Last Updated: November 13th, 2026 by Matthew Brown
Looking back at baseball's beginnings is always a healthy thing to do for a fan. You want to know where your favorite sport's roots are. This is basically a really nice summary that talks about the very, very beginnings of this great sport.
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The Baseball Professor does a great job of keeping this explanation short, and doesn't really get into the specifics of a lot of the unneeded things.
One of the things that I didn't realize before watching this video was that a lot of the games that were played at the very beginning were being scored at around 40 runs per team. This was back in the days when they were still underhanding the ball towards the batter. That's reminding me of my rec league softball games.
The only thing is that my team can't even score 10 runs, let alone 40. Now it's making me second-guess how good I am, even compared to the very first players of baseball.
Either way, this was a good refresher for me as a baseball fan, and maybe it can be a good beginning lesson for anyone who is seeing this as a casual fan. Let us know what you think. If there are any other videos that you would like to see.
