NEWS-2-YOU Volume IX, Edition 8 October 16, 2006

NEWS-2-YOU Volume IX, Edition 8www.news-2-you.com October 16, 2006

WHAT WORLD SERIES

The 2006 World Series begins on October 21st. 2006 21st

Four baseball teams are playing now.

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Soon the best two teams will play.

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The winner will be the World Series champion.

http://www.mlb.com

WHAT WORLD SERIES

The baseball season has been exciting this year.

Most of the favorite teams played well.

One of the best teams was a big surprise ! 1 !

The Detroit Tigers won 95 games. 95

Last spring everyone said they were a bad team.

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WHAT WORLD SERIES

Baseball began in America.

Soldiers played baseball during the Civil War ! !

The first professional team began playing in 1869.

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The team was the Cincinnati Red Stockings.

Fans paid money to watch them play.

WHAT WORLD SERIES

Baseball grew and grew over the years.

2005 + 2006

It became America’s favorite sport.

Cuba,

Mexico,

Baseball players also come from: Dominican Republic,

Japan

and many others.

The world’s best players play in the United States.

WHAT WORLD SERIES

The best teams play Major League Baseball (MLB).

MLB has two leagues: the American and National. 2 +

The American League (AL) has 14 teams. 14

One of those teams is from Canada. 1

The Blue Jays are from Toronto, Canada.

WHAT WORLD SERIES

The National League (NL) has 16 teams. 16

Every National League team is from America.

One National League team is baseball’s oldest team. 1

The Cincinnati Red Stockings (Reds) still play.

Now they play in a beautiful new stadium.

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WHAT WORLD SERIES

Each league sends its best team to the World Series.

The American League plays the National League.

The teams play a seven game series. 7

The first team to win four games is the champion.

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That team will win the 2006 World Series. 2006

WHO TEAM MANAGERS

Every baseball team has a boss, the “manager.”

The Detroit manager is Jim Leyland. 10

Jim won the 2003 World Series with the Florida Marlins.

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The Oakland A’s manager is Ken Macha. LA AK ND O 39 A T S H L E T I C

Ken was named the A’s manager in 2003.

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WHO TEAM MANAGERS

The manager wears a uniform and sits in the dugout. +

The Mets’ manager, Willie Randolph, was a good player. 12

Willie helped the Yankees win two World Series. 12 2

Tony LaRussa is the Cardinals’ manager. 10

Tony is the only manager who is a lawyer. 10

WHERE WORLD SERIES STADIUMS

Which stadiums will have the World Series ? ?

Busch Stadium (Cardinals)

NL stadiums are:

and Shea Stadium (Mets).

Comerica Park (Tigers)

AL stadiums are:

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and McAfee Coliseum (A’s). A T S H L E T I C

St. Louis New York Cardinals Mets

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3 Game 4

Game 5 “if needed”

Game 6 “if needed” Game 7 “if needed”

The National League winner is:

St. Louis New York Cardinals Mets

Detroit Oakland Tigers A’s LA AK ND O

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Game 1 5 1

Game 2 8 5

Game 3 Game 4

Game 5 “if needed”

Game 6 “if needed” Game 7 “if needed”

The American League winner is:

Detroit Oakland Tigers A’s LA AK ND O

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A T S H L E T I C Game 1

Game 2

Game 3 Game 4

Game 5 “if needed”

Game 6 “if needed” Game 7 “if needed”

The World Series winner is:

Detroit Oakland A’s St. Louis New York Tigers Cardinals Mets LA AK ND O

A T S H L E T I C

Serves 5 NEED

1 can chili with beans 1/2 can cheddar cheese soup 1/4 C chopped onion

CHILI

5 cooked hot dogs 5 buns microwaveable bowl spoon

CHILI

1. Put chili, cheese soup and onion in bowl.

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3. Put hot dogs in buns.

4. Spoon sauce on hot dogs.

5. Eat.

Knock, Knock.

Who’s there ?

Teams.

Teams who ?

Teams like baseball is fun to watch.

Seems

Circle the pictures about WORLD SERIES.

Jim Leyland National League Moon Lander baseball 10

team Apollo Yankees game

St. Louis Cardinals play World Series spacecraft

hover Ken Macha dugout players 39

Skywalk is the paper about ? Moon Lander World Series 1. WHAT Opens

2. WHEN will the World Series begin ? Halloween election day October

ELECTION DAY HALLOWEEN

3. WHAT team has won 95 games ? Toronto Detroit Cleveland Blue Jays Tigers Indians

4. HOW many leagues are in the MLB ? two 16 34 21634

5. WHO was the first professional Chicago New York Cincinnati Red Cubs Yankees Stockings baseball team ?

6. WHAT stadium could have the Braves Mets Cubs World Series ?

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1 champion 2 players

4 game 3 team 6 American 5 baseball

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1. WHAT do you like about baseball ? ?

2. WHAT don’t you like about baseball ? ?

3. DESCRIBE what you would need to play baseball.

BUCKEYES #1

The bands are playing in stadiums across the U.S.A.

Cheerleaders are cheering for their teams.

Every Saturday fans watch college football on TV. STUM WTHF S

The two best teams will play in January. 2

Ohio State’s Buckeyes are #1 in October. #1

http://ohiostatebuckeyes.cstv.com

baseball team

game World Series

Pictures: baseball, team, game, World Series, Detriot Tigers, Oakland A’s, St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets.