The Game Matt Richard

As you step up to the plate, millions of peoples eyes are on you. The bases are loaded and your team is down by a run. Its the bottom of the 9th and there are two outs on the score board. Can you hadle that kind of pressure?







Baseball has been America's favorite sport for years and I will inform you on the basics of baseball.



Baseball is a game played between two team at least nine innings long. The object is to score as many runs as you can. The team with the most runs at the end of the game is declaired the winner. Each team takes turns hitting and playing the field in each half of inning. Each half of an inning is ended after three outs are recorded. There are four bases on the baseball field which is home, first base, second base, and third base. The bases are ninety feet apart to complete a square. The game is under the control of the officials called umpires. The umpired call outs and control the organization of the game just as officials would in any other sport.

Baseball has blown up into a big entertainment for millions of fans around the world. For many people, baseball is more than just a game. Its life!