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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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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: Bengie Molina, San Francisco Giants, John Baker, Florida Marlins, Major League Baseball
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Cubs' reponse to instant replay? Lukewarm
Chicago Tribune reporterIt isn't designed to solve a Bartman-like controversy, but baseball's agreement for home run replays met with general, if somewhat lukewarm, acceptance from the Cubs. The system is scheduled to begin in September, just as pennant races heat up, and...Tags: Human Mishaps, Moises Alou, Jason Marquis, Chicago Cubs, Jim Edmonds
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Cracked tooth can't stop Zambrano; Cubs beat Reds
Tribune staff reporterEven baseball skeptics—and those who doubt the tooth fairy—would have a hard time denying this seems to be a special season for the Cubs. Or, as manager Lou Piniella labeled the latest lunacy: "That's just a little Cubbie Occurrence." There...Tags: Major League Baseball
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White Sox pitching staff on an upswing
Tribune staff reporterIt's payback time for the White Sox pitching staff. After a 24-game skid that started at the end of the first half, the staff has rebounded with a 1.90 earned-run in its last nine games. It's a source of satisfaction for pitching coach Don Cooper...Tags: Ozzie Guillen, Scott Linebrink, Joe Crede, Jerry Owens, Chicago White Sox
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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: National Government, Government, Jason Marquis, Chicago Cubs, Beijing Games
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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: Kevin Brady, Government, Sammy Sosa, Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs
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Yanks' Pavano to start Saturday vs. O's
The Associated PressCarl Pavano, written off by New York Yankees fans, will return and start for the team on Saturday at Baltimore. The Yankees chose the right-handed Pavano over fellow righty Phil Hughes, who is working his way back from a fractured rib. "We liked the way...Tags: Mike Mussina, Contracts, American League, New York Yankees, Chien-Ming Wang
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Brett Favre has right answer, earns the Jets some off-time
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterHe's only been around the team for a couple of weeks, but Brett Favre is already paying dividends for the New York Jets. It's probably not what you think, though. Favre, answering a question from Coach Eric Mangini on behalf of his teammates, managed...Tags: Phil McGraw, Eric Mangini, Facebook, Washington Post Company, Tennis
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He really bleeds red, white and blue
Special to The TimesThe 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was the biggest thing I was ever involved with. I wanted to be the manager of Team USA, and I'll tell you why. Everybody said you can't beat the Cubans. Cuba always fielded teams with the best baseball players from that...Tags: United States of America, All Stars, Multi-Sport Events, San Diego Padres, Awards and Prizes
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Murphy, Evans proving they fit right in with Mets
When someone from the Mets' front office says that Daniel Murphy and Nick Evans eat, sleep and drink baseball, that's not really an exaggeration. The two live in a hotel about a one-hop throw from Shea Stadium, usually discuss that day's game over lunch...Tags: Carlos Beltran, Moises Alou, Damion Easley, New York Mets, Jose Reyes
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No shortage of 'respect' for Nationals
Tribune staff reporterThe National League's best team, the Cubs, plays host to the National League's worst team, the Washington Nationals, this weekend with a comfortable lead in the NL Central but … "You respect every team and, obviously, we have to start swinging...Tags: Chad Fox, Sam Fuld, Mark Derosa, Chicago Cubs, Daryle Ward
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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: Gang Activity, Motorcycling, Assault, Crimes, Major League Baseball
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