The Last Straw As for myself I am a dedicated Yankee fan, I've always been ever since the "Don Mattingly" and "David Winfield" days. However growing up and watching baseball, no one has impressed me more than Darryl Strawberry. Long, lanky, and observed as powerless, Strawberry stood out in my eye, until I first seen bat at Shea stadium one night. The pitch count was 0-2, and at that point I pretty much figured Darryl would make out somehow, nevertheless he battles back to a full count, and then battled off 3 foul balls until he found his pitch. At that point he took the pitcher yard into the night sky at Shea. This was the point where I wish the Yankees had this man in pinstripes. I can vividly remember when I heard the rumors that Darryl would come to the Bronx. After days and days and hoping, it finally came true. Although I heard all the critics and their comments oh how strawberry was washed up because of his drug habit, and that he will never play again, and he will never be the same, I still had faith. As he stepped into the stadium for the very first time in pinstripes, I was so excited. I had a strange gut feeling that we would see the Darryl of old, and to my feeling I was right. That night Darryl hit the game-winning pinch-hit homer, which ignited the stadium to erupt. When the game was over and I had seen Darryl hitting consistently for the rest of the year, I was confident it would help our Yankee organization return to the fall classic, as well as redeem himself from his horrific past. Everything seemed to be well, until Darryl developed colon cancer. All of Darryl's teammates and even Joe Torre were crushed by the cancer incident. The entire Yankee organization supported Darryl during his crisis. The 1998 Yankee team put Darryl's number on towels in the stadium for support; they also put his name and or number on most periphenelia that would support him during his cancer struggles. Joe Torre and the rest of the Yankees said "they won it for him." After the season Darryl was struggling with his cancer and recuperation, and I can understand that it is not easy, and I can understand his reason for depression, however what befuddled me is how he can go back to what corrupted his life.
first person about his struggles in the beginning of his baseball career, and how he miraculously turns his
Cal Ripken, Jr., was the perfect baseball player. He would play when he had the flu and even when he had a sprained ankle.
Soon Jackie Robinson proved himself worthy of playing for the Dodgers. He had to adjust to some new trials and always remember to not show emotion. Jackie had to learn play first base instead of short stop because that was the teams strong point in Peewee Reese. He also could not react to anything. Teammates, other players, and fans will greatly test him, but he must be strong.
... Series and banned from baseball forever. Rays father felt his son had the potential to also be in the major leagues, but it was too late as he passed away before he could even play a game of catch with his son. Ray is confused and lost internally because of the loss of his father on such bad terms; this becomes a bigger tragedy than he ever thought. It may have even been a tragedy as big as the death of Joe Jackson who died guilty of throwing the World Series. He was never eased of his pain until after his death which was too late. Tragedies are not uncommon phenomena in life, Ray Kinsella and Shoeless Joe Jackson have the misfortune of living a struggle fulfilled life that only consists of tragic events around every corner of their lives.
Since then he has led his team to five world series titles and become the team captain. He is known for his good looks and quiet confidence. He is still playing shortstop for the Yankee’s today and never stops improving. More world series titles are seen in his future.
He spent his whole professional career with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947-1956. He put up crazy numbers during his career which led to 6 all-star team selections, a World Series championship, Rookie of the Year, NL MVP, 2 time stolen base leader and a league batting champion. Jackie wore number 42, which was later retired by the MLB. He was later inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1962. Jackie Robinson should not only be recognized for his on-field accomplishments, but for what it took for him to get there as well. Throughout all of the racism in America and baseball, he endured it and pushed through it to set himself up for ultimate success. He endured the hardships of being the only African-American in the league at the time and taking all the hate from the racists, while still putting up remarkable numbers. Even as a white man during the time of integration in baseball you could have nothing but respect for Jackie Robinson. Especially if you were a Dodgers fan, considering he did accomplish many things not even the best white baseball players were
Albert Pujols said, “Baseball was an outlet for him to be able to do that, and he had some special talent to go through what he did and still set an example for others. You cannot replace it.”
David Ortiz is an icon because of his contributions to the welfare of children and to baseball. His charity raises money to give kids medical care that they need or don’t have access to, and it trains doctors and nurses. He has made significant contributions to baseball by changing the designated hitter’s role and donating equipment to children in need. If more wealthy people followed Ortiz’s humanitarian values, many of our current problems like poverty, racism and education imbalance would most likely not exist.
Derek Jeter, one of the greatest shortstops of all time, once said, “There may be people who have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do- and I believe that” (“Jeter”). Sometime later the same man also said, “Your image isn’t your character. Character is what you are as a person” (“Jeter”). Jeter was obviously a guy that believed in hard work all the time, but also realized that he had to be great off the field as well. There have been some spectacular shortstops in the history of baseball, but none greater than the likes of Barry Larkin, Derek Jeter, and Cal Ripken, Jr. They all changed the game in one way or another, but every single one of them had great leadership abilities, a knack for coming
This record stood until 1961 when Roger Maris hit 61 home runs. He might have been the best baseball player who ever played the game. He led the Yankees to seven World Series and made two million dollars in his career. Jack "the Manassa Mauler" Dempsey was one of the best heavyweight boxers of all time. He was a heavyweight champion and fought and won against Georges Carpentier.
for the whole Yankee team as they got swept by the Giants. Even with this
...his quote, he declares his dauntless passion for baseball, as well as his genuine earnestness in his actions.
As a kid, he grew up playing baseball with all of his friends, and every Christmas they would all receive a baseball that would have to last them year around. He also remembers making cardboard gloves with his friends as a child, these are memories that will not only last him a lifetime but also his friends as well. “He has said that although he did not grow up poor, no one around him was wealthy either” (Loveday Pg.1). Mariano dropped out of high school in the ninth grade and went to work with his father on a boat at age sixteen, and he always had the dream of playing soccer professionally. Although Mariano played baseball for an amateur league team, he never dreamed he would play professionally. Mariano’s talents were soon discovered by major league scouts, and by 1990 Mariano was a free agent with the New York Yankees at the age of 20. (Loveday Pg.1-2) (Kirkus Pg.
As I layed in my bed on a cold and windy Friday night, i could hear the roar from Fenway park across the street. The Red Sox had a game tonight against their long time rival the New York Yankees. Their games would always be so thrilling and so exciting to be at, i was a young 15 year old boy who like everyone else wanted to be a MLB baseball player. I had always dreamed about playing on that beautiful and playing against those Yankees. Living in Boston mostly everyone here absolutely hates the yankees. I was having a hard time going to bed so i looked outside and was looking at all the people outside walking outside the Ballpark.
This game of a stick and ball has captivated the United States during good and bad times. In either time most of us today can remember stories of players from the late 1800’s to early 1900’s. These are legendary figures in the sport of baseball that have are celebrated as hero’s and in scandal, i...