Baseball is a sport that has been a huge part of my life ever since I was a young boy. I’ve been playing baseball for many years, I started playing T-Ball when I was five years old and that sparked my interest for the game of baseball. My first year of baseball my dad was my coach and really pushed me to be the greatest player I could be, because of my dads encouragement I progressed extremely fast and my skill level was far above other kids of my age. So my dad had than placed me in a league with seven and eight year old, in this league baseball became serious. I had to prove my skills to my new coaches because I was smaller than the rest of the kids and didn’t have the same knowledge or experience they did.
Now I play very competitively with 12 of my great friends that I have come to know very well and love like family. We protect each other, teach each other, and make each other better at the sport every time we play. Even strangers can help you progress just by giving you even the slightest little clue to how to play or fix a problem you have been having. Almost all of the knowledge and skill that I have gained was told to me, bit-by-bit, by random paintballers that felt the need to help. Every year, there are multiple events played in many different leagues all across the world NPPL, PSP, Millennium...
Michael Barbuto College Writing October 2, 2013 Professor Eaton Descriptive Essay Last year playing high school football was probably one of the most entertaining and exciting things I have ever done in my entire life. The reasoning behind this is that we had an outstanding team which sent eighteen kids off to play college football. Therefore, eighteen out of twenty one people were sent off to play college football, which is pretty good in my eyes. When experiencing high school football, it is all about brotherhood and family throughout the whole entire team. This year playing football for Springfield is not the same as last year in high school because I’m not as close with the people on my college team.
Fernando Valenzuela For my Hispanic Heritage assignment I chose the great Dodger pitcher, Fernando Valenzuela. I decided to write about the Dodger legend because both my dad and grandpa would always tell me how much they loved the way Fernando Valenzuela pitched. They especially loved it when the Dodgers won the World Series in 1981 against the Yankees behind Fernando’s pitching. A reason why Fernando Valenzuela was famous was because he won the “Rookie of The Year,” and the “CY Young Award,” all in one year. Fernando’s first full season in 1981, this was also his greatest achievement as a Hispanic person.
These two athletes were in their prime during this ad by Mizuno. When young children, teens and young adults see this ad, it makes them want to buy a pair. The ad directs an emotion that you will be able to play better and harder. One of the athletes by the name of Ricky Henderson was known to be one of the fastest athletes in Major League Baseball. His 100 steals set a new American League
This class has reinforced my belief, and it is great to see the meaning of sports being taught to others. Each class brought me back to the days when I first learned the sport, and how excited I was to play. Sports have always and will always be a part of my life. My first baseball game was at 17 days old. I played soccer, basketball, and baseball for years, but I soon found my passion on the diamond.
That record may stand forever. John was a first or second-team All-NFL choice in eight years. He was the NFL Player of the Year three times, and he was named to an astonishing 10 Pro Bowls. But perhaps the big impact of this game was that it was the first NFL tilte game to be broadcasted from coast to coast. Also since the NFL is becoming more popular, and the teams are developing a sense of style, the demand for more teams was high.
Baseball has been my favorite sport since the age of 5, and even though I no longer play it is still one of my passions and hobbies. Over my 12 years of playing and 4 years of umpiring, I have come to have a pretty extensive knowledge of the game. I also interviewed the former Texas Longhorn, national champion, and minor leaguer Steve Labay, who had been my instructor and coach for 3 years. For starters, it is critical you have the right equipment to play baseball. Most important is your glove, or also known as mitt.
I saw things I couldn’t believe adults would do. I came to the conclusion that there are three different types of softball players; the soon to be pro athlete, the forty year old teenager, and the family guy. The type of people I saw most playing at the softball fields were the “soon to be pro athlete.” These were the ones that would show up in their top notch expensive uniforms for a game of underhand slow pitch softball. They would have ten different types of bats as if there were ten different kinds of pitches. They showed up an hour early to warm up and take batting practice as if it is needed for middle aged slow pitch softball.
Throughout my young life many things has happened and plenty of things that I cherish, I was given the opportunity to do it one things that I cherish a lot is the sport of Baseball. I went from being the starting third baseman in my sophomore year to team captain in my senior year of high school. My history of baseball didn’t start from when I was little playing catch with my dad in the backyard. It all started with a simple question by my History teach in middle school. The sport of baseball was never an interest of mine until I gave it a chance.