Whois & Analysis for ballparkdigest.com

Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of nine players each, who take turns batting and fielding.

College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities.

It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.

No minor league farm organizations exist in American football.

Therefore, college football is generally considered to be the second tier of American football in the United States; one step ahead of high school competition, and one step below professional competition.

It is in college football where a player's performance directly impacts his chances of playing professional football.

The best collegiate players will typically declare for the professional draft after 3 to 4 years of collegiate competition, with the NFL holding its annual draft every spring.

256 players are selected annually.

Those not selected can still attempt to land an NFL roster spot as an undrafted free agent.

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization, the oldest of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.

A total of 30 teams now play in the National League (NL) and American League (AL), with 15 teams in each league.

The NL and AL operated as separate legal entities from 1876 and 1901 respectively.

After cooperating but remaining legally separate entities since 1903, the leagues merged into a single organization led by the Commissioner of Baseball in 2000.

The organization also oversees Minor League Baseball, which comprises about 240 teams affiliated with the Major League clubs.

With the World Baseball Softball Confederation, MLB manages the international World Baseball Classic tournament.

Minor League Baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball (MLB) and provide opportunities for player development and a way to prepare for the major leagues.

All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses.

Most are members of the umbrella organization known as Minor League Baseball (MiLB), which operates under the Commissioner of Baseball within the scope of organized baseball.

Several leagues, known as independent baseball leagues, do not have any official links to Major League Baseball.

A baseball park, also known as a ballpark or diamond, is a venue where baseball is played.

A baseball park consists of the playing field and the surrounding spectator seating.

While the diamond and the areas denoted by white painted lines adhere to strict rules, guidelines for the rest of the field are flexible.