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Top Ten Motives Why I Adore Baseball

1 The Ultimate Challenge - Hitting a round ball with a round bat. The feeling I would get when I hit the ball. Just think of a infant that is crying for food. When that baby gets her bottle the very first factor you hear is that ahhhhh sound. Oh that ah. When I hit a ball perfectly I would have that ahhhhh.

2 I contact it Contentment at a higher level. - I played all the time when I was a kid. Some of my favorite memories had been from the diamond. When I hit two residence runs in one particular game off the star pitcher type our Higher College team. I rounded the bases in complete view of our High College coach. I was glowing. When I hit a game ending residence run off Jay Klein. He thought I could only hit singles. Rounding the bases of redemption was a yet another particular moment for me. When I broke up two no hitters from the star, city league pitcher. I felt like I had made the grade, and that was great.

three Straightforward watching - I can sit in my favorite chair and root for Derek Jeter to hit a single up the gap. Holding my breath with each pitch delivered to him. Or, I can sit and read the paper and view the events of the game by way of the corner of my eye. Either way is ok with me.

4 I am amazed by what Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig accomplished in their careers. I appear at old film footage, or study about either The Babe or Larripin Lou and constantly really feel awed by the huge numbers they each place on the board. From house runs to RBIs to batting typical to runs scored, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig accomplished more than and over once more.

5 Double my pleasure. - I could play baseball and get a tan at the exact same time.

six My sons played and my daughter nevertheless plays. I have had the pleasure of sharing joyous moments with my kids. Instances that I will not forget. Like when my daughter got the game winning hit against Fair Lawn Higher College last year. We won 1-. I was jumping up and down. I was so excited. I was so pleased she delivered.

7 I enjoy all of the statistics. Did you ever see so a lot of stats? Runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases and so on..... Comparing eras, or comparing players. Duos like Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig how do they stack up against other twosomes. Who had the highest batting average in a three or 4 or 5 year stint? So a lot of statistics to decide on type. It is endless.

8 A spot to excel - I loved taking a hit away from the batter. I felt wonderful stealing a base. Why is it that stealing is bad except in baseball? My satisfaction was heightened by a strong hit. This was the best. Ahhhh. I specially felt great rounding the bases after hitting a homer. I feel I know how Babe Ruth felt when he whacked one particular.

9 My preferred group is the Yankees. Of all the teams I root for in all the specialist sports I watch the Yankees are the only team that wins on a pretty typical basis. All my other teams generally lose. It feels excellent when my group wins.

ten I really like the stories. - Like the story Mickey Mantle tells of the time when he initial joined the Yankees. He was not hitting nicely. His self-confidence was dwindling. After days of desperation he known as his father when he was playing near Oklahoma. Mickey Mantle was hoping his father would give him a pep speak. But when Muck Mantle got to the hotel area where Mickey and the New York Yankees had been staying. Muck did not give his son a pep talk. He did the opposite. Mickeys father told Mickey that he was there to pick up his son and bring him home. Mickeys father stated that he did not know he raised a quitter. Mickey Mantle got the message. He began to hit after his father left. He attributes that meeting with his father as a turning point in his career. I have heard Mickey Mantle inform that story a couple of occasions on tape or reside. Whenever I hear him inform it I am moved by Mickeys adore for his father.

11 It is just the greatest game.

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