...Why Baseball Sport Is My Favorite My favorite sport is baseball. Baseball is the best sport because I remember going to games with my father when I was just five years old. I enjoyed watching the game with my father eating hot dogs and getting my favorite orange soda. When I got older baseball give me the opportunity to bond with my dad. Playing baseball helped me get along with others as well. When I was fourteen I joined a local baseball team. Baseball helped me to get through life by understanding the importance of teamwork to achieve a common objective. When watching or playing a game, I feel happy to be part of the team. It doesn’t matter whether we lose or win, the main idea...
Words: 302 - Pages: 2
...The game of baseball is full of intricate details and to be great you have to understand and socialize to these details, this requires commitment. Just like any other subculture, the social norms and practices are little details about the subculture that make it fun (McIntyre, Culture). The farther down the road or longer you are a part of a subculture the more you realize the importance the variety of norms and practices that come along with it. When I was younger I never knew of these things I just swung a bat and caught a ball, I just went out and played I didn’t think about trying to socialize to different norms to better fit in. But getting into high school and college you realize the work you have to do on and off the field. If you don’t...
Words: 292 - Pages: 2
...10/15/14 Baseball VS. Football There are two main sports that are played and watched in America, they are baseball and football. These sports have many differences such as, the length of the game. They also have some similarities like they are both team sports. In some opinions people say that football players are tougher than baseball players, but others say that baseball is a harder sport. Baseball and football are similar in a few different ways. The first way that these sports are similar is, all the players on each of the fields have to be athletes. They are constantly running, jumping, catching, diving, throwing, and putting their bodies through tough physical activity. Each of the athletes on the field have to be in top shape to perform at the level that they are on, and if they are not preforming on the level they should be they will either get sent down or replaced. Secondly, to play either sport you have to be mentally involved the entire game. During any football game the coaches are throwing plays at you nonstop and you have to remember every play in the playbook. In a baseball game after each pitch a coach will give you a sign to tell you which play is on and what to do. Football players have to be mentally tough just as much as physically tough. Baseball players have to be even more mentally tough because baseball is a game of failure. In order to play each sport you have to have your mind in the right place. Lastly, each of these sports is a team sport. These...
Words: 762 - Pages: 4
...Move over Baseball, Football is America’s New National Pastime Abstract The argument over which sport actually ranks as America’s national pastime is as enduring and intense as American sports themselves. Each and every week millions of Americans tune in to watch their favorite sports. Over the years baseball has traditionally been known as the national pastime among all sports, but the rich tradition and history behind baseball is almost certainly being slowly replaced by the glamour of football season. Although baseball is still referred to as America’s national pastime, football is by far the most popular sport in this country today. This can be attributed to many factors including a superior television product, more controlled violence, and legalized gambling with fantasy football. Keywords: national, pastime, football, baseball, sports, television, violence, gambling Move over Baseball, Football is America’s New National Pastime Each and every week millions of Americans tune in to watch their favorite sports. Basketball, baseball, football, golf, soccer, and racing all have a place and a market with the sports fans in America. Over the years baseball has traditionally been known as the national pastime among all sports, but the rich tradition and history behind baseball is being slowly replaced by the glamour of football season. Over the past two decades, baseball has been left behind while football has become America’s new national pastime (Gramling, 2010...
Words: 1221 - Pages: 5
...Daniel Ochefu Baseball, Justice and the American Dream Final Paper Due: 5/1/2015 I ‘Like’ Baseball Before taking this course baseball was one of my least favorite things to do in any way simply because I did not know about the sport and the impact it has on many people’s lives to respect the time that the players spend preparing to perform. I was always critical of the amount of work that was put in physically for baseball compared to other sports like basketball, football, hockey and others. I always thought it was not that much because there are almost no physical collisions in games and that was all I really needed to know after I was told that on average games are three plus hours. From everything I have learnt about baseball in this course, there is a respect that I now have for it that I definitely did not have for it before. Being America’s pastime, baseball has been the one constant in America because of its deep history that it promotes and the pride that the fans exhibit. Even during unfortunate events that shake the whole country, baseball finds a way to bring the country together. The most recent one that stood out to me being how the Boston Red Sox brought together a whole city after the terrible Boston Marathon Bombings of 2013 by winning the World Series and using that to help strengthen a city that had been hurt badly by a terrible event. The World Series celebration is normally extravagant and well televised but this one brought all Americans together...
Words: 1140 - Pages: 5
...In today’s society women are not allowed to play baseball with men due to patriarchal myths and misconceptions that have been around since the emergence of baseball in America. All women should be able to play baseball with men and there is no legitimate reason why they shouldn't. Women are physically, mentally, and emotionally capable of playing baseball just as men are. With that being said their biological sex or gender should not and does not affect their ability to play baseball in the company of men. In addition their sex should not deem their athletic ability as inferior in comparison to men. Since the adoption of baseball as an American pastime, the sport of baseball has been cultivated and altered to amputate women exuding the masculinity of baseball. The emergence of baseball as popular and profitable sport has failed to acknowledge and highlight the athletic abilities women. Instead its conception has affirmed women to be fragile and it has also depicted women to not have the skills or talents to play and compete alongside men. There are numerous individuals who are opposed to fusion of women and men on the baseball field. These individuals use demeaning stereotypes and beliefs to support their claims. Often these claims are false and are not supported by factual or scientific data. For example these claims say that women are weaker than men, women are not physically capable of playing sports, or a woman's place is in the home rather than on the playing field. These...
Words: 2816 - Pages: 12
...ratings and the eyes of Americans surpassed baseball in popularity. Leading many sports writers and common sports fans to pronounce football as America’s new national past time. However, a national pastime is not created over a mere decade. A sport that encapsulates a nation shares feelings about an event or general trend in the country with the majority of the country and has events within the country interwoven within the sport. Even Professor Gerald Early at Washington University in Saint Louis said that “There are only three things that America will be remembered for 2000 years from now when they study this civilization: The Constitution, Jazz music, and Baseball.” Baseball best captures the essences...
Words: 875 - Pages: 4
...against one another. We owe this anomaly to the primeval mentalities left behind through human evolution; and, we certainly have much to thank for these actions. Sporting, as is explained by renowned sports author Richard Davies, is the “Organized competitive activity between participants that requires some combination of skill and physical prowess.”1 Though, something more complex and unusual also comes with activity of this nature, and this is the ability to forget the destitution and difficulty of everyday life and the capability to be on a level playing field with many people that believe the same way, no matter what socio-economic class they represent. One sport in particular has transcended all other games, has continually been a psychological shelter from pain and hardships of life, and also a cultural rocket breaking through the social barriers in the American society. That sport is simply the most beloved American game of all, baseball. The purpose of this essay is to critically explore a myriad of aspects of life that have been changed due to sports, all the while concentrating on baseball as the main focal point. Further, this work will continually pose the question of how it is conceivable that a single and simple sport could greatly impact a country the way baseball has the United States. At the time of the first foreign inhabitants of North America, life was more difficult than someone of the twenty-first century could have imagined. The hardships were endured...
Words: 4860 - Pages: 20
...Need all know MLB is a delightful sport to play and watch. But has it lost its cool or is it still the same sport everyone knows and loves. I don't believe that baseball has lost its cool. Firstly most people would want to watch baseball than any other sport other than football and basketball. I love to play basket ball and foot ball but if a had to play any other sport it will most likely be baseball. The MLB players makes lot of money because how much people in joy watching it. We all know soccer is the most played sport but baseball comes right after that. Baseball has come a long way and to be real its one of the most fun sports to play. Baseball is also one of the easiest sports to ever be on this earth. Secondly...
Words: 264 - Pages: 2
...As of 2013, Danielle Eby organized the sports demographics in her article, “2013 Sports Fan Demographics”, Major League Baseball has the second oldest crowd associated with it, right behind the Professional Golfers Association. 50 percent of baseball fans are 55 or older, only about 24 percent are under the age of 34. Which is a much lower percentage than the National Hockey League, with 37 percent of their fans being less than 34 years old. Major League Soccer has almost double the amount of fan viewers under 34, with 40 percent of the demographic being fans of the MLS. The National Football League is one sport that was actually surprising, anticipating that it would have a majority of its fans being under the age of 34, it actually only has 29 percent of the population identifying as viewers, which is still 5 percent more than Major League Baseball. Finally, the sport with the most viewers under the age of 34 is the National Basketball Association. The NBA has about 45 percent of its fans below the age of 34 (Eby). What does this mean for the future of baseball?...
Words: 542 - Pages: 3
...Baseball In the mid 1800’s a new sport emerged throughout America. They called it baseball, evolved from an old English game. From the moment it was invented it was instantly popular. Today baseball is known as The American Past Time. The baseball community and its athletes continue to grow year after year, as young athletes develop love for the game and its year round battles. Majority of baseball fans and non-baseball fans have been to a major league game and have both seen and felt the energy of the setting. .Baseball is responsible for priceless moments such as a father and son playing catch in the back yard. Many people find baseball too slow and think doesn’t require much skill to play, but as many of my former coaches would say the game is 50% mental and 50% Physical. one of the only sports as my high school coach . A big reason why people are attracted to baseball is because it is one of the only sports that involves a skilled athlete vs another skilled athlete, pitcher verse batter, 1 verse 1. As baseball revolutionized throughout baseball it became bigger and bigger. It reached other countries and they picked up the sport quickly and made their own leagues. Today baseball is one of the most popular sports out of all. Our fore fathers created and established many important things that shaped America to be the way it is today but only one is known as “Americas Past Time”. Baseball originated prior to the civil war, at the time it was called rounders. Rounders...
Words: 970 - Pages: 4
...My Calling Imagine a pro baseball game. The fans are cheering, the players are focused, and the kids are excited to be at a the game. Ushers walk the aisles selling peanuts and popcorn as the smell of food drifts through the seats. People all over the world play this magnificent sport. Baseball is the best sport of all time because you get to work on a team and you do not need to be a pro to play it. The sport of baseball has an informative history. Alexander Cartwright invented baseball in 1845. The only thing you have to do to play baseball is know the rules. The history of baseball is not only interesting to know but also helps people understand the game. Playing the game is one thing, But knowing it is another. Knowing the game is all I ever wanted to do. Now that i understand it I know I can do better than I already am. In this sport being a team player is essential. The cool part of baseball are the drills. It is fun because you all work together. Most people think its all about winning, but to me its all about having fun. This game would not work without players working together as a team. I am not the best player out there but if i can work hard enough I know I can at least be noticed and that’s all I want. Muhammad Ali said “I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'” Ever since that quote all I think about is Baseball. This quote really inspired me because Muhammad Ali is one of...
Words: 497 - Pages: 2
...We watch sports to watch the athletes; in this day and age they are trained to ignore technology on the field, but it is always there to frustrate and distract those focused playing. The current number two and number one tennis players in the world, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, were one of the first athletes to play with the Hawk-Eye. It was during the 2007 Wimbledon when Federer asked for the machine to be turned off because he had been disagreeing with the majority of its calls as they contradicted his own. There have been other cases where the athletes become annoyed with the Hawk-Eye but transitioning to technology was the roughest patch for athletes. In an interview with Kendall Jefferies, I began to understand what it was like to...
Words: 1206 - Pages: 5
...Many sports became popular during the 1920’s and throughout this period of time it was known as the “Golden Age” for sports. Sports like Baseball, Boxing, and Football were some of the sports that grew very popular throughout this time period. Before the 20’s all professional sports were only played by white people. Before the 1920’s african americans were not allowed in professional sports, but during the ‘20’s things changed. In the beginning of the 20th century black athletes were set apart from being able to compete with white athletes. With black skinned athletes being banned to play baseball between 1903-1946 they created the negro baseball league. The negro baseball league was a professional baseball league for black athletes to play...
Words: 518 - Pages: 3
...A Look into Baseball, Americas Pastime Lawrence Stefan English 102-067 Reflection MWA The sport of baseball has evolved drastically since the origination of the American sport in 1840. The rules and know how’s of the game have become better, and the game has been through so much experience, that the league knows what works and does not. Baseball has evolved with the society around it, and with pro athletes getting bigger, stronger and faster on a constant basis of course the game is evolving. Throughout the years patrons of the game had shaped the sport to be what it is today. I read up on baseball and the constant news spoke of, is the superior team in each particular division. Baseball has also become more intense in the fact that the players are getting better at a constant level. Making the difference in skills between two teams seems rather slim. Let’s think about how baseball has been influenced over the years, to be the sport as we know it. When baseball was unheard of as a professional sport and said to be a kid’s game in 1700 England. The concept was then brought to America as a street game known as rounder’s. The idea of hitting a ball with a stick as a game had always been around through varies ages of time. The thing that brought baseball to its boom was timing of its introduction, and the implementation of rules and regulations. Nobody knows exactly who created baseball, but a man named Alexander Cartwright is said to be the father of the game. He may not have...
Words: 577 - Pages: 3
