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On Sunday afternoon, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Chicago Cubs 7-2. being swept by them and finishing off their tough six-game road trip 1-5. This recent road trip for the Phillies was not easy as they went against a Detroit Tigers team, who is always in playoff contention and then a Cubs team, who has the best record in the majors at 34-14. Currently, the Phillies are 26-24, which is good for third place in the NL East. For the Phillies to even have this record at this point, it's a testament

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Mesa, AZ) Athalonz unveiled their RFP mounds at the 2016 ABCA convention in Nashville. The most realistic and advanced portable pitching mound currently available, the RFP mound allows players to experience a true game simulation. MLB coach Ty Van Burkleo met with attendees at the Athalonz booth and allowed individuals to test RFP mounds with real mounds clay in the booth. Those who did so found the practice mound offers numerous benefits over its competitors. "Traditional

Baseball is more than just a sport, to me, baseball is what brings euphoria and has created a non fragile relationship between my family members. Baseball is a fundamental part of my family. Baseball has been, ever since I can remember, a time for my family and I to come together and ‘have a ball’ with one another. My grandpa played baseball and slow pitch softball his entire life. When I showed interest in wanting to play he showed interest in me and wanted to support and help me with all he’s

Good art allows me to flee the realms of reality. In my mind's limitless consciousness, I can escape the mundanity of everyday life. It opens a door in my head to a world only limited by my imagination. I am no more a slave to gravity, chained down on the earth when I am reading. I can be a bird and soar high above the clouds, or be a fish and swim deep down in the darkest depths of the ocean. I am there, I am that person, and everything else around me regardless of what it is, fades away. Sometimes

The mens baseball league was in trouble when World War II started. The fans of baseball and citizens of the U.S. Did not like the idea of men getting paid to play baseball while loved ones sent to war so a certain Philip Wrigley owner of wrigleys gum and the Chicago cubs didn't think baseball would last. Shortly after Pearl Harbor got bombed by the Japanese and most of the male players went off to serve our country. The league owner wanted to end baseball but president Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Curt Flood was an All-Star baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals that did not want to be traded against his wishes to the Philadelphia Phillies. This decision to publicly come out and make this particular statement ultimately started a battle for player liberty and benefits in baseball. This paper will be diving into the ideals and ramifications behind his choice to dispute the sport of baseball, the context of American society around the time of the issue and its relationship, the main events

Many athletes are just that, athletes. The crowd cheers as they hit a home run or they make the shot. They’re known for their performance on the field and only the field. Instead of realizing the importance of their voice or their actions, they decide to suppress their own voices, choosing to bask in the glory they receive due to their performance during a game. It’s easy to fall into the mindset that all athletes fall under this category of ignorance or better yet indifference. Although a majority

The Pete Rose Dilemma “Does Pete Rose belong in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame?” This is a question that is debated among many pundits for a number of decades. Rose is undeniably one of the best hitters in the game of baseball. Twenty plus years ago, however, he was banned from the game due to the gambling allegations made against him. “Outside of baseball and my family, nothing has ever given me the pleasure, relaxation, or excitement that I got from gambling. Gambling provided an escape

In his autobiography Life Lessons from Little League, Vincent Fortanasce says “Winning is never final, and losing is never fatal.” At the end of a game, one team will win and the other will lose. Failure to accept this concept has become detrimental to American youth sports organizations. Our society has become infatuated with winning, and all of the additional perks associated with it. What is considered the “best” for children as young as five years old has grown to an unrealistic extent. Parents

Why do you want to be a Diamond Darling and what past experiences qualify you to become a member of this organization? As a transfer student to Texas A&M, I knew I wanted to get involved and join an organization to enhance to experience of my time in college. I looked into many different groups and stumbled upon Diamond Darlings by complete accident. After seeing what they do for both the baseball team and growing as friends, I knew it was somewhere I wanted to be. I grew up in a small town that