...e. The ticket prices range from 20 to 75 but on the black market people pay up to 200. The team has to play 82 games per year. The season runs from November through June, depending on playoff dates. Home games are sold out ell in advance for months. They have to travel across the hole of the USA up to Seattle at the Pacific Ocean or to Houston in Texas.There is one other professional basketball team in Chicago. It is called Chicago Rockers. They dont play in the NBA but in the CBA Continental Basketball Association.BaseballThe second important sport in Chicago is baseball. Baseball is at least as popular as basketball. In almost every big city in America a huge stadium is available. Sometimes there is room for more than 80 000 people. For the Americans it is like a national sport. The names of Chicagos baseball teams are Chicago hite Sox and Chicago Cubs. The Cubs ne arena has almost 90 000 seats for visitors. It is one of the most modern baseball stadiums in the orld. The prices range from 7 to 14.The Sox is a good team. Many famous players play there. They earn money in the same dimensions like the basketball stars. The Sox also on some national titles. Tikets range from 7 to 40.Many Europeans dont even kno the rules of baseball although its origins are in Britain. So here they areThe game is played in a diamond-shaped infield. Its like a square. The four edges are knon as the home plate, first plate, second plate and third plate. One team bats, the other one is in the field. The object of the team at bat is to advance the batter to each of the plates until he has completed the run. If the batter succeeds in hitting the ball over the perimeter fence he gets a run. A batter can only score if he has hit the ball in front of him. The side fielding has nine players and their aim is to prevent runs being scored. The pitcher, the man ho thros the ball, stands 20 yards aay and tries to thro the ball into the area knon as the strike zone, hich is an imaginary box level ith the batters knees and shoulders. If the ball misses the strike zone and the batter does not bat, the umpire calls a ball. If the ball goes into the strike zone and the batter does not hit the ball, the umpire calls strike. After four balls the batter alks to the first base. After three strikes the batter is out. The team ith the most runs ins the game. There are nine innings in a game and most games last around three hours.FootballThe third sport is football. The season begins in September. There are to important teams called Chicago Bears and Northestern ildcats. The Bears are called the Monsters of the Miday because of their rough behaviour. Over the past fe years they have had some good seasons. Their stadium is next to Lake Michigan. The ticket prices range from 20 to 80.In 1995 the ildcats had a dream season. They became one of Chicagos sports favourites. Their tickets cost around 10.These are the three most popular sports in Chicago, but, of course, people like other sports as ell.Take hockey for example. Chicago has got to professional hockey teams called Chicago Blackhaks and Chicago olves. Their season begins in November and ends in the late spring, depending on the playoff schedule. They sometimes get lost in the publicity hich surrounds their famous stadium mates, the Chicago Bulls. The Blackhakes play in the same arena like the Bulls. The olves are members of the IHL International Hockey League. They are perhaps more famous than the Blackhaks. Ticket prices range from 15 to 75. Canoeing is also popular in Chicago. On Lake Michigan there are fantastic conditions. There are many opportunities on the rivers and lakes around Chicago. You can rent a canoe for 30 per day.In Chicago there are 6 public golf courses. This is quite a lot. The most famous one might be Sidney R. Marovitz Golf Course. Sometimes there are championships. This course opens in summer at 6 am and closes at 730 pm. Some fanatic golfers even appear in inter if there is no sno. Most 18 - hole rounds at a public course cost 9 - 20. But the golfers have to bring their on equipment.Cross - Country Skiing is also liked there. There are onderful runs in and around the city. Cross - country skis can be rented there for 25 up to 30.Close to Chicago there is a big ski resort. It is called ilmot Mountain. In this resort you can find 25 runs, including a ne half - pipe run for snoboarders. Many people from Chicago drive up after ork for night skiing. The slopes are open until 11 pm. One eekend card costs around 25....
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