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SEE YOURSELF AS A WINNER

By Sharon Dalton Williams

Whether or not you follow baseball, I’m sure you’ve heard of
the New York Yankees baseball team. This team won the World
Series three years in a row in 1998, 1999, and 2000, in
addition to the many other wins from years past.

The baseball playoffs were played during October, 2001. The
Yankees made it to the playoffs because of their winning
record during the season. The first hurdle they had to get
over in order to play in the 2001 World Series was the
American League Championship.

When the American League Championship started, the first two
games were played at Yankee Stadium. Teams rarely won on
Yankees’ home turf. But the Yankees lost the first two games
of the league championship.

The odds were not in the Yankees’ favor. They had lost the
first two games, and they were headed to another stadium in
front of other fans to continue play. Some of the sports
news coming out already had the Yankees losing the league
championship. A number of teams at this juncture would have
given up hope of winning.

I found it interesting that whenever Yankee players were
interviewed, never once did they even hint that they might
lose. They looked back over their season record. They looked
around at the caliber of their fellow players. They looked
inside themselves. All they talked about was how they were
going to win.

And win they did. They won the final three games of the
league championship and advanced to the division championship.
They eventually made it to the World Series because they saw
themselves as winners.

Here’s a million dollar question for you - how do you see
yourself? Do you see yourself as a winner, especially in your
online business?

A winner:

1) Hangs in until success breaks through.

2) Remembers past victories and knows victory will come again.

3) Looks at rough circumstances as opportunities for growth.

4) Thinks success, speaks success, acts success.

5) Helps others succeed.

If you want to make it to the next level in business, then you
will need to see yourself as a winner!

Sharon Dalton Williams is a Christian freelance writer whose
goal is to change the world one word at a time. Subscribe to
her weekly column, *From Sharon’s Pen,* at
http://www.sharondaltonwilliams.com.

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BUCKNELL LITTLE LEAGUE TO HOLD 2ND ANNUAL 2003 FALL BASEBALL CLINIC

By Anonymous

ALEXANDRIA, VA – Saturday, September 13, 2003--– Bucknell Little League, serving youth baseball in south Alexandria for over 50 years, will be begin its 2nd Annual 2003 Fall Clinic, on Saturday, September 13, 2003, beginning at 2:00 p.m., at Bucknell Elementary School, located at 6925 University Drive, Alexandria, VA.

During the 8-week clinic, players will receive instruction from Bucknell coaches and special guest instructors from local college programs to hone their skills, building on what they learned this past season in a positive, nurturing environment. Clinic instruction will be achieved through multiple circuit activities as well as individual coaching, with players grouped by league and skill classification (tee ball, softball, machine pitch, minors, majors, etc.).

Clinics will focus on throwing, fielding, base running, hitting, specialized skill development, baseball knowledge and strategy followed up with a one to two inning intra squad game, reinforcing skills emphasized during the session.

Each clinic will be on Saturday afternoons (after soccer/football) at 3:00 PM. Players will need to bring their gloves, shoes, and their enthusiasm to learn the game and we will provide the rest. Cost for the program is $45.

For more information on the fall clinic, contact the Bucknell Little League Hotline at 703-721-1600 or visit the official league website at www.eteamz.com/bucknell.

Bucknell Little League is proud to be a 2003 charter member of Little League® International of Williamsport, Pennsylvania. From its humble beginnings in 1939 as a 3-team league in Williamsport, through today, and its 3 million participants in over 90 countries, Little League® is the only youth baseball organization exclusively televised on ESPN, ESPN2 and on ABC’s Wide World of Sports, which the Little League World Series Championship Game has grown to be a late August baseball tradition on American television for over 40 years.



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eSports Media Group Writers Announce First Annual Major League Baseball Awards

By Anonymous

As we head into the World Series, the eSports Media Group is proud to present our first annual Major League Baseball Awards.

The awards consist of six categories in each league and one that covers both the AL and NL. Today we will release the winners of the Rookie of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year, and Manager of the year. The other awards will announced in the coming days.

Rookie of the Year

The award for National League Rookie of the Year goes to Albert Pujols, 3b, St. Louis Cardinals. Pujols started 161 games this year and .329 with 37 HR’s and 130 RBI’s. he scored 112 runs and had a .403 on-base percentage. It was certainly a wonderful year for 21 year old as he was the only unanimous choice in this year’s awards. Coming in second place was Houston pitcher Roy Oswalt. After pitching in last years Olympics it was hard to imagine that he could top that experience, but he may have. He finished the season 14-3 with a 2.73 ERA and 144 strikeouts in 141 2/3 innings. He had a magical streak in August and September when allowed one or no earned runs in six straight starts. The top three point totals were Pujols 98 (14 first place votes), Oswalt 40, and Jimmy Rollins, SS, Philadelphia with 21 votes.

The award for American League Rookie of the Year goes to Ichiro Suzuki, OF, Seattle Mariners. A controversial decision only because of his previous experience in Japan, he was fabulous as the lead off hitter that made the Mariner machine go. He had 242 hits and a .350 batting average while swiping 56 bases leaving no doubt that he belonged in the Majors. Runner up was C.C. Sabathia, P, Cleveland Indians. In a regular year, Sabathia would have run away with the award. He went 17-5 with a 4.39 ERA while striking out 171 in 180 1/3 innings pitched. Top three point totals were: Ichiro 85 (12 first place votes), Sabathia 49 (2 first place votes), and Alfonso Soriano, 2B, New York Yankees with 20 points.

Comeback Player of the Year

The award for National League Comeback Player of the Year goes to Billy Wagner, P, Houston Astros. After a miserable start to the 2000 campaign which saw Billy blow 9 of his 15 save opportunities, he had ligament surgery and was gone for the rest of the year. The questions started, as they always do, about a pitcher who has elbow surgery. Billy ended those questions quickly and rolled through the season by converting 39 of 41 save opportunities and striking out 79 in 62 2/3 innings. Second place finisher John Smoltz missed all of the 200 season and started shakily in 2001. After a stint on the DL he seemed to come into his own as a reliever and saved ten games in eleven opportunities for the Braves at the end of the season. Top three point totals were: Billy Wagner 28 (4 first place votes), John Smoltz 26 (2 first place votes), and a tie between Omar Daal, P, Philadelphia Phillies, and Kerry Wood, P, Chicago Cubs with 12 points each.

The award for the American League Comeback Player of the Year goes to Ruben Sierra, DH, Texas Rangers. Out of nowhere, Ruben came back to enjoy one of his best seasons. The veterean hit .291 and 23 HR’s in only 323 AB’s after just getting 60 AB’s last year and not playing in the Majors in 1999. Runner-up to Sierra was Juan Gonzalez, OF, Cleveland Indians, who powered himself back into the league’s elite hitters after a dismal year in Detroit. Gonozalez hit .325 with 35 HR’s and 140 RBI’s after a .289-22-67 campaign in Detroit in 2000. Top three point totals were: Ruben Sierra 41 (5 first place votes), Juan Gonzalez 20 (2 first place votes) and David Cone, P, Boston Red Sox and Brett Boone, 2B, Seattle Mariners who toed with 16 points and one first place vote each.

Manager of the Year

The award for National League Manager of the Year goes to Larry Bowa of the Philadelphia Phillies. Bowa guided the Phillies to an 86-76 record, finishing just two games behind the East winning Atlanta Braves. That was a nine game improvement over their best year since the World Series year of 1993 and a whopping 21 game improvement over last year. Arizona Diamondbacks manager Bob Brenley finished second as took a team that finished third in the division last year to their second division championship with a seven game improvement. Top three point totals were Larry Bowa 79 (10 first place votes), Bob Brenley 31 (1 first place vote), Jim Tracy, Los Angeles Dodgers 19 (1 first place vote)

The award for the American League Manager of the Year goes to Lou Pinella of the Seattle Mariners. All Lou did was guide a team that had lost three Hall of Fame players in three years to a tie for the most wins in a single season…ever. Not only that, it was a twenty-five game improvement from a 91 win season last year. Minnesota Twins manager Tom Kelly finished in second place. He managed them to a fifteen game improvement and a second place finish in the AL central. The Twins finished 85-77, their best season since 1992. Top three point totals were Lou Pinella 74 (8 first place votes), Tom Kelly 42 (4 first place votes) and Art Howe 39 (1 first place vote).

The awards were voted on by the writers of eSports Media Group. Each writer was asked to provide a first, second, and third place vote. Totals were tallied with seven points for a first place vote, four for second place, and one for third place.





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