| Baseball tickets aren't just a hot | | | | You don't have to look very far to see |
| commodity across the country, they are | | | | how much baseball and baseball tickets |
| in high demand right across the world. | | | | mean today. Take for instance the |
| The game has made its mark as far away | | | | baseball cap- it's become such a common |
| as Japan and getting passes to see a | | | | facet of life all around the world that |
| ball game have become a part of American | | | | we don't realize its connection with the |
| culture. | | | | game. Hollywood has always had a soft |
| A Historical Game | | | | spot for a good baseball movie like Bull |
| It's difficult to trace exactly when | | | | Durham and Field of Dreams. One of the |
| baseball was born, though most records | | | | most popular pieces of comedy in history |
| show it must have originated somewhere | | | | remains the Abbot and Costello piece |
| in England in the 1700s. But the game | | | | called 'Who's On First?' which is also |
| really took off when it hit America. In | | | | based on baseball. An offshoot of the |
| fact, by the 1870s it was already being | | | | game that has become almost as big as |
| referred to as the National Pastime. In | | | | baseball itself is the collecting of |
| 1903, the World Series was born and this | | | | baseball cards. These cards started out |
| went on to become one of the most | | | | as advertising gimmicks and usually came |
| popular sporting events in the country. | | | | with packs of gum or tobacco. Today, |
| Today more than ever, passes to see the | | | | collectors are willing to pay millions |
| World Series are the most sought after | | | | of dollars for rare baseball cards. |
| baseball tickets. | | | | It's plain to see why baseball tickets |
| Baseball used to be a very slow game | | | | are so popular nowadays. A recent study |
| initially- scores were usually low and | | | | of game attendance showed the numbers |
| it was the pitchers that dominated. It | | | | clocking in at around 70 million |
| wouldn't be until baseball legend Babe | | | | spectators a year! Today a number of |
| Ruth arrived that power hitting changed | | | | aspects have made baseball a much faster |
| the face of baseball forever. As the | | | | and slicker game than it used to be. |
| game became more popular and | | | | Player training and conditioning has |
| competitive, the rules governing the | | | | altered considerably, the down-side of |
| make of the ball and the lay of the | | | | this being the increased use of steroids |
| field also changed. The game also earned | | | | by a number of players. Today, teams |
| its share of scandals. One of the most | | | | invest a lot of time and effort studying |
| famous is the Black Sox Scandal that | | | | batting averages and the physics behind |
| occurred during the 1919 World Series. | | | | certain pitches. |
| No less than 8 players were banned after | | | | Getting passes for a game isn't always |
| they intentionally tried to throw the | | | | easy but you can always order them |
| game. More recently in 1994, a strike | | | | online via an authorized ticket vendor. |
| led to the alarming cancellation of the | | | | You can order your baseball tickets |
| entire World Series. | | | | right from home without any of the usual |
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