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Ep403: Baseball and Cricket Terms explained · Kidcast Daily

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  Kick ass daily. Hey there, Picas Daily is back
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  and today we're diving deep covering everything from
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  record-breaking athletes to incredible science, amazing
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  animals and beyond. We're focusing on 2 famous baton
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  ball sports that many kids play or watch with their families,
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  baseball and cricket. You will hear clear explanations
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  of the words players and coaches use on the field, plus some fun
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  facts you can share at school or at practice.
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  So let's get on with today's episode.
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  Let's start with how each game is set.
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  U In baseball, the field is a diamond shape with four bases,
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  first, second, third and home plate.
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  A-Team gets to bat while the other team fields.
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  The goal is to hit the ball and run around the bases to score a
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  run by touching home plate. There are nine players in the
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  field, including the pitcher and the catcher.
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  In cricket, the action happens on a large Oval field with a
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  rectangular area in the middle called the pitch.
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  At each end of the pitch is a wicket made of three wooden
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  stumps and two small pieces on top called bales. 2 batters are
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  on the field for the batting team and one bowler delivers the
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  ball to the batter. Baseball terms you will hear a
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  lot include pitch, strike and ball.
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  A strike happens when the pitcher throws the ball through
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  the strike zone and the batter does not hit it, or when the
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  batter swings and misses. A ball is a pitch outside the
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  strike zone that the batter does not swing at. 4 balls equals a
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  walk and the batter gets to go to first base.
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  If the batter hits the ball into fair territory and it touches
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  the ground, it's usually a hit. A single means the batter
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  reaches first, a double means second, and a triple means
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  third. A home run sends the batter and
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  any runners all the way home to score.
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  Cricket has its own set of terms.
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  The bowler delivers the ball by running up and bowling with a
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  straight arm. The batter, called the striker,
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  tries to protect the wicket and score runs by hitting the ball
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  and running to the other end of the pitch.
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  If the ball reaches the boundary along the ground, it's four
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  runs. If it goes over the boundary
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  without bouncing, it's six runs. The line near the stumps is the
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  crease, and the batter must keep part of the bat or body behind
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  it to avoid being out in certain situations.
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  Let's cover outs in baseball. The fielding team tries to get 3
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  outs to end the half inning. A batter is out if a fielder
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  catches the ball in the air, if the ball beats the runner to a
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  base on a force play, or if the runner is tagged with the ball
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  while not on a base. You may also hear double play,
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  which means getting 2 outs on the same continuous play, often
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  when ground balls are hit quickly to infielders.
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  Did you know many infielders practice short fast throws every
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  day just to turn double plays smoothly?
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  In cricket, getting a batter out is called taking a wicket.
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  A batter can be bowled if the ball hits the stumps and
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  dislodges the bales, caught if a fielder catches the ball before
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  it hits the ground. Run out if the fielders break
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  the wicket before the running batter crosses the crease, or
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  out LBW, which stands for leg before wicket, if the ball would
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  have hit the stumps but is blocked by the batter's leg.
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  In certain conditions, umpires use signals with their hands to
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  show what happened, like raising a finger for out or stretching
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  both arms to the side for a boundary.
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  Here's a trivia question. How many stitches are on a
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  standard Major League Baseball? The answer is 108 stitches,
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  which help give the ball grip and movement when it spins
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  through the air. Now back to hitting and
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  placement. In baseball, you might hear the
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  words fair and foul. If a hit lands or rolls inside
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  the two chalk lines that start at home plate and run past first
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  and third base, it's fair. If it lands outside those lines,
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  it's foul. Foul balls count as strikes
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  until the batter has two strikes, and after that they
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  usually just count as fouls. And the at back continues.
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  Did you know some hitters keep detailed notes on which pitches
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  they see the most from each pitcher so they can prepare for
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  the next game. In cricket, players talk about
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  timing and placement. A straight drive goes back
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  toward the bowler. Shots toward the offside go to
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  the side of the pitch, where the batter faces the bowler's arm
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  and leg. Side or on side is the opposite.
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  Fielders stand in named spots such as slip, gully, mid off,
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  mid on cover and square leg. Captains move fielders around to
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  block strong shots and to create catching chances.
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  Baseball also has positions with special jobs.
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  The catcher wears protective gear and signals pitch choices.
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  Infielders guard the bases and stop ground balls.
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  Outfielders chase fly balls. The bullpen is the area where
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  relief pitchers warm up to enter the game later.
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  A pinch hitter is a substitute batter used for a strategic
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  matchup. Did you know most professional
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  catchers practice popping up from a Crouch and throwing to
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  second base in under 2 seconds? Cricket bowling has many styles.
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  Fast bowlers rely on speed and sea movement.
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  Spin bowlers turn the ball off the pitch using finger spin or
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  wrist spin, trying to trick the batter.
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  A Yorker is a fast delivery that lands near the batters feet at
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  the base of the stumps, making it hard to hit.
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  A slower ball is delivered with less speed to upset the batter's
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  timing. Captains choose bowling orders
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  to keep batters guessing and to take wickets regularly.
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  Here's a yes or no question. Can a cricket batter score runs
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  without hitting the ball? Yes, If the ball passes the
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  batter and the wicket keeper misses it, the batters can run
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  and those are called buys. If the ball hits the batter's
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  body but not the bat and they run, those are called leg buys.
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  Allowed under certain rules. Scoring and timing work
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  differently in the two sports. In baseball, games are divided
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  into 9 innings, and each inning has a top and bottom half.
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  The away team bats first. If the score is tied after 9
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  innings, the game goes to extra innings.
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  Did you know some professional games last more than four hours
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  when extra innings add up? In cricket, teams have turns
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  called innings too, but formats differ.
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  Test matches can last up to five days with two innings per team,
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  while limited overs matches give each team a fixed number of
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  overs. An over is a set of deliveries
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  by one bowler from one end of the pitch and then another
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  bowler takes over from the other end during power play overs.
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  In many limited overs games, only a certain number of
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  fielders may stand outside the inner circle, which encourages
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  more attacking shots. Here's a trivia question.
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  How many legal balls are in a single over in most modern
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  cricket formats, six legal balls.
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  If a delivery is a no ball or wide, it is not count and the
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  bowler must deliver an extra ball.
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  Plus the batting team gets a run.
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  Batting statistics help tell stories about performance in
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  baseball. Batting average shows how often
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  a player gets a hit while on base.
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  Percentage includes walks and hit by pitches.
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  RBIs or runs batted in measure how often a hitter helps
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  teammates score. Pitchers have stats too, such as
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  ERA, the average number of earned runs they allow per 9
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  innings. In cricket, a batter's average
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  is total runs divided by times out, and a strike rate shows
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  runs scored per 100 balls. Bowlers track economy rate for
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  runs allowed per over and bowling average for runs allowed
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  per wicket taken. Here's a yes or no question.
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  In baseball, are players allowed to steal home plate?
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  Yes, it is rare and risky, but a runner on third base can try to
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  dash home while the pitcher is delivering the ball.
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  Equipment details are fascinating.
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  Did you know cricket bats are usually made from Willow wood
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  selected for strength and spring?
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  Did you know why cricket balls are used in many day night
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  matches? Because they are easier to see
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  under lights. Did you know baseball park
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  outfield distances are not all the same, So a deep fly ball
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  might be a home run in one park but caught near the wall in
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  another. Here's a trivia question.
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  What is the official distance from the pitcher's mound to home
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  plate in Major League Baseball? 60 feet, 6 inches.
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  That distance challenges hitters while giving pitchers room to
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  control the ball. Here's a yes or no question in
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  cricket. Can a bowler use either arm if
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  they tell the umpire and the batter before the delivery?
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  Yes, Bowlers must inform the umpire of their arm and the side
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  of the wicket they will bowl from so the batter can be ready.
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  Before we wrap up, let's connect what you learned.
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  Both sports use a bat and a ball and aim to score runs.
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  Baseball uses bases and fixed innings, while cricket uses
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  wickets and overs with different match formats.
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  Important baseball terms include strike, ball, walk, fair, foul,
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  single, double, triple, home run, RBI, double, play, catcher,
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  bullpen and pinch hitter. Important cricket terms include
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  pitch, wicket, stumps, bales, crease, striker, bowler, over
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  boundary, 46 Yorker, run out, LBW and power play.
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  You also learned extra facts from our questions, like the
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  number of stitches on a baseball, that batters can score
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  bys and leg bys without hitting the ball, that an over has 6
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  legal balls, that stealing home is allowed, and that the mound
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  to plate distance is 60 feet 6 inches.
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  That's it for today's lesson on baseball and cricket terms.
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  Keep listening, keep asking smart questions, and the next
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  time you watch a game or step onto a field you will know
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  exactly what the players, coaches and commentators are
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  talking about. Thanks for joining Kick Cast
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