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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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Breaking down Carlos Delgado and Pat Burrell
Special to amNewYorkYou can't always trust the opinions of baseball fans; all too often, they're way off base. Despite the cries of fans early the in season, it would be hard to imagine the Mets or Phillies contending for the NL East crown if they didn't have first...Tags: New York Mets, David Wright, Philadelphia Phillies, Omar Minaya, Pat Burrell
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Battle of the Manuels
Special to amNewYorkWhen the Phillies and Mets renew their rivalry this weekend, the differences between Mets manager Jerry Manuel and Phillies skipper Charlie Manuel will be obvious. The former is a thin, bespectacled 54-year-old from Georgia who reads Tolstoy. The...Tags: New York Mets, National Basketball Association, Chicago Cubs, Lou Piniella, New York Knicks
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Giants Schedule
Giants Schedule Thursday … beat Washington, 16-7 Sept. 14 … at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Sept. 21 … Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Bye week Oct. 5 … Seattle, 1 p.m. Oct. 13 … at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 19 … San Francisco,...Tags: Major League Baseball
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Five things to look for today
Night moves If there are future SEALs on the Navy football team, they can consider tonight's football game at Ball State as a night mission (ESPN, 7p.m.). Meet the Mets The Phillies open a three-game series tonight at 7:10 in New York, their last...Tags: Motor Racing, New York Mets, Football, Philadelphia Phillies, ESPN
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Hill just too tough to climb
Mike Mussina will finish the season stuck on 19 wins for the third time in his career. Some might believe Mussina is karmically destined to fall just short of pitching greatness. He has not won 20, thrown a no-hitter, pitched for a world champion or...Tags: New York Yankees, American League, A.J. Burnett, Cy Young, Tampa Bay Rays
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Baseball Today
SCOREBOARDFriday, Sept. 5 San Diego Padres at Milwaukee Brewers (8:05 p.m. EDT). CC Sabathia looks to improve to 10-0 with Milwaukee as they host San Diego. He pitched a one-hitter in his last start and already has six complete games. STARS Thursday --...Tags: San Francisco Giants, Ken Griffey Jr., Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres
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Rays' Kazmir silences Yankees' bats
Scott Kazmir allowed one hit in six scoreless innings, and Tampa Bay's bullpen weathered ninth-inning home runs by Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez to hang on for a 7-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday night. Willy Aybar homered and drove in...Tags: New York Yankees, Chad Bradford, Babe Ruth, Derek Jeter, Ronnie Belliard
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Friday's Highlights
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Rescued: "DogTown" (6 p.m. National Geographic) reveals what happened to Michael Vick's dogs after the Atlanta Falcons quarterback went to prison for running a dog-fighting ring.
Back to school: "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" returns at 8 p....Tags: Fran Drescher, Arizona Diamondbacks, Football, Chicago White Sox, Elizabeth Edwards
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South Side man finally free after 26 years
Chicago Tribune reporterA South Side man who spent more than a quarter-century in prison for a murder that another man allegedly confessed to won't be retried because the Illinois attorney general's office dismissed the charges Thursday. "I've been telling everybody for the...Tags: Chicago White Sox, Andrew Wilson, McDonald's, Prisons, Murder
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Red-hot Mets welcome Phillies at perfect time
The playoff beards are filling in. The lead in the NL East has widened ever so slightly to three games with 22 to play. And now the Mets welcome the Phillies to Shea Friday night for a series that could turn out to be the tipping point for the division...Tags: Mike Pelfrey, New York Mets, Cy Young, Billy Wagner, Pedro Martinez
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Minor considerations
South Florida Sun-SentinelIn those first few heady months of their relationship, the Carolina Mudcats sent their parent organization in South Florida a couple of memorable gifts. Dontrelle Willis arrived in May, 2003, Miguel Cabrera came in June. A World Series victory...Tags: New York Mets, Dontrelle Willis, Labor Day, Miguel Cabrera, Parent Organizations
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Friday's TV highlights
++++++++++++++++++++ || TIME || EVENT || ON THE AIR || || AUTO RACING || || 5 a.m. || Formula One Belgian Grand Prix practice || TV: Speed || || 7 a.m. || NASCAR Nationwide practice || TV: ESPN2 || || 8 a.m. || NASCAR Sprint Cup Happy Hour || TV:...Tags: National Basketball Association, Football, Jose Reyes, Chicago White Sox, PGA Tour
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