The Great Game

Author's Note: This Piece The "Great Game" is about my favorite sport and my love for the game.In this piece I wanted to show good information and give you a better understanding of the great game of baseball.

From the smell of fresh cut grass to the sound of hundreds of fans cheering in excitement, there is nothing better than baseball! More than 17 million people play baseball every year, making it the fourth most popular sport in the country. To some baseball is a boring game to watch on the television and some might even play every once and a while. Baseball is much more then that it is a game of skill, smarts, inches and most of all failure.

Look at the best hitter in the major leagues Melky Cabrera is only hitting .346 meaning he averages a hit once out of three at bats. In any other sport or job if you fail seventy percent the time you won’t be very successful. Baseball is also a game of smarts there’s always a pitch that a hitter has trouble with or a pitch location that they just can’t hit. That’s why scouts spend hours upon hours watching film and determining the game plan.

Not only is baseball fun for the professional level but it is also a great sport for kids teaching them hard work, dedication and many more important life traits. I have played baseball since I was four the first time I stepped onto the field I knew it was my sport from being up to bat in a league championship game or hitting off the tee in the off season. Both are just . Nothing in baseball comes easy not the hitting aspect or the fielding aspect. One thing that many baseball players forget about is how important the job of a base runner is. Getting on base isn’t the only challenge being able to run the bases with ease is a very good skill to have. Many baseball games can be won by good base running.

Baseball may seem like any easy sport that you just go out and play. Maybe to some it is, but to me when school lets out and baseball season rolls in, I only have a couple things to worry about and baseball is one of them.