Baseball Traditions

The On Deck Circle

* A circular area between the batter's box and dugout
* The next man to bat is only one allowed in it
* Next batter takes practice swings in the circle
* You can swing two or three bats at once!
* You can swing bat with weighted "doughnut" on it
* You can also kneel and strike an attentive pose

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Baseball Basics

The Count

Not to be confused with The Pitch Count

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