Baseball--A Poem in Four Voicesbrooke bvaldosta
this trend isn't evident in baseball, where additional individual talent keeps improving the team's performance.To explain this phenomenon, the researchers explored the degree to which a good performance by a team requires its members to coordinate(协调) their actions. ③___ In baseball, the pe...
Here’s a poem I wrote about a five-year old pirate named Francis who, because of his age, was not yet very good at pirating. Notice that I repeat the same lines at the end of every other stanza, making the poem sound a lot like a “sea shanty” (a sailor’s work song) much ...
William Carlos Williams is the author of an epic poem about Paterson. It is one of the cities “left behind.” Maybe not anymore. In fall 2019, it was announced that plans are full-steam ahead thereto restore a neglected monument to the history of baseball: Hinchliffe Stadium. Back in th...
my loves were always the New York Mets, and most of all, my hometown Detroit Tigers, and while hope springs eternal, let’s welcome in a new year and season with the legendary hall of fame broadcaster for the tigers, Ernie Harwell, who would bless each new season with this short poem:...
His poem, “Behind the Plate”, can be simply over-looked to one as just a poem about an overweight catcher; nonetheless, when closely examined, it has a deeper meaning. Authors Michael Cocchiarale and Scott Emmert, both agree with the statement that baseball is a great outlet for further...
Australia is known for(9)(it) friendliness and informality. So modest gifts, such as a diary, a paperweight, or a coffee cup might be presented to a friend. At a trade show, T-shirts, ties, baseball caps, or a pin may be appropriate souvenirs. ...
At first glance I thought this might actually be an article about a baseball game, but alas, it was a column byRing Lardner(titled “Br’er Rabbit Ball”) that showed little enthusiasm for the game (the 1919 “Black Sox” scandal apparently soured his love for baseball). Excerpts: ...
Who's On First Poem Analysis During the act of describing a situation, like the base runners in a baseball game, it is importuned to be clear and concise. In the “Who’s On First” clip this was not the case. The main issue is the three base runners all have names that have othe...
I’m ashamed to say that I thought Roberto Clemente was Dominican and that the only thing I knew about him was his death in a plane crash. This biography emphasizes his greatness in baseball, making clear the discrimination he faced and how he fought for justice for himself and other Black...