# Bọlu-hihò

Bọlu-hihò
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### Fefewɔƒe

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Fefewɔƒea nyea akpa eve eye zi geɖe la, wotsɔa gli ɖoa liƒo nɛ. Zi geɖe la, nusi woyɔna be “anyigbamama dzɔdzɔe” la ƒe nɔnɔme nɔa abe gotagome ene ene, eye eƒe go dzɔdzɔewo didi tso meta 90 va ɖo 120 abe fli ƒoɖiwo ene. Woyɔa nuto si le *Foul Lines* godo be *Foul Territory* (woɖee fia le blɔ me le nɔnɔmetata si le ete me).

Nuwɔna ƒe akpa gãtɔ dzɔna le *infield* (amiti le nɔnɔmetata me), si nye dzogoe ene me le nutome enelia tame eye eƒe nugbɔ didi afɔ 90 (meta 27.43), si ƒe dzogoewo woɖe fia to etɔ̃awo dzi *bases* kple *Home Plate* nye dzesi. Woyɔa *Fair Territory* ƒe akpa mamlɛa be *Outfield* (woɖee fia le amadede dzẽ me le nɔnɔmetata la me). Amerikatɔwo yɔa fefewɔƒea hã be “Diamond” le alesi “infield” (diamond, diamond, “diamond” na fefewɔgbalẽvi) ƒe nɔnɔme le diamond ta.

### Innings kple fefeɣi

Woyɔa fefeɣi aɖe be inning eye wònyea innings afã eve (tame & ete). Anyigbadzi ƒuƒoƒoa nɔa agɔdzedze dzi ɣesiaɣi le inning ƒe afã gbãtɔ me. Le inning ƒe afã evelia me la, aƒeme ƒuƒoƒoa xɔa bat la. Woɖe mɔ na ƒuƒoƒo eveawo siaa be woaƒo bɔl le woƒe afã innings si me wowɔa nuvevi ame le me vaseɖe esime woƒe fefewɔla etɔ̃ nado le eme. Fefewɔla siwo dzea wo dzi la ʋlia ho ɖekaɖeka kple bɔlƒola la le ɖoɖo si woƒe ƒuƒoƒoa ɖo hafi fefea eye woɖea gbeƒãe na ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo nu. Ele be woase ƒoƒo ƒe ɖoɖo gɔme be enye tɔtrɔ, si fia be le fefewɔla enyilia si le ƒoƒo ƒe ɖoɖoa me megbe la, fefewɔla gbãtɔ gaxɔa bɔl la ake. Batting order medzea egɔme tso gɔmedzedze le inning afã ƒe gɔmedzedze o, ke boŋ fefewɔla si le xexlẽdzesi si le fefewɔla mamlɛtɔ si le eƒe ƒuƒoƒoa me si ƒo (le inning si do ŋgɔ me) te. (Exception: Etɔ̃lia si do go la nye duƒula bubu, e.g. to pick-off me eye batter la ŋutɔ me do o. Le go sia me la, batter la gadze bat dzi le inning si kplɔe ɖo me. )

Zi geɖe la, fefe aɖe nyea innings enyi mawo tɔgbe. Le duƒuƒu 10 ƒe se si wozãna le ligi geɖe me nu la, ne ŋgɔyiyia nye teƒe ewo alo esi wu nenema la, wowua fefea nu le inning ɖeka ƒe nuwuwu, gake medoa ŋgɔ na innings eve kple afã hafi sededea wu enu o. Le ligi bubuwo me la, se siwo dzi woato aƒu du 15 kple duƒuƒu 20 ate ŋu anɔ anyi. Ne aƒeme ƒuƒoƒoa xɔ ŋgɔ le inning enyilia ƒe nuwuwu eye amedzroawo mexɔ duƒuƒu si sɔ le woƒe akpa si nye enyilia me be woada sɔsɔe ya teti o la, inning afã evelia - si ate ŋu ana atsyɔ̃ɖoɖo ƒe emetsonuwo ko le mɔ sia mɔ nu - la, woɖea asi le fefea ŋu wotso nya me le eŋu . Ne ƒomedodo aɖe li le innings xexlẽme si woɖo megbe la, woakeke fefea ɖe enu to inning blibo bubu *(Extra Inning)* vaseɖe esime ƒuƒoƒo ɖeka naɖu dzi alo yame ƒe nɔnɔme, pitchers ƒe anyimanɔmanɔ alo viviti le pitches siwo me kekeli mele o dzi ana fefea nanɔ nenema woate fli ɖe eme alo ana woatɔ te fefea.

Le Japan kple Spring Training me la, wobua fefe aɖe be enye draw le innings bubu siwo woɖo ɖi megbe. Le hoʋiʋli aɖewo siwo me vovototo gã aɖe le le ƒuƒoƒo siwo kpɔ gome le eme ƒe aɖaŋu me - si me Olympic Kamedefefewo hã le - la, wowua fefe aɖe nu kaba ne ƒuƒoƒo ɖeka do ŋgɔ kple duƒuƒu xexlẽme aɖe. Se sia xea mɔ na ƒuƒoƒo si nyo wu be wòaganɔ bat dzi ɣeyiɣi didi akpa o elabena ƒuƒoƒo si vɔ̃ɖi wu la mete ŋu ɖoa out etɔ̃ siwo hiã le ɣeyiɣi si sɔ me o.

Le Germany ligiwo me la, woƒoa ta eve ɣeaɖewoɣi, i.e. fefe eve siwo kplɔ wo nɔewo ɖo. Le ligi la nu la, 2×5, 2×7, 1×7 alo 1×9 innings bɔ ɖe Germany. Tso ƒe 2008 me la, woƒoa ta eve kple 2×9 innings le Germany Bundesliga me.

Le United States ƒe Major League Baseball me la, woƒoa innings enyi ya teti ɣesiaɣi (enyi kple afã ne aƒeme bɔlƒoha le ŋgɔ). Ne wote fli ɖe fefe aɖe me alo wotɔ te, le kpɔɖeŋu me le yame ƒe nɔnɔme gbegblẽ ta la, woagbugbɔ awɔ ɖoɖo ɖe eŋu alo awu enu le fefeŋkeke bubu dzi, tsɔ kpe ɖe fefe si woɖo gbã na fefeŋkeke sia si ava emegbe ŋu (ta eve). Dzɔla lae tsoa nya me nenye be woate fli ɖe fefe aɖe me alo atso eme le yame ƒe nɔnɔme gbegblẽwo alo susu bubuwo ta.

Gake le baseball hoʋiʋli siwo le bɔlƒoha gãwo te (siwo woyɔna be *hoʋiʋli suewo*) me la, wowua fefewo nu kaba le nɔnɔme aɖewo me, abe yame ƒe nɔnɔme gbegblẽwo ene wogblɔ be ƒuƒoƒo si le ŋgɔ fifia lae ɖu dzi. Gake ele be woaƒo innings atɔ̃ ya teti (ene kple afã ne aƒeme ƒuƒoƒoa le ŋgɔ), ne menye nenema o la, woatɔ te fefea hã eye woayi edzi le ɣeyiɣi bubu me.

Woawɔ fefe siwo woɖe asi le le ligi suewo me hã abe ta eve ƒoƒo ƒe akpa aɖe ene, gake woaɖe fefe eveawo siaa dzi akpɔtɔ va ɖo innings adre. Gake ne *wodzudzɔ fefe aɖe* (le kpɔɖeŋu me, ne woƒo innings siwo mede atɔ̃ o gake womate ŋu ayi fefea dzi o le yame ƒe nɔnɔme madeamedzi ta), ekema woaƒo fefe si wotɔ te la vaseɖe esime woawu enu le fefeŋkeke si kplɔe ɖo dzi , eye emegbe fefe bliboa si ŋu wowɔ ɖoɖo ɖo gbã la dzɔna.

To vovo na bɔlƒoha gãwo la, wogatea fli ɖe kamedefefe siwo wowɔna le bɔlƒoha suewo me me alo wodzudzɔna zi geɖe ŋutɔ le yame ƒe nɔnɔme gbegblẽ ta. Esia ƒe akpa aɖe tso esi womewɔ nuwo nyuie le bɔlƒoƒeawo o (womexɔ xɔtaxɔe o, akaɖiwo mesɔ o, womekpɔa ya ta nyuie o) alo fefewɔƒeawo ƒe nyonyome mede o (anyigba fa bɔbɔe wu ne tsi dza). Nukpɔlawo ƒe tikitiwo mebuna ne wote fli ɖe fefeawo me o, gake woate ŋu axɔ wo hena fefea ƒe ŋkeke si kplɔe ɖo.

### Pitcher kple Batter

Fefea ƒe taɖodzinue nye aʋawɔwɔ si le batter si nye agɔdzedzea kple pitcher si le field team dome. “Agɔdzedze” ƒe fefewɔlawo ʋlia ho ɖekaɖeka kple pitcher la le ɖoɖo si woɖo ɖi do ŋgɔ nu (si woyɔna be “batting order” alo “lineup”). Edzea agbagba be yeatsɔ bɔl la aƒu gbe tso 18 m nyui aɖe me to Strike Zone gbɔ ayi yeƒe Catcher gbɔ ale be *batter* la mateŋu aƒoe kple eƒe bat alo gbɔdzɔgbɔdzɔ koe wòate ŋu aƒoe. Afisi woƒoa nu le enye teƒe si le aƒeme gbadzɛ si keke sentimeta 43 la tame, si seɖoƒe li na le etame kple ete le amesi ƒoe ƒe akɔta kple klo ƒe kɔkɔme ta. Ne bɔlƒola la te ŋu ƒu gbe zi etɔ̃ ɖe bɔlƒoƒea evɔ bɔlƒola la meƒo bɔl la o la, ke bɔlƒola la do (si woyɔna be *ƒoƒo ɖe go*).Le go sia me la, zi geɖe la, èsena tso ʋɔnudrɔ̃la gbɔ be: “Ƒo etɔ̃;he’s do do. ").

Gake le Strike gome la, mehiã be bɔl la nato eŋu keŋkeŋ o. Wonaa strike hã na pitcher la ne batter la ƒo foul. Ne bɔlƒola la ƒo bɔl la vie ko - zi geɖe la, tso ete – eye emegbe wòɖina ɖe fefewɔƒea godo, le kpɔɖeŋu me le axadzi, le home plate megbe alo le zikpuiwo dzi la, esia nye Foul *(nya siae nye be woase egɔme le gɔmesese si nye be nuwɔna si mesɔ ɖe kamedefefe nu o alo nuwɔna madzɔmadzɔ nu o). Bɔl si woda do goe le bɔlƒoƒea hã nye vodada ne medzo le bɔlƒoƒea le fefewɔƒea ƒe nuto me o, ke boŋ le eƒe miame alo ɖusime. Gake ne eka anyigba le fefewɔƒea godo ko hafi wobua bɔl si woƒo la be enye “vodada.” Zi alesi wòle yame ko la, bɔl la le fefem eye fefewɔla aɖe si tso ametakpɔha me ate ŋu alée* (dzo do go)*. Esia ate ŋu ahe nɔnɔme wɔnukuwo vɛ ne fefewɔla aɖe si tso ƒuƒoƒo si le wo ta ʋlim me ƒu du yi ʋudzeƒea ƒe mɔxenu gbɔ eye wòti kpo yi dzi be yealé bɔl la hafi wòadze anyi ɖe bɔlƒoƒea.*

Nu vevi aɖe si to vovo na se siae nye be vodada mate ŋu abu gbeɖe be enye ƒoƒo etɔ̃lia eye le esia ta enye strikeout o. Ne ame si ƒoe la ƒo vodada aɖe esime woƒo eve la, xexlẽme bliboa nɔa ƒoƒo eve dzi eye wogatsɔa ƒuƒua gbugbɔna. Ke hã, wowɔa nu ɖe ​​nusi woyɔna be *foul tip* ŋu ɖe vovo. To vovo na “foul” la, “foul tip” bua ɣesiaɣi be enye ƒoƒo. Wotsɔa esia naa ne bɔlƒola la ƒo bɔl la tsɛ ŋutɔ ale be wòdzo le fli me ɖo ta amesi lée gbɔ eye emegbe eya ŋutɔ lée tẽ. Ele be bɔl la nate ŋu atrɔ vie o eye ele be wòaka asi amesi léa bɔl la ƒe asigɛ ŋu gbã. Le go bubu me la, ne bɔl la dzo le akasanu kɔkɔ aɖe me yi yame le esi wòƒo sesĩe wu hafi eléla la lée ta la, ke enye “dzodzoe do go”.

Ne bɔlƒola meƒo afisi woaƒoe le o la, ke enye bɔl (Eŋlisigbe me nyayɔyɔ). Gake ne bɔlƒola la ƒo bɔl ma tɔgbe eye meƒoe o la, esia bua ƒoƒo si agblẽ nu le eŋu, togbɔ be woda bɔlƒoƒoa ƒe teƒea hã. Gake ne bɔlƒola la kpɔe le ɣeyiɣi nyuitɔ dzi be bɔl la to afisi woƒoe ɖo eye wòlé ʋuʋudedi si ŋu woda asi ɖo me ɖe asi la, bɔl si woda la gakpɔtɔ nye bɔl. Ðeko woate ŋu aʋuʋu bat la vaseɖe esime wòawɔ fli dzɔdzɔe aɖe si le adzɔge tso bat la gbɔ. Esi wònye be aƒeme base umpire mate ŋu akpɔ esia nyuie ɣesiaɣi o ta la, wobiaa 1st alo 3rd base umpirewo be woagblɔ woƒe susu, abe alesi s Zi geɖe la, wosea alesi wowɔa klabu la ƒe ʋuʋu gɔme nyuie wu.

Aɖaŋu si le bɔlƒola ŋue nye be wòana bɔlawo nawɔ dɔ ne woda wo (*Curveball*, *Slider*, *Sinking Ball* kple bubuawo), si wɔnɛ be wòsesẽna na bɔlƒola be wòadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu nenye be bɔlƒoƒea le se nu. Zi geɖe la, edzɔna be bɔlƒola la tɔa eƒe ʋuʋudedi, gake ʋɔnudrɔ̃la la naa nyanyae be bɔl la dzo to afisi woƒo bɔl le eye wòɖe mɔ bɔlƒoƒo aɖe to eme. *(Changeup)* ƒe gbeɖiɖi blewu gɔ̃ hã ateŋu atsɔ ƒoƒoa ƒe ɣeyiɣi aƒu gbe ne ele mɔ kpɔm na gbeɖiɖi sesẽ aɖe.

Ne bɔlƒola la ƒo bɔl ene ɖe bɔlƒola aɖe ŋu la, ate ŋu ayi ŋgɔ ava ɖo nɔƒe gbãtɔ. Woyɔa esia zi geɖe be *azɔlizɔzɔ* alo ne míagblɔe tututu la, *Base on Balls*; Batter ate ŋu aɖo first base “azɔlizɔzɔ” to mɔ sia dzi. Ne duƒula aɖe le afima xoxo la, ate ŋu ayi ŋgɔ ayi base evelia dzi, elabena fefewɔla ɖeka koe woɖea mɔ na be wòatsi tre ɖe base ɖesiaɖe dzi. Ne woxɔ basewo katã *(Bases loaded)* la, ekema *azɔlizɔzɔ* hã hea *agɔdzedze* la vɛ, elabena *duƒulawo* katã doa ŋgɔ na base ɖeka, i.e. fefewɔla si le base etɔ̃lia dzi Reached home plate eye wòxɔ duƒuƒu.

Mebɔ be woaɖoe koŋ aʋã *azɔlizɔzɔ* eye wozãa *azɔlizɔzɔ* sia tɔgbe tsɔ naa bɔlƒola si wonya be enye fefewɔla si le ɖoƒe kɔkɔtɔ - kple bɔlƒoƒo ƒe mamã dedie si lolo *(Batting Average )* kple [ [Home Run]] geɖe – enyo wu be màɖe mɔ ɖe ƒoƒo ŋu o. Le eƒe hehenala *(Manager)* ƒe dzesi nu la, ne woda bɔl la vɔ la, bɔlléla la ʋuna meta ɖeka yia *home plate* gbɔ eye wòléa bɔl ene siwo bɔlƒola la ɖoe koŋ tsɔ ƒu gbe to home plate la ŋu.

### Bɔl si woƒo

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Nɔnɔme dodzidzɔnametɔwo kekeake doa mo ɖa ne bɔlƒola la ƒo bɔl la eye wògaƒoe ɖe bɔlƒoƒea. Esia na wònye duƒula eye wòle be wòaƒu du ayi base gbãtɔ.

Ne eƒe bɔl si woƒo la lée do goe le yame tẽ to fielder *(Fly Ball)* dzi la, batsman la ŋutɔ *do go* *(Fly Out)* enumake. Mehiã be wolé bɔl la le anyigbamama si me dzɔdzɔenyenye le alo le anyigbamama gbegblẽ me o. Ele be duƒula bubu siwo le bɔlƒoƒea siwo do le woƒe gɔmeɖoanyi xoxo hafi dzoa do go la natrɔ ayi egbɔ eye ɖewohĩ ɖeko woadzo le eme aƒu du ayi teƒe si kplɔe ɖo ne bɔl la ge ɖe bɔlƒola ƒe asigɛ me vɔ ("Tag up") ). Ne duƒula aɖe xɔ dzesi aɖe emegbe la, woyɔa bɔl si dzona (si wolé) la be *Sacrifice Fly* (si gɔmee nye “vɔsa si dzona”) elabena bɔlƒola la ƒe “vɔsa” (si le gota) nana fefewɔla bubuawo esia wɔwɔ ate ŋu ayi ŋgɔ ayi aƒeme plate.

Woateŋu akpɔ *out* la hã ne bɔl la, si ŋu bat la ka ko la, dzo sesĩe yi dzi eye emegbe le megbe na touchline *(foul pop)*. Emegbe bɔl la le *Foul Territory* me eye womeɖea mɔ na duƒula ɖesiaɖe be wòaƒu du ayi ŋgɔe o, gake woɖea mɔ na ametakpɔha - zi geɖe la, *catcher* – be wòalé bɔl la le afima eye to esia me la, wowɔa '. 'Dzidzo Dodo*. Fefewɔla geɖe siwo di be yewoawɔ nu geɖe la dze anyi to mɔxenu si le bɔlƒoƒea ƒe go kemɛ dzi le nukpɔlawo ƒe afɔ nu. Ne wolé duƒulaawo dzidzedzetɔe vɔ la, woɖea mɔ na duƒulawo be woaƒu du, abe alesi wònɔna le dzodzo ɖesiaɖe si dona gome ene, nenye be wowɔ tag up ko.*

Duƒula yeyea hã do nenye be fielder aɖe fɔ bɔl la tso anyigba ("anyigbadzi bɔl") eye wòtsɔe ƒu gbe na baseman gbãtɔ eye baseman gbãtɔ lé bɔl la esime wòle asi kam first base ŋu eye hafi batter/runner ŋutɔ va ɖo afima '. '( Ground Out)*. Field umpire* (Field Umpire) *tsoa nya me le* safe *alo* out *dome. Ele be duƒula ɖesiaɖe si do go la nadzo le fefewɔƒea eye wòatrɔ ayi dugout la me vaseɖe esime eƒe ɣeyiɣi naɖo be wòagaƒo bɔl ake.*

Duƒula ɖesiaɖe si meka asi gɔmeɖoanyi aɖe ŋu o hã “doa go” ne bɔlƒola aɖe si tsɔ bɔl la ŋutɔ alo asigɛ si me bɔl la le ka asi eŋu (“Tag Out”). Esia meku ɖe nɔnɔme siwo me woɖe mɔ na duƒulawo be woado duƒula ɖeka alo esi wu nenema ɖe ŋgɔ evɔ afɔku aɖeke manɔ eme be woaɖe wo ɖa o. Esia ƒe kpɔɖeŋu si bɔ enye bɔl siwo wotu ɖe bɔlwo dzi eye duƒulawo nɔa bɔlwo dzi. Le afisia la, woɖea mɔ na duƒulawo be woayi ŋgɔ ayi aʋawɔƒe si kplɔe ɖo eye womate ŋu aɖe wo ɖa o.

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Ne bɔl si woƒo ƒo duƒula aɖe le anyigbamama si sɔ me la, ke edo go. Esia meku ɖe ne bɔl la to fefewɔla aɖe si le eɖokui ta ʋlim si ate ŋu aƒo bɔl ma hafi la ŋu xoxo o. Le go sia me la, wotsɔa gɔmeɖoanyi gbãtɔ naa batter la.

Duƒula le dedie ne eɖo afisi wòle be wòanɔ hafi fielding ƒuƒoƒoa nava ate ŋu atsɔ bɔl la ayi afima. Ate ŋu adze agbagba be yeaƒu du le afɔdzideƒe eve alo etɔ̃ le ɣeyiɣi ɖeka me, gake duƒula mate ŋu aƒu du wu ɖeka le afɔti ɖesiaɖe dzi o. Duƒula hã dona le eɖokui si ne eƒo duƒula aɖe si le eŋgɔ.

Woyɔa ƒoƒo si nyo ale gbegbe (ƒoe sesĩe alo wòɖe asi le eŋu) be wòana ameƒola naɖo gɔmeɖoanyi aɖe le eya ŋutɔ ƒe ŋusẽ te be ƒoƒo. Ne batter la ɖo first base kple eya ŋutɔ ƒe hit la, exɔ *Single*. Ne eɖo base evelia alo etɔ̃lia la, exɔa *Double* alo *Triple* ɖe wo nɔewo yome. Duƒula nɔa teƒe aɖe si wòɖo dedie vaseɖe esime ame yeye aɖe nava dze ŋgɔ duƒula la. Emegbe ne eƒoe la, duƒulawo katã ate ŋu ayi ŋgɔ wu alo axɔ duƒuƒu gɔ̃ hã si me woagava ɖo aƒeme plate dedie le. Ne bɔlƒola ƒo bɔl la to gotagli la dzi la, woyɔnɛ be home run. Duƒula kple duƒula ɖesiaɖe si ate ŋu anɔ gɔmeɖoanyiawo dzi ate ŋu aƒu du le afɔdzideƒeawo le woƒe ɖiɖiɖemeɣi eye wo dometɔ ɖesiaɖe axɔ duƒuƒu ɖeka. Eyata batsman ateŋu axɔ dzesi ene si sɔ gbɔ wu na eƒe ƒuƒoƒoa kple home run, si nye na duƒula siwo le base gbãtɔ, evelia kple etɔ̃lia dzi kple na eya ŋutɔ.

Home run ateŋu adzɔ ne bɔl la medzo le bɔlƒoƒea o gɔ̃ hã (si woyɔna be *inside the park home run*). Ke hã, nya sia mebɔ kura o elabena abia be wòanye bɔlƒola si le ɖoƒe kɔkɔtɔ (amesi hã anye duƒula nyui aɖe le didiƒe kpui aɖe) kple "ƒoƒo" si me bɔl la dzi ɖuɖu sesẽna ŋutɔ hã. Zi geɖe la, esiawo nyea bɔl siwo le bɔlƒoƒea ƒe megbekpa dzi tututu, menye esiwo ƒoa ƒu ɖe *anyigbamama ƒoɖi* me le *anyigbamama dzɔdzɔe* ƒoƒo vɔ megbe ko o eye le esia ta *wonɔa agbe* le sea nu, i.e. kokoko le fefe me la, menye *foul* o. Zi geɖe la, nɔnɔme tɔxɛ aɖewo nɔa anyi siwo nye nublanuinya na ametakpɔha, abe bɔl la ƒe dzodzo le mɔ si womele mɔ kpɔm na o nu (si woyɔna be “bad hop”).

Gake menye bɔl ɖesiaɖe si ge ɖe bɔlƒoƒeae nye esi woƒo o, ne bɔlƒola la ɖo bɔlƒoƒe gbãtɔ gɔ̃ hã. Ne ɖe ƒoƒoa nɔ bɔbɔe na ametakpɔha be wòaxe mɔ ɖe enu la, woayɔe be "vodada" (vodada sue aɖe), le kpɔɖeŋu me ne bɔl si womeƒo sesĩe etɔxɛe o la dzo tẽ ɖe ametakpɔla (fielder) ŋu eye ametakpɔla la gale nenema kokoko 't lée wòléa. Le mɔa nu la, menye referee *(umpire)* ye tsoa nya me nenye be vodada aɖe li - i.e. menye hit o - ke boŋ scorer si woɖo *(official scorer)* ye. Mebɔ be fefewɔlawo mekpɔ dzidzɔ ɖe eƒe nyametsotsoa ŋu kura o, elabena vodadawo kpɔa ŋusẽ ɖe woƒe bɔlƒoƒo ƒe akɔntabubuwo dzi (ƒoƒo ƒe mamã dedie). Azɔ hã, womatsɔ ƒoƒo aɖeke ana ne ametakpɔha la na bɔl si woƒo la va ɖu edzi gake emegbe medi be yeaɖe bɔl la ɖa o eye wòdze agbagba boŋ be yeaɖe bɔl la ɖa le duƒula aɖe si le ŋgɔ dzi. Le go sia me la, woyɔnɛ be Fielder's Choice (fielder ƒe tiatia), elabena zi geɖe la, batter lae nyea dodo bɔbɔe wu. To vovo na duƒulaawo la, mate ŋu aɖe eɖokui ɖa le afɔdzideƒea hafi aƒoe o eyata didiƒe ʋĩ si wòle be wòazɔ. Gake nyabiase si nye be woƒo fefea alo womeƒoe o la mele vevie na xexlẽdzesia ŋutɔ o.

### Base Fififi

Duƒula ateŋu ate kpɔ be “yeafi” gɔmeɖoanyi si kplɔe ɖo ɣesiaɣi, i.e. be yeaƒu du, ne bɔlƒola meƒo bɔl la o gɔ̃ hã. Nudzɔdzɔ si bɔ enye ne amesi tsɔa nu ƒua gbe la dze eƒe ƒuƒu ƒe ʋuʋu gɔme. Mele be woatɔ te esia o. Duƒula la dzea agbagba be yeaɖo bɔlƒoƒe si kplɔe ɖo kaba wu bɔl la, si wotsɔna ƒua gbe tso bɔlƒola la gbɔ yia amesi lée gbɔ eye tso afima yia bɔlƒoƒe si sɔ kplii.

Menye le esia ta ko o, ameléla nyui le vevie ŋutɔ na ametakpɔkpɔ dzidzedzetɔe, elabena ele nɛ be wòade dzesi fefe siwo ate ŋu adzɔ do ŋgɔ eye wòatso nya me le afisi wòle be woaƒo bɔl le nyuie wu ne tsitretsiɖeŋula geɖe le bɔlƒoƒeawo . Ele be wòade dzesi afisi wòle bɔbɔe be woawɔ “do” le alo afisi wòhiã kpata le wu. Nyateƒee, emegbe ele be wòatsɔ bɔl la aƒu gbe ɖe afima kaba ahadae pɛpɛpɛ. Ne ewɔ eƒe dɔ la, anya wɔ ŋutɔ be woaɖe duƒula geɖe ɖa le ʋuʋu ɖeka me (‘Fefe Eve’ alo, ƒã ŋutɔ la, ‘Fefe Etɔ̃’).

Abe aɖaŋudɔwɔnu ene la, gɔmeɖoanyi fifi doa dzidzɔ na ame ŋutɔ ne xexlẽdzesia le sesẽm, vevietɔ ne wosɔ, vevietɔ le innings ƒe nuwuwu, elabena woate ŋu aɖu fefe aɖe dzi godoo le mɔ sia nu, le kpɔɖeŋu me ne wò ŋutɔ tɔwò ƒe akpa si sesẽ wu *Batting Order* gakpɔtɔ kplɔnɛ ɖo eye ame ateŋu akpɔ mɔ be batter ateŋu ana hit nyui aɖe. Ne duƒula la tso base gbãtɔ yi evelia le mɔ sia nu la, ekema ɖeka didi si kplɔe ɖo ate ŋu asɔ gbɔ be wòaɖu fefea dzi.

### Ametakpɔkpɔ ƒe nɔƒewo

Ametakpɔkpɔ ƒe nɔƒewo.

Fefewɔla 9 ye nɔa ƒuƒoƒo si ʋlia wo ta me, eye wo dometɔ ɖesiaɖe kple eƒe nɔƒe le bɔlƒoƒea eye ɣeaɖewoɣi la, wowɔa dɔ vovovowo. Teƒea nye - to vovo na Pitcher (thrower) kple Catcher (catcher) - womeɖɔe ɖo o, le kpɔɖeŋu me *3rd Baseman* tsi tre ɖe etɔ̃lia ƒe gɔmeɖoanyi gbɔ, Gake enɔ te ɖe fefe si le edzi yim fifia dzi nɔnɔmea kple fifia batter (batsman), eɖanye be edze ŋgɔe yi ŋgɔe le "infield" me alo ɖo ta "outfield" gbɔ alo ne míagblɔe tututu la, Base ma ƒe ɖusime le tsitre. Ðoƒewo kple woƒe dɔwo tsitotsito:

* **P**: *Pitcher* (teƒe ƒe xexlẽdzesi 1). Pitcher ye nye ɖoƒe tɔxɛtɔ kekeake le ametakpɔkpɔ me. Eƒe dɔ vevitɔe nye be wòatsɔ bɔl la ade fefe me. Edzea agbagba be yeatsɔ bɔl la ato bɔlƒola la ŋu ayi yeƒe lãléla gbɔ. Tsɔ kpe ɖe eŋu la, eƒe dɔe nye be wòafɔ bɔl gbadzawo ahatsɔ wo ayi bɔlƒoƒea titina. Ele be wòaƒu du ayi base gbãtɔ hã eye wòatsyɔ edzi ne baseman gbãtɔ dzo le eƒe nɔƒe le bɔl kɔkɔ aɖe ta. Kplu nyui ƒe dzidzedzekpɔkpɔ ƒo wo katã tae nye be wòana eƒe ƒuƒuwo *(pitches)* aɖaŋutɔe ale gbegbe be wòasesẽ na bɔlƒola be wòabu akɔnta alesi wòanya wɔe, le kpɔɖeŋu me to mɔzɔzɔ si me tɔtrɔwo le le mɔ dzi alo le yameʋuɖoɖo ƒe kɔkɔme (*Bɔl si nyrɔ*, *Slider*, *Tɔtrɔ* kple bubuawo). Zi geɖe la, duƒuƒu si nu sẽ ŋutɔe nana wòsesẽna be woaƒo bɔl (bɔlƒoƒo kabakaba).
* **C**: *Nuléla* (2). Edoa ametakpɔnu tɔxɛwo elabena eƒe dɔe nye be wòalé bɔlƒola la ƒe bɔl siwo ƒola la meƒo alo ʋuʋuna na o, kpakple bɔl siwo ƒua du le mɔ si dzi womate ŋu aɖu o nu wu alo wu nenema tso bɔlƒola la ƒe bɔl dzi. Gakpe ɖe eŋu la, eyae nye baseman le home plate, eyata exea mɔ na duƒulawo be woagaxɔ go o. Mlɔeba la, ɖeko wònye nya si ku ɖe lãléla si le home plate dzi ŋu be wòazã eƒe ŋutilã ko atsɔ awɔ mɔxenu si keke alesi wòate ŋui ɖe duƒula si le du dzi (“be wòaxe home plate”) ŋu, le nyateƒe me la, “wòxe mɔ na bɔl manɔmee, . ” abe alesi ame aɖe agblɔe le bɔlƒoƒo me ene. Ameléla la fiaa gbeɖiɖi si ƒomevi wòatsɔ aƒu gbe na bɔlƒola la hã eye ele be wòalé ŋku ɖe nusi le edzi yim le bɔlƒola la megbe ŋu; Eyata ele be wòawɔ nu kaba ne duƒula aɖe di be yeafi aʋawɔƒe aɖe. Kakaɖedzitɔe la, menye nusi gblẽ le ame ŋu be woatsɔ aƒu gbe sesĩe o. Mele be woabu vevienyenye gã si le lãléla nyui ŋu hena ametakpɔkpɔ dzidzedzetɔe la nu tsɛe o.
* **1B**: *Baseman Gbãtɔ* (3). Abe fefewɔlawo katã ene la, eƒe agbanɔamedzie wònye be wòalé bɔl siwo dzona yia eƒe mɔ dzi ahaɖo wo ɖe ŋgɔ. Etsyɔa first base hã dzi, si fia be ele nɛ be wòadze agbagba atsɔ duƒulawo ade mɔ dzi ayi “yeƒe” base. Ne duƒula aɖe le gɔmeɖoanyi gbãtɔ dzi la, zi geɖe la, afɔdzidela gbãtɔ atsi tre ɖe gɔmeɖoanyia ŋu ŋutɔ alo anɔ etame gɔ̃ hã be woagafi afɔ evelia o.
* **2B**: *Evelia ƒe Baseman* (4). Efɔa bɔl siwo vaa eƒe mɔ dzi eye ne ehiã la, edzea agbagba be yeadze “fefe eve” gɔme, i.e. “edoa go” fefewɔla eve siwo tsi tre ɖe wo nɔewo ŋu zi ɖeka. Ne bɔl la va ɖo shortstop la, zi geɖe la, baseman evelia nɔa base evelia dzi, xɔa bɔl la tso shortstop la gbɔ, eye wòtoa esia me va zua duƒula tso base gbãtɔ me do go, ƒua gbe ɖe baseman gbãtɔ gbɔ be wòatsɔ batter la ado goe. *Fefe eve* la wu enu. Zi geɖe la, baseman evelia ƒe susu yia ŋgɔ wu ɖe base gbãtɔ gbɔ.
* **3B**: *Etɔ̃lia ƒe Baseman* (5). Wobua base etɔ̃lia be enye “dzogoe dzodzoe” elabena afisiae bɔl akpa gãtɔ siwo tso ɖusibɔlawo gbɔ va ɖo. Esi wònye be bɔl siawo te ŋu ƒua du sesĩe zi geɖe ta la, ɣeyiɣi nyui si woatsɔ awɔ nui nye nusi hiã hafi. Eƒe didime le didiƒe wu tso infielders gbɔ va ɖo baseman gbãtɔ gbɔ, si tae wòhiã hã be wòaƒu gbe sesĩe eye wòade pɛpɛpɛ ɖo.
* **SS**: *Shortstop* (6). Le gɔmeɖose nu la, dɔ siwo le esi abe baseman evelia ene, i.e. be wòaxe mɔ na bɔlwo le eƒe mɔ dzi, awɔ out le base evelia dzi eye ɖewohĩ wòadze fefe eve gɔme. Gake zi geɖe la, edidi tso base gbãtɔ gbɔ wu, eyata ehiã be wòatsɔ alɔ si nyo wu aƒu gbe.
* **LF**: *Miame Agbledela* (7), **CF**: *Cen*ter Fielder *(8), **RF**:* Nuɖusime Agbledela *(9). Ele be bɔlƒola etɔ̃awo nati bɔl ɖesiaɖe si dzona yia bɔlƒoƒea yome eye - ne anya wɔ la - woalée tẽ tso yame eye ne ehiã la, woatsɔ bɔl la ana bɔlƒohati aɖe si le axa ɖeka dzi kabakaba eye wòade pɛpɛpɛ Throw base. Ne mɔa didi akpa la, fefewɔla aɖe tso bɔlƒoƒea ate ŋu ava gbɔwò eye wòatsɔ bɔl la ayi edzi (relay throw). Womebia tso gotagome fefewɔlawo si be woaƒo ametakpɔkpɔ boo o wu fefewɔla bubuawo, eyata zi geɖe la, fefewɔla mawo siwo bi ɖe agɔdzedze (ƒoƒo kple duƒuƒu) me lae xɔa nɔƒe siawo. Miame bɔlƒolawoe nye amesiwo ŋu wodoa gbe ɖo wu le ametakpɔkpɔ me, gake ɖusime bɔlƒolawo ya mehiã boo le ametakpɔkpɔ me o, elabena bɔl siwo ɖusibɔlawo ƒona la dzona yia miame bɔlƒoƒea zi geɖe wu ɖusime bɔlƒoƒea.*

Xexlẽdzesi si wode asi na ɖoƒe ɖesiaɖe koŋue wozãna tsɔ léa fefeawo ƒe akɔntabubu ɖe mɔ̃ dzi. Kpɔɖeŋu eve:

* *5-3 out* fia be *3rd Baseman* (5) fɔ bɔl la, tsɔe ƒu gbe na *1st Baseman* (3) eye wòƒo... *batter* “tso ŋusẽ me”.
* *4-6-3 eve fefe* fia be *2nd Baseman* (4) fɔa bɔl la, *shortstop* (6) le base evelia dzi, léa bɔl la, si wɔnɛ be duƒula la doa go le base gbãtɔ me eye emegbe wòtsɔa bɔl la ƒua gbe na baseman gbãtɔ(3), amesi hã tsɔa batter la doa goe game takes.

### Ʋɔnudrɔ̃la

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Woyɔa Ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo le baseball me be *Umpire*. Woyɔa wo hã le gbegbɔgblɔ me be “Ump” alo “Blue”. Mlɔetɔa tso ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo ƒe awu blɔ siwo wodona le kɔnu nu gbɔ.

Zi geɖe la, ʋɔnudrɔ̃la evee kpɔa fefe aɖe dzi. Le Amerikatɔwo ƒe kamedefefewɔha siwo me wowɔa dɔ nyuie le me la, ʋɔnudrɔ̃la ene (ɖeka na bɔlƒoƒe ɖesiaɖe) ye nyea ɖoɖo si nu wowɔa dɔ le ŋkekea me. Le *Play-offs*, i.e. MLB ƒe ʋiʋli ƒe ƒoƒo me la, wozãa ʋɔnudrɔ̃la ade, i.e. ʋɔnudrɔ̃la bubu le foul lines dzi, be woateŋu anɔ *outfield* hã me le alo ƒo xlã *Foulline" be woada bɔl siwo ƒo bɔl la kpɔ dedie eye woawɔ nyametsotso be "fair ball" alo "foul ball".*

Tatɔ ƒe ʋɔnudrɔ̃la *(Plate Umpire)* tsia tre ɖe *home plate* megbe ɣesiaɣi afisi wòtsoa nya me le nenye be *pitcher* la da *strike* alo *ball*. Togbɔ be plate umpire ye agblɔ nya mamlɛtɔ le ɖikeke me hã la, edzroa eƒe dɔwɔhatiwo gbɔ ɣeaɖewoɣi hafi wɔa eƒe nyametsotso. Le kpɔɖeŋu me, esia ku ɖe nyabiase si nye be ɖeko bɔlƒola la le bɔl ƒo ge (checked swing) alo ɖe wònɔ agbagba dzem be yeaƒo bɔl la hã ŋu. Ele be wòatso nya me hã nenye be duƒula aɖe ɖo home plate gbɔ dedie, i.e. nenye be woxɔ duƒuƒu aɖe. Dzɔla(wo) bubuawo wɔa dɔ le bɔlƒoƒea. Ne field umpire ɖeka alo eve koe li la, ele be wo dometɔ ɖesiaɖe nazɔ afɔ si gogo base si wokpɔ mɔ be afɔɖeɖe si kplɔe ɖo adzɔ le eye le esia ta nɔƒe nyui kple didime tso base gbɔ le vevie.

Le nyateƒenya gbogbo siwo wòle be woawɔ le akpa ɖeka kple se gbogbo siwo keke ta ŋutɔ siwo ŋu se tɔxɛ manyaxlẽwo le le akpa kemɛ ta la, ʋɔnudrɔ̃la siwo si nuteƒekpɔkpɔ mele o (vevietɔ le Germanytɔwo ƒe lãmesẽfefewɔha siwo bɔbɔ ɖe anyi wu me) kpɔnɛ be yewoƒo yewo ɖokui ɖe numedzodzrowo me. Le kpɔɖeŋu me, togbɔ be fefewɔlawo kple hehenalawo ƒe tsitretsiɖeŋu le bɔlƒoƒo me mehea tɔtrɔ le nyametsotsoa ŋu emegbe gbeɖe kloe o hã la, le baseball (kple le bɔlƒoƒo hã me) la, woate ŋu atrɔ nyametsotso aɖe. Le tsitretsiɖeŋuɣiwo la, ate ŋu adzɔ be ƒuƒoƒoa ƒe hehenalawo, kpakple ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo kple ɖewohĩ goƒola hã, ɖewohĩ to segbalẽa ƒe kpekpeɖeŋu hã me, agbugbɔ aƒo nu tso fefea ƒe nɔnɔme si va yi ŋu eye ne nyametsotso gbegblẽ si dze ƒã la dzɔ , le nuwuwu la, Umpire in Chief (alo Crew Chief) wɔa nyametsotso si to vovo na gbãtɔa tɔ.

Tso ƒe 2014 ƒe ɣeyiɣia me la, woto video kpeɖodziwo vɛ le baseball me le Amerikatɔwo ƒe kamedefefewɔha si me wowɔa dɔ le me, si nye Amerikatɔwo ƒe kamedefefe gã eneawo dometɔ mamlɛtɔ (baseball, basketball, bɔlƒoƒo kple ice hockey ). Le esia ta la, woɖo dziɖuɖudɔwɔƒe aɖe ɖe New York si me ʋɔnudrɔ̃la léa ŋku ɖe ligi fefe ene siwo sɔ gbɔ wu ŋu le ɣeyiɣi ɖeka me eye ne ƒuƒoƒoa ƒe dɔdzikpɔla tsi tre ɖe eŋu la, etsoa nya me le eŋu fefea ƒe nɔnɔme si me wozãa video siwo wolé ɖe mɔ̃ dzi. Team la ƒe dɔdzikpɔlawo ate ŋu atsɔ nya ɖe nyametsotso si nye nyateƒe ŋu tso nyametsotso siwo ligi dɔwɔƒea ɖe fia ƒe xexlẽdzesiwo me ne mede ɖeke o la zi eve vaseɖe inning 6 lia dzi (zi evelia ne nyagbugbɔgadrɔ̃ gbãtɔa kpɔ dzidzedze ko). Le go sia me la, nyametsotsowɔwɔ ƒe ŋusẽ toa ʋɔnudrɔ̃la si le New York ƒe dziɖuɖudɔwɔƒea si, amesi ɖoa kpe ʋɔnudrɔ̃la siwo le bɔlƒoƒea ƒe nyametsotsoa dzi woate ŋu ate fli ɖe eme, woate fli ɖe eme alo atsɔe ade hatsotso si me womate ŋu ada asɔ le o (womewu enu o). Nyametsotso sia bla ame eye field referee mate ŋu atrɔe o. Tso inning 7 lia dzi la, nyametsotso be woazã video kpeɖodziwo loo alo woazãe la le field umpires si.

### Amesiwo xɔa dzesi

*Scorer* si le axadzi ŋlɔa nuwɔnawo katã ɖi eye wòƒoa fefe le nɔnɔme si wowɔ do ŋgɔ dzi, si nye Scoresheet. Menye ɖeko xexlẽdzesifiagbalẽvi si wokpe ɖo la nyea bɔlƒoƒo ŋuti nyatakaka ko o. Wonɔa te ɖe Scoring nuŋlɔɖiwo dzi wɔa Statistics geɖe, siwo naa nyatakaka tso Teams kple fefewɔla ɖekaɖekawo ƒe fefe ƒe ŋusẽ ŋu.

## Fefewɔƒe ƒe dɔwɔnuwo, dɔwɔnuwo

### Bɔl

Bɔl la ƒe didime anɔ abe sentimeta 7.4 ene, ele be eƒe gotagome nanye sentimeta 22.8 (inch 9) ya teti eye ne mede ɖeke o la, wòanye sentimeta 23.5 (inch 9 1/4). Mele be eƒe kpekpeme nade gram 141.7 (ounces 5) o eye wòagade gram 148.8 (ounces 5 1/4) o. Eyata elolo vie wu tenisbɔl. Wotsɔa lãgbalẽ ɣi eve siwo wotsɔ ka dzĩwo lɔ̃ ɖekae la tsyɔa baseball la dzi. Menye yae wotsɔa yae dea eme o, eƒe eme nyea kork ƒe nugbɔ kple ka si woxatsa ɖe eŋu sesĩe ŋutɔ. Esia nana bɔl la sesẽna ŋutɔ, si tae bɔlƒolawo doa ametakpɔnu ɣeyiɣi didi aɖe eye bɔlƒolawo kple plate umpirewo doa ametakpɔnu sesẽwo ɖo.

Menye le bɔl la ƒe sesẽ ta ko o, ɣeaɖewoɣi – zi geɖe la, ŋutasẽnuwɔwɔ – nyaʋiʋliwo nɔa anyi *(Charging the Mound)* ne bɔl si *pitcher* ƒu gbe zi *aƒola* dzi. ' to dodge. '(Brushback Pitch) *alo ƒoƒo ɖe ŋutilã alo kɔ alo ta gɔ̃ hã dzi* (Beanball/Hit by Pitch)*. Esi wònye be woka ɖe edzi be pitcher ɖesiaɖe be wòawɔ nu pɛpɛpɛ ale gbegbe be wòate ŋu aƒo asa na esia ta la, tsitretsiɖeŋulawo tsɔe kaba tsɔe ɖoe koŋ wɔe le nɔnɔme mawo tɔgbe me (e.g. hlɔ̃biabia le nusi pitcher la kpɔ be enye nuwɔna madzɔmadzɔ si le ƒoƒola ƒe akpa dzi ta).*

Wobua bɔl siwo wozãna le fefewɔla bibiwo ƒe fefewo me - vevietɔ esiwo wozãna tsɔ daa tu ɖedzesiwo - be wonye nuƒoƒoƒula ƒe nusiwo wodina vevie. Le kpɔɖeŋu me, to vovo na bɔlƒoƒo le bɔlƒoha kɔkɔwo me la, bɔl siwo woda ɖe zikpuiwo dzi (e.g. home runs alo foul balls) ate ŋu adzra wo ɖo na nukpɔlawo abe ŋkuɖodzinuwo ene. Gake le bɔlƒoƒe aɖewo la, aƒemetɔwo tsɔa woƒe futɔ aɖe ƒe bɔl si woƒuna le aƒeme la ƒua gbe ɖe bɔlƒoƒea tsɔ ɖea woƒe dzimaɖitsitsi fiana.

### Racket

Wotsɔa ati alo aluminumalloy wɔa baseball-ƒoti. Racket siwo wotsɔ carbon wɔ hã mebɔ o. Le bɔlƒoha siwo me wowɔa dɔ nyuie le kple Germanytɔwo ƒe Bundesliga gbãtɔ kple evelia me la, atikplɔwo koe woate ŋu azã, le amateur bɔlƒoha bubu akpa gãtɔ me la, woɖea mɔ ɖe ʋetsuvi siwo wotsɔ nu bubuwo wɔ hã ŋu. Wobia tso aluminum bats si le United States ƒe kɔledziwo me.

Le ʋuʋu dzodzoe gome la, wozãa kpekpeme ƒe asigɛ (bat ƒe kpekpeme, si woyɔna zi geɖe be donut le se nu) alo batsock (tube kpui aɖe si kpekpe si ƒe dɔwɔwɔ sɔ kple donut tɔ). Wotua esia ɖe bat la dzi be woatsɔ kpekpeme geɖe aɖo bat la dzi le dzoxɔxɔa me tẽ hafi ate kpɔ be yeaƒoe. Enaa ʋetsuvi la sena le eɖokui me be yeƒe lãme fa donut la manɔmee eye bat la ƒe duƒuƒu dzina ɖe edzi.

### Asigɛwo

Fefewɔla ɖesiaɖe si le bɔlƒoha ƒe ƒuƒoƒoa me doa lãgbalẽ ƒe asigɛ ne ele bɔl ƒom (le efɔm) alo le bɔl la lém, si wɔnɛ be woate ŋu alé bɔl la bɔbɔe eye vevesese aɖeke manɔmee. Le alesi woƒua du le bɔlƒoƒea ta la, fefewɔla siwo le bɔlƒoƒea doa asigɛ si le sue vie wu bɔlƒola etɔ̃ mawo siwo le bɔlƒoƒea. Baseman gbãtɔ ƒe asigɛ si léa nu koe lolo vie wu bubuawo. *Aléla* doa asigɛ si ŋu wofa nu ɖo etɔxɛe *(Mitt)* tsɔ léa bɔlawo, siwo *pitcher* la tsɔa wo ƒua gbe sesĩe ŋutɔ ɣeaɖewoɣi.

Zi geɖe la, bɔlƒola doa lãgbalẽ ƒe asigɛ tsɛ aɖe be wòaxe mɔ na ʋuʋudedi le asibidɛwo ŋu, wòalée nyuie wu eye wòaɖe ʋuʋudedia dzi akpɔtɔ ne baseball ƒo bɔl la, si hã mesea vevesese o. Hitters aɖewo hã zãa batting glove ɖeka ko alo womezãa batting glove kura o.

### Batting ƒe gakuku

Ameƒolawo kple duƒulawo doa plastik-gakuku alo fiberglass-gakuku be woatsɔ akpɔ wo ɖokui ta tso bɔl la ƒoƒo ɖe ta me. Le axa si dze ŋgɔ pitcher la, esiawo hã tsyɔa to dzi, eye le sɔhɛwo ƒe baseball me la, to eveawo gɔ̃ hã tsyɔa to dzi.

### Dɔwɔnu siwo Wotsɔ léa lãe

Ameléla la doa ametakpɔnu bubuwo ne ele bɔbɔm ɖe bɔlƒola la megbe eye wokpɔa eta tso bɔl siwo to alo esiwo woɖe ɖa la si medze be. Eƒe dɔwɔnuwoe nye asigɛ si lolo wu gɔ̃ hã si ŋu asibidɛ mele o si wotsɔ léa nu, motsyɔnu, gakuku, akɔtakpɔnu, vidzinuwo takpɔnu kple klo kple afɔkpodzi ƒe nutrenu. Woate ŋu atsɔ gakukua kple motsyɔnu la aƒu gbe bɔbɔe, le kpɔɖeŋu me ne ele be eléla nalé bɔl si me dzo le eye wòhiã be wòakpɔe nyuie.

Plate umpire si bɔbɔ ɖe megbe vie la hã kpɔa ta nenema ke gake medo asigɛ o. Tsɔ kpe ɖe eŋu la, ametakpɔwu lae plate umpire dona le eƒe awu te.

## Softball

Ohia:Nyati vevitɔ

Softball nye baseball ƒe ƒomevi aɖe. Menye bɔlƒola la tsɔa bɔl la ƒua gbe tso dziƒo o, ke boŋ etsɔa bɔl la ƒua gbe tso anyime le gotagome. Se aɖewo to vovo na baseball, gake fefea ya sɔ. Woyɔa baseball ɣeaɖewoɣi be “hardball” be woatsɔ ade vovototoe kple softball dome.

Fefewɔƒe si wowɔna le softball me la le sue wu esi le baseball me abe akpa etɔ̃lia ene. Nenema ke afɔ 60 (meta 18.29) koe le gɔmeɖoanyiawo dome. Zi geɖe la, atikplɔawo nɔa tsɛ vie eye woƒe kpekpeme nɔa bɔbɔe.

Fefea ƒe ŋkɔ flua ame: bɔl la ŋutɔ lolo wu baseball, gake esesẽ nenema ke. Ðeko wòle be womate ŋu atsɔe aƒu gbe ahaƒoe sesĩe nenema gbegbe o le eƒe lolome ta.

Le USA la, ame tsitsiwoe ƒoa softball tsɔ ɖea modzakae, gake baseball nyea fefewɔla bibiwo kple ŋutsu sukuviwo; Nyɔnuwo ƒe akpa gãtɔ ƒoa softball.

Softball ƒe tɔtrɔ eve li, *Fastpitch Softball* kple *Slowpitch Softball*.

### Fastball si ƒe bɔlƒoƒo kabakaba

Le fastpitch softball me la, woate ŋu atsɔ bɔl la aƒu gbe sesĩe alesi nèdi. Zi geɖe la, nyɔnuwoe ƒoa vovototo sia le sukuwo kple yunivɛsitiwo me, eye nyɔnuwo kple ŋutsuwo hã ƒoa bɔl le amateur-hoʋiʋli siwo me wodi vevie be yewoawɔ dɔ le, siwo dome Germany nyɔnuwo ƒe bɔlƒohawo katã hã le. Nyɔnuwo ƒe bɔlƒoƒo kabakaba nye Olympic kamedefefe tso ƒe 1996 me. Tsɔ kpe ɖe USA (Olympic ʋiʋlidziɖulawo 1996, 2000], 2004) hã dometɔ aɖewoe nye Japan (Olympic ʋiʋlidziɖulawo [ [2008 Summer Olympics /Softball|2008]]) kple Australia le dukɔa ƒe bɔlƒoha nyuitɔwo dome le xexeame.

### Bɔlƒoƒo Blewu

*Slowpitch Softball* nye softball ƒe “modzakaɖeɖe ƒe tɔtrɔ” si me wòle be bɔl si pitcher da la naɖɔ akasanu si me kɔ. Ele be woaɖe asi le bɔl la ŋu le bɔlƒola ƒe alidziblanu te eye wòadzo wu ta ƒe kɔkɔme le mɔ dzi yina bɔlƒola gbɔ, eyata eɖɔa "akasanu kɔkɔ" le yameʋua me - si ateŋu ana wòasesẽ be woaƒoe, elabena ateŋu anye togbɛ ŋutɔ le... arc Fly ƒe aʋawɔƒe. Womeɖe mɔ ɖe base fifi kple tɔtrɔ bubu aɖewo ŋu le slowpitch softball me o. Le Germany la, woƒoa softball si woƒona blewu zi geɖe le hoʋiʋli ƒe nɔnɔme me alo abe bɔlƒoha si ŋu wowɔ ɖoɖo ɖo ene le Rhein-Main kple Rhein-Neckar bɔlƒohawo me.

## Baseball kamedefefea ƒe akpa tɔxɛwo

### Seɖoƒe meli na fefeɣi o

Ɣeyiɣi aɖeke meli na baseball fefewo o. Woƒoa fefeɣiwo (innings) xexlẽme aɖe si woɖo ɖi. Draw mateŋu adzɔ o elabena ne ɖekawɔwɔ aɖe li le innings enyi alo adre wuwu vɔ megbe la, woaƒo *innings bubuwo* ɖekaɖeka vaseɖe esime woakpɔ aʋadziɖula. Esia trɔ le Japantɔwo ƒe kamedefefewɔha si me wowɔa dɔ nyuie le me; Le afisia la, fefe aɖe ate ŋu awu enu kple draw le innings etɔ̃ bubu megbe. Le baseball me la, manya wɔ be “woaɖe ŋgɔyiyi le ɣeyiɣi aɖe megbe” to fefe ƒe atsyã tɔxɛ aɖe dzi o.

Le Major League Baseball (MLB) me la, fefe siwo wowɔ (siwo dzi woɖu/siwo bu) ƒe xexlẽme dzadzɛ koe woxlẽna na kplɔ̃a. Gake edzɔ zi geɖe be kadodo aɖe nɔ habɔbɔ eve dome le ƒea ƒe nuwuwu eye emegbe fefe ɖeka ƒe playoff alo best-of-three series le National League me hafi ƒe 1969 va hiã be gomekpɔkpɔ le play-offs me nawɔe woalée ɖe asi.

Esi akɔntabubu siwo wodzra ɖo nyuie le Major League Baseball me (hits, runs, home runs, stolen bases and pitching strikeouts and walks, ne míayɔ wo dometɔ ʋɛ aɖewo ko) ta la, anɔ eme be womasɔ le kplɔ̃ mamlɛtɔ dzi o nenye be esiawo katã anye wobu eŋu, vevietɔ esi wònye be zi geɖe la, fefe 162 ye wowɔna le ƒe ɖeka me ƒe xexlẽme sɔ gbɔ ta.

Le Germany la, “Nublanuikpɔkpɔ ƒe Sewo” li siwo nu woate ŋu awu fefea nu kaba ne ƒuƒoƒo ɖeka xɔ ŋgɔ nyuie. Nutome habɔbɔ siwo le ligi siwo le habɔbɔ ƒe ligi te hã ateŋu aɖo seɖoƒe na fefea ƒe didime - gake le go sia hã me la, ele be woatso nya me le aʋadziɖula ŋu le fefea ƒe nuwuwu.

### Ƒuƒoƒo kple ame ɖekaɖekawo ƒe kamedefefewo ƒe ƒuƒoƒo

Zi geɖe la, wobua baseball be enye ƒuƒoƒo ƒe kamedefefe. Le aʋawɔwɔ kple Pitcher me la, Batter aɖe ʋlia ho ɖekaɖeka. Eƒe ƒuƒoƒoa me tɔwo mate ŋu akpɔ ŋusẽ ɖe eƒe dɔwɔwɔ alo eƒe dɔdasi ƒe dzidzedzekpɔkpɔ dzi o. Le nukpɔsusu sia nu la, woate ŋu ase baseball gɔme hã be enye ƒuƒoƒo kple ame ɖekaɖekawo ƒe kamedefefewo ƒe ƒuƒoƒo.

Waɖaŋu, nɔnɔme gbãtɔa gbugbɔgagblɔ === Baseball ƒe fefe ƒe gɔmeɖose nɔ te ɖe aʋawɔwɔ si yia edzi le pitcher kple batter dome dzi. Wogbugbɔa nɔnɔme gbãtɔ kple liƒo na duel sia (e.g. miame alo ɖusi, base kawoe woxɔ, ƒoƒo neni, bɔl neni, out neni) zi geɖe le fefe aɖe ƒe zɔzɔ me. Esia dzia aɖaŋu ƒe vevienyenye ɖe edzi ne wotsɔe sɔ kple kamedefefe siwo me, le nɔnɔme siwo trɔna ta la, amewo wɔa nu geɖe wu intuitively alo aɖaŋudzedze.

Esia hã wɔnɛ be woate ŋu azã akɔntabubumɔnu atsɔ ada fefewɔla alo ƒuƒoƒo aɖe ƒe dɔwɔwɔ kpɔ. Le kpɔɖeŋu me, batting average sɔ kple hits (base hits) ƒe xexlẽme si woma ɖe hits (At Bats) ƒe xexlẽme dzi. Esi wodzidzee wòsɔ gbɔ ale gbegbe ta la, wobua eŋu be enye nusi ŋu gɔmesese le nyuie le nusi ku ɖe batter ƒe ŋutete ŋu. Tsɔ kpe ɖe akɔntabubu siawo siwo wowɔna tso blema ke, siwo me kɔ wu ŋu la, egbegbe susuŋutinunya ƒe suku si nye *Sabermetrics* dzea agbagba be yeatsɔ akɔntabubu siwo ŋu gɔmesese le wu aɖo kpe aʋadziɖuɖu alo dziɖuɖu dzi to akɔntabubu me dzodzro me.

#### Pitcher ƒe tɔtrɔ

Aɖaŋumɔnu siwo bɔ dometɔ aɖewoe nye subbing le pitcher bubu me ne batter aɖe koŋ va bat - e.g. miameʋuʋula ɖɔliɖɔli ɖe miasi ƒola teƒe, alo, le agɔdzedze me la, ame si wotsɔ ɖo eteƒe la ɖɔliɖɔli abe bɔlƒola ene *(pinch hitter)*. Duƒula vovovo (si zɔna kabakaba wu) *(pinch runner)* nyona zi geɖe, le kpɔɖeŋu me ne xexlẽdzesia gogo, be wòana duɖimekeke si metso nya me le alo afi gɔmeɖoanyi. Herb Washington, amesi wozãna koŋ abe pinch runner ene la ƒo MLB fefe 131 alea.

#### Azɔlizɔzɔ si woɖoe koŋ wɔ

Esia fia alesi bɔlƒola la ɖoe koŋ da bɔl ene be wòaƒo asa na bɔlƒola si ƒuƒoƒo si ʋlia wo ta bu be enye afɔkutɔ etɔxɛe. Picher la ɖoe koŋ ɖea mɔ na batter la be wòayi ŋgɔ ayi first base evɔ meɖea mɔ nɛ be wòaxɔ hit o. Le MLB me la, bɔlƒola la yia bɔlƒoƒe gbãtɔ tẽ evɔ mehiã be wòada bɔl ne ƒuƒoƒo si tsi tre ɖe eŋu ƒe hehenala biae o. Wozãa aɖaŋu sia zi geɖe le fefea ƒe nuwuwu lɔƒo kple ne kadodo aɖe li alo ŋgɔyiyi kpui aɖe si wozãna, vevietɔ ne out ɖeka alo eve koe hiã be woatsɔ awu inning la nu na ƒuƒoƒo si le wo ta ʋlim. Le nɔnɔme siawo me la, ele vevie ŋutɔ be woaxe mɔ na ƒuƒoƒo si tsi tre ɖe wo ŋu be woagaxɔ dzesi aɖeke o. Le azɔlizɔzɔ si woɖo koŋ wɔ me la, pitcher la ƒoa asa na dzrewɔwɔ kple batter sesẽ aɖe koŋ, gake ne wotsɔ baserunner kpee la, enaa mɔnukpɔkpɔ ƒuƒoƒo si tsi tre ɖe eŋu be wòaƒu du geɖe wu gɔ̃ hã le ƒoƒo si kplɔe ɖo me. Ƒã hafi wozãa azɔlizɔzɔ si woɖo koŋ ne gɔmeɖoanyiawo katã le ƒuƒlu alo baserunner si te ɖe home plate ŋu wu la ado base ɖeka ɖe ŋgɔ to azɔlizɔzɔ me, elabena esia dzia alesi wòanya wɔ be ƒuƒoƒo si tsi tre ɖe eŋu naƒo azɔlizɔzɔ si kplɔe ɖo Hit scored a point. Gake enyo wu ne baserunners le base evelia alo etɔ̃lia dzi xoxo, gake ame aɖeke mele base gbãtɔ me o. Esia naa mɔnukpɔkpɔ nyui ƒuƒoƒo si le wo ta ʋlim la be woaƒo fefe zi eve, elabena esia anya dzɔ wu ne woxɔ nɔƒe gbãtɔ.

#### Amadedewo

Woyɔa ƒoƒo ƒe mɔnu tɔxɛ aɖe be “Bunt”. Esia nye - ɖeɖeko kloe - bɔl la ƒe "tutu ɖa", si me bɔlƒola la ɖea asi le bɔlƒoƒo ƒe nɔnɔme si bɔ ŋu kabakaba eye wòtsɔa bɔl la dana ɖe nɔnɔme si me wòbɔbɔ ɖo me be wòate ŋu "aƒo" bɔl la ko kloe. Zi geɖe la, bɔl la nɔa “infield” me. Le go bubu me la, enye ametakpɔmɔnu ƒe akpa aɖe be woate ɖe bɔlƒoƒea ŋu ŋutɔ le nɔnɔme siwo “ʋẽna” abe bunt ƒe agbagbadzedze ene me be woate ŋu afɔ bɔl la kaba ale si woate ŋui eye woaɖe duƒuƒu ƒe didimewo dzi akpɔtɔ. Enye afɔku na bɔlƒola be wòate bunt kpɔ ne ekpe fu zi eve xoxo. Bunt si dze anyi ɖe anyigbamama gbegblẽ me la bua eŋu ɣesiaɣi be enye strike, to vovo na foul si woƒo zi geɖe.

Taɖodzinu si le bunt ŋu abe fefe ene enye be woazã mɔnu ɖesiaɖe si woate ŋui atsɔ axɔ duƒuƒu alo adzrae ɖo vevie ya teti le nɔnɔme sesẽwo me (e.g. tae le inning enyilia alo enyilia me). Taɖodzinu vevitɔ si le bunt la ŋue nye be wòana bɔl la naɖo teƒe si wòxɔa ɣeyiɣi didi aɖe ko hafi tsitretsiɖeŋulawo nafɔe eye ne ehiã la, woatsɔe ana ale be woawo ŋutɔ ƒe duƒula(wo) nate ŋu aʋu ayi dzi le afɔti aɖe dzi.

Nusi bɔ ŋutɔe nye *Vɔsa Bunt*, míil bɔlƒola la dzea agbagba, abe alesi wònɔna ɖaa ene, be yeaɖo gɔmeɖoanyi gbãtɔ gbɔ, si zi geɖe la, mate ŋu awɔ kple bɔl la o, si nyea kpuie zi geɖe, elabena eɖoa afima kaba ŋutɔ eye woate ŋu awɔ out le afima. Ne eƒe ƒuƒoƒoa me tɔwo dometɔ ɖeka xɔ nɔƒe si kplɔe ɖo abe duƒula ene la, ke taɖodzinu si le “Vɔsa” la ŋu la va eme. Eyata ame si ƒoa bɔl la “tsɔ eɖokui sa vɔe” ɖe eƒe bɔlƒoha me tɔwo ƒe ɖoƒe nyuitɔ ta.

#### Mimi Fefe

Le go aɖewo me la, wozãa *ameɖokuiwuwu ƒe nutete*. Esia fia be duƒula si tso etɔ̃lia ƒe gɔmeɖoanyi ƒe ŋgɔdonya me dzea duƒuƒu gɔme ɖoa ta home plate gbɔ kple bɔlƒoƒea ƒe ʋuʋu - hafi bɔl la nadzo le bɔlƒola la ƒe asi si wotsɔ ƒua gbe la me. Ele be bɔlƒola la nadze agbagba azɔ kple eƒe ŋusẽ katã be yeana bɔl la nage ɖe bɔlƒoƒea ale be duƒuƒua naxɔ asi - ne bɔlƒoƒea yi ŋgɔ didi wu afisi woƒoe le hã la, adze agbagba kokoko be yeaƒoe le mɔ aɖe nu. Zi geɖe la, bɔlƒola la dzea agbagba be yeaƒo bɔl la. Ne bɔlƒola la mete ŋu tsɔ bɔl la yi bɔlƒoƒea o la, ke le nyateƒe me la, ètsɔ wò duƒula sa vɔe le “ameɖokuiwuwu ƒe nuwɔna” me, elabena fifia ɖeko wòle be bɔlƒola la natsɔ bɔl la aka asi duƒula la ŋu hafi wòaɖo home plate gbɔ.

Le dedienɔnɔ ƒe ʋuʋu me la, duƒula si le lead third base dzi medzea duƒuƒu gɔme ɖoa home plate gbɔ o vaseɖe esime bunt la vɔ hafi. Zi geɖe la, elalana vaseɖe esime wòka ɖe edzi be bɔl la le nuto aɖe si na wòsesẽna na ametakpɔha be wòado le aƒeme plate me.

### Tohehe aɖeke meli o

Negbe ʋɛ aɖewo ko la, tohehe aɖeke mele baseball me o. Ne fefewɔla aɖe wɔ nu madzemadzee la, zi geɖe la, ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo ɖea mɔ be fefea gadze egɔme tso nɔnɔme si ado mo ɖa ne menye nuwɔna manɔsenuawoe o la me. Fouls (menye *foul balls* o, gake fouls le gɔmesese si nye be woɖoe koŋ zã, nuwɔna si mesɔ ɖe kamedefefe nu o si mele se nu o nu) mebɔ kura le baseball me o. Ke hã, mebɔ be numedzodzrowo nado mo ɖa le hoʋiʋli siwo me wotsoa fefewɔla ɖekaɖekawo nu be wowɔ nu le mɔ si mesɔ ɖe kamedefefe nu o nu. Togbɔ be baseball nye kamedefefe si me kadodo mele o koŋ hã la, nɔnɔme siwo me tsitretsiɖeŋulawo ƒoa wo nɔewo alo xea mɔ na wo nɔewo ate ŋu ahe nyaʋiʋliwo vɛ.

Nɔnɔme eve siwo bɔ:

* Le nukpɔsusu nu la, bɔlƒola lae nye “nu vevitɔ,” si fia be womeɖea mɔ na duƒula be wòado kplamatse bɔlƒola la be wòalé bɔl la o. Ne duƒula la ƒu du to edzi la, wobua esia be enye nusi do kplamatsee eye duƒula la do go. Ne bɔlƒola la le bɔl la lém ko hafi esia awɔ dɔ. Ne menye nenema o la, ele be wòaƒo asa na duƒula la, ne menye nenema o la, woabu esia be enye nusi woyɔna be *mɔxenu* eye woaɖe mɔ na duƒula la be wòayi ŋgɔ ayi gɔmeɖoanyi si kplɔe ɖo dzi mɔxeɖenu aɖeke manɔmee. Le go evea siaa me la, asikaka duƒula alo bɔlƒola ŋu vie sɔ gbɔ.

* Le nukpɔsusu nu la, wobua duƒula ƒe ŋutilã bliboa (si me ta hã le, si le nɔnɔme si sɔ me la, gakuku kpɔa eta nyuie wu) be enye taɖodzinu na "tagging" - i.e. aka asi futɔa ŋu kple asigɛ alo asi si me fefea ƒe bɔl la le.

Ame ate ŋu asusui bɔbɔe be le nɔnɔme eveawo siaa me la, vovototo si le tsatsadada dzɔdzɔe kple esi gbɔ eme dome - alo amedzidzedze le nyanya me gɔ̃ hã - menɔa bɔbɔe ɣesiaɣi o.

Ne nuwɔna si mesɔ o kura dzɔ la, woateŋu aɖo fefewɔla aɖe ɖa le bɔlƒoƒea *(ejection)*. Woateŋu aka mo na fefewɔlawo tso bɔlƒoƒea alo fefea me hã ɖe fefewɔla siwo le zikpui dzi alo ɖe hehenalawo alo dɔdzikpɔla siwo wɔa nu le mɔ si mesɔ ɖe kamedefefe nu o nu (e.g. vlododo alo anyrawɔwɔ). Dzɔlawo ate ŋu anya bɔlƒola siwo le woƒe nukpɔsusu nu la, woɖoe koŋ tsɔ bɔlƒolawo ƒu gbe alo enuenu le fefea me hã. Woyɔa bɔlƒola si tsɔa bɔl la ƒoa bɔl la be Hit by Pitch.

## Nyatakaka gbadzaa tso nyagbɔgblɔ ŋu

### Nyagbɔgblɔ le Germany

Baseball, abe kamedefefe bubu ɖesiaɖe ene la, eya ŋutɔ ƒe nyagbɔgblɔ le esi. Mɔ̃ɖaŋunyagbɔgblɔwo katã kloe tso USA eye wozãa wo matrɔmatrɔe le Germanygbedolawo ƒe dukɔwo me. Agbagba ɖekaɖeka siwo wodze be woatsɔ mɔ̃ɖaŋununya ƒe nyawo awɔ Germanytɔwoe la medze edzi o. Egbea la, ame geɖe da asi ɖe baseball-gbea ƒe Eŋlisigbe me nyawo zazã sesĩe dzi le Germany. Le dukɔ bubuwo abe Netherlands alo France ene me la, nya siwo le dukɔa ƒe gbe me va xɔ ɖe Eŋlisigbe me tɔ teƒe akpa gãtɔ.

### Ŋusẽkpɔɖeamedzi ɖe Amerikagbe dzi

Le dukɔ si me wòtso, USA me la, baseball kpɔ ŋusẽ ɖe Eŋlisigbe si wodona gbesiagbe dzi to eƒe ŋutinya me, ale be egbea wozãa mɔ̃ɖaŋunya aɖewo le nɔnɔme vovovowo me. *to touch base* gɔmee nye nane abe *make short contact*, lé wò afɔ*, gake 'bɔl falɛfalɛ' ya nye nyabiase bɔbɔe aɖe (si woɖoe koŋ) eye* be woayi bat *gɔmee nye (le nya si sɔ me)* be woazã wo ɖokui, aʋuʋu nane*, hã* . be woayi' bat na ame aɖe*:* be woakpe ɖe ame aɖe ŋu; tsi tre ɖe eŋu*. Zi geɖe la, wozãa baseball-ƒoƒo ƒe nyagbɔgblɔwo tsɔ wɔa agbemenunya vovovowo hã; Le kpɔɖeŋu me,* wò ŋku nanɔ bɔl la ŋu *gɔmee nye* mègahe susu ɖa o*.*

Le Kalifornia kple United States ƒe dukɔ bubu aɖewo me la, se aɖe li tso ƒe 1990 ƒeawo ƒe domedome le nyagbɔgblɔ si nye “three strikes and you’re out” te, si naa gome ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo be woawɔe eyata le go ɖesiaɖe me la, eƒe agbemeŋkekewo katã ƒe tohehe nye sedziwɔwɔ na nuvlowɔla siwo wɔ nuvlo, ne agɔdzedzeawo le sue gɔ̃ hã.

Vaseɖe ƒe 1970-awo me la, baseball xɔ ŋkɔ le USA ale gbegbe ne wotsɔe sɔ kple Amerikatɔwo ƒe bɔlƒoƒo kple basketball ale gbegbe be wogazãa nya siwo wozãna le mɔ gbadza nu "ballplayer", "ballgame" kple "ballpark" egbea *Baseball ƒolawo*, si nye *baseball fefe*. alo *baseball bɔlƒoƒe* ye woƒo nu tsoe.

Baseball wɔa akpa tɔxɛ aɖe ŋutɔ le Amerika sɔhɛwo ƒe gbegbɔgblɔ me abe nusi dzi woanɔ te ɖo awɔ kpɔɖeŋunyagbɔgblɔwo na lɔlɔ̃ kple gbɔdɔdɔ ƒe nuwɔnawo ene. Woɖea alesi gbegbe wowɔa dɔe fiana to nuƒoƒo tso gɔmeɖoanyi siwo le baseball me ŋu me. Le kpɔɖeŋu me, amewo ƒoa nu tso “first base” dzi nɔnɔ kple woƒe zɔhɛ ŋu ne wogbugbɔ nu na wo nɔewo, zi geɖe la, “second base” fia asikaka ŋutilã ŋu vevie eye “third base” fia gbɔdɔdɔ to nu me. , esime reaching fourth base alo home run tsi tre ɖi na completed gbɔdɔdɔ. Kpɔɖeŋunyagbɔgblɔ siawo kaka ɖe Amerika ale gbegbe be gɔmesese le wo ŋu le goawo katã me, gake le woƒe nɔnɔme si me afɔku mele o, si le abe nya tsɛ ene ta la, wogakpɔtɔ nyea ‘wo yɔyɔ’ bɔbɔe. Eyata wozãa nya siwo woyɔ la le sukuwo hã me hena gbɔdɔdɔ ŋuti nufiafia.

## Fefe ƒe dɔwɔwɔ

### Fefewɔƒewo le Germany

Egbea la, fefewɔla 30,000 kloe ye le dɔ dzi le Germany.

Germany Baseball kple Softball Habɔbɔ kple eƒe dukɔa ƒe habɔbɔwo wɔa ɖoɖo ɖe fefewo ŋu le leagues vovovowo me:

Baseball ŋutsuwo:

* Baseball Bundesliga (ƒuƒoƒo eve le dziehe/anyiehe)
* 2. Bundesliga (ƒuƒoƒo eve le dziehe/anyiehe kple ɣeyiɣi atɔ̃ ɖesiaɖe)
* Habɔbɔ ƒe ligi (zi geɖe la, ɖeka le dukɔa ƒe habɔbɔ ɖesiaɖe me) .
* Dukɔa ƒe lãmesẽfefewɔha
* Nutome ƒe lãmesẽfefewɔha

Softball nyɔnuwo:

* Softball Bundesliga (ƒuƒoƒo eve le dziehe/anyiehe)
* Habɔbɔ ƒe habɔbɔ (zi geɖe la, ɖeka le dukɔa ƒe habɔbɔ ɖesiaɖe me, dukɔa ƒe habɔbɔ siwo le Lower Saxony, Hamburg kple Schleswig-Holstein kpakple Southwest kple Hesse ƒe habɔbɔwo ƒe habɔbɔ ɖeka le wo si)
* Dukɔa ƒe lãmesẽfefewɔha

Le Europa la, wozãa dodoɖeŋgɔ kple dodo ɖe anyi le kamedefefewo me zi geɖe le afisia, evɔ womenya esia kloe le USA o.

Sɔhɛwo ƒe lãmesẽfefewɔhawo hã le ƒe ƒe hatsotsowo me (suewo) ɖeviwo (B-bɔl) (ƒe 3-6), ɖeviwo (T-bɔl) (ƒe 4-8), sukuviwo ( 9- ƒe 12), sɔhɛwo (ƒe 13-15) kple ɖeviwo (ƒe 16-18). Le softball me la, ƒexɔxɔ ƒe hatsotso siwo nye ɖeviwo (ƒe 5-9), sukuvi nyɔnuviwo (ƒe 10-13), sɔhɛwo (ƒe 14-16) kple ɖeviwo (ƒe 17-19) li.

Le ɣeyiɣi ɖeka me kple ligi ƒe dɔwɔwɔwo la, woƒo DBV Cup tso ƒe 1993 va ɖo ƒe 2006. Le hoʋiʋli sia si woƒo le knockout system me la, woɖoa kplu dziɖula. Nutomehabɔbɔwo ƒe kplu hoʋiʋliwo dzi ɖulawo dze.

Le dzidziɖedzi gã aɖe le ƒe 1990-awo me megbe la, baseball ƒe agbɔsɔsɔme ƒe ŋgɔyiyi le Germany dzi le ɖeɖem kpɔtɔ tso ƒe 2004 lɔƒo. Kplɔlanyenye kple hameviwo ƒe ɖoɖo si li ke mele Germany baseball-habɔbɔ akpa gãtɔ si o. Wonɔa te ɖe lɔlɔ̃nu faa dɔwɔla ɖeka alo ʋɛ aɖewo siwo tsɔ wo ɖokui na dzi eye zi geɖe la, woƒe anyinɔnɔ ɖoa ​​afɔku me ne wodzo. Nenema ke ne woɖe ƒuƒoƒo aɖe ɖe anyi ate ŋu ade habɔbɔ blibo aɖe ƒe anyinɔnɔ afɔku me.

Germanytɔwo ƒe baseball mele dukɔa ƒe nyadzɔdzɔgblɔmɔnuwo me o kloe. Agbagba si wodze be woaɖe Germanytɔwo ƒe baseball hoʋiʋli aɖe afia ɣesiaɣi le television dzi (le ƒe 1990 me si DSF si do ŋgɔ nɛ Tele 5 wɔ) la do kpo nu. Esia tso nyateƒe si wònye be zi geɖe la, agbagbadzedze geɖe (fotoɖemɔ̃wo ƒe xexlẽme, kple bubuawo) koe woate ŋu alé baseball le television dzi. Gake television dɔwɔƒe aɖewo siwo woxea fe na ye wɔ fefe siwo tso Amerikatɔwo ƒe kamedefefewɔha siwo me wowɔa dɔ nyuie le (Dukɔa kple Amerikatɔwo ƒe Habɔbɔwo katã ƒo ƒu wɔa Baseball Bɔlƒoha Gãwo) me. D. na nyatakaka tsitotsito ŋutɔ, si me fefe siwo wowɔna le agbe me hã nɔ Germany ye nye nyadzɔdzɔgblɔla ESPN. Tso esime wodzudzɔ ewɔwɔ la, fetudɔwɔƒe Sport1 US le nyatakaka nam tso Major League Baseball ŋu eye wòɖea fefe ɖeka alo eve fiana le agbe kwasiɖa sia kwasiɖa. Tsɔ kpe ɖe eŋu la, ne èwɔ nudɔdɔ na streaming service mlb.tv la, àte ŋu akpɔ Amerikatɔwo ƒe fefewɔla bibiwo ƒe fefewo katã le agbe.

Le nyadzɔdzɔgblɔmɔnuwo ƒe anyimanɔmanɔ ta la, zi geɖe la, ɖetsɔleme si tso amesiwo ate ŋu ado alɔe gbɔ la mebɔ o eye zi geɖe la, nutoa me koe wotsɔa ɖe le eme. Le gakpekpeɖeŋunana ƒe nya geɖe me la, dɔwɔƒewo mekpɔa mɔ be boblododo akpɔ ŋusẽ ɖe amewo dzi o, eyata enyea kpekpeɖeŋunana ƒe nya wu. Baseball kamedefefe si le Germany le ŋgɔ yim ɣesiaɣi le eƒe nyonyome gome. Dzidzedze siwo wokpɔ nyitsɔ laa le Europa ʋiʋliwo me (vevietɔ le sɔhɛwo dome) ɖe alesi Germanytɔwo ƒe baseball ƒoƒo le dzidzim ɖe edzi fia. Le ƒe 2019 me la, Heidenheim Heideköpfe nye zi gbãtɔ si Germanytɔwo ƒe ƒuƒoƒo aɖe te ŋu ɖu dzi le CEB Cup (si sɔ kple Europaleague le bɔlƒoƒo me ). Le ƒe ma ke me la, U15 dukɔa ƒe bɔlƒoha ɖu dzi le Europa Ðeviwo ƒe Hoʋiʋli me zi etɔ̃lia ɖe wo nɔewo yome, esime U23 dukɔa ƒe bɔlƒoha va zu Europa ƒe evelia.

### Fefewɔƒewo le Austria

Ohia:Nyati vevitɔ Egbea la, fefewɔla 3,000 kloe ye le dɔ dzi le Austria.

Austria Baseball Habɔbɔ (ABF) kple eƒe nutome habɔbɔwo wɔa ɖoɖo ɖe fefewo ŋu le bɔlƒoha vovovowo me:

Baseball ŋutsuwo:

* BLA (Baseball Habɔbɔ Austria).
* Nutome ligiwo (Titi/Ɣedzeƒe/Ɣetoɖoƒe) .
* Dukɔa ƒe kamedefefewɔhawo (Ɣedzeƒe, Dzigbe Austria, Vorarlberg, Tyrol) .
* Ðeviwo ƒe kamedefefewɔhawo (Ɣedzeƒe, Dzigbe Austria, Vorarlberg) .

Softball nyɔnuwo:

* ASL (Austriatɔwo ƒe Softball Habɔbɔ) .
* SBL (Softball Bundesliga) ƒe bɔlƒoha.

Sɔhɛwo ƒe lãmesẽfefewɔha vovovowo hã le ƒexɔxɔ ƒe hatsotso siwo nye juniors (ƒe 16-18), sɔhɛwo (ƒe 14-16), sɔ (ƒe 12-14), sukuviwo (ƒe 10-12) kple ɖeviwo (ƒe 6-10), abe nyuie Austria sɔhɛwo ƒe ʋiʋliwo (ɖeviwo, sɔhɛwo, sukuviwo, ɖeviwo). Slovakia kple Hungary ƒe ƒuƒoƒo aɖewo kpɔa gome le Eastern League sɔhɛwo ƒe ʋiʋliwo me.

### Fefewɔƒewo le Switzerland

Woɖo *Swiss Baseball kple Softball Habɔbɔ* (SBSV) le July 26, 1981 dzi, eye tso January 19, 2008 dzi la, woyɔe be Swiss Baseball kple Softball Habɔbɔ (SBSF) eye eƒe dɔwɔƒegã le Therwil BL ƒe agbalẽa me. Habɔbɔa wɔa ɖoɖo ɖe ligi siwo gbɔna ŋu:

Baseball ŋutsuwo:

* NLA (Dukɔa ƒe Habɔbɔ A)
* NLB (Dukɔa ƒe Habɔbɔ B)
* 1. League.

Softball nyɔnuwo:

* Bɔlɔbɔ (Bɔlbɔ Bundesliga) .

Sɔhɛwo/Ðeviwo:

* Kadelawo (Junior Bundesliga) .
* Ðeviwo (Sɔhɛwo ƒe Bundesliga) .

### Dukɔwo dome fefewɔƒewo

#### Xexeame katã ƒe mama

Wobua baseball be enye dukɔa ƒe kamedefefe menye le USA ɖeɖeko o, ke boŋ le Latin Amerika kple Ɣedzeƒe Asia dukɔ geɖewo abe Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic hã me. , [[Venezuela] ], Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Panama, Japan, Anyiehe Korea, Philippines kple [[Republic of China (Taiwan)|Taiwan] ].

Ŋgɔyiyi gã aɖe va le Europa le ƒe 20 siwo va yi me. Dɔnyala ƒe kamedefefewɔhawo li le Italy tso ƒe 1948 me eye Netherlands tso ƒe 1922 me.

Le Finland la, baseball ƒomevi aɖe li si woyɔna be “Pesäpallo” tso ƒe 1922 me ke. Nyɔnuwo hã ƒoa Pesäpallo.

#### Baseball le Dziehe Amerika egbea

Le Kamedefefewo le United States me la, baseball si xɔ aƒe ɖe eme tsã la bu nukpɔla geɖe wu vivivi le Amerikatɔwo ƒe bɔlƒoƒo me le Xexemeʋa Evelia megbe eye le ƒe bla nane siwo va yi nyitsɔ laa me la, ebu basketball eye Amerikatɔwo ƒe bɔlƒoƒo va xɔ ɖe eteƒe le ƒe 1970-awo ƒoe tso nɔƒe kɔkɔtɔ yi nɔƒe evelia. Fetu si gbɔ eme si woʋlina na fefewɔlawo to dɔmedzoedoname enuenu kpakple nubabla siwo me mekɔ o kple ligi ƒe tɔtrɔ si habɔbɔwo tɔ wɔ me gblẽ baseball ƒe ŋkɔ nyui le ƒe 1990-awo me ŋutɔ. Gake kamedefefe sia ƒe alɔdzedɔwɔƒea ƒe amedzro gbogbo aɖewo gakpɔtɔ nye nuteƒewɔla eye wòƒo ke ɖe to ɖe United States ƒe dekɔnuwo me vevie. Wogabua baseball ƒoƒo ɖekae alo ekpɔkpɔ ɖekae le afisiafi be enye “nuteƒekpɔkpɔ” si vifofo kple viaŋutsuwo kpɔna le mɔ nyuitɔ nu eye wònye “America’s Favorite Pastime.”

Le ƒe 2019 ƒe ɣeyiɣia me la, nukpɔla miliɔn 68.5 kloe de Major League Baseball, alo MLB kpuie, fefewo wu kamedefefewɔha bubu ɖesiaɖe le xexeame. Esia tso fefe gbogbo siwo (fefe 162 le ɣeyiɣi si wozãna edziedzi me) kple ɖoɖowɔɖi nyui. Dzomeŋɔli koŋue woƒoa ɣeyiɣia eye le esia ta baseball meʋlia ho kple kamedefefewɔha gã bubuawo NFL, NBA, kple NHL o. . Ke hã, lãmesẽfefewɔha la le avu wɔm kple nukpɔlawo ƒe dzidziɖedzi ɣesiaɣi. Tso ƒe 2015 me la, nukpɔlawo ƒe xexlẽme dzi ɖe kpɔtɔ alafa memama 7.14 alo ame miliɔn 5.2.<ref>{{Internet source |author=Maury Brown |url= /10/04 /tso-terible-teams-to-dziyiyi-gazazã-kple-geɖe-nukata-mlb-vava-yi-ɖiɖi-wu-7-tso-2015/ |title=Tso Ƒuƒoƒo Dziŋɔwo Dzi Yi Gazazã Si Le Dzidzim Dzi : Nukatae MLB Vava Is Down Over 7% Tso ƒe 2015 me la, kamedefefe bubu geɖewo ƒo wo ta fifia (abe NFL ene, gake Germany Football Bundesliga hã).

MLB ye wɔa ɖoɖo ɖe professional leagues xɔŋkɔwo ŋu le USA. Esia ma ɖe Amerikatɔwo ƒe Habɔbɔ kple Dukɔa ƒe Habɔbɔ me. Le ligi siawo te la, Minor Leagues, siwo hã nye dɔwɔla bibiwo, siwo ƒe ƒuƒoƒo ɖesiaɖe do ƒome kplikplikpli kple ligi gã aɖe eye wosubɔna abe sɔhɛwo ƒe ligi ene le woƒe ŋutetewo ta. Kamedefefewɔha siwo le wo ɖokui si siwo me woƒoa baseball le aɖaŋutɔe hã li. Ƒuƒoƒoawo nye dɔwɔla bibi siwo bu nubabla si wowɔ kple MLB-ha aɖe, woɖe asi le bɔlƒoha suewo ƒe fefewɔlawo ŋu, alo kɔledzi fefewɔla tsãtɔ siwo wometia le MLB Draft me o.

Abe alesi wòle le kamedefefe bubu siwo le United States gome ene la, sukuwo kple yunivɛsitiwo koŋue ƒoa baseball si me womezãa fefe le o. Ne wotsɔ kɔledzi baseball sɔ kple Amerikatɔwo ƒe Bɔlƒoƒo alo Basketball la, amewo melɔ̃a bɔlƒoƒo boo o. Zi geɖe la, bɔlƒoha bibiwo dea asi sekɛndrisukuvi nyuitɔwo te tẽ, si wɔnɛ be kɔledzi bɔlƒohawo ƒe nyonyome dzi ɖena kpɔtɔna. Susu bubue nye be kɔledzi ƒe ŋutete nyuitɔwo kekeake gɔ̃ hã mete ŋu gena ɖe MLB me tẽ o, ke boŋ zi geɖe la, wotua wo ɖo le ligi suewo me ƒe geɖe.

Habɔbɔ geɖewoe kpɔa sɔhɛwo ƒe dɔwɔƒea dzi. Esi xɔ ŋkɔ wue nye Little League. Le afisia la, ŋutsuvi kple nyɔnuvi siwo xɔ tso ƒe 5 va ɖo ƒe 18 ƒoa softball kple baseball le ƒe ade me. Zi geɖe la, woƒoa fefea kple se siwo ŋu wotrɔ asi le, le kpɔɖeŋu me, le agble suewo dzi eye womedea wo nɔewo ŋu le ŋutilã me boo o.

#### Baseball le Japan

Eŋlisigbe nufialagã Horace Wilson ye to baseball vɛ le Japan le ƒe 1872 me. Le ƒe alafa la ƒe gɔmedzedze la, baseball ƒe ŋkɔxɔxɔ abe dukɔa ƒe kamedefefe ene dze egɔme tso eƒe kaka ɖe yunivɛsitiwo me - kpe ɖe sumo kple, nyitsɔ laa la, bɔlƒoƒo ŋu. Dɔnyala bibiwo ƒe hoʋiʋliwo dze egɔme le ƒe 1920-awo me, eye wowɔa sekɛndrisuku ƒe hoʋiʋliwo zi eve le ƒea me le Kōshien tso ƒe 1915 me, si xɔ ŋkɔ le dukɔa me.

#### Baseball le Mexico

Baseball nye kamedefefe si ame geɖe lɔ̃a wɔwɔ le Mexico. Togbɔ be kamedefefe sia dzɔ tso Mexico tso ƒe 1870 va ɖo ƒe 1890 me hã la, ƒe 1925 me hafi woɖo kamedefefewɔha gbãtɔ si nye Liga Mexicana de Béisbol (LMB). Le ƒe 2009 me la, ligi la ƒo bɔl kple ƒuƒoƒo 16 le mamã eve me. Woɖo kamedefefewɔha bubu si nye Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (LMP) le ƒe 1945 me. Nutome lãmesẽfefewɔha geɖewo hã li siwo subɔna tsɔ dea dzesi ŋutetewo hedoa wo ɖe ŋgɔ na kamedefefewɔha siwo nye dɔnyala bibiwo.

#### Baseball le Cuba

Cuba dukɔa ƒe baseball ƒe ɖoɖoa menye bɔlƒoha ɖeka o, ke boŋ enye bɔlƒoha vovovowo kple esiwo kplɔ wo nɔewo ɖo ƒe xɔtaxɔe le Cuba Baseball Habɔbɔ ƒe atsyɔ̃ɖoɖo te. Habɔbɔae wɔa ɖoɖo ɖe dukɔa ƒe ʋiʋliwo kple tiatiawɔwɔ na Cuba dukɔa ƒe baseball-habɔbɔ ŋu.

#### Baseball le Olympic-fefewo me

Baseball nye Olympic kamedefefe eye wònɔ Olympic Kamedefefewo ƒe ɖoɖowɔɖi me tso 1992 va ɖo 2008 Dzomeŋɔli Olympics - kpe ɖe softball ŋu. Gake xexeame ƒe fefewɔla nyuitɔwo mele gome kpɔm le Olympic-hoʋiʋliawo me o elabena kamedefefewɔha siwo nye fefewɔla bibiwo medzra ɖo haɖe be yewoatɔ te yewoƒe fefewo ɖe esia ta o. To vovo na ƒuƒoƒo ƒe kamedefefe bubu akpa gãtɔ la, baseball ƒe ɣeyiɣi aɖe dzea egɔme le kele me eye wòwua enu le adame dzomeŋɔli ƒe ɖiɖiɖeme manɔmee, si wɔe be Olympic-fefewo nye nusi sɔ. Atikevɔ̃ɖizazã ƒe ŋukpenanuwɔwɔ le United States ƒe baseball ƒoƒo me kple nusi wobu be enye nɔnɔme si me woɖea dzi ɖi akpa le lãmesẽfefewɔhawo ƒe amegãwo si ɖe kuxi sia ŋu hã le nu gblẽm le kamedefefea ƒe ŋkɔ nyui si le dukɔwo dome ŋu.

Eyata IOC tso nya me le July 8, 2005 dzi be baseball kple softball hã gakpɔtɔ nye “Olympic kamedefefe” le ɖekawɔwɔ me kple Olympic Charter ƒe Nyati 46 lia, gake womawɔ 2012 le London o. Esia na be baseball kple softball nye kamedefefe gbãtɔ si woɖe le ɖoɖoa me tso ƒe 1936 me, esime woɖe Polo ɖa.

Woɖoe koŋ be nyametsotso sia nawɔ teƒe na kamedefefe yeyewo (siwo dometɔ aɖewoe nye Rugby, Golf, Karate kple Squash), gake womekpɔ kamedefefe siawo dometɔ aɖeke o ame akpa gãtɔ si hiã. 2008 le Beijing me la, Olympic baseball kple softball hoʋiʋli aɖe gakpɔtɔ nɔ anyi, le IOC ƒe kpekpe me le ƒe 2009 me la, wobia be woagadze egɔme le ɖoɖowɔɖia me na Olympic Dzomeŋɔli Kamedefefewo 2016 gake wogbe. Le August 3, 2016 dzi la, IOC ɖoe be yeagbugbɔ baseball ava ɖoɖoa me na 2020 Dzomeŋɔli Olympics le Tokyo. 2024 Dzomeŋɔli Olympics le Paris agadzɔ ake baseball manɔmee. Le **2028 Olympic Kamedefefewo** le Los Angeles la, baseball gadze ɖoɖoa me ake.

#### Baseball Xexeame Katã ƒe Kplɔ̃ɖoƒe

Dukɔwo Dome Baseball Habɔbɔ (IBAF) le dɔ wɔm kple MLB tso ƒe 2003 me be woawɔ ɖoɖo ɖe xexeame ƒe ʋiʋli ŋutɔŋutɔ ŋu na dukɔa ƒe bɔlƒohawo le etsɔme, si woawɔ ɖe Xexeame Katã ƒe Bɔlƒoƒo ƒe Kplɔ̃ɖoƒea ƒe kpɔɖeŋu, si me wòle be bɔlƒola nyuitɔwo tso dukɔ ɖesiaɖe me nava ɖo ɣemaɣi . Ele be esia nadzɔ zi gbãtɔ le ƒe 2006 alo 2007 me eye ne mede ɖeke o la, ƒe ene ɖesiaɖe le ema megbe, eye wo dometɔ ɖesiaɖe axɔ abe kwasiɖa eve ene eye dukɔa ƒe bɔlƒoha siwo tso anyigbagãwo katã dzi nakpɔ gome le eme. Be magahiã be woatɔ te ligi ƒe dɔwɔnawo o la, ele be wòadzɔ le March me le nuto si me dzoxɔxɔ sɔ gbɔ ɖo le ƒea ƒe ɣeyiɣi sia me. Ele be woawɔ hoʋiʋli gbãtɔ le USA, eye bɔlƒoƒe siwo le USA ƒe dzigbe gome alo esiwo ŋu xɔtaxɔe le koe woawɔ fefeawo le.

Gake le ganyawo kple habɔbɔ ƒe susuwo ta la, eva hiã be woaɖe wo ɖokui ɖa tso ʋiʋli si le edzi yim le dukɔ ɖeka me gbɔ. Tso March 3rd vaseɖe March 20th, 2006 dzi la, “Xexeame ƒe Baseball Klasik” si ŋu MLB wɔ ɖoɖo ɖo la yi edzi zi gbãtɔ le Tokyo (Japan), San Juan (Puerto Rico), Orlando, Phoenix, Anaheim kple San Diego (United States) . ., si me Japan-ha la do tso aʋadziɖuɖutɔe. Team si tso Japan hã ɖu dzi le wɔna sia ƒe tata evelia me le ƒe 2009 me.

Xexeame Katã ƒe Baseball Klasik Hoʋiʋli etɔ̃lia dzɔ le March 2013 me.

#### Europa ƒe Baseball Hoʋiʋli

Wowɔa Europa Baseball Hoʋiʋliwo tso ƒe 1954 me eye Europa Baseball Habɔbɔ CEB ye wɔ ɖoɖo ɖe eŋu. 2007, Europa Ƒuƒoƒoa subɔ le ɣeyiɣi ɖeka me kple Olympic dzedze na Europa ƒuƒoƒowo na Beijing 2008. Wowɔ Europa ƒe Hoʋiʋli mamlɛtɔ le Bonn kple Solingen. Netherlands te ŋu ʋli eƒe tanyenye ta. Negbe eve koe susɔ la, Europa Ƒuƒoƒo siwo katã wowɔ va yi la, Netherlands kple Italy ƒe ƒuƒoƒowoe ɖu dzi.

## Ŋutinya me ŋgɔyiyi

Woŋlɔ fefe aɖe si woyɔna be “base ball” ɖi zi gbãtɔ le England le ƒe 1744 me, eye anɔ eme be edzɔ tso fefe siwo do ŋgɔ nɛ dzi va zu kriket. Wogbe nufiafia si kaka ɖe afisiafi be eto Eŋlisigbe me fefe *Rounders* me la ɖa azɔ.

### Baseball le USA

Habɔbɔ gbãtɔ si ŋu woŋlɔ nu tsoe si woɖo le USA enye New York Knickerbockers le ƒe 1845. Woɖo dɔwɔla bibiwo ƒe ƒuƒoƒo gbãtɔ, si nye Cincinnati Red Stockings, le June 1, 1869 dzi. Woɖo Dukɔa ƒe Habɔbɔ le New York le ƒe 1876 me to ƒuƒoƒo siwo tso Cincinnati, Chicago, Boston, St. Louis, Hartford, Louisville, New York kple Philadelphia dzi. Le fefewɔla bibiwo ƒe fefe ƒe ƒe gbãtɔwo me la, bɔlƒoha bubu geɖe nɔ anyi, siwo menɔ anyi ɣeyiɣi kpui aɖe o. Woɖo Amerikatɔwo ƒe Habɔbɔ le ƒe 1901 me, eye le gɔmedzedzea me la, enye hoʋiʋli. Wogabua ligi eveawo siaa be wonye Major Leagues. Wodea bubu Major Leagues ƒe kalẽtɔ gãtɔwo ŋu le Baseball Hall of Fame, si le Cooperstown, New York. Ligi eveawo wɔ nu aduadu tso ƒe 1903 me eye wowɔa ƒe sia ƒe ƒe finale la Xexeame ƒe Nudzɔdzɔwo.

### Ŋutinya me ŋgɔyiyi le Germany

Woate ŋu akpɔ fefea ŋuti numeɖeɖe xoxotɔ kekeake si Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths tso ƒe 1796. Baseball fefe gbãtɔ si dziɖuɖua wɔ le Germany-nyigba dzi la dzɔ le ƒe 1936 Olympic Kamedefefewo le Berlin me. . Ɣemaɣi la, ameha gãtɔ kekeake eye vaseɖe fifia megogo nukpɔla siwo wu 90,000 gɔ̃ hã kpɔ wɔwɔfiafefe aɖe si United States ƒe ƒuƒoƒo eve wɔ le Berliner Olympiastadion me.

Esi United States-srafowo ƒe anyinɔnɔ le Germany do dzidzɔ na Germanytɔwo ƒe baseball-habɔbɔ aɖe va do le ƒe 1950-awo me. Le ƒe siwo kplɔ ƒe 1968 ɖo me la, baseball tɔ te le Germany kloe eye Germany kple Amerikatɔwo ƒe bɔlƒoha aɖe si me sekɛndrisuku kple asrafowo ƒe ƒuƒoƒowo ƒoa bɔl le koe wòdzɔna le. Ƒe 1980 ƒeawo ƒe gɔmedzedze hafi kamedefefea gadze egɔme ake. Le ƒe 1982 me la, wogadze Germanytɔwo ƒe ʋiʋli aɖe gɔme ake.

Le ƒe 1989 kple 2005 dome la, Germany dukɔa ƒe bɔlƒoha mete ŋu ɖo eɖokui anyi tegbee le Europatɔ ŋkutawo dome o: eʋuʋu yi ŋgɔ kple megbe le A kple B tadeaguƒewo dome zi geɖe. Gake le ƒe 2005 me la, ƒuƒoƒoa xɔ nɔƒe enelia le Europa Hoʋiʋliwo me eye le esia ta wote ŋu dze na Xexeame Katã ƒe Kplɔ̃ɖoƒe zi gbãtɔ le ƒe blaetɔ̃ me (le ƒe 2007 me), afisi woɖu dzi zi gbãtɔ le Xexeame Katã ƒe Kplɔ̃ɖoƒe hã le esi woɖu dzi le esi wowɔ aʋa kple Thailand (2-0). Le ƒe 2007 me la, míete ŋu gbugbɔ xɔ nɔƒe 4 lia le Europa Hoʋiʋliwo me, si hã fia be míegadze na Xexeame Katã ƒe Kplɔ̃ɖoƒe (ƒe 2009). Le ƒe 2010 me la, woxɔ nɔƒe etɔ̃lia gɔ̃ hã le Europa Hoʋiʋli siwo wowɔ le woawo ŋutɔ ƒe dukɔ me la me.

### Ŋgɔyiyi le Switzerland

Woƒoa baseball le Switzerland tso ƒe 1980 me ke. Le ƒe 1980 ƒe dzomeŋɔli la, ame siwo ƒe susu sɔ kple wo nɔewo ƒe ƒuƒoƒo aɖe te kpekpe edziedzi be yewoaƒo baseball le Zurich Allmend. Akplɔdalawo xɔ hehe le dɔwɔƒea, si ƒe ɖɔ nyea megbetɔ. Dodge Challenger si nye hamevi aɖe ƒe tasiaɖamfɔwo tsɔ ŋkɔ na ƒuƒoƒoa be Challengers. Le November me la, Challengers kple ƒuƒoƒo aɖe si woyɔna be White Sox do go le Reussbühl LU hena baseball fefe gbãtɔ le Switzerland. Gake eva hiã be woatɔ te fefea kaba. Menye le sno ƒe dzadza ƒe gɔmedzedze ta o: bɔlawo vɔ.

Le December 5, 1980 dzi la, woɖo *Challengers Baseball Club* le se nu, si nye baseball habɔbɔ gbãtɔ le Zurich. Le ƒe si kplɔe ɖo me la, eƒe ŋgɔdolawo hã kpɔ gome le Switzerland Baseball Kple Softball Habɔbɔ (SBSV) ɖoɖo me. Challengers tɔwo ɖu Swiss Champion title dzi le dukɔa ƒe ʋiʋli ƒe ŋgɔdonya le ƒe 1982 me.

## Bubuwo

Abe kamedefefe si wogblɔ be enye Amerikatɔwo ƒe kamedefefe ŋutɔŋutɔ ene la, baseball, si hã do ƒome kple nyawo abe fɔmaɖimaɖi kple vivisese ene, hã kpɔ mɔ le Amerikatɔ agbalẽŋlɔla gbogbo aɖewo ƒe dɔwɔwɔ me, abe. le ƒe alafa 19 lia kple 20 lia ƒe gɔmedzedze kple le ƒe alafa 20 lia ƒe afã gbãtɔ me Ring Lardner, Charles E. Van Loan, Gerald Beaumont alo Damon Runyon, amesi hã ŋlɔ ŋutinya kpuiwo siwo sɔ ɖe enu na agbalẽwo abe *Saturday Evening Post* alo nyitsɔ laa Bernard Malamud, Robert Coover, John Grisham, Chad Harbach alo Philip Roth. Dɔ siawo dometɔ aɖewo ƒo nu tso nusiwo gbɔ eme abe zãnunana ƒe ŋukpenanuwɔwɔwo alo ame xɔŋkɔwo ƒe subɔsubɔ si gbɔ eme ene hã ŋu.

Le baseball fefe geɖe me la, *Seventh-inning stretch* dzɔna le inning adrelia titina, eye le ɣeyiɣi ma me la, nukpɔlawo te ŋu kekena abe miniti ewo ene. Le kɔnu nu la, wodzia ha si nye *Kplɔm yi Bɔl Fefea Me*.