How Baseball Works (a guide to the game of Baseball)

This website, "How Baseball Works", is a guide to Major League Baseball, brought to you by the online interactive Baseball Management game, Gameplan Baseball. For more details about Gameplan Baseball please see www.GameplanBaseball.com

How Baseball Works is a guide to Major League Baseball, suitable for both newcomers to the game and also more experienced followers. You should find here all of the basics of the game, but also explanations and details of some of the finer points of the game.

This website is divided into sections, each of which details a particular element of baseball as follows:-

The Basics	The absolute introduction to the game of baseball
Hitting/Getting on Base	So what does the guy with the bat in his hand do?
Scoring and Running	How to score runs, and all about base running.
Batting Lineup	How does the hitting team line up, tactics.
Fielding and Positions	Fielding positions, fielding skills and fielding plays.
Rotation and the Bullpen	Starting rotation and the bullpen. Who fills which role?
Pitches and Pitching	How to pitch, when to pitch it and what they actually pitch!
Regular Season	How the Regular Season works. All 162 games!
World Series and Playoffs	The Playoffs and the "Fall Classic", the World Series.
Management	Who actually runs a baseball team, coaches and management.
Umpires and Scorers	What do the officials do, and why they do it.
Statistics	Every statistic you've ever heard of is explained here.
The Field of Play	No two baseball fields are the same. Here are the details.
All-Star Game	The "Midsummer Classic", The World Series.
Common Terms	Confused by commentary - here's the jargon-busting section.
Useful Links	Useful links to other Baseball websites.

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This website, "How Baseball Works", is a guide to the game of the Baseball, brought to you by the online interactive Baseball Management game, Gameplan Baseball. For more details about Gameplan Baseball, including our free online startup offer please see Ab Initio Games or contact: danny@pbmsports.com