| A: | Hello baseball fans, and welcome back to today's game! My name is Rick Fields and of course, I am here, once again, with the man that seals the deal, Bob Copeland. |
| B: | It's a beautiful day to see two world class teams face each other and fight for their right to be called champions. |
| A: | Well, the national anthem has just been sung, and the umpire has started the game. It's time to play ball! |
| B: | Roger Vargas is up at bat. The pitcher winds up and strike one! |
| A: | A very nice curve ball by the pitcher. The catcher gives him the sign, he winds up and Vargas gets a line drive! |
| B: | The players are scrambling to get the ball. Vargas gets to first base and he's still going! The outfielder throws it to second! Vargas slides! He's safe! |
| A: | Great play! |
| B: | We have a runner on third and up at bat is Brian Okami! There's the pitch, he hits it! It's going, going, that ball is gone! |
| A: | Home run by Okami! That puts this team ahead by two as we are at the bottom of the fifth inning here at Richie Stadium! |
| world class | Adjective | ranking with the best in the whole world |
| national anthem | common noun, singular | the song that represents a country and is played in ceremonies |
| umpire | common noun, singular | a person who controls and judges a baseball game |
| up at bat | phrase | get ready to hit the ball |
| wind up | phrase | get the energy to throw the ball |
| curve ball | common noun, singular | a ball thrown on a curve (i.e. not straight) that is hard to hit |
| pitcher | common noun, singular | the player who throws the ball to the batter |
| catcher | common noun, singular | the player behind home plate who catches the ball without being hit |
| line drive | phrase | a hit that travels low along the baseline |
| scramble | verb | do something quickly and in a disorganized way |
| outfielder | common noun, singular | a player who plays in the area that is relatively far from the pitch |
| safe | Adjective | successfully gets to the base |
| home run | phrase | a hit that strikes the ball out of the field |
| inning | common noun, singular | a set of baseball containing a turn at bat and a turn in field for each side |
| up to bat | phrase | the next in line to do something |
| ballpark figure | phrase | an approximate number |
| hit it out of the park | phrase | to do something very well, or very successfully |
| off the bat | phrase | immediately, with out delay |
| screwball | common noun, singular | an unusual, crazy, or eccentric person |