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Going…going…gone! As one of America’s greatest pastimes, baseball brings fans from around the world to support their players in competitive games against opposing teams. Known as the “Great American Game,” baseball has transformed history and influenced American culture for many years. Famous professional players, including Jackie Robinson, Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Pete Rose, and countless others have impacted America in matters beyond the baseball field. Robinson, for example, shattered the racial

Yankees History Throughout the Years Mikey Gaxiola Twin Falls,Idaho The Yankees have had great history with multiple championships and world class players. From the 1900 to 1950 the Yankees won 13 championships. The Yankees were know as the highlanders and their stadium was known as hilltop park because it was constructed on one of the highest places in Manhattan. The first game the yankees ever played in was on April 22 ,1903, they lost to Washington 0-3. According to the MLB official website“Pinstripes

For a regular human being who does not follow baseball, the man on the advertisement might seem like just another athlete. However, to someone that has come across the sport, the man on the advertisement will jolt their memory. The man in the advertisement looks very energetic and confident. There is a lot going on in this picture and it is shown on the man’s body. The ad just like every other Gatorade ad had their tagline, “Win From Within.” The tagline combined with the picture of Derek Jeter shows

on the New York Yankees. In 1927, Babe hit 60 home runs for the Yankees. His slugging percentage was .847. Babe Ruth will always be known for his home runs. Babe Ruth grew up in Baltimore Maryland. He went to St. Mary’s Catholic school in Annapolis, Maryland. Babe got in lots of trouble at St. Mary’s. Brother Matthias and the teachers were the only people who said that Babe should play baseball. If it wasn’t for Brother Matthias and the teachers’, Babe would not be playing the

Putting these teams into new markets and cities could not only give a boost to that individual franchise, but also to the rest of the league. For example the St. Louis Rams were valued at 1.45 billion, but after their move to Los Angeles the value of the team skyrocketed to around 3 billion purely off the relocation. Exposing new fans to the highest quality of football, would lead to increase in ticket sales

Sage Kaplan Intro to Engineering Mr. Summerrill 1/24/17 Mars Rover Curiosity The Mars rover Curiosity is one the world’s most advanced space exploration robot ever built, being used to discover whether Mars is/was suitable for life while also studying the planet’s climate, biology, geology, geochemistry, planetary processes, and surface radiation. The data collected will also help future exploration missions, most importantly future human exploration missions. The rover was designed and engineered

The Natural The natural is a movie that is talking about a baseball player who is called Roy Hobbes who wanted to be the best and break records but he had some obstacles that delay his dream as he is meeting with many different persons that are some of them are evil that are getting him down and some are good that helps him to improve. Roy Hobbes was very talented but he was shot by a fan and after 16 years he came back to a professional career and after some conflicts with the coach he became

Steroids in Major League Baseball Anabolic steroids have been abused by Major League Baseball players for years, it’s time to forever ban the use of Performance Enhancing Drugs before they ruin America’s past time. Why should athletes be able to cheat when teammates or rivals are competing with honest effort? Every year records are broken and new heights are achieved, the game of baseball is very simple yet very humble, and to deceive the game you love, forever will you be punished. Let me inform

It seemed just like yesterday, back in the glory days. Back then, nearly two decades ago, life in the Saint Louis area was perfect. Unlike today where Saint Louis is known for its crime and violence, years ago conditions were different, the talk of the town used to be about the Cardinals baseball team, they were once the pride and joy of the city. Constantly in the news after win after win. For example, on this particular day on September 8th, 1998, a night that no Cardinal fan would dare to forget

Growing up as an African American during a time of discrimination and segregation in the United States took a lot of bravery. Blacks who grew up during this era were constantly pushed around, patiently awaiting the day they could use the same bathroom as a White man. One of the first men to help break this barrier is Jackie Robinson. Unlike the great MLK, Robinson was able to fight for change with something other than his words; he broke down segregation in America with a bat and a glove. Jules