what is the grapefruit league in baseball?
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It's the spring training league for many of the MLB baseball teams. It's called the Grapefruit League because the teams play their games in Florida, home of the grapefruit.
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In 1998, baseball added the Arizona Diamondbacks to the NL West and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to the AL East. That alone would have put 15 teams in each league, which would mean that someone would have to play an interleague game EVERY DAY. Baseball wants to keep interleague "special," so they had to put an even number of teams in each league. That meant that one team had to move, and Milwaukee was chosen. They picked Milwaukee because the old Milwaukee Braves were in the NL, so the city has some NL tradition.
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Without a doubt it is their starting pitching.  Night in and night out they are in every game because of their starters.  Even their rookie Justin Verlander is being productive.  Mike Maroth was leading the league in ERA last week and Jeremy Bonderman has the potential to be an All-Star.  Nate Robertson and Kenny Rogers have been solid players as well.  The Tigers are currently leading the league in ERA.  It also helps that Chris Shelton was on fire to start the year to ignite a dangerous offense.  Their relieving pitching has been able to hold the lead for them and has brought them to being within 1.5 games of the best record in the league.
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By professional baseball, we'll go as the real definition.  Someone who is paid to play, including minor leagues.\n\nThat would be Bud Fowler, who was a minor league pitcher in 1878.\nCatcher Fleet Walker was the first Major League player in 1883.\nCharlie Grant was signed by the Baltimore Orioles in 1902 and played in spring training, who claimed his was an Indian in order to get around the color barriers, but was released when the plan was revealed by another owner.\nThen there were all the Negro Leagues, which were considered Professional leagues.\nWhile deserving of praise, Jackie Robinson was the first black baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB), but not the first professional black baseball player.\n\n(And his number has not been retired by the NY Yankees, since Marino Rivera is still actively wearing it, but will be retired upon Rivera's retirement).
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Kickball is a playground game and also a competitive league game, similar to baseball, invented in the United States in about 1942.\n\nIt is typically played on a softball diamond with a 10- to 16-inch (250- to 400-mm) inflated rubber ball. The pitcher bowls the ball towards the catcher, and the "batter" kicks it with his foot. In some games, batters request a certain type of pitch-- rolling, bouncing slightly, or bouncing 1' to 2' off the ground. Once the ball, is kicked, the batter's objective is to get to reach base. In addition to tagging a base to get a forced runner out, or getting a runner out by touching him/her with a held ball, fielders may throw the ball at a runner to get him/her out (though hitting a runner above the shoulders with a thrown ball is often either discouraged or illegal; the latter being the more common rule.). Sometimes, in pickup-type games, a "pitcher's hand" rule may be used. When this rule is in effect, the batter may be out if the pitcher has the ball at the mound before the runner reaches base.\n\n1. A team consists of 8 (eight) players. A minimum of 6 (six) is needed to start and continue the game.\n\n2. The defensive team may be set up in any order the team wishes. There is no set rule for placing defending players.\n\n3. The batter is out in situations similar to softball (force outs, pop outs, etc.) In addition, a runner is out when she/he is hit by a thrown ball below the waist.\n\n4. The ball is put into play when the pitcher (a player on the defensive team) rolls the ball toward home plate and the batter attempts to kick the ball. The batter must wait for the ball to be within three feet of home plate before kicking the ball. If the batter does not like the pitch, she/he should not attempt to kick it, and another pitch will be thrown. There are no strikeouts or walks. Batter gets a maximum of two (2) tries. A missed attempt or foul counts as a try. After two tries, the batter is out.\n\n5. Bunting is not permitted. There will be no infield fly rule.\n\n6. A runner who leaves the base before the pitch reaches home plate or is hit, is out and the ball is dead. Leading off and stealing bases between pitches is NOT allowed.\n\n7. In order to prevent injury and protect the defensive player attempting to make a play on a base runner, the base runner must be called out, if she/he remains on her/his feet, and deliberately, with great force crashes into a defensive player holding the ball, waiting to apply a tag. If the act is determined to be flagrant, the offender shall also be ejected.\n\n8. A designated batter or extra batter is allowed.\n\n9. Teams may bat as many players as they want, but the batting order should never change once the game has begun, unless someone has to leave the game permanently. Players that arrive after the game has begun may be added to the end of the batting order.\n\n10. Forfeit time has been established as game time, teams should report to the field a minimum of 15 minutes before the scheduled starting time of the game.\n\n11. There are no umpires. Each batting team will provide a first and third-base coach. These first and third-base coaches will be responsible for calling runners safe or out when a close play on the bases occurs; they will use an honor system to call plays fairly. The team in the field will not call close plays on the bases and abide by the decisions of the first and third-base coaches.\n\n12. No infield practice is allowed after the first inning.\n\n13. Any player can play any position defensively\n\n14. REPORTING SCORES: Report scores to the supervisors on duty.
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The four primary youth baseball leagues are: \n\nAmerican Legion Baseball\nBabe Ruth League \nLittle League\nPony League\n\nYou may find regional details by clicking on each league at the following website: \n\nhttp://dmoz.org/Sports/Baseball/Youth/
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Basketball usually, but I guess you could apply it to baseball.
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I would have to say baseball.\nMost players per team that play more games than the N.F.L.\nBig Contracts and signing bonuses.
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Sorry, but I don't play video games, so I don't know if this fits your criteria.  I think Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals is one of the purest players I've ever seen.  I'm not a fan of the team, but I think he's an amazing player.
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Actually MLB wants Cuban players to play. The problem is actually government sanctions against Cuba and Cuba will not be allowed a permit to play.
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MLB: pitcher, 1B, outfield. \n\nHigh School: catcher and pitcher
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Geoff Jenkins, outfielder
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AL is the better league because it is the most competitive.  All 3 divisions in the AL will be competitive while you look in the NL where the West is up for grabs and probably St.Louis and NY Mets will win their divisions.  In the AL there is more than a couple of teams in each division who can beat you and probably the divisions won't be decided until the final weeks of the season
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Bush league basically means amateur or inferior. It came from minor league baseball back in the day where the non Major League affiliated teams had really cheap fields that were surrounded by bushes and other such stuff.
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Albert Pujols and Miguel Tejada (I think the Orioles have a good shot of sneaking in and taking the Wild Card, with their young pitching and Leo Mazzone as pitching coach, plus their main competition is a Yankees team that is overly dependent on 35 year old players, and an A's team that is built around sophomore slumpers.)
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Fastball- I believe its called "The way"
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Do you mean include players from around the league?  And is "best" this season?  If so, here it is(stats as of 4:33 on June 10, 2006, three OF instead of separate because the positions are so similar):\nC:Mauer .384 AVG 5 HR 30 R 31 RBI 6 SB He's only 23, too\n1B:Pujols .308 25 52 65 2 Any question?\n2B:Utley .313 12 52 39 6 He's everything you want in a 2B \n3B:A-Rod .286 13 49 45 5 Beats Wright on career expectations\nSS:Tejada .331 13 49 46 2 SBs only do so much for Reyes\nOF:Soriano .303 23 48 46 14 Would be best 2B\nOF:Bay .313 19 44 52 5 This young Canadian is good\nOF:Beltran .294 17 43 44 10 Back to form after terrible '05\nDH:Thome .289 21 48 53 0 Narrowly edges out Hafner\nSP:Mussina 8-1 78 K 2.67 ERA 1.00 ERA Tearing up batters\nSP:Schilling 9-2 77 3.81 1.03 High ERA only flaw\nSP:P.Martinez 5-2 94 3.01 0.88 Still doing great in New York\nSP:Arroyo 8-0 68 2.31 1.10  Never heard of him?  Join the club.\nSP:Webb 8-0 65 2.14 1.08 Only undefeated on this staff\nAnd because I'm having fun\nRP: John Papelbon 20 SV 31 0.30 0.63 Incredible rookie season\n\nThere you have it.