Baseball 101

The boys are 4 years old. Here are a few examples of the things they know about baseball.

The visiting team bats first.

Manny Ramirez was traded this year from the Boston Red Sox to the Los Angeles
Dodgers.

Three balls and two strikes is a "full count."

In the American League, the pitcher doesn't bat.

Lance Berkman is "The Big Puma."

When the outfielder catches the ball to get the batter out, but the runner on
base still comes home, that is called a "sacrifice."

Craig Biggio will be in the Hall of Fame.

The batter up next is "on deck."

A ball hit over the yellow line is a home run.

A foul ball is a strike on strike one and strike two, but a foul ball cannot be
strike three.

Brad Ausmus is good at catching, but not as good at batting.

The playoffs are in October.

Spring training is in March in Florida.

If the home team is ahead, they don't have to play the bottom of the 9th inning.

A home run with the bases loaded is a grand slam.

The meaning of "strike," "ball," "foul ball," "walk," "left on base," and
"pop up."

They'll be auditioning for Baseball Tonight as soon as they turn 5.