Yogi Berra

players) attempted to avoid the war and no contribute but were somewhat forced into contribution. Yogi Berra was professional baseball player who was drafted into the Navy. Berra volunteered to man a rocket boat during the invasion of Normandy. Yogi is an example of a baseball player who contributed to the war and went above and beyond the call of duty by volunteering. There were many other like Yogi Berra; Joe Pinder, Jack Lummus, and Bob Feller are just a few other professional baseball…

The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. The Yankees are one of two Major League clubs based in New York City; the other is the New York Mets. The club began play in the AL in the 1901 season as the Baltimore Orioles (not to be confused with the modern Baltimore Orioles.) Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchased the…

Major iconic players caught the attention of the game of baseball all over the world. Japan caught onto the sport fairly quickly. In the the film Mr. Baseball, audiences get to see the similarities and differences in the game of baseball between America and Japan. The themes of culture and globalization reappear to bring forward the idea of major league players to be traded but also among countries. Not many were involved with Japan during the late 19th century. Baseball integration into Japan…

Baseball…- a ball game played between two teams of nine on a field with a diamond-shaped circuit of four bases. It is played chiefly in the US, Canada, Latin America, and East Asia. (Dictionary.com) The only thing I’ve ever cared about though, it intrigued me from an extremely young age. Amidst the time when my brother and cousin played this mysterious game outside my grandma's house every other week. I’d sit and watch them throw the white baseball with red laces, outside next to an oak tree in…

Spavinaw, Oklahoma. Though the eyes of the sports fans Mickey Mantle was the most popular, athletic, sought out player of his time. His rookie year started in the spring of 1951. He teamed up with other well know Yankee players such as Joe DiMaggio, Yogi Berra, and Phil Rizzuto which lead to them winning their 4th world series in 1953. This was the start of the New York Yankees franchise which has led to them winning over 25 World Series. To commemorate this baseball legend after his death…

love to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and death and stuff." a) Mariah Carey b) Angelina Jolie c) Lindsay Lohan d) Jessica Simpson 10. "Predictions are difficult, especially about the future." a) Uri Geller b) John Edward c) Yogi Berra d) Derren Brown Round 4: Who Said That? Answers. 1. b) Johnny Depp? Captain Weird? He says not. 2. b) William Shakespeare wrote that "Nature hath framed strange fellows." 3. d) Dr Seuss thought we fell not in love, but in mutual weirdness.…

I am not a creative person. When we were told about the project and that we had to come up with an idea to draw or create our own ceiling tile, I was not too excited. However, I knew that I had to come up with something since this was a giant part of my final grade. I sat there thinking while everyone else had already basically come up with an idea. Then it hit me, why don't I do it about something I love and have a passion for and that was, baseball. I decided I was going to draw the team's…

1950s Sports Following WWII, many Americans enjoyed a thriving economy and access to a range of new time-saving technologies. “With more money to spend and an excess of leisure time, people turned to sports for recreation and entertainment.” (Sports in America in the 1950s) Baseball was paramount in America, but other sports competed for the nation’s attention. Boxing and Golf were also very popular to sports fans in America, Rocky Marciano went on his historical, undefeated run between…

me is what makes him my role model today. He continues to inspire me because even though he has some failures in life, he always gets right back up and tries again, even more determined than before. “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”-Yogi Berra. This quote really shows Andrew’s perseverance in baseball and life. When he sees opportunities, he takes them, and does it to the best of his ability. His work ethics and mind set encourage me to always give my all, to set goals and reach…

What do you need to catch a victory? An above average catcher is a great start! The catcher is the second most important player on a baseball team right behind the pitcher. He is in charge of catching and blocking all of the balls thrown at him. The catcher is in charge of keeping the runners from advancing to second and third during a pitch. When there is a respectable catcher behind the plate, he gives the pitcher confidence. In a game as tough as baseball everyone has to have confidence. When…