After each Wildcat score, the jubilant audience counted Willie doing pushups for each point scored and screamed while he led the K-S-U Wildcats chant. After the clock expired and the game was over, fans chanted “Bill Snyder” and displayed signs with the number 200 in honor of legendary Hall of Fame coach attaining his 200th career victory, including an unprecedented 21-4 record against Kansas.…
AT&T Stadium is a world-renowned stadium. Housing over 100 thousand people very little of its 3 million square feet goes to waste. It is home to one of the largest HD screens in the world, and a retractable roof. Considered by many to be the most advanced stadium in the NFL, AT&T Stadium is a sight to see and an engineering marvel.…
“On October 9, 1919”, (The Black) “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and eight other “Black Sox” players were reported to have thrown the game against the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago White Sox. Within the next month’s reports emerged that quite a few gamblers had paid several White Sox players to intentionally loose games. Unfortunately, news of these reports led to their trial, which prohibited the eight players from every playing baseball again.…
The Miami Marine Stadium (MMS) is a historical landmark home to Virginia Key, Miami, Florida. Built in 1963 and designed by Cuban-born architect, Hilario Candela, who was only 28 years old at the time. The Stadium is considered a Modernist icon due to its characteristic reinforced concrete structure. Named after the famous 1900’s yacht designer Ralph Munroe, the stadium can accommodate 6,566 spectators. Due to its photographic panoramic view and its location next to the water and across Downtown Miami, the stadium was host for many different world class powerboat events, hydroplane regattas, and major aquatic-stage concerts for artists such as Jimmy Buffet. Tragically, after Hurricane Andrew, in September 1992, the Miami Marine Stadium had to be shut down since it was deemed unsafe for the public. After being abandoned, the MMS became a graffiti…
Since I was 7 years old, I have always participated in Greenwich’s very own Cardinal Baseball Camp. However, until last summer, I had always been one of the campers. This year I was an official volunteer of the camp. Everyday from 8 a.m. till 12 p.m., me and approximately 30 other staff members at the camp would teach young kids how to play baseball. This camp is run very locally, and it is very personalized, something that should truly be valued in a large town like Greenwich. Although not perfect, this is the best camp in town, and it will continue to stay that way as it continues to improve itself. The Greenwich Cardinal Baseball Camp is a very effective place for kids to go and not only learn the game of baseball, but meet new friends,…
The deal paid off as Ruth went on to smash his own home run record in 1920, hitting 54 home runs. He connected for 59 homers in 1921, dominating the game and increasing Yankee revenues to the point that the team was able to leave the Polo Grounds (shared with the New York Giants baseball team) and build Yankee Stadium, which opened in 1923 and became known as "the house that Ruth built." Throughout the rest of the 20th century, the legacy of Frazee’s lopsided trade continued to hover over major league baseball, as the Yankees won 39 AL pennants and 26 World Series titles and the Red Sox went 86 years without a World Series win.…
Beginning in 1998, the total homers surpassed 5,000 eight straight years. Over that same span, 16 new ballparks have been built, most with dimensions clearly favoring hitters over pitchers. Even existing stadiums have seen a tendency to shorten the porch as they say.…
The average high school in Massachusetts holds around 874 students, approximately .002% of the amount of people Fenway Park can hold. Fenway Park can hold 37,949 people, which is about 6% of the population of Boston. The population of Boston is about .01% of the population of Massachusetts, which is around 2% of the USA’s population. The population of the USA is about 60% of North America, and North America is about 7% of Earth’s population. That means the average Massachusetts’ high school holds about .00001% of the world’s population. Walking through the crowded hallways of a high school, especially a big one like Newton South, can feel like being lost in a sea of people. Yet that’s nothing compared to the amount of people on this planet.…
When asked to name a favorite place, some people’s brains may be flooded with memories of different spaces and experiences they have had. But for me, it is easy. Only one place comes to mind—the Joe Louis Arena. The home of the Detroit Red Wings is a dome rich in history and uniquely located in an American city that sits uncharacteristically north of Canada. Built in 1979, The Joe has a personality all of its own. The Joe Louis Arena is my favorite place because of the pre-game experience in the city, the historical vibe of the arena, and, of course, the excitement of the greatest game in sports.…
Purpose: The purpose of this speech is to persuade my audience and MLB to install instant replay in the game of baseball.…
The article, Interpreting the work and talk of Baseball by Trujillo, asserts that how different interpretation about culture of green baseball field which is called as ballpark in terms of romantics, functionalists, and critics. This article is shown three prevalent perspectives of stadium culture of baseball: “The ballpark as a site of capitalist work, as a community for symbolic family members, and as a theatre for social dram” (350, Trujillo). One of the three views about culture of ballpark from romanticist argues that stadium culture could be defined as idealistic baseball and even feeling of community rather than business and social values which is argued as a point of view from functionalists. They think that baseball itself reveals…
Dodger stadium is the third oldest ballpark following Fenway Park and Wrigley Field, but it still has modern appeal. In 1961 Dodger Stadium was supposed to open but lawsuits and landslides pushed back the construction by a year. Los Angeles Dodgers played there very first at the new Dodger Stadium against the Cincinnati Reds on April 10, 1962. Before moving to Anaheim in 1966, the L.A Angels played at the Dodger Stadium for three seasons.…
in Manhattan, sharing the Polo Grounds with the New York baseball Giants. The Yankees were now…
In 1900 Cleveland had a population 381,768 people and was the seventh largest city in the nation. Seventeen years later an extensive system of nature preserves was created. Cleveland Metroparks was created in 1917. It tends to follow the creeks and rivers that go through the region. Cleveland Metroparks conserve significant natural resources. It also promotes youth to go outdoors and provides high-quality outdoor education. Cleveland Metroparks gives recreation opportunities as well as and zoological opportunities. It provides essential benefits for the environment, economy, and community. Cleveland Metroparks has a sustainable green infrastructure.…
Na ‘Āina Kai is an ever evolving and unique botanical garden where you will find a rare palette of fauna, land, water, and climate. The numbers and varieties of plants and trees are astounding, and the meticulous care taken of them is clear. This is the place for both avid gardeners as well as people who think they don't like botanical gardens. The imaginary, fairy-tale creativity that has gone into these grounds will be one of your fondest memories of Kauai. The Doty’s and their love of this special place are evident in every turn. The stories about the creation of the gardens just makes you feel like to knew the garden's creators. The historical/cultural significance of these sculptures and the land itself tends to vex my curiosity in a special way.…