| How it all began | | | | where it came from and where it is most |
| | | | popular at as a sport... |
| What comes into your mind when you hear the | | | | |
| word baseball? For those of you who have been | | | | Baseball, which can be classified as a game |
| in a real baseball event would it lead you to | | | | of bat and ball and which is also sometimes |
| think of a huge stadium, an open field, the | | | | identified as hard ball to differentiate it |
| heat of the sun, the cheer of crowds, the | | | | from a similar game known as softball (a more |
| cracking of the bat as it hits the ball, or | | | | compact version of the game) can be traced |
| the shout of the umpire of what decision he | | | | back to accounts of being an evolved version |
| has for the teams? For those of you who in | | | | of the game called rounders, which was said |
| anyway have not experienced being in a | | | | to have originated in Great Britain and |
| baseball game but have seen it through sports | | | | Ireland dating back to as early as the 17th |
| channels or heard it on the radio or viewed | | | | century. There are similar accounts about the |
| it online, you might also have the same | | | | existence of the game but the pioneering full |
| perception of the game. For those who are not | | | | documentation of baseball in North America |
| into baseball but may have had the chance to | | | | was by Dr. Adam Ford in his modern |
| observe a game or two, it might be obvious | | | | description of the game that took place on |
| that the spectator watches two teams playing | | | | June 4, 1838 in Beachville, Ontario. It was |
| against each other, there is a presence of a | | | | on June 19, 1846 in Hoboken, New Jersey that |
| pitcher, a batter, an umpire or referee and | | | | the first game of baseball in U.S. history |
| the people guarding the bases. If that | | | | was officially recorded with the New York |
| spectator figures out the way of scoring then | | | | Nine defeating the Knickerbockers in a 23-1 |
| he might have probably learned the basics of | | | | four innings game. |
| the sport. | | | | |
| | | | Today, Baseball is recognized as the national |
| In the context of an in depth look at the | | | | sport of the United States. The sport also |
| sport itself, only a few people, minus the | | | | has spread its popularity, is being |
| avid baseball fans and players would even | | | | patronized and played in most of the American |
| care to understand who thought about it, | | | | regions, the Caribbean and East Asia. |