From the sandlot to stadiums seating over fifty thousand people, the game of baseball has provided people of all ages with a
common foundation; a sport we can all call our national pastime. Though its concept sounds simple, a game using a ball and a
bat, millions of people all over the world have sought involvement in it by either playing at some level, or just sitting back and
watching a game. With professional baseball attracting more and more fans each season, no one knows what limits this sport
can reach. For the time being though, it has been a real "home run."
Like any other sport, baseball developed over an extended period of time spanning way back to the 1600's. The first evidence
of the sport was a game called rounders, which was played in England (Lewine 27). Players hit a ball with a bat, which is
parallel to today's game, but the method's to how the defense put the runners out was the big difference. Similar to dodge ball,
an infielder or outfielder had to......
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