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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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Yankees' Rivera has shoulder surgery
Yankees closer Mariano Rivera had surgery Tuesday on his right shoulder and is expected to resume throwing in three months, a month ahead of spring training. New York Mets medical director Dr. David Altchek operated at the Hospital for Special Surgery....Tags: New York Mets, Jorge Posada, Major League Baseball, Therapies, Health Treatments
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Manny vs. Red Sox has to happen
As Jason Bay dog-paddled around third base and slid headfirst into home plate with the ALDS-winning run for the Red Sox in the bottom of the ninth on Monday night, one thought went through my mind: Good. One step closer. I'm no Red Sox fan. Far from it....Tags: Roger Clemens, Philadelphia Phillies, Jon Lester, All Stars, Boston Red Sox
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Arbitron puts out people meter data
Chicago Tribune reporterTwo days ahead of schedule and before court action could prevent it, Arbitron on Monday hustled out its official radio ratings for the quarter ending last month in Chicago and seven other U.S. markets, the first such results culled through eavesdropping...Tags: Tribune Co., Clear Channel Communications Inc., Major League Baseball, CBS Corp., Arbitron Incorporated
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From a Red Sox fan to Cubs fans
Dear Cubs Nation: We offer our sincere condolences to you and your lovely ballpark during this time of transition. We would say that we can only imagine what it must feel like to suffer such a crushing loss — but, oh, we can imagine it pretty well....Tags: David Ortiz, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, All Stars, Boston Red Sox
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Was the season a waste?
I have not been a Cubs fan as long as many. I came from Austin, Texas, to attend DePaul University in 1991. Because there was no professional sports team in Austin, I was never much of a baseball fan. When I moved to DePaul, which is just two "L" stops...Tags: Wrigley Field, All Stars, DePaul University, World Series, Radio Industry
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On this day in history
On Oct. 7, 1765, the Stamp Act Congress convened in New York to draw up colonial grievances against England. In 1849 author Edgar Allan Poe died in Baltimore; he was 40. In 1950 the UN General Assembly approved an advance by UN forces north of the...Tags: San Francisco Giants, Government, Edgar Allan Poe, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Major League Baseball
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Sox fans think team will go 'all the way'
Chicago Tribune reporterOn Sunday, they were cautiously confident, believing in the Sox's abilities but bothered by the nagging thought in the back of their minds that being 0-2 against the Rays was too much to overcome. But Monday, many Sox fans, buoyed by Sunday's 5-3 win,...Tags: All Stars, Chicago White Sox, Major League Baseball
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Cubs, White Sox disappear in a blink
Come with me now on a nostalgic journey back to a magical time for Chicago baseball fans. George W. Bush was president, a gallon of gas cost $3.65 and a government bailout of the financial industry was in the works. You know, the middle of last week....Tags: Ken Griffey Jr., Harry Caray, Government, Orthodoxy, Major League Baseball
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Cubs fans too high or too low
Look, I have no problem with believing in curses, holy water or even Kosuke Fukudome, if that's your particular inclination. But the Cubs and their fans have much to think about before next season, and somewhere within that process they have to make...Tags: Kosuke Fukudome, Mark Derosa, All Stars, Ryan Dempster, Lou Piniella
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Then there were none
Forget what the calendar says. October is over. In what passes for suspense during this post-season, the Chicago White Sox extended the Tampa Bay Rays to four games in the first round of the playoffs before being eliminated Monday. The Sox hit the showers...Tags: Tampa Bay Rays, Philadelphia Phillies, All Stars, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox
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Burress unapologetic on return
An unapologetic Plaxico Burress rejoined the New York Giants on Monday, noting he didn't lose any sleep after the Super Bowl champions suspended him for a game. Burress missed a team meeting two weeks ago without bothering to telephone the Giants. The...Tags: Kurt Warner, Multi-Sport Events, Ryan Longwell, Gus Frerotte, Retirement
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