Udlala kanjani i-baseball?
Context:I-baseball iwumdlalo odlalwa phakathi kwamaqembu amabili adlala ngayinye edlala abadlali abayisishiyagalolunye, abashayayo futhi abavikelayo. Umdlalo wenziwa ngezikhathi eziningana, umdlalo ngamunye uvame ukuqala lapho umdlali oseqenjini eliphonsa ibhola, obizwa nge-pitcher, ephonsa ibhola bese umdlali oseqenjini elishaya ibhola, obizwa nge-batter, ezama ukuyishaya ngesibhakela. Inhloso yeqembu elihlaselayo (iqembu elishayayo) ukushaya ibhola enkundleni yokudlala, kude nabadlali beqembu eliphikisayo, okuvumela abadlali bayo ukuthi bagijime izisekelo, babe nabo phambili ngokuphikisana newashi kuzungeze izisekelo ezine ukuthola amaphuzu abizwa ngokuthi "ama-run". Inhloso yeqembu elizivikelayo (elibizwa ngeqembu elifaka inkambu) ukuvimbela abashayi baba abagijimi, nokuvimbela ukuqhubekela phambili kwabagijimi bezungeza izisekelo. Umgijimi ufaka umgomo lapho umgijimi ehamba ngokusemthethweni ezungeze izisekelo ngokulandelana futhi ethinta ipulatifomu yasekhaya (indawo lapho umdlali aqala khona njengomdlali).
I - baseball idlalwa ngamaqembu amabili anabadlali abayisishiyagalolunye ngamunye abashintshana ngokushaya nokugada. Inhloso yeqembu elihlaselayo ukushaya ibhola enkundleni yokudlala kude nabadlali beqembu eliphikisayo, okuvumela abadlali balo ukuba basebenzise izisekelo futhi babe nabo bathuthuke bazungeze izisekelo futhi baqophe amaphuzu. Inhloso yeqembu elizivikelayo ukuvimbela abashayi baba abagijimi, nokuvimbela abagijimi ukuba bafinyelele ezisekelweni.