Jack Fryrear ~ Babe Ruth Strikeout Contest ~ hosted by  

Lifetime TWW member Barbara Fryrear

  
You cannot get an acceptance without a few rejections.

 Babe Ruth holds the record for slugging percentage (.378) even after 82 years. Had he not stood at bat 8398 times and struck out 1330 times, he would not have earned 2873 hits to maintain his record since 1924.

He is in eleven categories of the top fifty all-time baseball leaders—and in case you’re checking, that’s every single category listed in Baseball Digest—because he tried, again and again. 

In that vein, we celebrate our writers’ submissions as much as their rejections—because they tried, again and again.

The 2009 *Strikeout Contest Winners.

1^st place with 250+ rejections – Sheryl Nelms

prize $50 gift cert to Barnes & Noble

2^nd place with 188 rejections – Joanne Faries

prize $25 gift cert to Half Price books

3^rd place with 50-75 rejections – Rich Ochoa
                                               prize $15 gift cert to Half Price books

Great Work! We’re proud of you.