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Losing the first game in the tournament forced us into the loser's side of the bracket, and meant we would have to win seven straight games to become champions. I knew that most of the weight of winning the championship would rest on my right arm. The prospect of this at first seemed daunting, but my dad kept reminding the team and myself of the old cliché " Take it one game at a time". With

in December of 2014 when Philadelphia traded longtime shortstop Jimmy Rollins to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Less than a year later, the Phillies followed the Rollins trade by moving veteran pitcher Cole Hamels at the deadline last season, and second baseman chase Utley less than a month after that. The trades, along with a few others, brought in an impressive haul of prospects poised

the bottom of the first inning with runners on 2nd and 3rd, one out. Here comes the pitch… BOOM! That ball hit him right in the small of the back. He is down and he’s not getting back up. The home team might have lost their star infielder in the 1st inning, but no, he gets up and walks to first base. Bases loaded, one out. The next batter hits a fly ball to the right fielder. The runner on third tags and scores. 0-1. It is the top of the 5th inning and the first batter hits a sharp

This quote means to me do whatever you want but do not go farther than desired. I think this means this because marrow is the spongy part inside of the bone and “sucking out all the marrow is basically saying getting all the desired parts. When the marrow is all gone you are then just sucking on bone and you can choke on bone because it is hard to swallow. The part in the quote that talks about choking on the bone means that you already have what you desire and if you continue on you will become

the last two games of the year we stand just two games behind and even season. The first game against some team I’ve never heard of before went relatively quickly, We blew them out of the water ending the game way before the seventh inning. But somehow I find myself here; Anxiously waiting for my turn to show the team I could make something happen. It’s the last inning of the final game and I’m up to bat first. I could feel my stomach drop to the deepest part of my body as I stand around watching

Before last night's struggle in Detroit, the Texas Rangers had won 7 of 8 games since finishing off a series in Minnesota against the fellow Wild Card Contending Twins with a victory. That stretch of games, including a sweep of the also relevant Tampa Bay Rays, has catapulted the Rangers back into not only the American League Wild Card race, but the club now finds itself within actual reach of the A.L. West Division title. The Rangers enter tonight's second game of four in Detroit in great need

the battery, infielders, and outfielders. The battery consists of the pitcher and catcher, their job is to coordinate the pitch to ensure a strike or miss for the batter. The infielders consist of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd basemen, and shortstop. The first baseman should excel in being able to stretch/reach for the catch so that the opponent gets out. Second and Shortstop tend to get

An interesting fact that I found while researching my topic is that when fielding a grounder, you should always begin with your glove all the way on the ground. If the ball takes a hop, you can bring your glove up to it even if you misjudge, odds are excellent that your top hand and/or your body will block the ball and keep it from going past. It took me a while to realize this myself. And what I am struggling with at this point is finding more reliable sources. A wise man once said “You can have

Journal Entries for habit one and two Habit 1: Be Proactive According to Stephen Covey, being proactive is part of human nature and humans are responsible for their own lives. He indicated the details of a social map which consist of Genetic determinism (Ancestors), Psychic determinism (Parents) and Environment determinism (Boss or something in the environment). The proactive concept was explained further using the Stimulus and Response relationship and the catalyst story of Viltor Frankl. Between

The first habit listed by Stephen R. Covey, is to be proactive. He breaks down the word to create a simple reference, “response-able” means understanding that you are accountable for your life. Your behaviors are determined by you. Viktor Frankl was placed into a Jewish concentration camp during WWII; he endured great misfortune during this period of his life. To cope with the experience he envisioned himself simply watching the catastrophic torture he would endure in an out-of-body type of experience