World Series

When was the last time you’ve heard of the New York Mets winning the World Series? Unless you’re a true fan, you probably haven’t. It's been 31 years! They won in 1986. Even though many people ( mostly Yankee fans) laugh at me for still believing in them, I do believe that they have a good chance to win another world championship. My belief comes from the team winning twice in 1969 and 1986, and how they have come so close many times. They have a strong chance to come back in the next…

Andrelton Simmons’ arm strength is what allows him to play a couple steps deeper in the hole than other shortstops. Because of this depth, his arm strength allows Simmons gets to balls in the gap that no one else in the world would even attempt at. The show isn’t over when he gets to the ball. When Simmons gets to the ball he unleashes the cannon, throwing the ball on a line over 95 mph right to the first baseman’s chest. The accuracy of the throws is remarkable. Simmons…

barrier to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. A talented and versatile player, Robinson won the National League Rookie of the Year award his first season and helped the Dodgers to the National League championship – the first of his six trips to the World Series. In 1949 Robinson won the league MVP award, and he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. Despite his skill, Robinson faced a barrage of insults and threats because of his race. The courage and grace with which Robinson handled…

live, and big matches in boxing could draw crowds up to five digits(1930s Boxing. n.d.). Boxing also expanded into Latin American during the 1930’s, and there were some world champions from there. Sixto Escobar became Puerto Rico’s first world champion. Mexico first world champion was Baby Arizmendi in 1934, and Cuba’s first world champion was Kid Chocolate. There was 6 champions from 1930-1937 until the superstar of Joe Louis started his amazing run of champion of Heavyweight Boxing. Joe…

America can be represented by different ideas depending upon the person asked. A common answer is that America can be represented by freedom or patriotism. However, there is a better representation than freedom or patriotism; that representation is baseball. America is baseball, both are melting pots for different cultures, both have a global impact, and everyone has the chance to succeed. America is known as the melting pot of cultures, and baseball is the same way. Major League Baseball in…

Koby Schneider Inquiry 3 Final Draft Expansion of Instant Replay in the MLB Baseball has always been an American pastime sport with very much history behind it. The sport of baseball can help us americans put aside our differences and come together to create a massive multi-million person fan base. This is a very close second of largest fan bases in america trailing right behind the NFL. According to the Gallup over 56% of americans today are Major League Baseball (MLB) fans stated by “Jones,…

Micheal Lewis’ Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair game is a story about Billy Beane. General manager of the Oakland Athletics (A’s) who used statistical analysis to win the baseball league. Beane was once a great baseball player during high school. Judging from his potential and skill, many baseball scouts wanted him in the team. However, he struggled in the minor league and never made it to the major league. Due to his unsuccessful career as a player, he retired as he was no longer…

opportunity to raise kids, which in turn called for more houses and supplies for those families. A growing nation with a great economy and a lot of leisure time gave way to the consumption of entertainment like never before. America was on top of the world and sports felt the effect of the nation’s success with more fans than ever…

The 1920s was a very trying time for the United States. It was just getting out of a war and the morale of the people was not particularly high. That is where sports come in. They were a morale booster and something to get people’s mind off of rebuilding after the war, a much needed thing for the people of the United States. Sports played a huge role in the happiness and entertainment of the people in the 1920s and contributed to the rebuilding of the United States. Although there were…

holds records because honestly he isn’t that young. Don’t tell him I said that! But he is at least forty. You have to have some kind of athletic ability to teach baseball. Really though, you have to have a great coach to take fourth in the world series!!! That's another thing I strongly respect Joe as a coach and man for the way he has dealt with us and transformed into great ball player! Those are a couple reason I respect Joe and his athletic…