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Baseball is a game played between two teams consisting of nine players each. The object of the game is to score more runs (or points) than your opponent. The game is played with a small, leather ball and wooden bats. All the players in the "field" wear leather gloves. The field is actually a diamond consisting of grass and dirt with four "bases." A pitcher from one team throws the ball and a batter from the opposing team attempts to hit it. There are nine innings in a regulation game. An inning consists of each team getting a chance to hit the ball and score runs before making three "outs." Baseball is played throughout the world. In the United States, professional baseball, called the major...
Baseball is a game played between two teams consisting of nine players each. The object of the game is to score more runs (or points) than your opponent. The game is played with a small, leather ball and wooden bats. All the players in the "field" wear leather gloves. The field is actually a diamond consisting of grass and dirt with four "bases." A pitcher from one team throws the ball and a batter from the opposing team attempts to hit it. There are nine innings in a regulation game. An inning consists of each team getting a chance to hit the ball and score runs before making three "outs." Baseball is played throughout the world. In the United States, professional baseball, called the major leagues, is played in large stadiums. There are two leagues--American and National. A major-league season runs from April to October, with each team playing 162 games. It concludes with the World Series, where the best team from the National League plays the best team from the American League to decide the champion. There are references to baseball from the 1700s, but the game was not played in the United States until the late 1800s. The first pro team was formed in 1869. The National League was founded in 1876 and the American League in 1901. The first World Series was played in 1903. Baseball is played by people of all ages at numerous levels, including Little League, Babe Ruth League, High School, College and Minor League.
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Delgado (5-for-5) gets key RBI as Mets edge Braves
anthony.rieber@newsday.comDavid Wright did a belly flop onto home plate with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning Thursday night in the Mets' 5-4 win over the Braves not because he was going for style points or because he was happy. He did it because he was exhausted....Tags: Mike Hampton, Major League Baseball, Pedro Martinez, Damion Easley, New York Mets
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This is beginning to look like the Mets' year
Don't ask for a logical explanation because there is none. There really is no good reason to say this, but a person sure can't help have the feeling the Mets are going to win the division. Since when did logic have anything to say about the Mets winning...Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Carlos Delgado, Tom Seaver, Billy Wagner, Major League Baseball
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Hal Steinbrenner calls upon captain Jeter
Most weeks that the Yankees are at home, team co-chairman Hal Steinbrenner meets with general manager Brian Cashman and manager Joe Girardi at Yankee Stadium. Last Friday, Steinbrenner added one to the invite list: captain Derek Jeter. With time...Tags: Spring Training, Injuries, Derek Jeter, Major League Baseball, All Stars
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Patience at the plate pays off for Dodgers' James Loney, Andre Ethier
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe tying and go-ahead runs in the Dodgers' 3-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday were driven in on singles by James Loney and Andre Ethier on two-strike pitches, something the players credited to the plate discipline they have developed this...Tags: Colorado Rockies, Jonathan Broxton, Major League Baseball, Jeff Kent, Hiroki Kuroda
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Taekwondo a family affair for Lopezes
Tribune staff reporterOf the Lopez family's many achievements in the Olympic Games, perhaps the most significant is this: Ondina Lopez boarded a plane. Ondina is the mother of Steven, Mark and Diana Lopez, the first set of three U.S. siblings to qualify for the Olympics in...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Major League Baseball, Family, Taekwon-Do, New York Yankees
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Christian Bikers Claimed Link to Hells Angels
Associated PressNEWPORT BEACH -- Court documents say a violent brawl between a Christian motorcycle ministry and the Hells Angels may have started because the religious bikers were claiming affiliation with the Hells Angels. Search warrant affidavits filed late...Tags: Motorcycling, Gang Activity, Major League Baseball, Crimes, Assault
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Giants beat Marlins on Gregg's wild pitch
The Associated PressEmmanuel Burriss scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the San Francisco Giants a 4-3 victory over the Florida Marlins 4-3 on Thursday. Burriss drew a one-out walk off closer Kevin Gregg, stole second and took...Tags: Florida Marlins, San Francisco Giants, Major League Baseball, Bengie Molina, John Baker
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Timeline: Pavano's Yankees career
Oct. 22, 2003 - Pitched eight strong innings against Roger Clemens and the Yankees in Game 4 of the 2003 World Series. Allowed one earned run and struck out four. The Marlins won the game in 12th inning to even the series, 2-2, and would go on to win...Tags: Chien-Ming Wang, Florida Marlins, Spring Training, August, Major League Baseball
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Will U.S. loss be softball's Olympic savior?
The second-place finish by the U.S. women's softball team had a silver lining.
The greatest team in the history of the short-lived Olympic sport, a team that won the first three gold medals contested after softball's inauguration in 1996 in Atlanta and...Tags: Sports Organizations, Major League Baseball, Multi-Sport Events, Wrestling, Government
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MLB games could lengthen with arrival of replay
As if major league games aren't long enough already, now there will be replay delays. Sometime before the end of the regular season, Major League Baseball will start allowing umpires to review video to determine boundary calls on home runs, such as...Tags: Jason Marquis, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Beijing Games, National Government
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MacPhail spends big on young talent
Sun reporterIn some baseball circles, Orioles president Andy MacPhail is viewed as financially conservative. He cut his baseball teeth with the perpetually small-market Minnesota Twins. Now, with the Orioles, he is knee-deep in a rebuilding effort that has already...Tags: Kirby Puckett, Major League Baseball, Christianity, Kevin Brady, Government
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U.S. to face several familiar faces vs. Argentina
Los Angeles TimesThe U.S. is about to face 2004 gold medalist Argentina in Friday's semifinals and you know what that means. They're not merely a great team, they're like an NBA team. Actually, they're not merely like a generic NBA team but the Boston Celtics in Bill...Tags: Andres Nocioni, National Basketball Association, Basketball, Bill Russell, Major League Baseball
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