What do you like about baseball?

"I like playing. When you get to go up to bat. When I hit the ball."

Kaylee Foster, 10

Belleville

Franklin School

"I watch baseball and like seeing hits and home runs. I like watching any kind of baseball. Pujols is my favorite Cardinals player. Tonight, I'm watching my brother Tim (who's 14 and plays for the Misfits, a Khoury League team). I play Wiffle ball with him."

Christopher Wheat, 12

Belleville

Central Junior High

"I played when I was younger. I started out with a church team. I ended up on a semi pro. It didn't last too long because I was headed for college. I get excited when I see my grandchildren play. It keeps you young. When they would come to our house, trees were bases and we played a lot of ball every day. We had a lot of fun. I watch the Cardinals all the time, too. I'm just a regular baseball fan."

Mary Rowan, 74

Millstadt

retired teacher (taught 26 of her 37 years at Emge)

"I like hitting the ball and diving for the balls. That's the best part of baseball -- and getting dirty. That's what me and my brother do. He's right there, number 16."

Nick Foster, 11

Belleville

Franklin School student who plays for Belleville Parks and Recreation