Derek Jeter : The Greatest Baseball Player

Alex Rodriguez is an American beloved baseball shortstop, third baseman and designated hitter. He has played 22 seasons in MLB for the Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers and New York Yankees. Here are top 5 facts you probably didn't know about Alex Rodriguez.

Credibility is something that takes a lot of time to gain, but can be lost in an instance. When someone or something is credible that means they are easily trusted or believed in because of what they have done in the past. For example Nike lost some credibility when new came out they were producing their products in sweatshops across the world. However since that they have worked on that problem and gained back their credibility, but it took some time. Credibility is a great quality to have, it means you are trustworthy and people respect you. Furthermore Alex Rodriguez is another example that shows why credibility is an important quality and how cheating affects it.

Jackie Robinson rookie season was one of his best years. He gave hope to players and people everywhere. Kids looked up to him because he changed the history of baseball. He was National League Rookie of the year. Jackie had 12 homers and had 29 steals. He had a .297 average. Jackie won MVP of the year and also won batting title with a .342 average the same year he won MVP. Jackie had become introduced into the Baseball Hall of fame in 1962.

“Heroes get remembered, but legends never die” (Sandlot). This quote perfectly represents Babe Ruth. George Herman Ruth was born in Baltimore. He was one of eight children but only he and his younger sister survived through infancy. He was a very troubled child and was unruly and disruptive. His mother and father were tavern owners and were always very busy with the business and that left Ruth without a constant father figure or role model. Ruth showed the human spirit of triumphing over adversity by turning his childhood around, being positive when no one believed in him, and by the end of his life, not letting cancer hinder him from doing what he believed in.

George Herman Ruth, better known as Babe Ruth, is an American baseball hero due to his successes that have allowed him to become a household name even after his passing. His great legacy lives on, but for those not alive during his reign over baseball, it is sometimes hard to grasp the Babe’s true life story, which is where film comes into play. In the several films about Babe Ruth, many differentiating perspectives about his life are introduced. In The Babe Ruth Story (1948) and The Babe (1992), we are shown two very different versions of the ‘Great Bambino’. With the help of Ardolino’s analysis of the deification and deconstruction of Ruth in Reel Baseball, it is easy to see the similarities and differences between the two Hollywood Babes. Ardolino states that, “In fact, these movies are dialectically related: the first is an attempt to sacralize Ruth’s checkered life, and the latter is an attempt to replace the hagiography with a Dickensian psychodrama of a bumbling Bacchus who belches, farts, indulges his appetites, is haunted by his past, explodes irrationally when he is called ‘incorrigible’ and never gains any measure of self-control” (115-16). Ardolino’s chapter thoroughly discussed the portrayals of Babe Ruth as a character, which brings to light the similarities and differences portrayed in both Hollywood films. After screening the Hollywood films, we move to screen the documentary about Ruth, a blatant deification, which treats his life story much differently.

For a regular human being who does not follow baseball, the man on the advertisement might seem like just another athlete. However, to someone that has come across the sport, the man on the advertisement will jolt their memory. The man in the advertisement looks very energetic and confident. There is a lot going on in this picture and it is shown on the man’s body. The ad just like every other Gatorade ad had their tagline, “Win From Within.” The tagline combined with the picture of Derek Jeter shows the audience that by consuming Gatorade, one can make sure that he or she is putting their body in the right condition to be successful.

David Ortiz is one of the greatest hitters of all time. He was born in the Dominican Republic and was able to hit 503 career home runs in a period of twenty two years. It is an exceptional feat when one considers the humble beginnings of a foreign born athlete from one of the poorest countries in Latin America. David Ortiz shows leadership through his relentless work ethic. “I don’t know when I’m going to be back in a world series I have to give everything have now.” Not only is David Ortiz

If I haven’t changed your opinion I don’t care because it’s yours. But if you ever didn’t like Jackie Robinson I hope you look at him in a different way now. In conclusion I think that Jackie Robinson is one of the best players to play in the MLB in multiple

When you start your education at Sport and Medical Sciences Academy(SMSA) you are taught and are expected to follow the four core beliefs that shape our school and its environment. The four core beliefs are discipline, respect, dedication, and responsibility or how most students know it as D.R.D.R. However, SMSA students are not the only ones that abide by these rules and beliefs. A well-known athlete that is a great example of this is the New York Yankees shortstop, Derek Jeter. According to Jeter, his success did not come overnight. His biography displays all the hard work he went through to become the best and he started just at the age of eight with a goal of becoming a shortstop for the New York Yankees. Jeter inspires others to set their goals above and beyond, and if you work hard or believe in yourself that you can achieve anything you want.

"Derek Jeter, a professional ballplayer for the Yankees…" are the exact words Derek Jeter, himself, used in his eighth-grade yearbook (Jeter xvi). For as long as he could remember, Jeter has longed to be a New York Yankee. Fifteen years after predicting he would be a professional ballplayer for the Yankees, Derek Jeter is now more than a Yankee. Jeter isn't only a Yankee; he is a family guy and a World Champion. His career started when he was five years old, and everything has evolved from there. Sports fans know what life for Derek Jeter is now, but what was life like before he became a world champion, superstar, and captain of the New York Yankees.

Jackie Robinson earned countless rewards during his career and was one of the highest ranked baseball players in the league over all. His all-time batting average of .410 is ranked 25th on the all-time list for the MLB. He is one of 15 players to ever win rookie of the year and the MVP award. Jackie stole home a total of 19 times in his career. Then finally in 1962 he made it into the hall of fame.

When he was playing baseball the leagues were separated from white and black. No african american had ever played in the white leagues of baseball until Jackie Robinson came around. The president of the the Brooklyn Dodgers took a chance on Jackie Robinson so he could integrate the major league baseball league. When jackie got there he had to promise not to fight back. With all of the words and actions they did he could not fight back or it would say something that he was violent and they would never have another african american play in the mlb. A bunch of fans from whites and blacks loved him, but a portion of whites didn't and they were the other teams and their coaches.The philadelphia phillies team and their manager Ben chapman shouted inappropriate derogatory terms at robinson from their dugouts. Jackie broke the color barrier by becoming the first african american to play in the mlb. All of the discrimination, racism, and pain that jackie endured was worth it for everyone. What he did that seemed like a simple tiny task was a massive thing. It integrated all sports for all

“I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being”. Jackie Robinson was an African American that was treated unfairly during the time of his professional baseball career. He was put through segregation because he was the only black player in the MLB at the time, and he was also treated poorly by his teammates, coaches, fans and even other players from different teams. Jackie Robinson was an important and influential figure in history that had a positive impact on the world and the entire baseball association because he was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era and used baseball as a way to contribute to the Civil Rights movement.

"I'm not concerned your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being." (1) (Jackie Robinson)

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.