Baseball and Japan; A Potent Brew? - By MajesticMarmol
It’s been 137 years since Major League Baseball saw the first Latino player, Esteban Bellan, play in his first Major League game. It’s been 61 years since that amazing day in which Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier, becoming the first African-American baseball player in 1947. And it’s been only 44 years since Masanori Murakami became the first ever Asian player of Major League Baseball.
But that’s what sports of these times are. Sports of these times, especially those in America, are all about diversity. It doesn’t matter if one is African-America, Caucasian, Asian, Hispanic or anything else; they all play as a team in the land of opportunity we know as America. They look at themselves as lucky to be a part of the game, we look up to them as athletes and heroes. Nobody overshadows these players because of the way they look, talk or act, but of how they play. We have learned a lot about one another through sports, and are looking at the possibilities of learning more through playing games across the nation, giving other fans a taste of “America’s Pasttime”.
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Instant Replay State Your Case - By Metsfan88
If your team was winning would you rather have the scoreboard read 6-2 or 4-2? That was the case of the New York Mets feelings the other night against the New York Yankees. First baseman Carlos Delgado stepped to the plate with the Mets up one on the Yankees and two men on. With a chance to extend the Mets lead, something Delgado has struggled at this season, the slugger smacked a shot down the left field line. The hit started towards the left fielder but had a nasty curve and tailed all the way to the foul pole striking the bottom of the foul pole. Which if you are wondering is considered a home run. At first third base umpire Mike Reilly signaled a home run putting the Mets up 6-3 against the Yankees but then home plate umpire Bob Davidson called the umps together to discuss the call. Within a matter of seconds Davidson said foul ball and that was the end of the matter for discussing what should have been home run. Read More |
Little O Plays his 2584th Game - By Cyclones
Shortstop Omar Vizquel, 41 surpassed Luis Aparicio for the record of most games played at the shortstop position in the back-end of the San Francisco Giant's doubleheader against the Florida Marlins. Vizquel played his 2583rd and 2584th games at shortstop today tying and breaking Aparicio's amazing record. In the bottom of the 6th inning, Omar Vizquel jogged out to short receiving a standing ovation from 14,674 fans applauding him as the stadium all congratulated him. Vizquel's response was short and subtle, simply tipping his cap, more worried and confused about, where the rest of his teammates were. Vizquel was standing alone similarly like the state of the record, but soon after, he was joined by the rest of his teammate, all extremely happy for him each congratulated him individually. Teammate and Giant's Third Basemen, Jose Castillo responded - "He deserves it, He's a companion who is always there if you need him. I know he will be in the Hall of Fame one day." (mlb.com) Read More |
The Sunshine State's Fountain of Youth - MajesticMarmol
In the 1500's, Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon was fed up with being old and senile, or so he said. He was off to search the uncharted area of the new world, now known as present day Florida, for something to make him a bit younger. What exactly was he searching for? Well, Ponce traveled this great expedition to search for the 'Fountain of Youth'. It was supposedly a gigantic fountain lost somewhere in the surrounding swampy region of the state of Florida, and when drunk by those who found it, they were promised lifelong youth and the happiness of living life as a young person and never having the feeling of getting old. Read More |
Baseball and Japan; A Potent Brew? - By MajesticMarmol
The following story has no intention - it wasn’t written to inform, it wasn’t written to educate, and it wasn’t written as an entertainment. It was written for those of you who doubt yourself on a regular and consistent basis to take a second look at yourselves not only as a person, but as the human race itself. One man, one athlete, one human, has changed the outlook on life as it is for me. I, and many other fans of Major League Baseball, finally have one ballplayer to look up too, one that won’t let us down in the midst of a dark day with the steroid controversy, and one that won’t get in trouble consistently like a Pacman Jones of a different league. Oh, no, this man is different. This man is Texas Rangers center fielder Josh Hamilton. This man is a hero to many, and is now a hero to me. Read More |
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