Yankee Stadium

‘If I knew I was going to live this long, I’d have taken better care of myself.’” (Newsmakers). Mantle had many amazing accomplishments - one of which being that he had almost become the first and only player to date to hit an out-of-the-park at Yankee Stadium; he also came within 6 home runs of beating Babe Ruth’s record of 60 home runs in one season. Almost every year of his career, he led the league in home runs. Sadly, his career and life ultimately were cut short because of his lifestyle of…

Fans are interested with the offensive side of baseball. Home runs and high scoring games draw more fans into stadiums, increasing team’s revenue. By comparing the Pre-Steroid Era (before 1994) to the Steroid Era (after 1994), team 's average profit margin increased 4.7%, meaning MLB franchises saw an average increase in revenue of 52.2 million dollars per year (Grossman)…

Heroes of the 1920’s The 1920’s was known by many different names. The Jazz Age, the Age of Intolerance, the Age of Wonderful Nonsense and the Roaring Twenties. For many, this was also the Age of Freedom because of the 1920’s heroes; Babe Ruth, Henry Ford, and Charles Lindbergh. George Herman Ruth, known to the world as Babe Ruth, made an enormous impact on the people of the twenties. Ruth was a troublemaker at a young age and his parents could not keep him under control, so they sent him to…

When it starts, Jim is in the middle of class learning about how to add, subtract and multiply, when the nun turns around a yells, “Which one of you smells like a rotten milk?” Everybody was panicing looking around, the nun walked by each child sniffing up in the air. When she reaches Jim she stops, sniffs again and again. Jim knew it must be him, the nun grabbed his desk and threw it to the ground as everybody laughed at Jim as he started to pick up his belongings. This wasn’t the first time…

I. The year was 1918. Woodrow Wilson was president, World War 1 was ending, the Spanish flu became a pandemic, and the Boston Red Sox won the World Series. The last event would not occur for another 86 years until 2004 when the Boston Red Sox emerged victorious. II. The 2004 Boston Red Sox season was a magical rollercoaster ride that had all the thrills of a Hollywood blockbuster. In the end, it culminated in sweet victory for the long suffering fans of one of baseball’s most historic franchises…

“Home Run!” The announcer yells as the crowd goes crazy. Babe Ruth has done it again folks. "He's the best of the best", the children yell. Some of you may be asking ,well, what is baseball . Baseball is Americas favorite pass time. It’s been that way since the 1920’s. This game of hitting a ball with a stick and hearing that sweet and beautiful crackle as the bat and the ball connects seems to put fire in people’s veins as they yell and cheer for their favorite team as they enter the field. The…

In the United States of America, its citizens would like to believe that the rule of law applies to everyone equally; however, current events create questions in regard to this theory. Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton’s lies have far out-shadowed those of her contenders; however, her lies are so often contextualized, excused, and forgotten because of who she is and the purpose her lying supposedly serves. The FBI and the Justice Department have given her a pass on crimes that…

Jonathan Mahler, writer of the book, “Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning,” discusses the political, economical, and social fall of New York in 1977. The term originated in 1972 after a documentary series episode of the same title was aired. The term became more socially recognized during the 1977 World Series game where the New York Yankees faced the Los Angles Dodgers. Helicopter camera views show video clips of actual fires during the arson breakout caused by the economic fall of the…

sitting in the Dick’s Sporting Goods back room. I was the newest shoe on the market because of my tall ankle support and was halfway colored with orange and black. My new master, Adam, bought me with money that he carefully saved up from his job at the Yankee Springs Golf Course. I was a steep $145 but the look in Adam’s eyes told me that I was worth more than than the dollar amount. It was August 11, 2016, the start of the first Varsity football practice. Before I even knew where I was, I was…

day when he plays at the Yankee stadium where he bat his first ever home run, the bat used was so amazing people wanted it so bad that the bat went for 1.26 million dollars. George Herman Died on August 16, 1948 in Manhattan New York City . He died because he had terrible Esophageal Cancer and what it dose, it deals with your stomach and lungs. The doctors that tried to help George said they couldn't do that much. So on June 13 1948 his uniformed at the Yankees stadium retired and it was a…