| Of all of the American sports, baseball has been | | | | Unlike other sports, baseball only involves nine |
| chosen as America's Favorite Past Time. What it | | | | players on each team (in most cases). It is a |
| is it about baseball that we as Americans just can | | | | sport that is played between two teams, whose |
| not resist? It simply cannot be the peanut shells, | | | | goal is to hit a ball far enough to be able to get |
| sticky bleachers, or tobacco juice all over the | | | | through as many bases as possible until they |
| ground. What is it then, you ask? | | | | reach the home base. Once they reach their |
| It's simple. Of all sports, Baseball gives Americans | | | | home base, their team scores. The trick is, the |
| something to hold onto. Whether the country is | | | | player has to reach the base before the ball |
| going through times of war or times of peace, | | | | reaches the base, or the player is out and their |
| and no matter how things in the world are going, | | | | point does not count for the team. |
| baseball just continues to exist. Games are still | | | | Now that you can't say you know nothing about |
| played, teams still lose and teams still win and that | | | | the sport, baseball is something you should try. |
| is all that matters to some fans. To some sports | | | | Attend a local game, whether it is MLB or Little |
| fans, baseball is the only one of the sports that | | | | League, and get familiar with it. Maybe then you |
| means anything; it is the only sport that really and | | | | can see why it is America's Favorite Past Time. |
| truly exists. | | | | |