2008 MLB Baseball

It’s the middle of summer and for fans across the nation that means one thing – MLB baseball! Though the 2008 MLB All Star Game at historic Yankee Stadium is past (and congratulations are due to the American League, who beat the National League 4 to 3), the most exciting part of the season, the MLB Playoffs leading up to the World Series, is still coming up. Everyone’s still wondering if the Cubs will finally beat the “Curse of the Billy Goat”, and so far, they’re right on track. There’s no telling how it’s all going to turn out, but one thing’s for sure – Coast to Coast has the best ticket selection around and can get you the best seats to any MLB baseball game your heart desires.

Major League Baseball (more commonly referred to as simply MLB) is the top level of baseball competition in North America, and includes teams from the United States and Canada. It’s split into the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), and both leagues are further divided into three divisions, the East Division, Central Division and West Division.

The MLB baseball season lasts from April (or late March) to October and includes the regular season, the playoffs, and the World Series. Teams play a staggering 162 games during the regular season, making MLB players some of the hardest working in professional sports. The team with the most victories in each division becomes the division winner and earns the right to compete in the playoffs. The team with the best record in each league after the division winners also is included in the playoffs as a wild-card team.

Each league holds a separate playoff, featuring their three division winners and the wild-card team. These teams are paired and face each other in a series of games. The teams that win the most games in a series earn the right to move on to the next round of playoffs. The final series in the league playoffs determines which team wins the pennant, or championship, of their league. The NL and AL pennant winners meet in the World Series, and the winner of this series becomes the major league world champion.

The major leagues also hold an annual competition called the All-Star Game, which matches a team of NL players against a team of AL players. Baseball fans select the starting players in the game. It takes place during the All-Star break, a period in the middle of the regular season during which teams temporarily rest from competition.