Cricket v/s Baseball - Page 3

C_C · 17-03-2005, 05:48 PM

The only time i dont mind baseball is when i am high as a kite on pot...otherwise, it is a joke...everything about it is a joke except hitting, which i think is harder than cricket.

And i had the same experience as some of the folks on this thread- people were shocked to see me 'risk' catching a baseball without the mitt....

username1234 · 17-03-2005, 06:37 PM

Cricket's a way better game all they do in baseball is tamper with the rules of cricket to make it easier and more funner. eg they catch with a glove we catch with hands, they give the batsman 3 opportunities in cricket we only get one, just little stuff like that. Plus in baseball you have to generally be some big fat guy to be good at it. In cricket you can be 6ft-6 110 kg fast bowler or a 5ft 7 skinny wicketkeeper. Plus to play cricket you need alot of patience

Isolator · 17-03-2005, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Swervy

pitchers have to throw the ball from 90 ft (???)

60.5 feet, I think. Less than a cricket pitch.

cricket player · 17-03-2005, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by age_master

meh i think baseball is an incredibly boring game, watched my sister play numerous times - she gets angry when i tell her how to play and apply cricket strategies to baseball

by the way how old is your sister

Deja moo · 17-03-2005, 10:34 PM

Personally I find baseball way too boring to watch...

cricket player · 17-03-2005, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deja moo

Personally I find baseball way too boring to watch...

personally I find reading your posts really boring

Deja moo · 17-03-2005, 11:15 PM

I hope you choke on that pacifier

chekmeout · 18-03-2005, 01:25 AM

Should we start a poll about whether baseball is a sport worth watching?

dinu23 · 18-03-2005, 01:26 AM

The thing is Americans don't like to think they inherited anything from England. They just want to think they have unique sports.

Swervy · 18-03-2005, 01:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Isolator

60.5 feet, I think. Less than a cricket pitch.

yeah my mistake

Josh · 18-03-2005, 02:12 AM

I like both sports. I can't say I find either of them boring. I can probably sit through a whole game of baseball, but I must admit I sometimes do struggle watching even an ODI in it's entirity. Depends who's playing I guess.

FaaipDeOiad · 18-03-2005, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Monty

did you know they allow players to take steriods and it is stupid that one of their proud statitics is how many times they have hit the ball

Errm, that's not what a "hit" in baseball is. A hit is when you hit the ball successfully away from the fielders and get to first base (at least)... it is equivalent to a run in cricket, although of course much less common. If you hit the ball and it is caught or you are out at first then you've failed to get a hit.

Monty · 18-03-2005, 03:47 AM

i know mate but they are proud of how many times they did this it is stupid and their seasons are way to long

chekmeout · 18-03-2005, 03:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Swervy

it has a huge following in Japan,Cuba, Mexico etc

Define etc. I don't know about Cuba but in Japan and Mexico soccer is 100 times more popular...
And so what baseball is popular in 4 countries so it becomes an Olympic sport??

Cricket is played in far more countries and got millions of more fans than baseball...and yet baseball is in the Olympics...

Swervy · 18-03-2005, 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by chekmeout

Define etc. I don't know about Cuba but in Japan and Mexico soccer is 100 times more popular...
And so what baseball is popular in 4 countries so it becomes an Olympic sport??

Cricket is played in far more countries and got millions of more fans than baseball...and yet baseball is in the Olympics...

whether something is in the Olympics isnt just based on popularity...archery???? Syncronised Swimming?????

I think baseball is a popular sport in more than just 4 countries. There used to be (I dont know if there is now) a large playing population in Australia for instance (obviously not as big as cricket, rugby etc, but still substantial)

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17-03-2005, 05:48 PM	#31 (permalink)
C_C International Captain Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: World Posts: 6,990	The only time i dont mind baseball is when i am high as a kite on pot...otherwise, it is a joke...everything about it is a joke except hitting, which i think is harder than cricket. And i had the same experience as some of the folks on this thread- people were shocked to see me 'risk' catching a baseball without the mitt....

17-03-2005, 06:37 PM	#32 (permalink)
username1234 School Boy/Girl Cricketer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: auckland, new zealand Posts: 97	Cricket's a way better game all they do in baseball is tamper with the rules of cricket to make it easier and more funner. eg they catch with a glove we catch with hands, they give the batsman 3 opportunities in cricket we only get one, just little stuff like that. Plus in baseball you have to generally be some big fat guy to be good at it. In cricket you can be 6ft-6 110 kg fast bowler or a 5ft 7 skinny wicketkeeper. Plus to play cricket you need alot of patience

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