"What Will Matter Most"

Things that will matter most is the legacy we leave behind. Our goals, ambitions, and accomplishments will label us and it'll be the mark we leave when it's our turn to pass on. If we work hard and create good and positive memories then it'll be the thing that matters most. We must leave a positive influence amongst those we interact with. That way in a sense, they will live on through us. That'll be good as long as the influence you're leaving is a positive one.

Baseball's 25 Greatest Moments

Baseball's 25 Greatest Moments by The Sporting News
#	The Complete List
25.	Cookie Lavagetto beats Bill Bevens
24.	Dave Henderson's Home Run
23.	Owen and the Dropped Third Strike
22.	George Brett's Home Run
21.	Chris Chambliss' Home Run
20.	Pete Rose gets hit No. 4,192
19.	Haddix's Perfect Loss
18.	Brooklyn wins the World Series
17.	Cal Ripken breaks Gehrig's Streak
16.	Joe Carter's Home Run
15.	Roger Maris hits No. 61
14.	Bucky Dent's Home Run
13.	Willie McCovey Lines Out
12.	Reggie Jackson's Three Homers
11.	The Luckiest Man Alive Speech
10.	Enos Slaughter's Mad Dash
9.	Willie Mays' Catch
8.	E-3 on Bill Buckner
7.	Mark McGwire Hits No. 62
6.	Kirk Gibson's Home Run
5.	Hank Aaron's 715th Home Run
4.	Carlton Fisk Waves It Fair
3.	Don Larsen's Perfect Game
2.	Bill Mazeroski's Home Run
1.	The Shot Heard 'Round the World
Baseball's 25 Greatest Moments by The Sporting News

Babe Ruth Game Footage

Babe Ruth's called shot

Unlike all the other moments, this baby has the potential to top the whole list! It was the biggest man, on the biggest stage, with the biggest signal and subsequent big blast. ... Can anything in any field symbolize more effectively than the Babe to baseball?

John F.

St. Louis

It may or may not have happened but everyone who ever played the game in their front yard or in a sandlot or at the school yard has imitated the sign. In MLB, it has only happened once. Hank Aaron never did it, Barry Bonds has never done it ... Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Willie Mays -- never had the confidence or bravado to try it. Just Ruth.

The incident is part of U.S. legend ... George Washington chopped down the apple tree, Paul Bunyan had a blue ox ... Babe Ruth called his shot. His entire life is a legend and the most memorable moment of his baseball career was the day in Chicago that he raised his right arm toward center field and then delivered.

John McLaughlin

San Francisco

The call made the difference between baseball the game and baseball the pastime. He is the legend whose mythical appeal cannot be replicated or infused in today's world of sports ...

Joel Elliott

Wilmington, N.C. 

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History Of Baseball

The earliest mentions of baseball came about in 1791 in Massachusetts.  Derivatives of the game came to during the Civil War era such as Cricket. The first team to play under modern rules were the New York Knickerbockers. This occurred in 1845. There was Amateurs and Professionals and these were the two groups that players were generally split up into. It was around 1870 when thoughts of forming the Major Leagues flourished.

• 1845: Alexander Cartwright published a set of baseball rules for the Knickerbocker Club of New York, and his rules were widely adopted.
• 1869: The Cincinnati Red Stockings became the first openly-salaried team and are thus considered the first professional team.
• 1871: The first professional baseball league, the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, was established.
• 1876: The first major league, the National League, was formed.
• 1878: Frederick Winthrop Thayer of Massachusetts (captain of the Harvard University Baseball Club) received a patent for a baseball catcher's mask on February 12.