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Post by yeahyeah » Sun Jul 18, 2004 8:00 pm

Does anyone here play baseball? :huh:

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Post by Spinner » Sun Jul 18, 2004 8:08 pm

Well, I play cricket, which is similar in some respects but very different in other. Apparently the USA team has qualified for a world tournament later on this year, so watch out for them! ^_^
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Post by yeahyeah » Sun Jul 18, 2004 8:11 pm

Is it hard to play cricket
:huh:

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Post by Spinner » Mon Jul 19, 2004 12:32 pm

Originally posted by yeahyeah@Jul 18 2004, 09:11 PM
Is it hard to play cricket
:huh:
Er...it depends. I don't think any sport is easy unless you happen to be really good at sports in general, or unless you have a natural talent for the game. Cricket is from what I see more complicated than baseball, but I find it more interesting - it seems to require more tactical and strategical thinking. Maybe someone could write up an explanation of baseball and post it, and I could do the same for cricket?
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Post by yeahyeah » Mon Jul 19, 2004 5:24 pm

How hard do you throw the cricket ball? :blink:

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Post by Soakologist » Mon Jul 19, 2004 9:53 pm

I like Baseball alright, though I prefer Basketball and Football.

My favorite baseball teams:
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Saint Louis Cardinals
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Post by RacerSoaker445 » Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:38 pm

A VERY simple baseball explenation. Here.
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Post by Spinner » Tue Jul 20, 2004 7:40 am

Originally posted by yeahyeah@Jul 19 2004, 06:24 PM
How hard do you throw the cricket ball? :blink:
Well, the fastest international bowlers bowl (that's different from the throwing action in baseball) the ball at upwards of 90mph. ;)
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Post by yeahyeah » Tue Jul 20, 2004 8:10 pm

I throw 75mph to 80mph and I'm only thirteen :D

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Post by Spinner » Tue Jul 20, 2004 8:48 pm

Originally posted by yeahyeah@Jul 20 2004, 09:10 PM
I throw 75mph to 80mph and I'm only thirteen :D
Whatever, the action in cricket is completely different to the baseball action. If you used the baseball action to bowl in cricket, it would be called illegal by the umpire. <_< The ball actually pitches in cricket, as well.
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Post by yeahyeah » Tue Jul 20, 2004 9:11 pm

I was watching these guys play and they were throwing overhand?

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Post by Spinner » Wed Jul 21, 2004 6:36 pm

Originally posted by yeahyeah@Jul 20 2004, 10:11 PM
I was watching these guys play and they were throwing overhand?
Yes, bowling overarm (in cricket-speak, bowling is the delivery of the ball to the batsman, and throwing is the throwing of the ball from the fielders back to the wickets) is nothing less than standard for all forms of cricket from club level.
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Post by yeahyeah » Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:03 pm

Oh :D Sorry I misunderstood you. You mean when the pitcher in base ball goes from wind-up it would be illegal?

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Post by DX » Tue Oct 19, 2004 2:53 am

Wow, this might be the most tense baseball game I've ever seen. Still tied at 4 and in the 14th inning... AND THEYVE WON!
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Post by NiborDude » Tue Oct 19, 2004 3:54 am

As much as that was a good game, it doesn't compare to last year game 7, Boones home run. I don't think Boston will win 2 games in a row at New York. They might force game 7, but It would have to be a gift from god himself to have boston win game 6 and 7. The only reason Boston won those 2 games was because they had home field advantage. The yankees are going to be more comftorable in their stadium.

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