Baseball History Essay

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Imagine this: being in a big field of freshly cut green grass, water, red dirt that comes around the stadium, and chalk outlining the field. Looking, waiting, seeing the player with the bat make his moment to shine, when the ball comes to contact with his bat, while the outfielders are waiting patiently to chase, and attack the ball with their gloves. Having to react in less than a second. Deciding of what outcome the player may have to do. Also depending on the situation, if they should risk getting an out or playing it safe for the next play. This is baseball, America’s favorite past time. Baseball is extremely rich in history. It has been around for an extraordinary long time. For example, Jackie Robinson, a well-known baseball that impacted…show more content…
It all starts in the dugout, where players get mentally ready to play, and then they enter the field where it all comes down to fate being on their side. Deciding if you will run, or get out. Baseball consists of nine positions: Left, Right, Center, Third, Shortstop, Second, First, Pitcher, and Catcher. Each one of these plays is very important special duties. First base gets thrown the ball to them constant to get the most outs. Second and shortstop is the center of all play, both helping each other and being cut off men for the outfielders. Third base or the hot corner has the most balls getting hit in this general direction. Next, is the catcher calling plays, watching the field to tell the pitcher what to look out for, and make sure to catch all the wild pitches. Lastly, the pitcher must have different types of throws to strike the batter out. Some pitches are called knuckle, curve, change-up, and fastball. The objective of a knuckle is to keep the ball still with no movement. The curve is a pitch that is hard to hit because it curves down right when it gets to the plate. Third a change-up is thrown when you try to keep the batter off guard; it is usually thrown when holding it with your palm. Finally the most know is the fastball, which is thrown differently. One type of fastball is a two scheme, which is thrown with your index, middle and thumb finger. A four scheme is meant for better
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