To make baseball more exciting, they should combine it with a spelling bee. For every base you take, you have to spell a word too. If anything, it would make spelling bees more exciting.
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ANNOUNCER: Barry Bonds has just gotten to first base, lets go down to the field for the spelling of his word...
UMPIRE: Your word is "can."
BARRY: Can you repeat the word please?
UMPIRE: Can.
BARRY: Can you use it in a sentence?
UMPIRE: My Chunky Soup comes in a can.
BARRY: What is the origin of the word?
UMPIRE: It's Middle English derived from Old English and Germanic languages.
BARRY: Can you repeat the word again?
UMPIRE: Can.
BARRY: Are there any alternate pronunciations for the word?
UMPIRE: No.
BARRY: May I have the definition?
UMPIRE: GET OFF THE F'N FIELD!!!!
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