Baseball Baseball Baseball is a team sport in which a player on one team (the pitcher) attempts to throw a hard, fist-sized ball past a player on the other team (the batter), who attempts to hit the baseball with a tapered, smooth cylinder called a bat. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baseball"
Baseball leagues around the world, as well as various sportswriting associations or other interested groups, confer awards on various baseball players and teams for excellence in achievement, sportsmanship, and community involvement. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baseball awards"
The Baseball color line was the unwritten policy which excluded African American baseball players from Organized Ball in the United States before 1947. As a result, various Negro Leagues were formed, which featured those players not allowed to participate in the major or minor leagues. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baseball color line"
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, United States, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests that serves as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of baseball-related artifacts and exhibits, and the honoring of persons who have excelled in playing, managing, and serving the sport. In articles and discussions on baseball, the phrase "Hall of Fame" refers most often to the list of these honorees, rather than the physical museum. The Hall's motto is "Preserving History, Honoring Excellence, Connecting Generations". ...more on Wikipedia about "Baseball Hall of Fame"
In baseball, while there are nine named fielding positions, players may move around freely. The positioning for the nine positions is very flexible, although they all have regular depths—distances from home plate, and sometimes lateral positioning. A shift means that a player is playing in a noticeably different location than the norm for his actual position. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baseball positioning"
As with many sports, and perhaps even more so, statistics are very important to baseball. A seemingly intrinsic part of the game is the keeping of statistics on the achievements of the players. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baseball statistics"
Baseball Think Factory, formerly known as Baseball Primer, is a website for baseball fans. The general thrust of Baseball Think Factory is the sabermetric approach to baseball analysis and appreciation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baseball Think Factory"
The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) is a professional association for baseball journalists writing for daily newspapers and magazines. The BBWAA was founded in 1908 to improve working conditions for sportswriters in the early part of the 20th century. Currently the BBWAA's major function is the election of players to the Baseball Hall of Fame; all writers with ten years of membership are eligible to vote. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baseball Writers Association of America"
In baseball, batting is the act of facing the opposing pitcher and trying to produce offense for one's team. A batter or hitter is a person whose turn it is to face the pitcher. The goals of batters are to produce runs, but the techniques and strategies they use to do so vary. The main three goals of batters are to become a baserunner, drive runners home, or advance runners along the bases for others to drive home. ...more on Wikipedia about "Batting (baseball)"
A batting cage is an enclosed cage for baseball players to practice the skill of batting. ...more on Wikipedia about "Batting cage"
Brännboll (pronounced brennball) is a game similar to Rounders and baseball played on amateur level throughout Sweden and Denmark, mostly on meadows and in public parks. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brännboll"
In baseball, a number of coaches assist in the smooth functioning of a team. The most prominent is the manager who determines the lineup and decides how to substitute players during the game. Beyond the manager, more than a half dozen coaches may assist the manager in running the team. Baseball is unique in that the manager and coaches all wear numbered uniforms similar to those of the players. ...more on Wikipedia about "Coach (baseball)"
Both are sports in which two opposing teams take turns playing two distinct roles. In both sports, the players of one team attempt to score points known as runs by hitting a ball with a bat, while the members of the other team field the ball in an attempt to prevent scoring and to get batting players out. ...more on Wikipedia about "Comparison between cricket and baseball"
(Comparison of baseball and softball) This list is incomplete ...more on Wikipedia about "Comparison of baseball and softball"
The dead-ball era is a baseball term generally used to describe the period between 1900 (though some date it to the beginning of baseball) and the emergence of Babe Ruth as a power hitter in 1920. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dead-ball era"
The Dowd Report is the document describing the alleged transgressions of baseball player Pete Rose in betting on baseball, which precipitated his agreement to a lifetime suspension from the sport in the United States. The report was prepared by Special Counsel to the Commissioner, John M. Dowd, Esq. and was submitted to commissioner Bart Giamatti in May 1989. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dowd Report"
In Federal Baseball Club v. National League, , the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Major League Baseball was exempt from the provisions of the Sherman Antitrust Act. ...more on Wikipedia about "Federal Baseball Club v. National League"
Finnish baseball ("pesäpallo") is a fast-moving ball sport greatly similar to baseball. It is the de facto national sport of Finland and has some presence in other countries, such as Germany, Sweden and Australia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Finnish baseball"
In Major League Baseball, the General Manager of a team typically controls player transactions and bears the primary responsibility on behalf of the ballclub during contract discussions with players. ...more on Wikipedia about "General Manager (baseball)"
Hillerich & Bradsby Company is a company located in Louisville, Kentucky that produces the famous Louisville Slugger baseball bat. H&B also makes baseball gloves, hockey sticks, hockey gloves, golf clubs, golf gloves and other equipment. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hillerich & Bradsby"
Wikipedia has a number of articles about the history of baseball: ...more on Wikipedia about "History of baseball" www.shortopedia.com - Xtending Info.
===A history within a history=== ...more on Wikipedia about "History of baseball in the United States"
Perhaps the first recorded instances of baseball played outside North America came in 1874, when a party comprising members of the Boston and Philadelphia clubs toured England both playing cricket and demonstrating baseball. A further tour, by the Chicago club with the addition of various All-Stars in the winter of 1888– 1889, took the game to Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand and the south Pacific Islands. Returning via Europe and North Africa they played more demonstration games, including one in front of the Sphinx in Egypt. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of baseball outside the United States"
The International Baseball Federation (or IBAF) is the worldwide body which governs play between national teams, including the World Cups in the past, the World Baseball Classic (in conjunction with Major League Baseball) and the Olympic baseball tournament (in conjuction with the International Olympic Committee). ...more on Wikipedia about "International Baseball Federation"
The Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (野球体育博物館; Yakyû Taiiku Hakubutsukan) first opened in 1959 next door to Korakuen Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. In 1988, the museum moved to a new site within the Tokyo Dome. ...more on Wikipedia about "Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame"
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