Object: a baseball cap

Good morning, boys and girls. I brought a baseball cap of my favorite team with me this morning. (Show the cap.) How many of you like this team? (Let them answer.) What are your favorite baseball teams? (Let them answer.) I want to tell you a story about some friends who loved to play baseball. Are any of you in (the name may vary from community to community) T-ball/Pee Wee/Little League this summer? These friends weren't in a league. They just played often in their backyard. Each of the friends had a baseball cap of his favorite team. Each friend had a glove. Each friend had a bat. Each friend had a ball. Each friend had shoes. Each friend had a shirt of his favorite team. You can see that the fr…