Field sports such as soccer and baseball have limited appeal in crowded urban areas, while health clubs are traditional ly seen as the province of the rich.

足球和篮球等户外运动在人口稠密的城镇地区没有多大吸引力，而健身俱乐部又一直被视为富人的领地。

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Baseball is essentially an urban sport here.

在我们这儿棒球是主要的都市体育项目。

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There is no ability to cordon off a whole marathon route and treat miles of urban streets with the degree of security at, say, a baseball stadium.

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Disney, which also owns a local baseball team, the California Angels, based at Anaheim, in the same urban area, is launching a new sports channel, challenging Mr Murdoch's Fox Sports channel to serve up more exciting fare.

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