I think it's a cultural thing you can't avoid, like soccer-type football over here. And thanks very much for the info! I'll make sure that Teja doesn't hit anybody with his bat, then, when he throws it aside and starts running.

I decided for Teja, not Donova, for the sake of crackiness; also, Donovan would know about baseball, and my personal cluelessness would reflect on him. Teja, though, is excused because he died in AD 552...