Yankees- How far can they make it this year?

Everyone keeps asking the same thing, will Yankees make it to the world series this year? They have been so on and off this year. But that is probably because of all the injured players. As a die hard Yankee fan I have the utmost faith that they will make it this year, especially after the last two games. They have not done their best this year but when it comes down to it, when they need to win they most likely will. The pitching has been somewhat of a problem. As for the hitting I think the Yankees are okay, especially since they hit the record of the most home runs in a year for the Yankees. I know some people are hoping the Yankees lose and that the underdogs like Baltimore Orioles, Washington National's, or the Cincinnati Reds win the world series. However,  as a Yankee fan I do not agree. They are the best baseball team America  has ever had and if they try hard they deserve it. Of course the other teams do too, but I hope the Yankees win. Now that everyone besides Mariano Rivera is pretty much off of the disabled list I think the Yankees will be doing what they do best from now on, and that's winning. If they don't I hope an underdog team wins.

Vocabulary 

Yankees- One of the two New York major league baseball teams.

Players- A person who plays a sport or game.

Fan-A person who likes and roots for a certain team or person.

Pitching- To throw a ball to the batter/hitter.

Lose- To  fail to win

Underdogs- A team that is expected to lose a game(s).


Vocabulary Exercise

        This little boy named Johnny lived in New York his whole life. His Dad always took him to sporting events but Johnny's favorite was baseball. He loved to watch the New York baseball team named the ______________. Johnny was their biggest __________, he went to almost every game. He also was a baseball ___________ at his school. He loved hitting and running, but he really loved __________ the most. He especially liked striking out the batters. Johnny always wanted to win and never wanted to ___________. He definitely did not root for any _____________.




Grammar Point 

Write down all the gerunds (words that end in Ing) used in this paragraph. Then put them in their finite forms.