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From: jcjeff@ihlpg.UUCP (Richard Jeffreys)
Newsgroups: net.sport.baseball
Subject: A couple of questions on the sport (from a foreigner)
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Date: Wed, 1-May-85 20:05:50 EDT
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Posted: Wed May  1 20:05:50 1985
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 Sorry if you have seen this posting before, but I have reason to believe
that it did not get passed to the net, from the host computer.

 As baseball is not a national sport in England, I have been watching a lot
of it out here over the last year. I have a couple of questions on the game
that I would like answered though.

1) Apart from the DH in the American League, and the various ground rules
   for the different ball parks, what are the fundamental differences in
   the rules between the American League and the National League ?

2) This one may be a little tougher. I have noticed in some ball parks
   that there are two small circles, apart from the two on-deck circles.
   They are closer to the foul lines than the on-deck circles and each
   of these circles seems to be in line between the mound and the on-deck
   circle. Why are they there ? Do/did they have any signnificance ??

Thanks for any help......

-- 
 [ Hey when I get it right;
                       will you tell me please;
                                           I wanna know -  Joan Armatrading ]
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