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Baseball is a fabulous game with an even longer history. So in this article I am going to take a trawl through time and pick out ten of the very best cool baseball facts and baseball trivia to keep you amused.

1. It is a little known fact that the last two players to achieve the distinction of hitting five base run hits on the opening day of the season were Billy Herman and Nellie Fox. Billy Herman was an NL player who achieved the feat in 1936 when he was playing for the Chicago Cubs. Whilst Nellie Fox achieved it in 1959 as a player for the Chicago White Sox in 1936. Incidentally, the Chicago White Sox also won the world series in that year. So it was a great year for Nellie, who also had the distinction of getting the MVP award.

2. The Owner of the Chicago Cubs, Bill Veeck, used to have midgets as food vendors at the clubs home ground, because he said that it meant that the paying public didn't have to have their view of the game spoiled!

3. In 2001 Barry Bonds hit his 500th home run, and in the process became only the 17th player from the major leagues to achieve the feat. Terry Adams was the unfortunate pitcher who allowed him to hit the 500th home run.

4. These days its seems like everyone wears pinstripes on their uniforms! But did you know that the very first two teams to wear pinstripes were the Phillies and the Giants in 1911.

5. Get High Man! It was in 1976. The month was March and the ground keeper of the Angels was inspecting his home turf... Lo and behold, growing their unhindered was a marijuana plant at Anaheim Stadium. It turns out that there had been a concert by 'The Who' just recently, and that a visitor to that event was suspected to have planted it.

6. To consider just how long Baseball has been a part of the national consciousness. Consider the fact that uniforms were first worn in baseball in 1849. The baseball team to first wear them was called the Knickerbockers, and it consisted of trousers that were blue, straw hat and a white shirt (just perfect for sliding for home!)

7. The baseball tradition of spring training came about because in 1885 the Chicago White Stockings went to Hot Springs in Arkansas to prepare for the new season.

8. All change! Two players who know all about 'team swapping' are Tim Cullen and Ron Hansen. In February 1968 they were each traded. Cullen going to the White Sox from the Senators, and Hansen going the opposite route. Only to be traded back in August of the same year to the teams from where they had originally came!

9. There was a baseball film made in 1930 called 'Hot Curves - They Learned About Women'.

10. In 1889 there was another baseball first. William Hoy from Washington threw out three runners at the plate, in a single game. And hence got himself into the record books (and this article!)

Over the last few years aluminium has been the preferred material for making both baseball and softball bats from. The reason why this has occurred is simply down to the fact that aluminium is relatively lighter than most other metals so it allows the player to have much more control over it as well as a higher bat speed. In most cases where the softball bat is concerned you will find that it is found in either a single or double layer design. But the double layer design is much preferred by most players today as it is very resilient and also offers the player more power when using it. But now let us take a look more closely at DeMarini baseball bats.

The company was launched in 1990 and has made a huge impact on the baseball and softball market since they began. The first bat that they introduced to the market was the "Doublewall" and which although being their earliest design is still recognized as being one of the best bats that are available. In fact by 1999 the sales of DeMarini baseball bats had reached $20 million for that year. Then in 2000 after only 10 years of being involved in the softball and baseball market the company was acquired by Wilson Sporting Goods in order to help them develop the next generation of high performance bats. Certainly this proves just how popular the DeMarini baseball bats produce are. At this present time the company are producing 7 kinds of slowpitch bats along with 3 types of fastpitch softball bats and 5 different types of baseball bats.

In fact probably the biggest reason you will find as to why DeMarini baseball bats are so popular with both youth leagues, high schools and colleges is their innovative designs and the technology that they use. In most cases the improvements that they have made to their bats includes the barrel size, the bat taper and the actual grip. Plus as their bats are much lighter than most softball and baseball bats that are available they are a lot easier to handle and they give the extra power when actually hitting the ball.

So if you are looking for either a softball or Demarini baseball bats which will ensure that you instead of having just a good game you have a great one then you should seriously consider looking at DeMarini baseball bats as your next purchase.