Introduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with Baseball 5 Chapter 1: The Lowdown on Baseball 7 Chapter 2: Suiting Up: Equipment 17 Chapter 3: Tackling the Rules of Baseball. 33 Part 2: Taking Your Swings -- Playing Offense 49 Chapter 4: Preparing to Swing the Lumber: Life in the Batter's Box 51 Chapter 5: Hitting Like a Major Leaguer 67 Chapter 6: The Science of Baserunning 89 Part 3: The Ball in Play -- Playing Defense 113 Chapter 7: Knowing the Players and Plays 115 Chapter 8: Winning the Arms' Race: Pitching Like a Major Leaguer 131 Chapter 9: Behind the Plate: The Catcher 155 Chapter 10: Playing Infield 169 Chapter 11: Playing the Outfield: Where Fly Balls Go to Die 193 Part 4: From Little League to the Major Leagues -- Organized Baseball 203 Chapter 12: T-Ball to College Baseball and Everything in Between 205 Chapter 13: The Majors, the Minors, and Other Leagues 215 Chapter 14: The Rest of the Field: Managers and Coaches 231 Chapter 15: Identifying the Rest of the Cast of Characters in the Ballpark 241 Chapter 16: Measuring Performance: Calculating Baseball's Statistics 251 Chapter 17: Going All the Way: MLB Postseason Play and the World Series 259 Part 5: The View from the Stands -- A Spectator's Guide 267 Chapter 18: Following the Bouncing Baseball 269 Chapter 19: Baseball Bans: Don't Do the Crime If You Can't Do the Time 293 Chapter 20: Keeping Up Online, on the Air, and on the Newsstand 303 Chapter 21: Playing Fantasy Baseball 313 Part 6: The Part of Tens 323 Chapter 22: Joe Morgan's Top Ten Toughest Pitchers He Batted Against 325 Chapter 23: Joe Morgan's Ten Smartest Players 333 Appendix: Baseball Speak: A Glossary 339 Index 361.