http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/articles/BaseballQuestions http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/rss/BaseballQuestions.xml Baseball Questions from PrettyGreatAnswers.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ Baseball is team sport where a player on one team attempts to throw a hard, fist-sized ball past a player on the other team, who attempts to hit the baseball with a smooth, tapered, cylindrical stick called a bat. A team scores only when batting, by advancing past a series of four markers, called b Tue, 18 Jul 2006 16:27:04 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/18-07-2006What-is-the-difference-between-baseball-and-softball.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/18-07-2006What-is-the-difference-between-baseball-and-softball.htm Generally, the core of the ball is made of rubber, cork or a mixture of the two, and sometimes layered. Its constriction varies. Around these are various linear materials that include twine and yarn. Sometimes wool is also used. A leather cover is put on in two pieces and stitched together using 10 Tue, 18 Jul 2006 16:27:04 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/18-07-2006What-are-baseballs-made-of.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/18-07-2006What-are-baseballs-made-of.htm Usually, baseball bats are made of wood. Most wooden bats are made from ash wood. Other woods used for making baseball bats are hickory, maple and bamboo. For professional baseball, only wooden bats are permitted. They are not allowed to be corked. A bat filled with a light substance such as cork Tue, 18 Jul 2006 16:27:04 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/18-07-2006What-are-bats-made-of.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/18-07-2006What-are-bats-made-of.htm In the beginning of baseball, the players did not wear mitts or gloves. They played bare-handed. However, during the evolution of the game, mitts were introduced and soon became very important safety equipment in baseball. Today there are different kinds of baseball mitts. These are the catcher’s mi Tue, 18 Jul 2006 16:27:04 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/18-07-2006What-are-the-different-kinds-of-baseball-mitts.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/18-07-2006What-are-the-different-kinds-of-baseball-mitts.htm The bases and home plate should form a perfect diamond. According to rule, the distance betweenbases (from home plate to first base, from first base to second base, etc.) should be less than 89 feet. However, for Little League, it's 59 feet. keywords: Baseball | Baseball Diamond | Bases Tue, 18 Jul 2006 16:27:04 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/18-07-2006How-far-apart-are-the-bases.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/18-07-2006How-far-apart-are-the-bases.htm Everything here is © Pretty Great, Copyright 2006, All Rights Reserved.