Mason & Bayley

Baseball

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In this issue.

There is going to be a fun Quiz page, review of Derek Jeter, and lots lots more

Contents

Page 3. Basics of baseball

Page 4. Interview with Mike Baxter

Page 5. Graph of grade 5 favourite baseball teams

Page 6. Review of Derek Jeter

Page 7. How to get ready for baseball

Page 9. Quizzes

Page 10. Answers

The basics of baseball Baseball is an interesting sport. There are two teams that consist of 9 or more players. There are nine fielders and each one has a position. There is a pitcher, catcher, first base, second base, third base, shortstop, left field, and right field and centre field. The other team bats. How to play. One-­‐ team bats and the other fields. The pitcher has a baseball and he throws the ball as fast as he can at the catcher, and get the ball in between the letters on the batters shirt and the knees and pass home plate without bouncing, if it does its called a strike. If it goes out of that space it’s called a ball. If there’s three strikes your out, and if there’s four balls you walk to first base. If the ball hits you when the pitcher throws it you walk to first base. If the batting team hits it and the fielders catch it the person that hit it is out. And if you get tagged off a base your out, [which is when a fielder touches you with the ball in there hand]. If you hit it in the diamond, which is in-­‐between 1st and 3rd base you can run to 1st or 2nd depending on how well you hit the ball and how well the fielder’s field. If someone hits the ball over the fence it’s called a home run or a homer. The person that hits it and everyone on their team on the bases runs when touching every base to home. If the pitcher throws it past the catcher, if you’re on 1st 2nd or 3rd you can steal which is run to the next base. If you make it to home base it’s a run. If theirs three outs its changeover and the batters move to fielders and the fielders move to batters. After each team bats and fields it’s an innings, there’s nine innings in a game. Whoever has the most runs at the end of the game wins. I hope you liked my great text about baseball.

Interview With Mike Baxter

“Hey Mike” “Hi Bayley” “So Mike thanks for coming in to see us today. Just want to get your thoughts on the amazing game of Baseball, what’s you favourite position?”

“Well that’s a really good question. I think I like 1st base the most” “What’s your aim for hits?”

“Well I’m aiming for ten home runs by the end of my career?”

“That’s excellent, how many home runs have you scored in your career so far?”

“Well I’ve hit 4 so far, have a few to go” “Thankyou Mike” “That’s okay Bayley, anytime”

Red Sox Yankees Twins Mariners

63 Grade 5’s surveyed.

Yankees are the most liked team out of year 5’s Red Sox are the least liked team out of year 5’s More people in year 5 like the twins then they do mariners.

Derek Jeter Yankees review Derek Jeter plays in a baseball team called the New York Yankees. He has hit lots of home runs.

In 2012 he caught an awesome diver catch to win the Yankees the world title.

I gave it a 9/10 how about you?

Bayley 8.5/10.

How to get ready for baseball

What you need, baseball clothes, bag, baseball bat, glove, cleats.

1. Get your clothes out 2. Put them on 3. Then put your cleats on 4. Grab your bag 5. Put your glove and bat into your bag 6. Then get your bag and ask your mum or dad if you can go

The game is the best sport in the world and especially America because you can hit a ball and it can go over the fence. Or you can catch a diving catch and the crowd will love you. You might get player of the game.

Quiz Page All listed words appear on the grid, backwards, forwards, horizontally, and vertically Or diagonally. Some letters more then once.

F F F T G D D G O D T O H G C

F B A L L F F D D C T T H B R

M U F F F I D I A F T P D A A

A N G F E F A T B I T L T T C

BALL BAT BASE BASEBALL DIAMOND FIELD FANS YANKEES DUGOUT HOTDOGS CRACKERJACKS BULLPEN PITCHER

N I G L G M T A D E U A F T K

A F D G N C S F S L U T L E E

G O R D H E Y A H D J E O R R

E R U E B U B D E E R Q G C J

R M R A H G E G D U G O U T A

U U L U H E R E H C T I P E C

G L A Y T E M L E H A A A A K

G W E S A E S N A F E T S T S

F G T D H D E K I R T S C S S

CATCHER FIELDER BATTER MOUND PLATE STEAL HELMET MANAGER UNIFORM HAT CLEATS STRIKE CATCH

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