Pro Big League Baseball

Pro Baseball is the highest level of play for the national game in the United States. It is generally considered to be one of the big four major league sports events in the USA, the others being the NFL (view NFL tickets), NBA (view NBA Basketball tickets) and the NHL (view NHL tickets online). Pro Baseball was formally formed in 1869 and is thus one of the oldest sports leagues ever formed in the world.

Pro Baseball is actually composed of two "individual" leagues - the American League and the National League. Pro Baseball is the controlling body operating these two leagues ever since an agreement made in 1903.

Format of the Major League Season

The Pro Baseball season typically starts towards the end of April and lasts straight through September. This is known as the regular season during which each team play a total of 162 games. The month of October sees the post-season tournament take place. However, over the past few years the season duration has been quite erratic, with the season itself lasting till the end of October.

The post season sees three major game series take place- the World Series, League Championship Series and the Division Series. There are a total of 30 teams in the league, 16 from the National League and 15 from the American League. Each of these leagues is further divided into divisions geographically.

Current Scenario in the Pro Baseball

Current scenario in Pro Baseball shows that the New York Yankees continue to remain the most successful team in the history of Pro Baseball with 26 titles to their name. The 2007 Pro Baseball season saw the Boston Red Sox (get Boston Red Sox tickets) win the title for the seventh time in history, making them one of the most successful Pro Baseball teams. The 2007 season, which ended on October 28, saw many new developments in the baseball world. Barry Bonds, left fielder for the San Francisco Giants, surpassed Hank Aaron as the all-time home run leader in Pro Baseball history with his 756th career home run and John Smoltz, right-handed pitcher for the Atlanta Braves, earned his 200th win on May 24 against the New York Mets.

The Chicago Cubs (view Chicago Cubs tickets) recorded their 10,000th win in all major leagues against the Atlanta Braves on June 3, at Wrigley Field and the Colorado Rockies (get Colorado Rockies tickets) won their first-ever playoff series by sweeping the Philadelphia Phillies in the division series.

As the 2007 season came to a close, many unexpected things stunned the world thereby increasing the anticipation for the 2008 Pro Baseball season (get Pro Baseball tickets). The excitement has already started building and will definitely reach a never-before high by the time the games start. The 2008 season will be a head-on contest between established champions such as the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals and the new champs like the Boston Red Sox and the Colorado Rockies.

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