I LOVE BASEBALL-MUG ON BURLAP-------------Evolving from older bat-and-ball games, an early form of baseball was being played in England by the mid-eighteenth century. This game and the related rounders were brought by British and Irish immigrants to North America, where the modern version of baseball developed. By the late nineteenth century, baseball was widely recognized as the national sport of the United States--I LOVE BASEBALL CAN BE REMOVED AND YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE, NAME, TEAM OR PLAYER NUMBER ADDED--DESIGN CAN BE MADE LARGER OR SMALLER---BACKGROUND COLOR CAN BE CHANGED-LETTERS ARE TEXTURED---MAKES A UNIQUE GIFT