Heat By Mike Lupica

Facts About Cuba National Geographic Kids: Cuba http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/cuba/ *The video discusses baseball (at the end) Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean Sea, just 90 miles south of Florida.  The country also includes more than 4000 other much smaller islands and cays. Cuba's favorite sport is baseball which was introduced from the United States in the 1860s. Communism was introduced to Cuba in 1959. Havana is the capital of Cuba.

Cuba & Key West, Florida

Yankee Stadium is located in the South Bronx

Yankee Stadium Panoramic Views of Yankee Stadium http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/nyy/ballpark/panoramas_2009.jsp

Baseball Basics Michael helps as a Third Base Coach in Chapter 22. Roll over the positions you are interested in learning more about. http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/baseball_basics/on_the_field.jsp

Baseball Lingo Rally Cap Time (Chap.23): When the baseball cap is worn inside-out and backwards by players and/or fans to will a team to a come-from-behind victory late in a game. Common Terms in Baseball (including curve ball from Chap.3): http://www.howbaseballworks.com/CommonTerms.htm Baseball for Beginners (including infield and outfield from Chap.3): http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/baseball/beginners/glossary.html Other baseball lingo: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/baseball_basics/lingo.jsp