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The Sport of Baseball And Where It Came From
by Jethro Jordan
http://www.fwcdsbaseball.com
Among the most popular sports in the United States is
baseball. Major League Baseball attracts thousands of fans
every summer and they just keep wanting more. When it's
World Series time each fall, millions watch the games on TV
and loudly cheer their favorite teams.
Baseball has always been known in the U.S. as the national
pastime. Most of us will never play a real game of
baseball, especially since pitching is so difficult. There
are however, derivative games that are a lot of fun. You
don't have to be a professional athlete to play them and
softball and slow-pitch leagues are fun to join.
There are also many different leagues of baseball in
America. There are major leagues, minor leagues, little
leagues, and the list goes on. Many parent's like to put
their kids into baseball rather than football or hockey
since it is a relatively no contact sport and focuses on
skills other than how hard you can hit your opponent.
Baseball takes patience, and excellent hand to eye
coordination. How else can you hit a ball coming at you at
50 miles per hour?
The history of baseball is hard to pinpoint since many forms
of it have shown up all over the world, but in the US, the
first teams began popping up in the early 1800s. The game
was based primarily on an English game called rounders. By
the end of the century it was easily the most popular sport
in the nation. In 1845 Alexander Cartwright had created the
modern baseball field as we know it. He is also credited
with coming up with the modern set of baseball rules.
Baseball craze has gripped the whole of America, young and
old, men and women alike. One reason for this could be that
it is a skill oriented rather than athleticism allowing all
to participate. First recorded baseball game in its modern
avtar was played by Cartwright and his team in 1946.
Top baseball players have always attracted our interest.
Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds, and Mark McGwire are
names we all know. Kids play for hours hoping to become the
next Willie Mays. A lot of people love to go to batting
cages and just practice hitting baseballs.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has thousands
of visitors each year. It houses artifacts from many of the
most prominent players in the American history of baseball.
There are jerseys, bats, and many other pieces of
paraphernalia. The Hall of Fame is located in Cooperstown
New York, and if you're in the area it's defiantly worth a
visit, even if you're not the biggest baseball fan. It's a
fascinating journey through America's love with baseball and
its biggest names.
Baseball is without doubt the most popular pastime of the
American people from all walks of life and all ages. It is
loved, played and watched by millions having even songs
dedicated to it.
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