The 2005 Kansas City Royals finished dead last in the ALC, winning less than 35% of their games that season. Due to the Royals less than stellar season, diehard KC baseball fans were forced to seek out other local teams to get their baseball fix. Much like the Royals at the time, my elementary coach-pitch softball games were not the place for such fans. “Alright, Purple Jelly Beans,” Coach Tucker calls, “Let’s line up in front of the dugout so I can take attendance.” A herd of anxious, 3rd grade ankle-biters file out from behind the chain-link fence, and onto to the gravel pellet field. “Please say ‘here’ when I call your name. Alexis?” “Here.” “Sarah?” “Here.” “Camille?” “Here.” Coach Tucker continues down the list calling Hannah, Emily, Sarai, Kristi, Elizabeth, and Katie. All of us replying present, until Coach reached the last name on the list, “Caleb?” No reply. “Is Caleb here?” Hiding at the end of the line Caleb begrudgingly calls ‘here’. “Oh. There you are Caleb,” Coach says as he quickly realizes the problem. “Yeah, I’m here. But do I really have to stay on this team? I’m the only boy!” Caleb whined. “Um, well. . .” he pauses to think. “Hold on. I’m going to talk to the other coach to see if we could to a little swap.” “Oh good,” Caleb says with a sigh of relief. “I don’t think I could play on a team with a bunch of cootie-infested girls.” Coach jogs back from the opposing dugout, “Alright, Caleb, you’re now a member of the Orange Crush, and Lydia is a part of the
Every postseason, every game, every World Series, every everything after that 2021 World Series, the Royals won all those games because of David. He died on the year of 2122, and played baseball until his death. After his death, the royals never scored. 15 years into this, the team captain and manager, Steve Jobs and Randy Butternubs, broke up the team and nobody ever knew about what happened. It then became the law to never create a baseball named
“If I get the opportunity I’ll take it with both hands, I’d love nothing more to be out there playing with the boys.”
The road to the actual playoffs began in a single game in which the Houston Astros defeated the Yankees in an effort to win the last playoff spot. Two days later after their win the Astros faced the Kansas City Royals and this series lasted the 5 games. Sadly for the Astros, the Royals won the series and advanced to the ALCS. The Royals did everything right but they wouldn’t have done it without the help of Alcides Escobar who got on base almost every single game and Eric Hosmer who hit a couple of home runs and managed to get an RBI in almost every game. This series was really intense because all the games were played; meaning that there was a tie between the teams and games 5 was the last shot for both of them. Both of these teams played really good and players from both teams made a lot of sensational plays that led their teams to a win. Alex Gordon a former gold glove award winner who is always diving for impossible fly balls didn’t fail to make several catches. Mike Moustakas playing the hot corner managed to snatch every single shot that was hit towards
"Anyway, the assignment: you'll first be put into pairs. Instead of having to hear you whine about selections I'll just have you choose them yourself."
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.
In all of their recent seasons, the Chicago Cubs have been surrounded by low expectations. But this year's team saw those low expectations for a different reason than its past iterations. Rather than being like previous Cubs teams whose low
“Please don't give up on me, I know I'm not as good as Chandi and Gertie, but I'm trying very hard.” Josie begged.
The Philadelphia Phillies have been a staple in Major League baseball for over 120 years. The Phillies are one of the League’s oldest teams dating back all the way to the year 1883. Over the years the Phillies have acquired many accolades and accomplishments; although the Phillies are a decorated team for many positive reasons they have also become the league’s most losing team, with over 10,000 losses. Although the Philadelphia franchise may have the most losses in any professional sport, whether it is football, basketball, or soccer, they have had many playoff runs and even a few World Series appearances. Throughout the winning and the losing seasons the Phillies have had some very good players, which went on to be a Hall-of-Famers, while many of the players were mediocre at best. Although not all of the players that played in Philadelphia were good, they had heart and drive to not let the rambunctious fans in Philadelphia not get the best of them. Whenever a family goes to one of these baseball games, the game may not be the center of attention for the kids or even the adults with the most entertaining mascot of all the Phillie Phanatic dancing around and being goofy in front of 20,000 people in the stands.
The tables have turned on the South side fans as the Chicago White Sox's began to claim the lonely bottom of Major League baseball with it fans having to endure the same test of loyalty as the Cubs faithful Northside fans. It would take being cursed by an angry fan, and 107 years of losing to make an even comparison
When we arrived the baseball park, it was so magnificent. There were no seat was empty, and everybody shouted for the players. Additionally, our game cry was “let’s go royals”. The building is beauteous
The goal for the Omaha Stinger’s is that any person that attends a game will have an emotional experience. We want first time fans to the loyal everyday fans to feel a sense of belonging and pride. Whether they are attending for the entertainment, social, or competitive aspect, we want them to walk away with more than just having a good time, but memories that they can hold onto, which in return will cause them to want to attend to build on those memories. Everyone has the need of wanting to belong, and the Omaha Stingers want to fill that need by giving people a place to come and feel accepted.
“Taylor it's OK, we will practice tomorrow morning.” We started walking to homeroom which we have together with our arms linked. Then, I saw Brett walk out of the main office and walk towards me and joins the chain of linked arms. Heads turned to us as we marched down the main hallway. Lockers a shade of yellow, walls a white brick, “Taylor, guess who is now in your homeroom now!”
Strengths: The Los Angeles Angels many strengths, first of which is that they are located in LA. Los Angeles is the 2nd most populated city in the US and has 47.3 million tourists a year, allowing the Angels to expand their brand to a wide variety of people. LA is also helps the Angels because the weather is nice year-round making a day at the ballpark more appealing to fans. In addition, they have 6-time All-Star and 2-time AL MVP winner, Mike Trout.
About three weeks ago, the Packer Varsity baseball team beat Berkeley Carroll school for the first time in twelve years and in glorious fashion. Tears streamed down my face as our winning run crossed the plate in extra innings, dust flying up as my teammates and I mobbed each other at the plate. Yet a few short days later, our team was blindsided by the news that St. Ann’s had pulled off back to back upsets to squeak their way into the playoffs ahead of us - just as our season seemed to be looking up, it was over.
Perez, and I will be your physical education teacher for the year. Now given that it’s the first class, and I don’t have a curriculum made up yet, so we’ll be doing the best sport of all today. The truest test of athleticism—dodge ball.” And, with that there was a bunch of moans, groans, and sighs that came from a few of the other girls who—like me—didn’t feel much like being pelted in the face with a big rubber ball. Especially if the thrower was the butch bull-dyke wearing the crew cut that stood at the end of the line, which would’ve not had shocked me, if she had the ability to pee standing