Transcript Baseball PowerPoint

Objective: To define the term icon
and apply it to a baseball player.
What is an icon?
One who is the object of
great attention and
devotion; an idol
Was Casey a hero?
Is Casey an icon?
Most No-Hitters
7 No Hitters in a career
"(Nolan) Ryan's the only guy who
puts fear in me. Not because he
could get me out, but because he
could kill me. You just hoped to mix
in a walk so you could have a good
night and go 0-for-3." - Reggie
Jackson
Most Runs Batted In (RBI)
"As far as I'm concerned, (Hank)
Aaron is the best ball player of my
era. He is to baseball of the last
15 years what Joe DiMaggio was
before him. He's never received
the credit he's due." - Mickey
Mantle in Baseball Digest (June
1970)
Most Grand Slams
"His greatest record doesn't show in the
book. It was the absolute reliability of Henry
Louis Gehrig. He could be counted upon. He
was there every day at the ballpark bending
his back and ready to break his neck to win
for his side. He was there day after day and
year after year. He never sulked or whined
or went into a pot or a huff. He was the
answer to a manager's dream." Sportswriter John Kieran in The New York
Times
23 Grand Slams
Most Consecutive Games Played
"I've been asked this question a
lot, 'How do you want to be
remembered' and my response to
that question has been, 'To be
remembered at all is pretty
special.'" - Cal Ripken, Jr. (2001)
2,632 Consecutive Games
*Most Homeruns in a Season
"I like to be against the odds. I'm not
afraid to be lonely at the top. With
me, it's just the satisfaction of the
game. Just performance." - Barry
Bonds
Current Players
David Ortiz – Current Homerun
Derby Champion
Josh Hamilton
Outfield: Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates
Freddy Sanchez
Albert Pujols
Clemente spent much of his time during the off-season involved in
charity work. When Managua, the capital city of Nicaragua, was affected
by a massive earthquake on December 23, 1972, Clemente (who had
been visiting Managua three weeks before the quake) immediately set
to work arranging emergency relief flights.[35] He soon learned, however,
that the aid packages on the first three flights had been diverted by
corrupt officials of the Somoza government, never reaching victims of
the quake.[36]
All American Girls Professional
Baseball League
Dorothy Schroeder
•Longest career in the AAGPBL
• Most RBIs – 431
•Possibly top shortstop in
league history
All American Girls Professional
Baseball League
Joanne Weaver
“Joltin Jo”
the only .400 hitter in
league history
The Negro League
In 1971 Satchel Paige became the
first Negro League star honored by
induction into the National
Baseball Hall Of Fame.
Cy Young Award
Harry Caray
"My whole philosophy is to broadcast the way a fan would broadcast."
What qualities should an icon have?
http://baseballhall.org/
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/ballplayer.shtml
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/
Who belongs on a Wheaties Box?
1934 - First athlete depicted on a Wheaties
box - Baseball player Lou Gehrig