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martes, 8 de junio de 2010

Strasburg, 14! ... Yankees Gave 12!

Photo: sdnn.com

Stratospheric Debut!

Magic in Washington! Nationals Park was crowded to see the first real great moment of the Nationals since their arrival to the Capital in 2005. The 2009 first draft pick Stephen Strasburg was ready for his debut in the Majors.

Last year he wasn't just a first pick. He was also called a phenomenon and the baseball world talked and wrote about him as if he were an UFO.

He really is from another planet! If he is going to pitch like this Tuesday against the Pirates, ¡striking out 14!, he'll be a magic pitcher! It's awesome to watch his pitches reaching 97-98 miles per hour and his killer breaking throws. He is going to hurt all the batters' hearts.

Before Tuesday's superb gem, the right handed pitcher played in the minors for 11 games, winning 7, losing 2 and getting a little 1.30 ERA. Microscopic!

The Nationals beat the Pirates 5-2, but the true scoreboard is Strasburg 14 - Pirates 0. You must watch his 14 strike outs. Watch it! Click here!

Not 14... 12!

The New York Yankees jumped over the Orioles 12-7 to correctly begin the series at Oriole Park. Offense plus Phil Hughes was the formula to win this Tuesday in Baltimore.

Deep balls were the strategy for the Yankees to attack the Orioles and the unrecognizable starter Kevin Millwood (0-7, 5.2 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 5 BB, 6 SO) early. Nick Swisher batted a two-run homerun in the first inning and Curtis Granderson ripped a grand slam in the third.

The Yankees waited to score again until the seventh, when they reached home six times! First, Brett Gardner singled when the bases were loaded, then Swisher drove in his third, fourth, and fifth runs of his big night clearing the bases with a double. Following Swisher, Mark Teixeira, whose last homerun was on May 30 against the Cleveland Indians, blasted a two-run homer which the Yankees fans hope finally ends the big first baseman's slump. 'Tex' hit three times on four at bats, scored twice, including the two RBIs.

Pitching a three-run game, four strike outs and none walks outing over six innings, Phil Hughes now has eight victories in the 2010 season. Despite the Orioles who scored two in the fourth and one in the fifth, Hughes shouldn't be called as the fifth starter. He'll continue as the last man of the rotation, but imagine he is playing in a top vacancy.

The Yankees got fifteen hits, the same number as the Orioles that batted nine off Hughes. The majority of the other ones, five, were allowed by Chad Gaudin who had troubles as a result of four runs in two innings.

MLB results: June 8

Yankees 12 - Orioles 7

Giants 3 - Reds 0. Orlando Cabrera, 0-3, one walk. Edgar Renteria isn't playing due to an injury.

Red Sox 3 - Indians 2
Blue Jays 0 - Rays 9
Pirates 2 - Nationals 5
Marlins 8 - Phillies 10
Mariners 1 - Rangers 7
Astros 4 - Rockies 3
Royals 3 - Twins 7
Tigers 7 - White Sox 2
Cubs 2 - Brewers 3
Padres 1 - Mets 2 (11)
Cardinals 0 - Dodgers 1
Angels 1 - Athletics 10
Braves 7 - Diamondbacks 5

Standings.

Yankees win!



Let's go Yankees!
¡Por la lucha XXVIII! ¡Todos a portar el 28!

martes, 25 de mayo de 2010

Cierre temporal: Ofrecemos disculpas; Temporarily closed, sorry


El virus de la mala racha de los Yankees de Nueva York ha contagiado injustamente a 'Yankees a 2.600 metros', que tendrá que cerrar hasta que el equipo retome el camino de la victoria. Como si fuera posible eso... El archivo de este blog da constancia del seguimiento en las buenas y en las malas.

Ahora sí, con seriedad, anuncio que me ausentaré por una semana. Volverán a encontrar palabras el martes 1 de junio. Me da mucha nostalgia, pues realmente es la primera vez que no actualizaré la página en Seattle.

Las razones es que estaré ocupado aprovechando el Festival Internacional de Cine de esta ciudad, un partido de Boca Juniors vs. Seattle Sounders en Qwest Field y un viaje a Vancouver, Canadá. Todo esto sumado a que se seguirá estudiando inglés.

Los invito cordialmente a que lean las últimas dos publicaciones escritas en inglés: Un análisis del mal momento de los Yankees y una biografía de Jackie Robinson. Ofrezco mil disculpas por no traducirlas a español.

Goooooooooooooooooooooooooo Yannnnnkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkeeeeeessssssssssssssss!
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Due to the Seattle International Film Festival, the soccer match between Boca Juniors and Seattle Sounders at Qwest Field and a trip to Vancouver, plus my English homeworks, I won't write in this blog until June 1st. I apologize, but this time I'm not going to have time to do it.

I invite you to read in English an analysis about the Yankees performance and a short Jackie Robinson's biography.

Goooooooooooooooooooooooooo Yannnnnkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkeeeeeessssssssssssssss!

Go Yankees!



Resultados de las Grandes Ligas: Mayo 24

Piratas 5 - Rojos 7. Orlando Cabrera, tres hits -un doble- en mismo número de turnos, con una carrera anotada y una impulsada.

Medias Rojas 6 - Rays 1
Azulejos 6 - Angelinos 0
Medias Blancas 7 - Indios 2

Let's go Yankees!
¡Por la lucha XXVIII! ¡Todos a portar el 28!

lunes, 24 de mayo de 2010

Jackie Robinson: Pride of Baseball, Pride of the USA


Why is every 15th of April a special day in Major League Baseball? Why does every player use the number 42 on his jersey that day? Why can you see a memorable ceremony before the games are played that day? The answer to these questions is very short, but it's full of impact for baseball fans and American History: On April 15, 1947, a player changed the baseball history, ending a traditional discrimination in this sport that had been practiced since 1869, when the Major Leagues were created. That day in 1947 Jackie Robinson became the first black player to play in a Major League team.

He was born on January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia, and then moved to California. His family wasn't extremely poor, but he grew up resisting and combating a sordid and racist society. Jackie never felt ashamed of being part of the black race in a segregated country and was eager and anxious to try to give the blacks the same rights as whites.

He went to high school and then to the University of California where he played basketball, baseball, football and ran. Unfortunately, he quit studying in 1941 because he had a meager amount of money so he couldn't afford to finish his studies. That was a miserable part of Jackie's life.

Due to this last situation, Robinson joined the Army, an organization that discriminated the blacks. He had a unforgettable experience when the soldiers asked him to move to the back of a bus. He didn't feel depressed, so he didn't allow them to deceive about his color and he also didn't complain about their insults. Consequently, his experience in the intolerant Army helped him to overcome it and get ready to go into the baseball world.

In 1944 he was able to go back to college at the Sam Huston College, and he assumed two roles on the basketball team because he was playing and coaching at the same time. Then, in 1945 Jackie's destiny changed because he received a letter from the Kansas City Monarchs asking him to play baseball.

He debuted in 1945 on that team, which wasn't a member of the Major Leagues. It was part of the Negro Leagues, an exclusive league for African-American players. His performance interested Branch Rickey, the Brooklyn Dodgers president, who signed him to the Montreal Royals, an affiliate team in the AAA.

Then, in 1946, Robinson reached an important goal: He played for the first time on a professional team. The Montreal Royals gave him the chance and he resisted hearing the crowd racist screams. Robinson's numbers beat the insults and the debut for him in the Majors was close.

He was finally called to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. On April 15th of 1947, at the age of 28, he broke the racial barrier in the Majors. It was hard in the beginning because not only didn't the fans accept him, but also his teammates. He was used to challenging adversity and kept persevering. He never switched to another activity because he appreciated the challenge. He was opposed to the prohibition of black players and he became a memorable player.

His 10 year career finished and he had one World Series title, an MVP award and six All Star Game appearances. He deserved to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame and his name was finally written in Cooperstown in 1962. Furthermore, the number that he used, 42, was retired to remember him as an eternal legend.

His fight against racism wasn't only in the field, he insisted on working hard in favor of black's rights and supported Martin Luther King's ideas creating the Freedom National Bank of Harlem and the Jackie Robinson Construction Corporation. He decided to find money for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NCAAP) and King's organization, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

He always looked forward to building a tolerant country. He didn't only leave his legacy in baseball. In 1972 the United States lost an important activist.

Sources

Enders, Eric. Jackie Robinson, College Basketball Coach. Austin American-Statesman. April 15, 1997. http://www.ericenders.com/jackieaustin.htm

Jackie Robinson Biography.
http://www.biography.com/articles/Jackie-Robinson-9460813

The Jackie Robinson Story. A Student Resource Guide. http://www.jackierobinson.org/pdf/Student%20Guide.pdf

Let's go Yankees!
¡Por la lucha XXVIII! ¡Todos a portar el 28!