Baseball+(and+sports)+references

Please review the references in red and the accompanying comments. Then make adjustments. This chart is meant to be a glossary.


 * Act.scene || page || Reference (text) || Definition (in phrases) || Source citation || Significance in play (in sentences) ||
 * 1.1 ||  || Troy: "What it ever get me? Aint got a a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of.
 * 1.1 ||  || Troy: "What it ever get me? Aint got a a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of.

How connected to baseball or sports ? || Troy speculates the outcome of Cory going to football to be the same result as his results when he was into baseball. He declares that baseball didn't give him anything good towards his life, therefore he automatically assumes that football is a useless and time wasting thing for Cory to do. (Pg.9) || Robert || This quote of Troy shows his stubbornness towards the society, he doesn't change in time period and doesn't accept the fact that Cory is going to do well in baseball. His temper is cold and sharp, throughout the next few lines, he rejects Rose's statement of "time has changed" even though she points out that many colored people are also playing baseball now. ||
 * 1.1 || 10 || Troy: "Death ain't nothing. I done seen him. Done wrassled with him. You can't tell me nothing about death. Death ain't nothing but a fastball on the outside corner."

Only red section is needed. || Troy declares that death doesn't mean anything to him when he says "Death ain't nothing" and he is not afraid of 'him', he has "seen him. Done wrassled with him." The term "fastball on the outside corner" is a pitch that is relatively easy for the batter to get a good piece of meat on and literally "kiss it goodbye" (P.10) || Oliver?? || It is significant because it reveals Troy's past experiences and his passion for baseball. It also reveals Troy's nonchalant approach towards death, he feels invulnerable towards it since he has been through so much in his past. || Troy: Yeah... and how much this TV cost? || Cory is trying to persuade a reluctant Troy to buy a television, and to do so, he explains to Troy all the wonderful things that are being shown on TV, such as baseball games. The mention of watching games at home gets Troy's attention. ||  || Here at first, Troy dismisses Cory's idea to purchase a TV as stupid and childish for he believes that he has no use for a TV. However Cory starts telling him about watching games at home. which gets Troy to ask about the price of the TV as if he were considering purchasing one. This change of perspective by the mention of Baseball shows Troy's deep passion for the sport. || "He was out here swinging that bat. I was just ready to go back in the house. He swung that bat and bat and then he just fell over. Seem like he swung it and stood there with this grin on his face… and then he just fell over."
 * 1.2 || 28 || Troy: I'm gonna walk down to the Taylors'. Listen to the ball game. I'll be back in a bit. || Troy evades working on the fence of his home by creating the excuse that he is going to visit the Taylors' house to listen to baseball on the radio. || Riowena || As mentioned in Act I, when Troy claims that he is going to visit the Taylors' house to supposedly watch baseball, he in truth is covering up a lie. Instead of going to the Taylors', Troy visits another woman, Alberta, behind Rose's back, keeping his affair a secret from everyone except Bono. This reveals his dishonesty towards his wife, and this lie will, in later scenes, result in dire consequences. ||
 * 1.3 || 30 || Troy: What i care about the game? Come here, woman. (He tries to kiss her) || Troy declares to not care about the score of the ball game when Rose questions him and instead comes on to Rose, trying to seduce her. || Michael R || Troy evades talking about a game he did not watch by instead coming on to Rose. The vulgarity of his acts imply to Rose that Troy is still interested in her, and in some way makes her less likely to suspect Troy of cheating on her with the Alberta gal. Alternatively, this could illustrate that Troy in fact really loves Rose for who she is, and is uncaring about baseball, the passion of his young life, when he can instead "study" Rose. ||
 * 1.3 || 31 || Cory: So you can watch it. They got lots of things on TV. Baseball games and everything. We could watch the World Series.
 * 1.3 || 34 || Troy: “If they got a white fellow sitting on the bench… you can bet your last dollar he can’t play! The colored guy got to be twice as good before he get on the team.” || Troy is trying to express how unfair the teams in baseball are as there is an obvious struggle for positions between blacks and whites. Troy states that it is easier for the whites to make the team and harder for the blacks when he said that “the colored guy got to be twice as good before he get on the team”. || Henry Fong || The quote is one of the most significant in the play as Troy expresses his feelings towards Major League Baseball teams and that his past is somewhat revealed. Ever since Troy was rejected from playing MLB for being black (Troy’s opinion) while others suggest that he is obviously over age, he is stubborn and doesn’t realize that fact and blames it on the whites being unfair and racist. ||
 * 1.4 || 58 || See, you in the batter's box now. You swung and you missed. That's strike one. Don't you strike out! || In baseball, a batter has three chances to hit the pitcher's ball. If the batter misses the pitch, then the batter receives a strike. After three strikes, the batter is 'out', meaning that he/she cannot play until after the team's next inning. Troy is saying this to Cory, telling him to watch out for his mistakes in order to not reach Troy's peak tolerance. || Michael X || Throughout the play, Troy compares life as a big game of baseball. If one makes a mistake and anger a person, then one is at strike one, and only has two more chances of making a mistake. This shows Troy's deep understanding of and connection with baseball, and how he believes that all aspects in life can be represented in some way as baseball. Troy's warning to Cory to not strike out also shows the little compassion and tolerance he has for his son, revealing him to be a poor father. ||
 * 1.4 || 55 || She say, "Which one comes first?" I told her, "Baby, ain't no doubt it's baseball... but you stick and get old with me and we'll both outlive this baseball." || Troy talks about his past and how he met Rose. He said that baseball is more important to him than Rose is, but he will learn to love her more than baseball. || Wendy Yu || While telling his story, Troy expresses his love for Rose. Although he once said that he will "outlive this baseball", it is evident that baseball is of great importance to him, even greater than his lover. He puts baseball in first priority, showing his deep and strong connection with baseball. Troy's exaggerating tone is also illustrated, as Rose contradicts him and says that he never said such a thing. ||
 * 2.3 || 78 || Stage directions: //(It is late evening three days later. Rose sits listening to the ball game waiting for Troy. The final out for the game is made and Rose switches off the radio. Troy enters the yard...)// || The scene opens with Rose listening to the ball game on the radio. She waits for Troy, and the end of the ball game ends as he enters the scene with his new daughter. || Riowena || The 'final out' is significant as it hints at Troy's final mistake, or his final out, that will prompt Rose to break off with him. After putting up with all the different mistakes Troy has made in his relationship with Rose, his affair was the last straw for his wife. The significance of Rose listening to the radio may be because listening to the ball game at the Taylors' was the lie Troy told her that ultimately resulted in the infant daughter he is carrying in his arms as he enters the scene. ||
 * 2.4 || 89 || (//TROY assumes a batting posture and begins to taunt Death, the fastball in the outside corner.//) || Contrary to what Oliver previously mentioned, a fastball on the outside corner is recognized to be more difficult to strike due to its position relative to the batter. Its distance from the body requires the batter to have more accurate timing. A baseball player's taunt usually includes tapping the end of the bat on the ground, rolling his or her shoulders, and then possibly gesturing the pitcher to challenge the batter. || Michael X || Troy taunts Death to come and challenge him, signifying that he is ready to take on the ultimate battle of his life. During his previous monologue talking about wrestling Death, he mentioned that Death would come back another day posing another challenge. Having kicked Cory out of his house, he holds the bat (Only metres away from the fence) and shows his readiness to challenge Death. ||
 * 2.4 || 88 || //(CORY swings at TROY, who backs across the yard.)// || In this scene, Troy is angry at Cory for being disrespectful, and they begin to argue. As their argument gets heated up, Cory grabs at the bat in the yard and swings it at Troy a few times, but missing. Troy grabs the bat in the end and kicks Cory out of the house. || Wendy Yu || The bat signifies power and becomes a weapon that Cory and Troy use against each other. At first, Troy used the bat to practice his baseball skills, but in the end his bat is used against him, showing that his son Cory was in the power and took over his properties. As he snatches back the baseball, he regains his power and uses the bat as a threat and defeats Cory. ||
 * 2.5 || 95-96 || Rose:
 * 2.3 || 78 || Stage directions: //(It is late evening three days later. Rose sits listening to the ball game waiting for Troy. The final out for the game is made and Rose switches off the radio. Troy enters the yard...)// || The scene opens with Rose listening to the ball game on the radio. She waits for Troy, and the end of the ball game ends as he enters the scene with his new daughter. || Riowena || The 'final out' is significant as it hints at Troy's final mistake, or his final out, that will prompt Rose to break off with him. After putting up with all the different mistakes Troy has made in his relationship with Rose, his affair was the last straw for his wife. The significance of Rose listening to the radio may be because listening to the ball game at the Taylors' was the lie Troy told her that ultimately resulted in the infant daughter he is carrying in his arms as he enters the scene. ||
 * 2.4 || 89 || (//TROY assumes a batting posture and begins to taunt Death, the fastball in the outside corner.//) || Contrary to what Oliver previously mentioned, a fastball on the outside corner is recognized to be more difficult to strike due to its position relative to the batter. Its distance from the body requires the batter to have more accurate timing. A baseball player's taunt usually includes tapping the end of the bat on the ground, rolling his or her shoulders, and then possibly gesturing the pitcher to challenge the batter. || Michael X || Troy taunts Death to come and challenge him, signifying that he is ready to take on the ultimate battle of his life. During his previous monologue talking about wrestling Death, he mentioned that Death would come back another day posing another challenge. Having kicked Cory out of his house, he holds the bat (Only metres away from the fence) and shows his readiness to challenge Death. ||
 * 2.4 || 88 || //(CORY swings at TROY, who backs across the yard.)// || In this scene, Troy is angry at Cory for being disrespectful, and they begin to argue. As their argument gets heated up, Cory grabs at the bat in the yard and swings it at Troy a few times, but missing. Troy grabs the bat in the end and kicks Cory out of the house. || Wendy Yu || The bat signifies power and becomes a weapon that Cory and Troy use against each other. At first, Troy used the bat to practice his baseball skills, but in the end his bat is used against him, showing that his son Cory was in the power and took over his properties. As he snatches back the baseball, he regains his power and uses the bat as a threat and defeats Cory. ||
 * 2.5 || 95-96 || Rose:
 * 2.4 || 88 || //(CORY swings at TROY, who backs across the yard.)// || In this scene, Troy is angry at Cory for being disrespectful, and they begin to argue. As their argument gets heated up, Cory grabs at the bat in the yard and swings it at Troy a few times, but missing. Troy grabs the bat in the end and kicks Cory out of the house. || Wendy Yu || The bat signifies power and becomes a weapon that Cory and Troy use against each other. At first, Troy used the bat to practice his baseball skills, but in the end his bat is used against him, showing that his son Cory was in the power and took over his properties. As he snatches back the baseball, he regains his power and uses the bat as a threat and defeats Cory. ||
 * 2.5 || 95-96 || Rose:

It's a reference, but should it be part of a glossary to help understand baseball references? || Rose is explaining to Cory how his father passed. Troy died from a heart attack when he was swinging a bat at the baseball that hangs from a tree in their yard. But before he fell over there was a huge grin on his face. || Shavonne || This is significant because baseball was a huge part of Troy's life and that is what he was doing before he died. Since he was smiling even before he falls, its shows that he is happy with what he is doing at the time before his death and that seemed to be all that mattered. ||