Analysis: Hall Of Famer Ernie Banks

The sports program called, “ESPN First Take,” was nationally televised on the channel ESPN and was discussed by Rob Parker and Skip Bayless. In the episode, “Does Berry Bonds Belong in the Hall of Fame,” both Parker and Bayless state their beliefs that Bonds should be voted into the Hall of Fame. Parker and Bayless have established credibility for taking part in the discussion on a program that is televised to viewers around the world. Rob Parker establishes his credibility by saying, “he is a registered hall of fame voter, he holds this honor and takes it very seriously.” Both Parker and Bayless convince their audience that Bonds should be inducted through the use of strong diction, tone of approval providing statistics and logical reasoning, and the use of syntax that is exclamatory.

The Pittsburgh Pirates, a MLB baseball team playing in PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, offers fans a baseball game product that includes the team, individual players, in-game entertainment, stadium experience, concessions, merchandise, and customer service. With the 20 losing seasons behind them, the Pirates have built their marketing on the strength and talent of the team, rather than in game quality entertainment and the highly rated “best ballpark” in America.

With the way the author, Bryson describes George Ruth’s upbringing and the tough hand that Babe was dealt with at such an early age, it seems as if he painted a fairy tale with happily ever after at the end. To read and to try and grasp what Babe Ruth was able to achieve, it is the most unbelievable underdog story that I have ever read. While I was reading, I had the feeling that Bill Bryson believed that George Ruth was a good person and even coming from such a rough city such as Baltimore. He even disagreed with what babe said in his autobiography. In the book, Bryson says “The opening sentence of Ruth’s autobiography is, “I was a bad kid.” Which is no more than partly true” (Bryson 107). By just the second sentence in the second paragraph, it is clear that Bryson thought, even since Ruth’s childhood, he is a good kid who was stuck behind the 8-ball. Coming from an impoverished family, having almost all of his siblings die, losing both his father and mother who were “distracted” anyway. His mother slowly dying of tuberculosis and his father single-handedly running their saloon during all of his waking hours just so they could have money to survive (Bryson 107). While reading this initial background on Babe Ruth, I didn’t know just how rough he had it. I assumed like most of the athletes in today’s world, his family was able to pay for him to have baseball lessons and training with some of the best trainers that money can buy. Knowing that Babe Ruth was the epitome of an

Stan Musial (born 1920), one of baseball's greatest hitters, enjoyed an extraordinary career with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1941 through 1963. Called "Stan the Man" because of his intimidating presence at the plate, Musial won seven batting championships and three Most Valuable Player awards.

“Going, Going, Gone, Home Run!” everyone knows what this means when an announcer says it. The game of baseball is a different sport, unlike basketball and football; you do not necessarily need strength to be dominant. So, why are steroids a big issue in baseball? Steroids, in particular, anabolic steroids, build up cellular tissue or muscle. However, they do not give you the necessary skills to play the game. I am almost certain the world’s strongest man could not hit a home run on a major league field, so why punish those who have used steroids? Steroids are not like magic and transform and average man

The article Baseball Magic by George Gmelch is about an anthropologist who used to be a baseball player. So he knew about some rituals the players did from when he was in the pros. The article just described rituals the players do like eat at the same place before the games or the same type of food. Then he talked about Taboos which are things that the players didn’t do like he said he ate pancakes before a game had a bad game then never eat pancakes again before a game. Then he talked about fetishes like how the Hispanics would have a rosary and kiss it before they batted. The point the author was trying to make was that the author is focusing on how many people believe that magic can help them succeed.

of a pitcher Babe was, even though he was one of the best left-handed pitchers

He then left for a job as an athletic director for the National Youth Foundation. He then played minor league baseball for the Montreal Royals in 1946. While he was playing minor league he was called up to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the major leagues in 1947. It was that year that he won rookie of the year with his 175 hits, 12 home runs, and 48 RBI’s. He also appeared on the cover of time magazine in September of 1947.

Some people may think that the Pittsburgh Pirates were the only team to play in Pittsburgh, but that is not true. The Pittsburgh Homestead Grays and the Pittsburgh Crawfords were the two Negro League teams. The Homestead Grays started in 1912. The Grays played independently until they became a part of the American Negro League in 1929. They only spent one season in the American Negro League and were independent again until 1932.

In 1919 Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia. He was a black nice man and his neighborhood treated him bad and then he finally got over with it and started playing baseball. 20 years later he was grown up and got a call from a white guy. Branch Rickey was a white guy and owned the Dodgers and wanted Jackie to come play so that other black people can play in this league. They wanted a strong man who can take this stuff.

Growing up, most of Banks’ time was spent working on cotton fields near his home, but when he was not working, he participated in a number of sports including track, basketball, and baseball. In high school, Banks excelled at baseball and started to draw the interest of scouts from teams in the Negro Leagues. The manager of the Kansas City Monarchs was especially impressed by Banks’ talent. In his first season with the Monarchs, Banks stood out so much that the Cubs purchased his contract from Kansas (“Ernie Banks”). He immediately became the team’s starting shortstop and held down the position for the next nine seasons, but he would later move to first base due to lingering knee issues.

Babe Ruth was born on February 6th, 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland. He played in ten World Series. Babe Ruth had a .342 batting average. Throughout his baseball career, he hit 714 homeruns. Babe Ruth played in a total of 2,503 games.

Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in the MLB in 1947 once he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers. This impacted Major League Baseball because no black player had ever been in the MLB. Also Jackie helped contribute to the Dodgers going to six world series. The way this contribution impacted the world is because he led the Dodgers to the World Series which is a big event. Another contribution is that Jackie helped the U.S Army.

“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” -Joseph Campbell. This quote holds true. Our country would be nothing without our veterans and servicemen and that’s why anyone who has ever served for our country and lives in New Jersey should be in the New Jersey Hall of Fame.

osh is our protagonist in this book he is the kid with all the power and looks and overall a great guy. During the run to the championship Josh goes up to bat a gets hit with a beanball right in the cheek and is down even though he is hurting he stays in the game. On the next defensive series he turns a triple play to win the Championship Game now the move on to the Hall of Fame Tour in Cooperstown. This book takes place With Josh and his two other friends Jaden and Benji they spend time out on the lake at each other’s houses and of course the baseball field. The big conflict in this story is that they made it to the Championship game in the Hall of Fame tour and Josh’s best friend Jaden goes and reports for the rival team with star baseball