baseball games to be completely consuming. Yeah, I know, it’s just a game. Unless you know the rules to the game, it’s hard to really appreciate all that goes on. One pitch can change the whole outcome of a game; one play can turn out to be more than what it seems. The home runs, the walks, the line drives made by good players on the disable list will bring…

After being bred a child mathematical prodigy who dreamed of being a baseball star, he found his true self in the later half of his teen years as a Carney where he shoveled elephant dung for years paying off his college debts while also working as an umpire on the side.Tulley spent his…