World Series

Jackie earned the title of Second Lieutenant in the United States Army in 1943 and was assigned to Fort Riley in Kansas. Here, he was the victim of tireless discrimination and intense racial hatred, resulting in him requesting a transfer. He was relocated to Fort Hood in Texas, but things were no different here, as the racist harassment continued. Finally, Jackie had had enough. On July 6th, 1943, he was ordered to move to the back of a military bus he had been seated on. Twelve whole years…

During the world series on an October evening in 1989, the Giants and Athletics battled for a world title. It was any average play off game in baseball. Lots of excitement, a hostile playing field, and the crowd would cheer over just about anything. Watching the game by himself was Bill Tate, who just got home from a night of work. “It was early in the game, no score yet, when suddenly Al Michaels, the announcer, said ‘What was that?’ Then the TV cut out for a few minutes, but Al’s voice…

Matt Morici Mrs. Tell AmLit Period 7 February 21, 2017 Let Him In Throughout the history of American sports, baseball has had many confrontations with cheating, scandals, and controversies. From the 1919 Black Sox scandal to steroid use, baseball has lived a life of cheating. Many of these scandals affected multiple players or teams but none have affected a single player more than the 1980’s Pete Rose betting scandal. Pete Edward Rose was born on April 14, 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio where he later…

I am a 20 year old man and I absolutely love talking about sports to everyone and anyone whether they are willing to listen or not. I even enjoy talking to those who don’t really care at all about sports. Many people have told me multiple times that they don’t care to hear it. But, if you asked me what my favorite sport to watch is I would tell you that I love watching all of them equally. If you ask me what sport was on television or who was playing, I could most likely tell you. If you told…

and as a defensive right fielder. However, there is more to Clemente’s fame than just baseball; he was also a strong world leader. He was passionate about racial issues and human rights. He used his fame and talent to help his country and to help change the negative view the world had on dark skinned people. Clemente changed the way the country looked at baseball and the way the world looked at each other. Roberto Clemente, youngest of five, was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico on August…

Imagine this: you are up to bat, in the 1947 World Series, and the crowd is chanting your name. Here’s wind up, then the pitch, you swing the bat, and the ball goes soaring. Going, going, going, gone! The crowd goes wild! You just hit a first pitch home run of a World Series. It Seems like an unreal dream, doesn't it? Well this was a reality for the legendary man known as Yogi Berra. This paper will uncover the life of Yogi Berra; covering his birth and childhood in St. Louis, Missouri, his…

“There may be people that have more talent than you,But there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you” was the famous quote from Derek Jeter. Which took place when he hit a home run in the World Series to win the game to earn the nickname “Mr.November”.This is why Derek Jeter is the most influential person ever. Derek Jeter is the most influential person, What are Derek Jeter’s most important accomplishments? Stated by “Young Hollywood September 2014” He was Rookie of the…

October 14th, 2016 was an exciting day for baseball fans in Toronto, Ontario. The Toronto Blue Jays prepared to face off against Cleveland in the American League Championship Series. Catch anything out of sorts about that last sentence (specifically relating to the teams)? Read it one more time. The full name of the team the Cleveland Indians was purposefully left out. The Toronto Blue Jays play-by-play announcer, Jerry Howarth, also uses selective vocabulary like this. Howarth’s protest efforts…

Yankees partly during World War II, attained nicknames from players and fans, and has several great accomplishments. First and foremost, Joe DiMaggio is one of the few players to play in the major leagues with only one team. DiMaggio spent thirteen years with the New York Yankees. In fact, during his thirteen years with the Yankees Joe and his team won ten pennant titles and nine World Series Championships. DiMaggio, as an Italian American, is faced with American fans during World War II.…

of baseball wonder how this bat hits way farther than different bats, like wood bats. The question is, how do these bats do that? A Mako is a powerful high tech bat that is still used in travel ball leagues to this day. Kids in the Little League World Series, that happens every year, use these Makos (usually the newest version). The first piece of evidence is that Makos are hollow so there’s more pop, which…