Over A Century Of Baseball

Major League Baseball was founded way back in 1876, which means it's been all about baseball for over a hundred years now. Currently there are thirty teams from the United States and Canada that play the game. While there is generally a rush for MLB tickets no matter what game is playing, things reach a fevered pitch when the World Series arrives. This was first started in 1903 and has emerged as one of the biggest events of the international baseball world.

This is interesting to note, as the World Series seemed to have been jinxed from the start. Just a year after it started, the Series faced its first boycott. In 1919, it became the turf for one of the biggest scandals in the MLB- the Black Sox Scandal. The World Series has also weathered everything from strikes to earthquakes and has always managed to pull through, delivering unforgettable baseball moments time and again.

Scandals And Superstars

When the demand for MLB tickets is so high, you can be sure that part of that popularity is due to the big stars and the even bigger scandals. Many players have been immortalized by the game. Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Yogi Berra and Dizzy Dean are all players who will never be forgotten in the world of baseball.

However, there are a number of incidents which some people would prefer to forget. Nevertheless, they have entered the realm of MLB folklore and have helped shape baseball as we know it today. It's interesting to note the shift in scandals that has occurred over the years. Initially, gambling was the main problem as was seen with the infamous Black Sox incident. Today, most of the scandals revolve around substance abuse and the use of steroids.

Major League Baseball has also been home to some legendary records and plays. The league works together with the Baseball Hall of Fame which gives baseball fans an in-depth look into the some of these records and also pays homage to some of the game's greatest players.

There are a number of special aspects of the game which fans with MLB tickets are always on the look-out for. One of these is a phenomenon known as the Perfect Game. This is what happens when a pitcher (single or multiple) wins the game without allowing a single player to get to first base. Naturally, it's an incredibly hard feat to pull off and studies have shown that more people have orbited the moon than pitched a Perfect Game. So far, only 17 of these have been played in the Major League, the most recent occurring in 2004.

You can catch this amazing play and many others if you have passes for a game. They may be hard to get at the ticket counters, since baseball tickets are always in high demand. But you can also get them online. Just get in touch with an authorized ticket vendor and order your MLB tickets.