Book Description
It has been said that Major League Baseball players live for the cheers from the fans on the road as much as the cheering in their home stadium. They live for the chance to feel victory inside them, and they live for the honor of playing the game of baseball as close to perfection as humanly possible. But the players aren't the only ones who "live" for baseball-America's National Pastime. Epic battles in the Major League Baseball League Championship Series were enormously popular successes in 2003. For the first time ever, a League Championship Series telecast outdrew Monday Night Football in viewership. Record audiences tuned in to make the playoffs the most-watched ever on cable and the highest-rated on network TV since 1995. In addition, the 2003 postseason set a new attendance record with 1,858,979 fans enjoying postseason games. Fans flocked to the Internet as well as their televisions to capture the magic of this timeless sport. The number of visitors to MLB.com in the 2003 postseason more than tripled from a year ago, to five million daily. Fans can get more of the sport they love with The Major League Baseball 2005 Calendar. Packed with fun facts and the best Major League Baseball trivia, it gives fans everywhere another reason to love the game.

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It has been said that Major League Baseball players live for the cheers from the fans on the road as much as the cheering in their home stadium. They live for the chance to feel victory inside them, and they live for the honor of playing the game of baseball as close to perfection as humanly possible. But the players aren't the only ones who "live" for baseball-America's National Pastime. Epic battles in the Major League Baseball League Championship Series were enormously popular successes in 2003. For the first time ever, a League Championship Series telecast outdrew Monday Night Football in viewership. Record audiences tuned in to make the playoffs the most-watched ever on cable and the highest-rated on network TV since 1995. In addition, the 2003 postseason set a new attendance record with 1,858,979 fans enjoying postseason games. Fans flocked to the Internet as well as their televisions to capture the magic of this timeless sport. The number of visitors to MLB.com in the 2003 postseason more than tripled from a year ago, to five million daily. Fans can get more of the sport they love with The Major League Baseball 2005 Calendar. Packed with fun facts and the best Major League Baseball trivia, it gives fans everywhere another reason to love the game.