BASEBALL

							BASEBALL
      HOW IS IT PLAYED?
• The field of play has 9 positions.
• When at bat, the players of a team use a
  batting order to decide who bats when.
            1 – PITCHER
            2 – CATCHER
            3 – FIRST BASE
THE NINE    4 – SECOND BASE
DEFENSIVE   5 – THIRD BASE
            6 – SHORTSTOP
POSITIONS
            7 – LEFT FIELD
            8 – CENTER FIELD
            9 – RIGHT FIELD
  THE RULES OF BASEBALL
• Each game is played for 9 innings. An inning
  ends when both teams bat and make 3 outs.
• The game is mainly a contest between the
  pitcher and the batter. Nothing else happens
  until the ball enters the field of play.
• The team that scores the most runs after 9
  innings is the winner. If there is a tie, the
  game goes into extra innings.
      A common batting order…
                                   1 Center field    Leadoff hitter
• The best hitter on a team is     2 Second base
  the fourth batter, called the    3 Left Field
  cleanup hitter
                                   4 First base      Cleanup hitter
• The pitcher is the last batter
                                   5 Right Field
  because he is the poorest
  hitter.                          6 Shortstop
                                   7 Third Base
• The higher a player is in a
  batting order, the more times    8 Catcher         8-hole hitter
  he is going to bat.              9 Pitcher
• During a game a pinch hitter     THE AMERICAN LEAGUE DOES MAKE
  can be used to replace the       THE PITCHER BAT. INSTEAD, A
  pitcher and other batters.       DESIGNATED HITTER TAKES HIS
                                   PLACE.
     PITCHER vs. BATTER
• This is the most important part of the game. Everything
  else that happens is based on this moment…
• The outcome of an at-bat depends on the count:
   – 3 Strikes: OUT: the batter is out
   – 4 Balls: WALK: the batter goes to first base

  If there are more strikes than balls, the
  batter is "behind" in the count and the
  pitcher is "ahead."      Ex: 1 ball, 2
  strikes

  If there are more balls than strikes, the
  batter is "in front."   Ex: 2 balls, 1
  strike

  "Even Count": 1 ball, 1 strike OR 2 balls,
  2 strikes.
          GAME SITUATIONS
• IN ORDER TO NOT RECORD AN OUT, A BATTER MUST DO ONE
  OF THE FOLLOWING:
   – Get a base hit (single, double, triple, home run)
   – Draw a walk (GO TO FIRST BASE)
   – Get hit by a pitch (GO TO FIRST BASE)
   – Reach on an error (GO TO FIRST BASE)
• WHEN A PLAYER IS A BASERUNNER, HE CAN DO SEVERAL
  THINGS:
   – Advance or score a run on a base hit
   – Steal a base
   – Tag up on a fly out
   – Take part in a hit-and-run
• WHEN ON THE FIELD, EACH PLAYER CAN DO MANY THINGS TO
  STOP A RUN FROM SCORING:
   – Make an out by catching a ball in the air
   – Make a double play
   – Throw out a baserunner that is trying to score a run
      MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
• There are 30 teams divided into two
  leagues, National and American.

• Every team plays 162 games a season.

• No team can be relegated due to poor play.

• The minor leagues exist to develop players
  before they can play in the "big leagues"

• Every October, since 1903, the champions
  of each league play in the overall baseball
  championship, called the World Series.
     LEGENDS OF THE GAME
     "Bambino"                       "Georgia Peach" "Yankee Clipper"
     Babe Ruth        Cy Young          Ty Cobb       Joe DiMaggio




    Ted Williams      Stan Musial      Willie Mays     Hank Aaron
"Splendid Splinter" "Stan the Man"   "Say Hey Kid"   "Hammerin’ Hank"
  THE STARS OF TODAY




 Albert Pujols   Ryan Howard    Derek Jeter




Alex Rodriguez   Tim Lincecum   Roy Halladay
    LEGENDARY MOMENTS…
• The shot heard ’round the World (1951)
  The N.Y. Giants win the N.L. championship against their rival
  the Brooklyn Dodgers on a walk-off home run.
• The Catch (1954)
   Willie Mays, running full speed, makes an overhead catch in a
   World Series game.
• A homer for the ages (1960)
   Bill Mazeroski hits a walk-off home run in Game 7 of the
   World Series to win it all.
• The pine tar incident (1983)
   George Brett hits a go-ahead home run in the ninth inning but
   is called out for using an illegal bat and the game ends.
        BASEBALL Videos
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrI7dVj9
  0zsThe Shot Heard 'Round The World
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dK6zP
  bkFnE&feature=related The Catch
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baGUQ
  mrsSv0&feature=related The Pine Tar
  Incident (0:41-0:58)