photographer based in the San Francisco Area. Mr. Mangin grew up in the San Francisco bay area in the city of Fremont. His father was a former basketball player at The University of Pacific and was a high school basketball coach for 32 years. Sports were big in his family, but Mangins favorite was baseball, and his favorite team was the San Francisco Giants. During his youth when games were not televised, Mangin dreamed of being a radio broadcaster so he could go to every Giants game. In high school
Ryan Phillippe has blonde hair and blue eyes, and he is exactly what I imagined Kyle to look like. I pictured Kyle to be 6’4 and 200 pounds while reading. He seems like a conventional player, so I had him bat and throw with his right arm. He is from San Diego, and his favorite activities and description are both based off of how Danny describes him. He seems like a hotshot, so I tried to make him seem like one. I also mention how he helped Danny grow as a
Barry Bonds’ entire body over the past couple years? His muscles grew big, and his endurance increased over time which allowed him to play baseball for as long as he had. Barry Bonds was a baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Francisco Giants for 21 years. He had to overcome some huge injuries, including a huge knee problem at the end of his career. The only way that he was able to lift so much while he still was recovering is a topic that has been discussed for a long time. Steroids
Since at least the 1980’s performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) have been a major challenge in the world of Major League Baseball, and past trends indicate they will continue to pose an ongoing problem. A number of the most prominent and accomplished professional baseball players, such as Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, Jason Giambi, Roger Clemens, are also the most famous examples of baseball players who have broken longstanding records, attracted countless numbers of fans, and allegedly
Jackie Robinson Before the Major League This person is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Born in Cairo, Georgia, Robinson moved with his mother and siblings to Pasadena, California in 1920, after his father deserted the family. At the University of California, Los Angeles, he was a star player of football, basketball, track, and baseball; the only athlete in UCLA history to letter in four different sports. He played with Kenny Washington, who would become one of the first black players
amphetamines. The use of amphetamines as stimulants became very common and was a problem for the game which began raising suspicion. “By the 1990’s, steroids had become an epidemic.”(Joshua Z.) In a spend of three years, three players including San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds, St. Louis Cardinals Mark McGwire and Chicago Cubs Sammy Sosa hit sixty homeruns a joined seven times. Before that from 1927-1998, only Babe Ruth and Roger Maris had hit more than sixty homeruns in a season. It’s only a coincidence
Baseball is cleaning up its image with a new drug testing policy implemented for the baseball season. The new agreement between the players, the owners, and Major League Baseball to test for performance enhancing drugs is a vast improvement over the previous deal. Although enhancing drug seem trivial, it is in fact crucial of today’s concern over the enhancing drug plenty of room for those who want to cheat. “ I am an athlete and the I think performance enhancing drugs are trivial because affected
Forty five years later, Fosse is still in pain from fractures that never healed properly, but believes it was just part of the game. Home plate collisions in Major League Baseball (MLB) became an issue after Buster Posey, a catcher for the San Francisco Giants , broke his leg and tore 3 ligaments because of a base runner colliding into him in 2011 (Smith 1). Today it is considered a home plate collision when a runner and catcher make harsh
Many athletes use steroids to become stronger and improve their abilities to play their sport. Certain players believe there is nothing wrong with using steroids. Athletes who excel greatly would normally be chosen to be in the Hall of Fame, but if using steroids, they should not be allowed. Steroids have many effects on people. Baseball players are big influences on children and teenagers which could cause even more steroid use because of major league baseball players. Even though many people agree
Pitching What comes to mind when you hear the words “America’s past time”? To most people America’s past time is known as baseball. One of the most important parts to America’s past time is pitching. For over 100 years there have been many different ways to pitch, different types of pitches, and different people who were the best of the best at pitching. Pitching is the act of throwing a baseball toward home plate to start the play. The pitching motion first begins with the windup. The wind up
As a kid growing up I sparkled at the chance to shine in any sport. I particularly loved playing baseball and being known for making a great play of getting a big hit that turns the tides of the game. Every chance I would get to do something spectacular I would jump at the opportunity. I wanted so badly to be the one who was up to bat with two outs at the bottom of the last inning with winning runners on base. I seen those as golden opportunities and found them to be the most defining points of my
Title The first MLB game ever played was on May 4, 1871. Since then,baseball has become one of the biggest sports in the world. Records have been broken, championships have been won. Every once in awhile, we see a player come along and completely change the game. A certain player named Jackie Robinson did just that. Jackie was the first african american to ever play in the MLB. Even though he faced a lot of hardship and racism, he worked very hard and achieved his dreams. Robinson’s Background
Do you sometimes wonder what we would be if you had to go back in time and had to play baseball? Maybe if baseball player from back then have to come at this time. what would you think would be the difference from then and now. Well i'm going to tell you what it would be if you were in the past and wanted to play baseball.well i'm going to tell you about the struggles of Jackie Robinson and Daisy Junior while they were playing baseball back then. Well first let's talk about Jackie Robinson and
With the crack of the bat and the roar of the cround The MLB season has ended. The season finished with the Houston Astros beating the Los Angeles Dodgers in the finals of the World Series. The World Series is a event where the best team from each league play each other. The first world series was on October 1st, 1903. There are two leagues. One is the American league and the other one is the National league. In fact, the reason the World Series exists is to allow the best team from each league to
Noah Martinez Cultural Artifact: Baseball Introduction Attention Getter: “Take me out to the ball game” in the united states Baseball has become America's favorite pastime. Thesis: I will familiarize you to the greatest and the most patriotic sport know to america. Preview: First we’ll talk a little about the origin of the true sport and how it came to be, second, we will break down the many stages of evolutions of the glove and third i’ll explain my personal experience to the sport. Body
Hero is a word we hear often in sports, but heroism is not always about what happens on the field. "42" tells a story of the great Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) and legendary Brooklyn Dodgers general manager, Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford). Together they changed the world by changing the game of baseball. Oscar award candidate, Harrison Ford played Branch Rickey. As the GM, Rickey put himself at the edge of history when he signed Jackie Robinson to the team. They broke Major League Baseball's
It was 1943 and the United States was fully involved in World War II. Young men were being drafted into the armed services. Baseball executives feared major league baseball would come to an end. To keep baseball going they formed the first women’s professional baseball teams. The All-American Girls Baseball League entertained Americans during wartime, made history as the first and only women’s professional baseball league, and instilled courage and confidence in the women that played. With a large
"Ballgame over! Yankees win! Theeeeeee Yankees win!" These words have been spoken time and time again by John Sterling after many Yankee wins throughout the baseball season, but today I'll tell you why “Theeeeeee Yankees win!” in this heated rivalry between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Putting aside the fact that both Boston and New York produce some horrible accents, the fact that New York City is the greatest city on earth, and, of course, the Boston tea party, we can finally dissect
Whack! This is the sound that several Americans heard when watching Jackie Robinson make his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers April 10, 1947 (Griffin).When people think of the first major black athlete in American History, they may think of Jackie Robinson. Jackie was one of many various African American people to assist in the reform of our culture. Black athletes were treated unfairly in the 1960s; however, they played a major role in the desegregation of the south, and they helped change the way
October 1st, 1932: it was the fifth inning of the 3rd game of the 1932 World Series. Ruth is at-bat. Stepping into the batters box, he points to centerfield. He is determined to hit the ball there. On the next pitch, Ruth smacks a homer into center field! The crowd goes wild, cheering for the New York Yankees. Babe Ruth is an influential American because he forever changed the game of baseball. George Herman Ruth Jr. was born on February 6th, 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland to parents, George Sr. and