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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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Victorino, Stairs lift Phillies over Dodgers
Shane Victorino and the Philadelphia Phillies struck back with long balls rather than beanballs to move within one win of the World Series. After ducking a pitch thrown over his head the previous day, Victorino and much-traveled pinch-hitter Matt...Tags: Jimmy Rollins, Chad Billingsley, Hiroki Kuroda, Cy Young, Los Angeles Dodgers
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A playoff monster: Rays homer 4 times, rout Red Sox 9-1 and take 2-1 ALCS lead
AP Sports WriterBOSTON (AP) _ B.J. Upton, Evan Longoria and the rest of the Tampa Bay Rays are bashing their way through their first trip to the playoffs. Upton and Longoria homered off a suddenly shaky Jon Lester, and the power-packed Rays cleared the Green Monster four...Tags: All Stars, Green Monster, Jon Lester, Tampa Bay Rays, Major League Baseball
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Victorino, Stairs hit 2-run homers in 8th to lift Phillies past Dodgers 7-5 in Game 4 of NLCS
AP Sports WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) _ The Philadelphia Phillies used their favorite staple, the long ball, to move within one win of the World Series. Shane Victorino and much-traveled pinch-hitter Matt Stairs hit two-run homers off two of Los Angeles' most reliable...Tags: All Stars, Jimmy Rollins, Chad Billingsley, Derek Lowe, Casey Blake
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Play hardball with our team
Get updates on the Cubs and Sox, plus opinions from our baseball team at chicago tribune.com/hardballTags: Major League Baseball
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Dodgers vs. Phillies
PHILLIES LEAD SERIES 2-1 (Best of 7) * if necessary Game 4: Philadelphia 7-5 Wednesday: at Los Angeles, 7 Friday: at Philadelphia, 7* Saturday: at Philadelphia, 7* Game 1: PHILADELPHIA 3-2 Game 2: PHILADELPHIA 8-5 Game 3: LOS...Tags: Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball
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Rays-Red Sox schedule
RAYS LEAD SERIES 2-1 (Best of 7) * if necessary Game 3: Tampa Bay 9-1 TUESDAY'S ALCS PITCHING MATCHUP ++++++++++++++++++++ || TIME || 2008 || 2008 || TM || || PITCHER || LINE || W-L || ERA || REC || || TB || Sonnanstine || 7:...Tags: Multi-Sport Events
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Cancer takes 'nice, humble' ex-Cubs pitcher
Chicago Tribune reporterFormer major league pitcher Kevin Foster, who fulfilled a lifelong dream by playing for the Cubs, died Saturday at the age of 39. The former Evanston High star died in an Oklahoma City hospital after a six-month bout with renal cell carcinoma, his...Tags: National League, New York Mets, Greg Maddux, Death and Dying, Major League Baseball
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Kevin Butler opposed to squib kicks
To squib or not to squib? Former Bears kicker Kevin Butler was in the Georgia Dome on Sunday when Robbie Gould's squib kickoff with 11 seconds remaining traveled to the Atlanta 34 and was returned to the 44. Following a 26-yard pass from Matt Ryan to...Tags: Robbie Gould, National Collegiate Athletic Association, George Connor, Dick Butkus, Lovie Smith
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Ortiz, Ellsbury put Red Sox in a slump
Tribune reporterBoston slugger David Ortiz was unavailable for at least 40 minutes after Monday's 9-1 loss to Tampa Bay. But his formidable bat has been missing for much longer. Ortiz is 0-for-12 and took a called third strike with Dustin Pedroia on second base in the...Tags: Paul Byrd, Paul Konerko, American League, Mark Kotsay, David Ortiz
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Red Sox reeling after Rays chase Jon Lester
The Red Sox needed Jon Lester to pitch well in the worst way Monday. He must have misunderstood because, well, he pitched in the worst way Monday.
It's why Boston is in very deep trouble in this American League Championship Series. The Red Sox are down...Tags: All Stars, Green Monster, Jon Lester, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox
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Monster effort
Chicago Tribune reporterYouth and speed. And now power. It's a formidable formula for Tampa Bay, which silenced a Fenway Park crowd Monday by slugging four home runs over the Green Monster en route to a 9-1 victory that gave the Rays a 2-1 lead in this best-of-seven American...Tags: Green Monster, Carlos Beltran, Jon Lester, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox
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Freshman to back up Arnaud at ISU
For The Associated PressBy all accounts, Jerome Tiller is a strong-armed quarterback who can run, works hard and is an unselfish team player. But even with all that going for him, Iowa State coach Gene Chizik is hoping like heck that fans never get a chance to see Tiller...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Emergency Incidents, Football, Students, Mariano Rivera
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