Take me out to the ballgame - NOT!!!

[The Avon Lady]

Hall of Shame (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUcFWPgB8oY). :nope:

[Skybird]

I think that is baseball, right? I just can't figure what the game is about. :88) At school I played Volleyball (I did quite well), and I loved "Völkerball" - I was everybody's nightmare, so the others didn't like it as much. :smug: But baseball - the team collecting the most plates wins, yes? It seems to be a solitaire game, then. But what has a ball to do with it?

[Letum]

Baseball?
Thats some sort of rounders, but played by grown men and in silly costumes....right?

[The Avon Lady]

Baseball?
Thats some sort of rounders, but played by grown men and in silly costumes....right?
What's so silly about pajamas?

[JSLTIGER]

Oh, G-d...Europeans. :-?

[LuftWolf]

Actually, that was minor league baseball (an affiliate of the Major League Atlanta Braves), and those kinds of things are generally part of the show, although he took it to an interesting extreme.

Within the "gentlemanly" context of baseball as a sport, managerial explosions are really quite traditional and a natural part of the game... the theory being that umpires will be less likely to start squeezing a team on close calls in the future.

I love baseball. :yep: :)

Cheers,
David

[Oberon]

I like Baseball, understand about as much of it as I do cricket, but I like cricket too :up:

Good show by the manager, obviously running low on funds and couldn't afford a mascot for the light-entertainment ;) :lol:

[Camaero]

Oh, G-d...Europeans. :-?

I find myself saying that a lot while visiting this site! :rotfl:

[Tchocky]

I love baseball (recently, at least). Sunday was a 24-carat Red Sox heartbreaker

[Iceman]

Baseball :up:

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[robbo180265]

Baseball?
Thats some sort of rounders, but played by grown men and in silly costumes....right?

Or is it that one that looks a bit like Rugby with armour and helmets;)

I just couldn't resist sorry:rotfl:

[Yahoshua]

I no longer consider baseball a true sport with all the body-enhancing drugs on the market nowadays. Todays' baseball players will never equal the likes of Hank Arronson or Babe Ruth.

[Camaero]

I no longer consider baseball a true sport with all the body-enhancing drugs on the market nowadays. Todays' baseball players will never equal the likes of Hank Arronson or Babe Ruth.

I agree. Though it still beats that silly thing you Europeans like to call "football".

[robbo180265]

I no longer consider baseball a true sport with all the body-enhancing drugs on the market nowadays. Todays' baseball players will never equal the likes of Hank Arronson or Babe Ruth.

I agree. Though it still beats that silly thing you Europeans like to call "football".

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Heibges]

Actually, that was minor league baseball (an affiliate of the Major League Atlanta Braves), and those kinds of things are generally part of the show, although he took it to an interesting extreme.

Within the "gentlemanly" context of baseball as a sport, managerial explosions are really quite traditional and a natural part of the game... the theory being that umpires will be less likely to start squeezing a team on close calls in the future.

I love baseball. :yep: :)

Cheers,
David

I thought that guy was a little worked up for Bobby Cox.:lol:

[P_Funk]

I think that is baseball, right? I just can't figure what the game is about. :88) At school I played Volleyball (I did quite well), and I loved "Völkerball" - I was everybody's nightmare, so the others didn't like it as much. :smug: But baseball - the team collecting the most plates wins, yes? It seems to be a solitaire game, then. But what has a ball to do with it?
:o

How many TV shows or Comedians have made a career explaining baseball?

The simplest way to explain baseball is:

You throw the ball, you hit the ball, you catch the ball.

Its really a very very simple game. Some dumb looking brute stands at the plate with a 2 by 4. Some skinny head case throws a bundled up bunch of yarn and tanned animal skin at some crazy motherfu**er thats crouching behind the hitter wearing a pillow so he won't die (that was my position). The hitter tries to hit the ball and if he does he runs as far as he can without getting himself tagged out. Repeat until 3 outs. 9 innings. Lots of trips to the concession stand.:up:

Now Europeans might be ignorant of baseball, but at least they appreciate hockey.:rock:

[Camaero]

Hockey? Bleh!:roll:

[Yahoshua]

I no longer consider baseball a true sport with all the body-enhancing drugs on the market nowadays. Todays' baseball players will never equal the likes of Hank Arronson or Babe Ruth.

I agree. Though it still beats that silly thing you Europeans like to call "football".

Well, I was born in the PRC so I'm not European, but okay......:doh:

[Camaero]

I no longer consider baseball a true sport with all the body-enhancing drugs on the market nowadays. Todays' baseball players will never equal the likes of Hank Arronson or Babe Ruth.

I agree. Though it still beats that silly thing you Europeans like to call "football".

Well, I was born in the PRC so I'm not European, but okay......:doh:

I didn't mean you as in you but rather you as in them. Clear as mud?:lol:

[P_Funk]

Hockey? Bleh!:roll:
Yea what makes me really sick is that you're one game away from being the state that will host the Stanley Cup for a year.

But what can I expect? You people like basketball. I mean honestly. Know how much basketball sucks? Canada created it, played it for a bit then said "hey this sucks, lets go play hockey".:rotfl:

[Heibges]

I can't believe the Mighty Ducks are about to win the Stanley Cup. What is the world coming to?:huh:

[Camaero]

Go Ducks! I hate hockey, but I absolutely love it when they win. :lol:

As for Basketball, go Lakers! (but get Shaq back and fix Kobe.)

Ah yes, people and their sports.

[robbo180265]

Ice hocky Roolz:up: My Dad used to play for the Wembly Lions

[P_Funk]

Ice hocky Roolz:up: My Dad used to play for the Wembly Lions
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I love it when people call it 'ice' hockey. Like theres any other kind.;)

I have heard that there is something of a hockey interest in Britain. But I also heard that they're absolute gash too.:rotfl:

As for the Ducks (remember they're not mighty anymore http://community.racingone.com/emoticons/jack.gif) in all reality most of the team is Canadian players with a GM that used to run the Vancouver Canucks so... the only real american thing about that team is its home town. But really... ice in Anaheim? I hate Gary Bettman.

[Camaero]

Ice hocky Roolz:up: My Dad used to play for the Wembly Lions
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I love it when people call it 'ice' hockey. Like theres any other kind.;)

I have heard that there is something of a hockey interest in Britain. But I also heard that they're absolute gash too.:rotfl:

As for the Ducks (remember they're not mighty anymore http://community.racingone.com/emoticons/jack.gif) in all reality most of the team is Canadian players with a GM that used to run the Vancouver Canucks so... the only real american thing about that team is its home town. But really... ice in Anaheim? I hate Gary Bettman.

That's like saying Toyota is American because they build their cars here. Sorry, the only thing that counts is where they are from and where the money goes.

You are all getting spanked by the Anaheim Ducks, an American team, and we hate hockey! :D

Just trying to twist the dagger a little. :lol:

[P_Funk]

You are all getting spanked by the Anaheim Ducks, an American team, and we hate hockey! :D

Just trying to twist the dagger a little. :lol:
Well its not really our fault you know. There are 24 American teams and 6 Canadian ones. Statistically we're screwed. Not to mention the fact that all that young talent is getting wasted on places like Pittsburg and Washington.

I just hope they move the Predators to Canada.

[Camaero]

Southern Ontario I think?

[P_Funk]

Southern Ontario I think?
I believe Hamilton has given the new owner of the Predators exclusive rights to bring a hockey team to the city.

[robbo180265]

Ice hocky Roolz:up: My Dad used to play for the Wembly Lions
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I love it when people call it 'ice' hockey. Like theres any other kind.;)

I have heard that there is something of a hockey interest in Britain. But I also heard that they're absolute gash too.:rotfl:


The other kind
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Ice Hocky
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w181/robbo180265/494921598_af73bda568.jpg

And yes, most of our teams do have Canadian players;)

[P_Funk]

And yes, most of our teams do have Canadian players;) Well the rejects need amnesty somewhere. Hehehehe.

I do like most any sport that finds a home in Britain. Field Hockey, Cricket, Rugby, The REAL Football, all of it. I think that you Brits get the subtlty in sport that is inherent in the Canadian love for Hockey.

Hockey is in many ways like Football (the real one). Its just alot faster. The flow of play I think is very similar, though the cadence is very different alot of the time.

I also think that hockey incorporates all the best parts of sport. Phyicality (those gorgeous hits), skill in skating and checking (meaning the body), skill in puck handling (meaning dexterity), skill in strategy both offensive and defensive and needing to bear in mind the transition from defense to offense and vice versa. The roles that a hockey play can immediately shift. Forwards getting caught as defensemen on an odd man rush, or a defenseman pinching down the boards to cycle the puck into the slot. So much subtlety.

I dont' see how anyone can't see the beauty of it.

[robbo180265]

And yes, most of our teams do have Canadian players;) Well the rejects need amnesty somewhere. Hehehehe.

I do like most any sport that finds a home in Britain. Field Hockey, Cricket, Rugby, The REAL Football, all of it. I think that you Brits get the subtlty in sport that is inherent in the Canadian love for Hockey.

Hockey is in many ways like Football (the real one). Its just alot faster. The flow of play I think is very similar, though the cadence is very different alot of the time.

I also think that hockey incorporates all the best parts of sport. Phyicality (those gorgeous hits), skill in skating and checking (meaning the body), skill in puck handling (meaning dexterity), skill in strategy both offensive and defensive and needing to bear in mind the transition from defense to offense and vice versa. The roles that a hockey play can immediately shift. Forwards getting caught as defensemen on an odd man rush, or a defenseman pinching down the boards to cycle the puck into the slot. So much subtlety.

I dont' see how anyone can't see the beauty of it.

I totaly agree. The biggest problem over here is that it hardly gets any air time on normal tv,and if it is on it'll be in the wee small hours. As much as I love football I'd like to see a lot more hocky.

[P_Funk]

I totaly agree. The biggest problem over here is that it hardly gets any air time on normal tv,and if it is on it'll be in the wee small hours. As much as I love football I'd like to see a lot more hocky.
Indeed. The only time I ever see a premiership soccer match is at 5 am when I should be asleep.:roll:

[tycho102]

That was the most creative, colorful, wonderous rant that I've ever seen by a baseball manager. I mean that one really is outstanding. It stands out.

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It was a nice toss and he even remembed to pull the pin.