Paw Prints
Norfolk JR. High
By Brian Lamm
30 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT BASEBALL
Baseball is a simple game. Baseball is considered the national sport of the U.S.
The first world series was between Pittsburgh and Boston.The New York Yankees have won 26 World Series .
Pete Rose was banned from the MLB for betting on a team he managed.
In 2001 Barry Bonds broke the all time single season homerun record.
Nolan Ryan played 27 seasons and struck out more batters than any other pitcher.
A regular baseball has 108 stitches.The very first baseball game was played on June 19,1845.
In the MLB the distance between the bases is 90 ft.
The average lifespan of a major league baseball is 7 pitches.
The longest throw in baseball was 445 ft and 10 in.
The longest baseball game was 8 hours and 6 minutes.
Fenway Park in Boston is the oldest baseball stadium still standing.
There are 30 teams in the MLB today.
The first baseball game was played in New York in 1845.
300,000 to 1 is the chances that a fan will be hit by a baseball.
Babe Ruth put a cabbage leaf under his cap and changed it every two innings.
Nolan Ryan has the longest baseball career in history.
Carl Edwards was the shortest player in the MLB, he stood 3ft. 7in.
The MLB is the highest level of pro baseball in the world.
MLB players make 1,000 times more than the workers who make their baseballs.
There are over 8,000 types of wooden baseball bats.
Alexander Cartwright invented baseball.
Babe Ruth placed a cabbage leaf beneath his cap and changed it every two innings. The largest baseball bat is 120 ft. long and weighs 168,000lbs.
The tallest player in the MLB was 6ft. 11in.
If a player that is batting swings, and misses at 3 pitches he is out.
If a pitcher throws 4 pitches out of the strike zone the batter gets a free base .
If there are runners on all bases and the batter hits a homerun it is a grand slam.
So there are 30 amazing facts about baseball,I hope you now know more information about baseball than you did before.
Fairy Tale Story
Brian Jones was riding his bike in a small town in the middle of Nebraska. On July 7th, 2012 Brian crashed as he was manueling down the sidewalk when his front tire fell off. As he was manueling, he lost his balance and leaned over trying to keep his balance and hit his head on a metal pole. He woke up and looked at his watch and realized it was three hours later. He put his front tire back on, got back on his bike, rode home, and then played video games.
Movie Review
The greatest heroes of marvel are assembled, and form the avengers. Loki, Thor's brother come to earth and steals something very powerful, and opens a portal to his Galaxy and releases his army on the earth.
The Avengers 2012 Trailer
Battlefield 3
Battlefield 3 (commonly abbreviated BF3) is a first-person shooter video game developed by EA digital and published by Electronic arts. In the multiplayer game mode you can battle other players, just drive around and wreck your car, or capture the enemy flag.Question: What is your favorite sport?
football: 40%
baseball: 20%
basketball: 20%
soccer: 12%
volleyball: 8%
Argument
The school board is considering reorganizing the school week. They are suggesting that there be four school days rather than five. Each school day would then be two hours longer. Support your position for/against this issue.
I am against it because it would confuse people. It would also make children who have sports practices not get home till late in the night. If the children had homework they probably would not get it done. It would also interfere with peoples sleep patterns.