E-mail address GO SIGN UP Share Tweet The problem, as any fan of, say, the Royals, Pirates, or Nationals knows, is that baseball is spread over two extra months — that's two extra months of boredom, or pain.
The problem, as any fan of, say, the Royals, Pirates, or Nationals knows, is that baseball is spread over two extra months — that's two extra months of boredom, or pain.
When word of Lajoie's baseball ability spread, he began to play for other semi-professional teams at $2 to $5 per game ($ to $ in current dollar terms).
Though church organizations and baseball leagues slowly spread across the country, most citizens held strong regional identities and shared few national pastimes.
But baseball, despite the spread of the game throughout the globe and the growing influence of Asian and Latin American leagues and players, is the sport that Americans still recognize as their "national pastime".
High-end baseball cuisine has spread beyond New York City, with chefs infiltrating concessions stands across the country.
You might think that spreading baseball across the country would be good for the game, and in some ways it was: more franchises equaled more spectators.
Perhaps another reason the protest hasn't spread to baseball is the very nature of the game itself.
Commissioner Bud Selig's open letter to baseball fans addressing the spread of performance-enhancing drugs among players is an outrage ("Selig Admits Baseball's 'Problems,' " June 16).
I thought of her then as a sort of deep-voiced boy; somewhere in my mind or in a lost album is a picture of her playing baseball, with springy legs spread apart and a catcher's mitt.
