- [Narrator] This module is sponsored by
the Children's Trust.
(bright music)
- Hey, today the KidVision VPK kids
are at Marlins park to find out about baseball.
Baseball is our national sport,
and did you know that baseball is a compound word?
It's two words in one.
"Base" and "Ball", baseball.
Hi. - Hi
- Nice to meet you.
- Hi, I'm Christina, how you doing?
- Good. And these are the KidVision VPK kids.
- Hi, kids!
- [Kid] Hi.
- Are you guys ready to see some baseball?
- [Kids] Yes. - Yes.
- Have you ever been on a baseball field?
Oh man, look at the red clay.
This is an amazing park.
- Here at Marlins Park,
we have not one but two fish tanks
with double layered bullet proof glass, guys.
On the baseball field teams play.
So, it's two teams come together,
they throw ball, they catch ball, they hit home-runs,
it's where all the exciting part comes with team work.
- Hi, look at that, its Billy The Marlin.
- Guys look at that it's Billy The Marlin!
(whistles)
- Yeah! It's so nice to meet you, hi.
- Kids, Billy knows all about team work.
He is a number one team player here at the ball park.
- Ohhh, look at that
(laughs)
(kiss sound)
- Oh! You got a kiss from a Marlin!
(kids laugh)
- Look at that!
(Kiss sounds)
- Awww!
- Bye Billy! Thank you for visiting!
- Bye Billy!
- Go! Run, run, run!
(car tires screeching)
- Let's go to the bullpen and throw some balls around.
- You guys ready?
- Yeah!
- Let's head over.
- I'm gonna throw the ball at you
and you're gonna catch it.
Come on in, we're going in the bullpen.
You think there's wolves in here?
- Alright team, right now we're in the home team bullpen.
Where the pitchers actually warm-up
before they get called onto the field.
So we're on the pitchers mound right now.
We're gonna warm up our pitching arms,
one, two, three, go!
Whoo.
(kids cheering)
whoa.
- [Kid] Alright!
- alright, ready, and go.
Here, alright!
- [Ms. Penny] Wow!
- That's a strike.
- Woo!
(ball getting hit)
(kids celebrating)
(ball getting hit)
(cheering and celebrating)
- That's a home run, run, run, run, run.
- Woo!
safe!
- Safe!
- Hooray for Marlin.
- It hit the top.
- It did. - It hit the lights.
- It hit the lights, that was a home run.
Alright guys this was a lot of fun.
You guys got to learn all the fundamentals of baseball.
We're going to go into the president suite.
Alright, so very important thing, after a long day
of hard work and playing in teams.
We gotta hydrate ourselves.
So let's grab some water and take a look at the field guys.
So let's all grab our water bottles and head to the seats.
- Thank you though, I am thirsty.
(playful music)
- [Christine] Look at the field guys.
- [Ms. Penny] What is that called?
- that is the home run feature.
The home run feature actually moves, lights up
and shoots water every time a baseball player
from the Marlins hits a home run.
That's why its called the home run feature.
- See the baseball field has a lot of great shapes.
Look at all those shapes.
- The base ball field is the shape of a diamond.
- That's right, the field itself is shaped like a diamond.
Which shape is the pitchers mound?
- A circle.
- That's right, the pitchers mound is a circle, good job.
The home plate is a circle,
and Sam, what shape is the home plate located in?
- A circle.
- That's right, home plate is in a big circle, Good job.
And how about the scoreboard,
what shape is the scoreboard?
- A rectangle.
- That's right, the shape of the scoreboard is a rectangle.
You can learn all about shapes at playing baseball,
can't you?
Yeah, you know what, you're right,
there's a lot of TV's in this stadium,
what shape are the TV's Sam?
- [Sam] Rectangles.
- That's right, they're rectangles and they're squares.
Good looking.
(organ music)
- So we're here at the first ever Bobblehead Museum,
here at Marlins park.
And you guys been a great help,
do you guys want a bobblehead?
- Yes!
- Alright!
You welcome.
- Thank you very much.
- Any time.
- Thank you
- Any time.
- Thank you.
- And for the teacher of course.
- Thank you very much, we had a great time, thanks.
- Thanks a lot.
- Go Marlins!
- Bye kids.
- Bye.
- Come on kids.
♪ For its one, two, three strikes you're out ♪
♪ At the old ball game ♪
- Yay!
(claps and cheers)
(playful music)