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​W eek 4 Adult:Mark Student: Tanner

Joe went to the World Series game and played for Honus Wagner when he got hurt. He got an inside the park homerun. Also the Pirates went on to win the World Series 8-0. When Joe got home he saw that the door was opened. He did not think any thing of it. When he went to his room he saw it was all messed up and that is when he realized that he was robbed. He knew the robber had to be after the Honus Wagner card, so he went and looked in his book bag and saw it was still in there. Then Joe went to the back yard and out there was Birdie Farrell, the guy who owned the baseball card shop. He said he needed the card and he pried it from Joe’s hand and then he heard Drop it! Then they looked behind them and there was Miss Young and she was holding a gun and saying to drop what was in their hand. When she saw it was a baseball card she ripped it. She said you were fighting over a baseball card a baseball card of Honus Wagner. After that they left and Joe went to his game and won the game with a homerun.  I enjoyed this book because it is about baseball and I love baseball so I connected with the book and I got most of it. It also told me something’s to do if I get in a bad hitting streak. I would say that anyone that likes to learn about baseball or what to learn about baseball could read this book. The character changed in the story from not being a good hit or base runner to being a game winner. The life lesson is if at first you not ceded try try again. I do not have any question really because I not a lot of the thing they were talking about. I would not change the ending at all because it end on a good point.

Student: Tanner
 * Week 4 Adult: Mark**

Wow, what an exciting turn of events; for Joe to travel back in time to play in the 1909 World Series. It was cool that in taking Honus at bat Joe was able to overcome his fear of failure. If you were going to have a dream come true it might as well be an in the park home-run. It was also cool for Stosh to learn the value of true friendship and honesty. It was interesting that the writer gave us a sense of how Joe had to learn to lose the twelve Wagner cards in 1909 to pity Birdie when Mrs. Young tore up the original card.

I was glad that Joe had come to the conclusion that the right thing to do was to give the card back it gave the story more depth and meaning.

I was also excited that Joe finally was playing the kind of little league ball that he always wanted to play. He no longer was concerned with the comments from the opposing players and he was play as if he knew that he was the best player out there.

I also enjoyed the final chapter explain the true portions of the book. I found it neat that many of the story Honos told were true story. It was interesting to me that Honos was shy with the women and married after such a long courtship.

Tanner, I have enjoyed reading this book and I am so glad you pick it for this program. I did some research on the net and this is what I found. Joe and Birdie would both be crying their eyes out now… Can you imagine finding a card like this in your attic?

Here’s the link…http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/17355488/ Thanks again and I am looking forward to our meeting each other next week. -Mark
 * Honus Wagner card sold for $2.35 million**
 * 'Holy Grail of baseball cards' once owned by hockey great Gretzky**

= Week 3 Adult: Mark = Student: Tanner Book Title: Pages Read_

I thought it was great advice that Honus gave Stosh. To be a better baseball player he had to believe that he was already a great player. Sometimes we have to believe in ourselves more in order to do better at whatever it is that we are doing. The writer does a great job of making you believe that this is not a dream. That the baseball card has the power to transport you in time to the events. I felt sorry for Joe when he struck out again at the last game, but it was exciting to see him go back to the 1909 world series. I also thought it was neat that Joe went back as "Butts" Wagner

I think Honus will hit a single and then steal several bases before being hit in by another player. It will be fun to read the next section to see what is going to happen.

Looks like you are excited about your baseball season. I hope you get to practice soon. I always enjoyed playing ball. We had a large oak tree in our backyard I would try to hit the ball over the tree. When I was little I could barely hit it to the middle of the tree, but when I grew older in Jr. High and High school I got to where I could hit it way over the tree.

I just turned down tickets to go to the Cards game tomorrow. They were 10 rows behind home plate. I am bummed out, but I already had work plans for tomorrow. Oh well maybe next time.

-Mark

This week Honus told Joe how to become a better baseball player and they spent some time practicing baseball. Then they went back in time to 1909 and when Joe got back he aged. Now he was six feet tall and things with him started changing. Also after they were at the hotel they went to game seven of the World Series, which was at Bennett Park in Detroit, Michigan. To get in the baseball park Joe had to say that he was Honus Wagner’s brother and then the chapter end by Honus going up to the plate to hit.

I think that Honus will hit a homerun and I also think that the Pittsburgh Pirates will win the World Series. I think that it is cool that you lived one hour away from St. Louis. I think that the Cardinals will do well this year because they are 1st in the division. They have 13 wins. I do not know how many losses.

I have been practicing for baseball. We were supposed to have practice last Sunday but I not rained out. It made me made because I a really for baseball to begin. I have also been watching the Cardinals win. I have also have been watching the NFL draft