1、1.BaseballVocabularyUseful VocabularyGlove(mitt)BaseRBIBuntHome runInningCaught in a pickle.WalkDug outCurve ballForhundredsofyearspeopleinmanypartsoftheworldhaveplayedbatandballgames.Inthesegames,aplayerononeteamthrowsaballandaplayerontheotherteamtriestohittheballwithabatandscoreruns.2.PlayerPositi
2、ons3.RulesofBaseballBaseballisplayedbetweentwoteamsofnineplayersonabaseballfield.Theteamstaketurnspitchingandbatting.Thepitcherthrowstheballfromthepitchersmound,aimingtothrowitoverhomeplate.Thebatterstandstoonesideofthisplate,andtriestohittheballwhenitispitched.Ifthebatterdoesnthitapitchthatisinthes
3、trikezone,meaningitsovertheplateandnottoohighortoolow,astrikeiscalled.Ifthreestrikesarecalled,thebatterisout.Ifthebatterhitsapitchandtheballiscaughtbyoneofthefielders,thebatterisalsoout.Butifthebatterhitsapitchintofairterritoryanditisntcaught,herunstowardsfirstbase.Ifafieldergetstheballandtouchesthe
4、batterwithit,ortagshim,beforehegetstofirstbase,heisout.Butifhegetstherewithoutbeingtagged,heissafe.Hecaneitherstopatfirstbase,orhecankeepgoingifhethinkshecanmakeitsafely.Oncehestopsatabase,thenextbatterisup.Ifthenextbatterhitsapitch,thefirstbattercanruntothenextbase,andsoon.Ifhecanrunallthebasesandg
5、etbacktothehomeplatewithoutbeingtagged,hescoresarunfortheteam.Afterthreeplayershavebeencalledout,theteamsturnatbattingisover.Theopposingteamthenisbattingandhasthechancescoreruns.Afterbothteamshavebatted,theinningisover.Theteamwiththemostrunsafternineinningsisthewinner.4.PitchingBattleThemaincontesti
6、nagameofbaseballisbetweenapitcherandabatter.Thepitchertriestowinthecontestbystrikingthebatterout,orbymakinghimhittheballintotheairsoafieldercancatchhimout.Thebattertriestowinthecontestbyhittingtheballandhelpinghisteamtoscoreruns.Thepitcherworkscloselywithhiscatcher,whoistheplayerstandingbehindhomepl
7、atewhocatchestheballwheneveritisnthitbythebatter.Thecatcheroftendecideswhichtypeofpitchthepitchershouldthrow,andusessecrethandsignalstocommunicatewithhim.Pitchersusearangeofpitches,includingfastballs,curveballs,slidersandchangeups,withoneoftheartsofpitchingbeingtodisguisethetypeofballoneispitchingin
8、ordertoconfusethebatter.Butifthebatterhitsapitch,hecouldhitaflyballhighintotheair,apopflyalmoststraightupanddown,alinedrivefastandlowtotheoutfield,orhecouldhitagentlebuntintotheinfield.Ifthebatterhitsapitchhighandfarandoutofthepark,hescoresahomerun.Ifhedoesthiswhenthebasesareloaded,meaningthereareba
9、serunnersalreadywaitingonallthreebases,alloftherunnerswillscorearunonthesameplay.Thisiscalledagrandslam.5.George“Babe”Ruth alsoknownastheBambinoandtheSultanofSwat,iswithoutdoubtbaseballsmostfamousplayer.Hechangedthegameforeverinthe1920sfromalow-scoring,defensivecontestintoanexcitingspectacleofhugeho
10、me-runhits,andthegamebecamefarmorepopularasaresult.Babewasfamousforhispowerhitting,andhewassettingmanybattingrecords,someofwhichstoodfordecadesafterheretiredfromthegamein1935.6.George“Ken”Griffey,nicknamed“Junior”or“TheKid”,wasbothoneofthemostprolifichomerunhittersandbestdefensiveplayersinbaseballhistory.Heisfifthonthelistofmostcareerhomeruns,andistiedfortherecordofmostconsecutivegameswithahomerun.Inhisprimehewasconsideredthebestplayerinbaseballandwasalwaysafanfavorite.7.Questions?8.
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