Distinctive elements Baseball has certain attributes that set it apart from the other popular team sports in the countries where it has a following. All of these sports use a clock,Guttmann (2007), p. 140. play is less individual,Mandelbaum (2005), pp. 55–57. and the variation between playing fields is not as substantial or important.Morris (2007), p. xi. The comparison between cricket and baseball demonstrates that many of baseball's distinctive elements are shared in various ways with its cousin sports.
Distinctive elements Baseball has certain attributes that set it apart from the other popular team sports in the countries where it has a following. All of these sports use a clock,Guttmann (2007), p 140. play is less individual,Mandelbaum (2005), pp. 55–57. and the variation between playing fields is not as substantial or important.Morr.is (2007), p xi. The comparison between cricket and baseball demonstrates that many of baseball's distinctive elements are shared in various ways with its cousin sports.