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In the year 1930, one of the best baseball players from Paris, Tennessee was born. No one had made sports history from Paris before, but a young man stepped up to the plate and put Paris on the map. Chick King may not have made a huge impact nationally in baseball, but he made a big difference in our region. Chick King was born “Charles Gilbert King,” on November 10th, 1930 on a small farm in Paris, Tennessee. He grew up in his early life with six brothers, him being the youngest, had to

Cuban dictator Fidel Castro affected many things during his 90-year life and 47-year rule as Cuba’s self-elected prime minister and president. With his death, Cubans everywhere (especially in the Florida) have been celebrating. In the streets of Little Havana, cheers were heard in the streets. Thousands sang, danced, and chanted joyously over their former leader’s death. Castro had affected all of Cuba for almost five decades. He controlled Cuba politically, economically, and in the military. Castro

Soccer and Baseball are very common. Baseball has very many popular dead or still standing players. Soccer or football is common in many parts of the world. Over 150 countries have made it the most popular sport. Baseball has many different standards than football. Some think that football is the best/most played game in the world. Others think that baseball is because of many of the things that it has broken. First is the players. Soccer has roughly 11 players on the field. Each person has a position

involved in a discussion for the wild card spot, they will need to at least win 5 of the games. With 4 games against the Cardinals and 3 against the lonely Oakland A’s, it won’t be easy. As seen the weekend before the all-star break, the Mets went to St. Louis and lost 2 out 3, including only scoring 1 run in the final two days. The end of

When I think of a place that I really love to be at the first thing that comes to mind is a baseball stadium, but specifically Busch Stadium. This is the home of the St. Louis Cardinals, it is one of the most beautiful ballparks in America. As a child I vividly remember making many trips in the summer to see the cardinals play and whether they won or lost I was just happy to be there. In my lifetime there has been two Busch Stadiums, I have been to both. The newest one was built in 2006 and many

Pitchers are one of the most important players on a baseball team. Some might argue that pitching is also one of the most technically difficult and physically demanding of all the positions. Due to the nature of the sport, it comes as no surprise that pitchers are getting bigger and stronger every season. Here are just of the few reasons that pitchers are dominating baseball. 1. Playing since childhood One of the reasons that pitches are becoming faster and stronger than in years past is that they

The cause of the World Series is that people wanted to play pro baseball. The Cincinnati Red Stockings were the first pro baseball team. They formed a team around the late 1890’s.Since there were pro teams sprouting everywhere, some baseball officials met. They had people join leagues which had rules, schedules and contracts. By the 1890’s, there were two major baseball leagues. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, and their rival , The American Association of Baseball Clubs. The AA

Choosing The Finest Slowpitch Softball Bat Perhaps your slowpitch softball team get far in the last tournament as you had hoped for, or did not make it this year. You definitely don't want that to occur next year! The good news is, it does not have to. Don't let them. The response to becoming a fantastic team may be as easy as getting a brand new one and eliminating that used slowpitch softball bat. Selecting a brand new softball bat isn't easy, but it does take a little research. Don't just walk

Integration in Baseball: The Road to Breaking the Color Barrier "Someday I'm going to meet my maker. If he had to ask me why I wouldn't let a black man play, what could I tell him? Because of his color? That might not be a good enough answer." –Happy Chandler (Baseball-Integration 1). Integration in baseball helped the country change its feelings for African Americans. It helped the country realize that African Americans are people too and can compete with any other race just as well as whites can

Baseball has been around America for a very long time, and it is very popular. Baseball has been a tradition for many American families. Some people like to watch Major League Baseball on TV in their homes while other get together with family, friends, and businesses and start their own teams and play against each other. But why do many call baseball a tradition? Maybe it’s because baseball has been around for a very long time and lots of people invest their lives in this game. And it’s just more