In life you have many opportunities to make a decision. The opportunities that come maybe very large or they may be very small but it's the opportunities that you take advantage of that really Shape who you are. That may be deciding between a job, or which sport to play, which team to play for. Me, ...
Sitting down in the bleachers watching the first pitch to be thrown, the child begins to think that this place is heaven. ... The fan that is a "bandwagon" fan enjoys the show, especially little men hitting 4 homeruns in one game and sending sky rocket blasts up into the upper deck of the stadium. ... When fans go to the ballpark to watch a game, they are expecting the major-league players to be more talented than the average person. ... Most enjoy the towering homeruns at record pace, but this has become just the era of steroids. ...
Fans are not appreciating these strikes at all and are becoming impatient and frustrated with having to wander if they are or are not going to be able to watch pro baseball during the year. ... It seems to the spectators who watch the game from the stands and at home on the television that players do not enjoy the game of baseball as much as they used to or else they would not be complaining about pay cuts and luxury taxes. ... Now the cost of a day at the ballpark is high, making it difficult for Americans of moderate incomes to enjoy big-league play. ...
They took the symbol into the 1990's and have further burned the Yankee symbol of greatness into the minds of all that watch them. ... The game is under way and the fans can sit back and enjoy what lies ahead. Some fans watch intensely, keeping careful record of every detail on their scorecards, while others can't help but to imagine having their moment in the spotlight. ...
It was believed that by watching baseball, youngsters would learn to be better people because they would begin to imitate the professionals who became their heroes. ... Out of his six final home runs, three occurred on this day, but according to Cub's Fred Linstrom "it was like watching a monument beginning to shake and crack, you were waiting for it to topple". ...
I assume that many people who watch the athletes compete assume that they adhere to a schedule that is much lighter than what they actually follow. ... Athletes are the reason millions of viewers watch games everyday, and thus watch the commercials put on by the networks. ...
"Money makes the world go 'round." Sports could not exist without the presence of money. You have high paid athletes asking for multi-million dollar contacts, while at the same time you have doctors not even making close to that amount. There are corporation buying out sports teams, buying stadiums, and buying everything that has to do with sports. Someone may ask why they do this. ...
If you've been to the corner of Clark and Addison on the North side of Chicago in the last 100 years, then you know the splendor that is Wrigley Field. You've seen the well-kept ivy, you've heard the heckles from Sal, the beer-man, whenever an opposing team visitor shouts for a cold one and you kn...
It was July 9th, 2011, and fortunately, I was able to witness a small part of baseball history first hand. Derek Jeter had come up to bat in the 3rd inning while the N.Y. Yankees were facing the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee stadium. He had gotten his 2,999th hit in the first inning. The crowd, of cour...
