right on the shin. What a great way to conquer my fear, not! I was even more afraid of the ball now, and I would strike out at every at bat, this could be credited to the fact that I stood three feet away from the plate. Eventually, after numerous strikeouts, I moved in closer towards the plate and was able to hit again, finally. After that season, I was offered a spot on the travel team representing Bethel Park. I obviously was extremely excited, and couldn’t wait to spend every weekend playing…
on any number of different algorithms depending on what values you were looking for. For example, if someone were interested in who the most durable pitcher is that season, they may sort by innings pitched. If someone else thought the number of strikeouts was more valuable, that number could be the sort feature. Since there is no single set of statistics that every team uses, there’s no single algorithm that…
Identity is a very convoluted and confusing subject to many because it covers so many aspects of oneself, the way people view others, the social context and all the choices made during the growing period. Beverly Daniel Tatum wrote an article “The Complexity of Identity” to explain its construction using the many identities of oneself and the relationship between domination and subordination. When trying to identify oneself people usually ask the question who they are. It began a multitude of…
“We won, we won! I can't believe we are going to game seven of the World Series, Matt, we the Chicago Cubs, are going to a game seven of the World Series!" shouted Mike. "Mike we have to go celebrate, let's go to Molly's on the South Side!" exclaimed Matt. " Ok let's go we earned it but we still have to be ready for tomorrow so we can't get crazy," responded MIke. "I know!" yelled Matt. When they got to Molly's they sat down and ordered a drink. However,…
When someone says Major League Baseball, you probably think of all the teams and players. Cardinals, Padres, Dodgers, Reds, Clayton Kershaw, Joey Votto, etc. When you hear the word softball, you probably think of college teams or some even ask what softball is. Softball has become such a small sport because of baseball taking over. Although, I do not mind that, baseball is an amazing sport to play and watch. Softball is just the same and gets less credit. One person that is very famous in…
Leaving the Park In the spring of my seventh grade year, I exercised my final season of eligibility of little league baseball. Just avoiding the cutoff date by a week, I would be one of the few thirteen year olds to take the field. It would also be my first year of making the all – star team, a goal I had since I had first entered the major league division of Shaker Valley Little League three years prior. As a starting pitcher, I was pretty confident that I would finally get the chance to show…
Sitting in the nurse’s station, I impatiently wait for my mother to finish her morning rounds at the nursing home. It is summertime, and I am eager to be dropped off at my Vacation Bible School church camp. A resident parked in her wheelchair down the hallway begins yelling, “Help me! I’m dying! Help!” over and over again. Worried, I begin frantically looking for a nurse to come help. One suddenly appears at the patient’s side, and asks what the problem was. Their response: they had a hangnail…
The game of baseball is a great game and is open to anyone that wants to play it. There is many way that baseball can be played. Baseball can be played but be called different things like wiffle ball, and stick ball. Also, baseball is a great sport because you stay active while you play. In addition baseball was made along time ago and the they use two different types of bats. There is lots of physics that goes into baseball and many pitches people can throw. The game of baseball started a long…
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…
The widely accepted “The Hero’s Journey” theory is devised and arranged into stages by Joseph Campbell in 1947; Further, it was interpreted and adapted by Christopher Vogler, which can be illustrated through “Lord of The Rings” and “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”. This is simple but powerful theory which eclipses these films and continues to captivate the audiences. Overtime, for both these films we see how the hero’s characters develop. They become more selfless and understand the…