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Its a Hit!
by Sifera Dometico
http://www.fdcbaseball.com
Baseball is a favorite game of the Americans. No wonder it
is the national sport of the United States of America. No
one can say with much certainty when this game originated
but according to some accounts it is said to have begun some
160 years ago in New York Baseball is played with a bat and
a ball between two teams of nine members each. Both teams
take turns to bat and score runs. The team that makes the
highest score wins the match. The popularity of the game is
evident from the fact that it is telecast live and has lots
of sponsors, not to mention the contracts worth
multi-million dollars.
Baseball is more than spring training, it has a regular
season and playoffs. It is attached to the sentiments and
dreams for many citizens. Over the period the game has
change a lot but the passion attached with it never
changed. Infact it has increased with time. Most of the
little boys and girls enjoy playing baseball and are fans
of the game.
There are two major baseball leagues. These major baseball
leagues are also referred as the two national league. The
national league and the American league. Both have joint
organizational structure. American league teams include
Anaheim Angels, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles,
Oakland Athletics, Cleveland Indians, Boston, Red Sox,
Seattle Mariners, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Texas
Rangers, Kansas City Royals, Tampa Bay Devil Rays,
Minnesota Twins, and Toronto Blue Jays where as national
league includes Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta
Braves, Colorado Rockies, Cincinnati Reds, Florida Marlins,
Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Montreal Expos, San
Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, San
Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies
and St. Louis Cardinals. In addition to these major
leagues there are minor leagues at the lower level of
sports and are played in small cities and towns as compared
to major leagues. These minor league are usually under the
control of major leagues and are used for discovering and
honing young talent.
The various awards for the game of baseball include Most
Valuable Player and Cy Young Awards, Rookie of the Year,
Rolaids Relief Awards, All-Star Game MVP Awards, Manager of
the Year Awards, National League Gold Glove Awards, American
League Gold Glove Awards, National League Silver Slugger
Awards American League Silver Slugger Awards, Hall Of Fame
Inductees, Pitching, Batting and Managerial Stats, Batting
by Position and The Sporting News Pitchers and Players of
the Year.
You can gauge the popularity of baseball from the number of
things that are associated with it. From baseball clothing
to baseball memorabilia and baseball books to baseball
movies and baseball equipments anything, which has the
baseball mark on it attracts customers. And the baseball
fans keep growing with time. Now you can know the latest
scores and statistic even on the mobile and Internet. The
number one outdoor sport of America, baseball has become an
integral part of the American nature and character.
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