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<p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Midwest">Midwest</span>, <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="schoolmates">schoolmates</span>. <span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="third">third</span>.</p><p>在我小时候，棒球和橄榄球是当时美国中西部同学朋友们放学后最喜欢的体育运动，其次才是篮球。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="pick">pick</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="weekends">weekends</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="fortunate">fortunate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="parks">parks</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span>, <span word="available">available</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="booking">booking</span>, <span word="accessible">accessible</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span>.</p><p>上小学时，我们课余和周末最流行的活动就是学打棒球和橄榄球。当年我们运气不错，周边有很多公园，走路、骑车都能到，还不用花钱或提前预定。</p><p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="were">were</span> “<span word="pick">pick</span>-<span word="up">up</span>” <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="spontaneously">spontaneously</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="supervision">supervision</span>, <span word="referees">referees</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Little">Little</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="school">school</span>-<span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="teams">teams</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="here">here</span>.</p><p>作为孩子们自发组织的“入门”活动，球场上既没有大人指导，也不设裁判。当然也有一些正规的组织，比如“少棒联盟”和校队，但这不是我要说的。</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span>, <span word="called">called</span> “<span word="whiffle">whiffle</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>” <span word="was">was</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kid">kid</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="balls">balls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bats">bats</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="window">window</span>, <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="played">played</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="backyards">backyards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="driveways">driveways</span>.</p>
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