Takedown Autism

Every year Msgr. Farrell sponsors a wrestling tournament in the last week in April for autism. It is a special tournament that helps raise awareness about autism and raises money to help find a cure. This isn't just any tournament, its a take down tournament dedicated to Dillon Braus.

A take down tournament is a modified rules tournament where you only get points for taking the opponent down. there is no mat wrestling.

Dillon is the son of one of the coaches for the Farrell Wrestling Team Jason Braus. Jay as we call him is a hard working man who gives up his time after work to come down to farrell and share in his wrestling experience. he really cares about the guys on the team and the sport. Dillon has autism and we try to help Jay as much as we can when he brings Dillon to practices.

So as a tribute to his son and the sport of wrestling, Jay started the Takedown Autism fund. Every year we sponsor a tournament for Dillon and we try to raise money for the fund. This tournament has become very popular and it gets larger and larger every year. The whole wrestling community comes together for Jay to support his cause and i know that this is worth mentioning in my blog because it is a great thing to support and i want to get this out in the open for all other wrestling fans to know about.

The tournament was very successful this year and even though they had it inside, because usually thay have it outside but because of weather had it inside, there was a really great turnout and i know it made Jay Happy.

Last Season at Yankee Stadium

new stadium above

old stadium above

This is the last year that the yankees will play at yankee stadium. next year they will move to their new stadium across the street... also called yankee stadium. The new stadium will replicate the old stadium from when it was originally built almost 90 years ago. the field will be the same dimensions and everything else will pretty much be the same.

then why are they building a new stadium. well the old one is very old and has gone under renovations, but it is still really old and not up to par. the new stadium will bring a fresh look and it will fix many errors that the old stadium had. for example, the interior where the vendors sell food will be enlarged and there will be more suites and boxes put in for season ticket holders.

the yankees will no doubt have to adjust somewhat to the new stadium because of the change in wind. this could prove to be very hard because it is weird to change the way you are playing. i dont think it will be to hard because the yankees are the best team in baseball and i am sure there bats wont have a hard time finding the bleachers.

New York Yankees

i know this is off topic, however before wrestling my first love was baseball and i am a huge yankees fan, and for the rest of the school semester i will be writing bout baseball and the yankees. i love to play, watch, and live baseball during the season. every year i am very optimistic but i think this year might be the year when the yankees can finally win the world series and bring it back to new york city.

the yankees have the best offense in the mlb. when you go through the lineup there are no sure outs because everyone can hit and most can hit for power. our 4 best players by far are alex rodriguez, derek jeter, melky cabrera, and jason giambi.

Alex Rodriguez is the MVP of the american league. he can hit, field, run, and comes in in the clutch. he is the best player on the team and with a-rod at third base and batting clean up, the yankees will have no trouble scoring runs and making great plays.

Derek Jeter, Mr. November himself is back again in prime condition ready to start off where he left off last year. Jeter is also a triple threat on the field, on the bases, or at the plate. Jeter doesnt hit with as much power as a-rod, but definitely leaves it all on the line every game and plays like its the world series everyday.

Melky Cabrera is one of the new yankees and plays center field. he has a cannon of an arm and runners are scared to challenge him on the bases. he is a decent hitter and is very fast. Jason Giambi has the most power on the team and is able to put the ball over the fence at any time. he bats behind a-rod so he gets great pitches to hit and will also bring the yankees many runs this year.

Overall the yankees are a great team and only have trouble with there last 2 starters so this year will be a great year for baseball fans because the yankees are at full stride and are gunning for a championship.