CHARECTER/IRONY
SETTING/DECISIONS
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
CONFLICT
THEME/LITERARY DEVICES
100
Chicago White Sox
What team did Steve have the most success at
100
Born on, July 14, 1947, in the Cleveland Ohio suburbs.
where was Steve stone Born
100
when Steve had to learn how to play other positions other than Pitcher which was his best position.
What is an sequence event in the story
100
when Steve Stone has to travel constantly to new teams
What was one of the conflict in the book
100
When someone does something for you to make you batter at something you need to balance the scale with the person and get them better at something they struggle at
What is an example of theme in the book.
200
he played for 4 teams 1) San Francisco Giants 2) Chicago White Sox 3) Chicago Cubs 4) Baltimore Orioles
how many teams did Steve play for and what are there names
200
San Francisco Giants: AT&T Park, built in, 1993 Chicago White Sox: U.S. Cellular Field, built in, 1989 Chicago Cubs: Wrigley Field, built in, 1914 Baltimore Orioles: Oriole Park AT Camden Yards, built in, 1989
what were the name of the fields Steve played at and when were they built.
200
it has some things to with this story like when he was in the minor leagues for a while and then he had to come and start in the big leagues which is a very hard thing to do because up there it's a lot harder and more competitive.
What does sequence of events has to do with this story
200
Steve had an external conflict with the White Sox's because that was the team where he played most of his career and most of his success at, and it affected how well he played because for the most off he was comfortable witch made him play better
What kind of conflict did he have with the Chicago White Sox, and how did it affect how well he played
200
you need to push hard to reach total satisfaction even though you are going to have bumps in the road but if you try hard the game will get easier and easier as you progress
what did Steve Stone mean by the game is only going to get tuffer
300
he said "IT MAKE ALL THE DIFFERANCE. games are won or lost 90 feet at a time. but whether you take that 90 feet or give up that 90 feet, that's what wins games.
what did Steve say to his teammate.
300
on, April 8, 1971,
where did Steve Stone first professional game played
300
first Steve had to go to the doctors to make sure it was nothing serious, then he had to go through a rehab assignment in the minors to build up arm strength then he should be good for his next start
What type of steps did Steve had to make after he had hurt his arm.
300
because there is a very good chance of you getting into a major slump which could cause you to stay focused and make your values as a player go down.
What is wrong with traveling to a new team in baseball year after year according to Steve?
300
"baseball is as slow as a sloth some people say."
what examples of a smiley in the book
400
Steve told one of his teammates "there are two ways to hit a really good Curve-Ball, But non of those theory's are true
give an example of irony in the book
400
September 29, 1981
when did Steve decide it was time to retire
400
they told the player that they had to go home and rest because an surgery isn't going to heel over night and when they feel like they are ready and get the medical clearance that they need then they need to just take it slow one game at a time.
What type of advise did the managing crew give players like Steve how to recover from surgery.
400
that Steve in the beginning he didn't have the command that he wanted with his pitches and witch everyone could easily tell
What is an EXTERNAL conflict that Steve had.
400
"Get to home and score another run"
What is an example of a metaphor in the book
500
Thurman Munson: who was his catcher in the minor leagues
who was one of Steve's favorite player in his career
500
in the book he said "the hardest decision I made was the fact whether or not he wants to play baseball or the game of Golf."
what was one of the toughest decision Steve made
500
first the Giants from 1971-1972 second white Sox's from 1973-1973 three Chicago Cubs from 1974-1976 four White Sox's from 1977-1978 five Baltimore Orioles from 1979-1981
list the years he played for each team
500
one of Steve's internal conflict was that he wasn't able to stay comfortable because he had to keep moving around.
What is an internal conflict that Steve had
500
that no matter what the call is weather you like it or not you have to sow the other team how to be a good sport and control your anger and show that you are the better person than the other guy who go ejected from the game.
what is a very important theme in the game of baseball.
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