SHELBY FLOWERS 9TH

Who Really Invented Baseball?

            Baseball was invented by a gentleman named Abner Doubleday In Cooperstown, New York.  Well now we are learning that may not be the entire truth.  It may have been discussed and actually planned out as early as 1857 by a gentleman who was an actual doctor.  Daniel “Doc” Adams established the laws of baseball with rules that introduced nine innings, 90 feet between bases and nine players to a team.  We are told that there is no conclusive way to determine where or when or even by whom baseball was invented or created.  All types of games were created and played for many years using sticks and rocks, bats and balls, as far back as 900s A.D.  The documents that were recently auctioned that outline the modern game of baseball were designed for men in the 19^th century social clubs and men of wealth. 

Analysis:

Glenn McDonald wrote this article to coincide with the sale of the articles written by one Daniel “Doc” Adams and to enlighten the public as to how the all American game of baseball came to be.  It dispels the myths of how we originally thought baseball was founded and by whom.  It opens up a broader spectrum of how no one person can be credited with the invention of baseball.  It was possibly invented many hundreds of years ago using very primitive items such as sticks and rocks. 

I personally believe that baseball is the major American pastime of sports. It is the game that most Americans play and watch.  It is as American as apple pie and Chevrolet.  Our society needs outlets such as sports to watch to help with the day to day stress in our lives.  The world today is very complicated and full of sadness and if a baseball game can bring one person some happiness or solitude, then so be it.  We really do not care whom, where or when the game was created, we only care that it was.  People think that the pay for baseball players is over the top and crazy but if a person has a God given talent and that talent can bring the slightest amount of happiness to people in such a tormented world, then so be it.

Article Link:

http://news.discovery.com/history/us-history/who-really-invented-baseball-160429.htm