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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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2009
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base·ball
/ ˈbāsˌbôl/
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a ball game played between two teams of nine on a field with a diamond-shaped circuit of four bases. It is played chiefly in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, and East Asia.
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the hard ball used in this game.
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Baseball -- game, obsession, and statistics; O'Reilly releases "Baseball Hacks".
M2 Presswire; 3/31/2006; 700+ words
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Baseball and fictional television: our national pastime meets our national obsession.
Magazine article from: Nine; 9/22/2005; ; 700+ words
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Baseball Digest Daily Unveils Enhanced Web Site.
PR Newswire; 8/22/2006; 700+ words
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BASEBALL
Newspaper article from: Deerfield Review (IL); 8/24/2006; ; 700+ words
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Baseball America Announces Top 100 Prospects List for 2001 Season and Introduces New Book Title, 'Baseball America 2001 Prospect Handbook'.
PR Newswire; 3/20/2001; 700+ words
; ...N.C., March 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Baseball America announced that it has selected...organization as the top prospect in the game. Baseball America, the recognized authority on prospects ranks the Top 100 Prospects in baseball every March. The Baseball America Top...
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Baseball to add women to Olympic bid
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 4/6/2009; ; 700+ words
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Baseball playing on YM turf; makers hoping for home run with spring sportswear lines. (Young Men's industry)
Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 10/15/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...is taking big-league steps into the baseball arena for spring. By the time the major...kicks off next year, the young men's baseball season will be well under way in stores...varying degrees, ranging from extensive baseball presentations to just a few pieces...
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#1 Baseball Video Game Franchise -a- Returns as Acclaim Sports Launches 'All-Star Baseball 2004'.
Business Wire; 2/28/2003; 700+ words
; ...with the power of 2002's #1 selling baseball video game franchise, Acclaim Sports...that its eagerly anticipated All-Star Baseball 2004 Featuring Derek Jeter will be available...winning Austin studio, All-Star Baseball 2004 combines the best of simulation...
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'Baseball Bug' and 'Sporty' Fashion Accessories Identify North Carolina Woman As RadioShack's Most Xtreme(SM) Baseball Fan; RadioShack, With Cal and Bill Ripken, Has Found the Most 'Driven' Baseball Fan In the Country.
PR Newswire; 7/10/2003; 700+ words
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Baseball literary journals: the grass-roots literature of the game.(TRIPLE PLAY)
Magazine article from: Nine; 9/22/2005; ; 700+ words
; The literature of baseball is perhaps the richest of any sport...with the game. When reflecting on baseball writing, one may be drawn to think...and Moneyball. However, just as baseball is not limited to the Major Leagues...
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Baseball
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society
Baseball Baseball, an American invention, is part of American culture and national identity and for many boys, playing baseball is a male rite of passage. Although the game of baseball as it is known...
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Colorado Baseball Management, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Colorado Baseball Management, Inc. 2001 Blake Street Denver...Sports Teams & Organizations Colorado Baseball Management, Inc. owns and manages the Colorado Rockies professional baseball franchise. Since its founding as an expansion...
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Baseball: Segregation
Book article from: American Decades
BASEBALL: SEGREGATION A "Gentlemanly" Game By 1900 major league baseball, like most American institutions, was racially...Players (NABBP), the ruling organization of amateur baseball, to bar African American players and teams. Maintaining...
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Baseball Cap
Book article from: How Products Are Made
Baseball Cap Background A baseball cap is a soft hat that consists of a soft fabric crown sewn of...letters associated with the team may be applied on center front. Baseball team uniforms, whether amateur or professional, always include...
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San Diego Padres Baseball Club L.P.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
San Diego Padres Baseball Club L.P. 9449 Friars Road San Diego...Teams and Clubs The San Diego Padres Baseball Club L.P., headed by software millionaire...the National League of Major League Baseball. Since its start as an expansion team...
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