The Strikeout: A Short Story

Froggy and I made it to the big game. I was nervous to play because I didn’t know if my good luck would continue or if it would end. As I was sitting on the bench I heard my coach call my name.

Dr. Margaret Neale, Professor of Organizational Behavior, Stanford University Graduate School of Business, the narrator and instructor, describes the objective of the video. She drives us though the process and gives us tips, recommendations, common errors and many explanations about what is happening during the negotiation.” (Video Media Group of the Stanford Alumni Association, 1997)

This overly cautious boy somehow finds himself rushing into the battlefront, where Alison was being dragged without any plan of action or resolve: “What was he doing…” (79). We notice here that Kyle doesn’t even realize what he is doing as he incautiously rushes to the damsel in distress. This is quite un-Kyle-like for he had not properly conducted solution in overcoming the problem. Quite a change from the beginning of the story where Kyle would recognize the situation properly and come forth with proper procedures in order to confront it, like he did when he walked in the house with his shoes on and when he walked in the house with his dirty socks. Kyle changes from mentally rehearsing an event to bluntly rushing into action.

a 39yearold knuckle ball pitcher who currently plays Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays

Stealing Home is a moving and piercing account of a man who was determined to play baseball regardless of the color of his skin. This biography tells the story of Jackie Robinson, the first black man to play in baseball's major leagues in the United States. In his eagerness to fight for his rights and the rights of others both on and off the baseball field, Jackie Robinson was not only a great ball player but also a true American hero. He once said, "A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives." Robinson truly lived an important life, which still influences people today.

For as long as I have known the game of baseball and learned of our country’s history, there is one man that has always stood out to me. This man was very unique, he contained guts, courage, and a whole lot of drive. Who knew that with so called, “America’s Pastime”, he would play such a huge role and make such an outstanding impact on this great nation. The man’s name is legendary Jackie Robinson. Jackie grew up in unfortunate circumstances that many families dealt with at the time with his dad being a sharecropper. Born in Cairo, Georgia, Jackie was the youngest of five and moved to California with his mother after their husband/father left them. Despite their struggles, Jackie’s main focus was on sports and really pushed him through high school and colleges (Kenny, 34). Although I have also found to make that claim that Jackie Robinson was a good example of someone who grew up, not just with unequal opportunity because of the color of his skin, but also due to his financial situation. Jackie Robinson played a huge role in American History and after my doing my research, I found much that I didn’t know. Not only was Jackie impactful in the game of baseball, but he was a Jewish icon, in the U.S. Military, and played a huge role in Civil Rights Movements. It was quite some journey for Jackie and he managed to live quite the impactful life (Purvis 366).

It started with the whistling of the bat speeding through the air, and then crack! The ball rocketed into the lush blades of grass in deep center field. The Keller baseball tryouts jolted into progress as we watched the upper classmen bat.

It seemed to catch fans when Jimmy, Kimmy's never before mentioned brother, came into season two. "I liked it because, with KImmy's personality," said Jessica Temminck," she seems to be the type to never say anything about

How could baseball team owners lose $580 million in revenue and baseball players lose $230 million in salary pay in one year? The 1994-95 Major Baseball League 232 day strike lead to millions of dollars lost and millions of fans frustrated by what they say was an act of war. The mediation between Major League Baseball team owners and baseball players was ineffective in delivering a bargaining agreement that would protect the players from being used by the owners for the benefit of their businesses.

You see, I only fucked Kyle. Raw. Shooting my babies deep inside his moist, warm hole. God it felt phenomenal."

The book that I used for my movie trailer is call 42: The True Story of Jackie Robinson. I choose this book because I have a strong interest for sports and find Robinson’s story very inspiring. I located most of my photos on Google Images; however, I found the videos of my Jackie Robinson character on YouTube. The music I choose was already on iMovie. I turned the volume on my videos down so that the music was clearer. The pictures that I chose are specific to what I wanted to be shown. I wanted my symbols (LA Dodgers and baseball) to be shown obviously through the images. I was able to create text on the images to get my point across. I also wanted direct photos of my main characters. I tried to use and equal amount baseball pictures and pictures

On August 12, 1994 professional baseball players went on strike for the eighth time in the sports’ history. Since 1972, negotiations between the union and owners over contract terms has led to major economic problems and the absence of a World Series in 1994.

However, after sending two in himself, that was the last attempt he got to make, and the game was over in five minutes. As were the next two, Kyle deliberately motioning each time in secret to Zai where he expected the next ball to go, and getting it right more often than wrong. Until, eventually, he'd beaten both tattooed bikers, and with the second pitcher finished, he'd no idea how many he'd drunk, or how much Zai had consumed, he dropped down into a seat at a table, his legs just the slightest bit wobbly, and threw an arm over her shoulder. "You know, I haven't had this much fun in a long, long

When they arrived at the entrance, Kyle noted him immediately. The youth stood taller than his companions, and the cocky smirk painted across his features was one the killer had witnessed many times prior, as was the manner in which he appraised Zai, even though she accompanied another man, and pointed her out to his friends as if to request approval of his choice. The stranger wasn't Cole Douglas, but they were of the same ilk, and Kyle instinctively perceived he was the chosen one, well before Azairah subsequently confirmed it, and averted his eyes when the stranger's focus briefly landed on

A moment of silence occurred until Clark exclaimed, “I’m down! Let’s get this game going!”