San Francisco Essay

of his legs. That would be his only playing time in the series.      The Dodgers share a strong rivelry with the San Francisco Giants, the oldest rivelry in baseball, going all the way back to when both teams were in new york. Both teams moved west for the 1958 season. the Brooklyn and Los Angeles dodgers have appeared in the world series 18 times. while the new york and san Francisco giants have appeared in 20. the dodgers have won 21 national leauge titles; while the Giants hold the record with

but only one team will be crowned the champion. We have made it to the final quarter of the season and some teams are nowhere to be found and other teams seem almost ready for the postseason. At the half way mark of the season, teams like the San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs, were the favorites, but that has changed. There are new teams in the race like the Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, and Los Angeles Dodgers. Not to mention teams like the Toronto Blue Jays and Washington Nationals that

Clayton Kershaw has been sidelined for the entirety of the second half of the regular season and is finally making a return. The Los Angeles Dodgers has announced today that Clayton Kershaw will make his first start of the second half this Friday against the Marlins in Miami. Kershaw started out this season looking better than we have ever seen him before, and that is saying a lot. Before Kershaw was injured his record was 11 – 2, with a 1.79 ERA, and a 16.1 – 1 strikeout to walk ratio. If Kershaw

balloon in his ERA. At times, he has used his mid-90s fastball to mow down hitters, while at other times he can’t seem to locate with consistency. Fulmer had tossed 6 innings with only three Ks out of the bullpen since his call up, but nailed 9 San Francisco hitters in his first start. He has his future in front of him, and his 3 hit, 1 run performance in his first start turned the heads of the White Sox brass. Look for Fulmer to pitch his final opportunities with a sense of purpose. · Lucas Giolito

Cardinal’s Win Joe DiMaggio hit in 56 straight games, the longest hitting streak before or since. Ted Williams became the last man to hit .400. And the Brooklyn Dodgers won their first pennant in 20 years. (Burns) This is when Major League Baseball became the National Pastime. Since Major League Baseball has become the National Pastime the St. Louis Cardinals have had a rich history in baseball, for many years there have been many different teams won their respective divisions, have the best record

In the article, “National Anthem Protests”, written by Steve Byas on The New American, on October 24, 2016, states that when the San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, decided to kneel during the national anthem that his protest wasn’t about the police brutality on blacks but to disrespect this country. Texas senator, Ted Cruz, states in the article that “it’s very easy when you’re sitting there, rolling in millions of dollars to disrespect this country” (13 Byas). Kaepernick and

“But to be the best, you must face the best. And to overcome your fear, you must deal with the best.” Barry Bonds was determined to be the best player in Major League Baseball, and with that mindset, he has smashed multiple records. Bonds did not spend much time in the Minor League before he was brought up, each season being a good season for the young Barry Bonds. He started out in the minors, was brought up to the majors by the Pittsburgh Pirates, and was sent back down again. He was brought

Colin Kaepernick, a San Francisco 49er quarterback but also a daring black man that has decided to speak for the voices that can’t, has made his voice heard by kneeling during America’s beloved ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’. Jaweed Kaleem writes in the article “In the ‘land of the free,’ are you free to sit out the national anthem?” about the controversial topic in which he showcases the two sides of how it deems to be disrespectful to sit out the national anthem vs how Kaepernick has the freedom of

July 9, 1947 in San Francisco, California to Jimmie Lee Simpson and Eunice Simpson (CNN Library, 2016). O.J. Simpson is a high profile person/celebrity in the sports market. He is a former American football running back, broadcaster, actor, and convicted armed robber and kidnapper. Simpson attended USC where he played college football and won the Heisman trophy in 1968. He played in the NFL as a running back for eleven seasons with the Buffalo Bills (1969-1977) and the San Francisco 49ers (1978-1979)

The first murders widely attributed to the Zodiac Killer were the shootings of high school students Betty Lou Jensen and David Faraday on December 20, 1968, on Lake Herman Road, just inside Benicia city limits. Shortly after 11:00 p.m. their bodies were found. Robert Graysmith postulated that another car pulled into the turnout, just prior to 11:00 pm and parked beside the couple. Jensen appeared to have exited the car first, yet when Faraday was halfway out, the killer apparently shot Faraday in