US pastime looks to get on base in Russia

MOSCOW: It's the bottom of the ninth, but there are men on base and sluggers on deck as baseball enthusiasts in Russia go in to bat for America's pastime.

"The situation is slowly, but surely, changing for the better despite the obstacles," says Yury Kopylov, head of Russia's baseball and softball federation.

"This year we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of baseball in Russia."