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Baseball: The Only Sport That Mirrors Real Life
Every spring the “Boys of Summer” celebrate the “Great American Pastime.” The inspiration for this article comes from the memory of watching the Padres and Dodgers duke it out last year.
Thomas EgelhoffPublished 2 years ago in UnbalancedBen McDermott Profile - ICC Ranking, Age, Career Info & Stats
Having opened the batting, McDermott was on 39 off 31 after ten overs as the key wickets of Matthew Wade and D'Arcy Short fell around him.
hanifPublished 2 years ago in UnbalancedLean On Me
Joe Clark stood atop the steps at the school entrance with a baseball bat by his side. "Crazy Joe", as he was called, was just appointed the Principal of Eastside High School in Paterson, N.J.
roy SlezakPublished 2 years ago in UnbalancedRipped away from the Bronx, the Suburbs Could not Compare for a Kid
I was born on Bronxdale Avenue and have very vague memories of the Bronx. You see, I was ripped away at five years old and clearly remember the excitement of being in the basement of our own house in Somers, NY. Little did I know, my euphoria was misplaced.
Rich MonettiPublished 2 years ago in UnbalancedMy Baseball Dream Team
The Ultimate Baseball Team The 2021 Baseball Season is over, and the sport has donned its winter plumage. For fans, now begins a period of discussion and debate. What players and teams exceeded expectations during the previous season? Who underwhelmed? What changes to their rosters should teams make, by trade and free agency signing?
Ted LacksonenPublished 2 years ago in UnbalancedWorld Series Game Six: Party Like it's 1995
Here's what I remember about 1995. I was only ten years old. Seinfeld's popularity increased in its time on NBC's Thursday night lineup. Saturday Night Live was celebrating 20 years. The Simpsons' seventh season began with the surprising revelation that baby Maggie Simpson shot Mr. Burns. In the sports world, the Houston Rockets won their second straight NBA championship, the New Jersey Devils won their first of their three Stanley Cups, and Major League Soccer and the WNBA didn't exist yet. Regarding the Atlanta Braves, they won the World Series with a shutout victory in Game Six. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Clyde E. DawkinsPublished 2 years ago in UnbalancedWorld Series Game Five: No Home Runs, No Problem
As a sports fan, I always love when the World Series just happens to coincide with a football Sunday. It brings me back to 2009, when Game Four of that Series between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies took place in the "City of Brotherly Love," which also hosted an early NFL game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles. Regarding this Sunday, which was also Halloween, the city of Atlanta was busy, as the Falcons were at home, as well as Game Five of this year's World Series.
Clyde E. DawkinsPublished 2 years ago in UnbalancedWorld Series Game Four: On the Verge
The Atlanta Braves' first home World Series game in 22 years was a victorious one, and was almost a historic one, as the Braves nearly no-hit the Houston Astros. Even with the no-hit bid gone, the Braves went on to take a 2-1 lead in the Fall Classic, and 24 hours later, the two teams faced off in Game Four.
Clyde E. DawkinsPublished 2 years ago in UnbalancedWorld Series Game Three: Historic Proportions
The city of Atlanta has not had a great sports history. It was in 1966 that the Braves moved for the second and most recent time, relocating from Milwaukee to Atlanta, and it was that same year that the Atlanta Falcons were established. Two years later, Atlanta received the NBA's Hawks, who had previously played in St. Louis for 13 seasons and won a championship in 1958. In 1972, Atlanta joined the NHL with the establishment of the Flames, but after eight disappointing seasons, six playoff appearances, and only two playoff games won, the team relocated to Calgary in 1980, and went on to win the Stanley Cup in 1989. They tried again with the Atlanta Thrashers in 1999, but lasted 11 seasons and only made the playoffs once before moving to Winnipeg and becoming the second Jets team.
Clyde E. DawkinsPublished 2 years ago in UnbalancedWorld Series Game Two: Astros' Pitching Leads the Way
Game One of the World Series was dominated by the Atlanta Braves' pitching, as well as timely home runs by Jorge Soler and Adam Duvall. For the Houston Astros, they needed to strike back in order to salvage something in the first two games in their park. Game Two started off on the right foot for the Astros; an Alex Bregman sac fly in the first inning to put the Astros up 1-0. The top half of the second inning saw Travis d'Arnaud tie it up with a solo shot; the Braves' third HR of the Series, but after that, the Astros exploded with four runs in their half of the second inning, resulting in a 5-1 lead for the Astros after two innings.
Clyde E. DawkinsPublished 2 years ago in UnbalancedWorld Series Game One: 25 Years in the Making
There is always something about the first game of the World Series. Actually, there's always something about the first game of the World Series, NBA Finals, and the Stanley Cup Final. It's that aura; the feel that this is a definitive and epic end of the season. In the case of the World Series, it's the American League's best versus the National League's best in a battle for all of the marbles. This is the 117th World Series in baseball's modern era, with only 1904 and 1994 not seeing the Fall Classic occur. This year, it's the first-ever Fall Classic meeting between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves.
Clyde E. DawkinsPublished 3 years ago in UnbalancedWhat Went Wrong: Dodgers Dethroned
Even though the 2020 season was cut down to just 60 games in two months, it was quite a dream season for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In this current era, the Dodgers entered that year facing the possibility that they could be one of the biggest failures in all of sports. Despite the immense amount of money spent building the team, they kept coming up short. In 2016, the Dodgers were the team who lost the pennant to the Chicago Cubs--who hadn't won a pennant since World War II ended. 2017 and 2018 saw them in the World Series, but they lost both years. 2019 was an embarrassing season--a franchise record 106 wins, yet they suffer a Division Series loss to the Washington Nationals.
Clyde E. DawkinsPublished 3 years ago in Unbalanced