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