Am I the only one who doesn't care about the World Cup?

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Originally Posted by Chewie UK

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Originally Posted by Busyman™

I didn't know they played baseball at all in bratland. Women play softball here. Oh well I've seen quite a vids of men playing basketball in bratland. They were pretty good too.

It'd be nice to one day to see an NBA draftee from Britain.:lol: :lol:

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He was poking fun by making reference to netball being a popular (very near universal) school sport for girls whereas baseball is not played much at all. Rounders is (at least it was) similarly played in almost all UK schools.

Please don't make me explain (admittedly crap) humour again. I look an even bigger fool when I have to do that.

Please don't get me wrong - I like baseball. I have watched C5's late night coverage on many occasions and am constantly amazed that batters can even hit the bloody ball at the speed it comes to them.

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Same here and no amount of steroids can improve that. I'll stick to the few times my job has softball on the DC Mall.

No one there is throwing at 90mph, that's for sure.

I didn't really get that humor nor was I offended. I mean soccer was THE first sport I learned to play as youngster 'cause it was the easiest to pick up. Basketball involved mechanics that I could not easily pick up and that's partly why I didn't start playing 'till I was leaving high school.

Either way, I can't downplay soccer 'cause I played as a youngster or am teaching my 5 year-old girl some basics for play.

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Originally Posted by Mr JP Fugley

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Originally Posted by peat moss

Nope :

http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/b/b0133500.html

Bean = head

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I meant you (plural).

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Oh I got it , have watched Cricket a few times at our park down the street .
I like the way the ball is thrown on the run , must be hard to hit it . In baseball you stand on a mound before delivery so its all in the wind up .

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Originally Posted by peat moss

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Originally Posted by Mr JP Fugley

I meant you (plural).

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Oh I got it , have watched Cricket a few times at our park down the street .
I like the way the ball is thrown on the run , must be hard to hit it . In baseball you stand on a mound before delivery so its all in the wind up .

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Can you explain the "wind up"?

I'll try , a pitcher can't balk so when he or she goes to throw its a big leg kick and all arm after that . Its is amazing the speed they get from almost standing still .

Sorry hard to explain . But found this ,a batter is faking getting hit . Ah shit JP our batters get a base when hit too ,what a bunch of wimps eh !



http://www.nothingtoxic.com/media/11...Hit_by_a_Pitch

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Originally Posted by peat moss

I'll try , a pitcher can't balk so when he or she goes to throw its a big leg kick and all arm after that . Its is amazing the speed they get from almost standing still .

Sorry hard to explain . But found this ,a batter is faking getting hit . Ah shit JP our batters get a base when hit too ,what a bunch of wimps eh !



http://www.nothingtoxic.com/media/11...Hit_by_a_Pitch

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Thanks for that.

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Originally Posted by Mr JP Fugley

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Originally Posted by peat moss

I'll try , a pitcher can't balk so when he or she goes to throw its a big leg kick and all arm after that . Its is amazing the speed they get from almost standing still .

Sorry hard to explain . But found this ,a batter is faking getting hit . Ah shit JP our batters get a base when hit too ,what a bunch of wimps eh !



http://www.nothingtoxic.com/media/11...Hit_by_a_Pitch

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Thanks for that.

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No thank you , I didn't know you could hit a batter in cricket thats insane .

Make for some good fights tho ?

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Originally Posted by peat moss

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Originally Posted by Mr JP Fugley

Thanks for that.

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No thank you , I didn't know you could hit a batter in cricket thats insane .

Make for some good fights tho ?

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Never.

The umpire will allow a certain number of beamers but won't let a bowler do it constantly. He will have to put in some "normal" balls as well. It's considered poor form just to kill the batsman without giving him a fair chance.

A few into the ribs, or head at ninety odd miles an hour certainly gets the Batsman thinking what's going on.

i cant beleive a nation which watches nascar can think football is boring ;\

WC sux, only billions of ppl watch it. Jeez, it's just a fad and it's gonna go away like next week.:dry:

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Originally Posted by scribblec

i cant beleive a nation which watches nascar can think football is boring ;\

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with nascar races you do always have a good chance there will be some sort of horrific crash. on the other hand, you do have the chance of soccer riots. i'm not really sure what i want anymore.

Soccer riots>nascar crashes. Fact.

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Originally Posted by Seedler

Soccer riots>nascar crashes. Fact.

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probably true, but i think there's at leat one crash in every nascar race. soccer riots only happen ever so often not?

True, but weak pussy crashes aren't that exciting anyways, they just bump into each other and the race cars slowly disintegrate. You only get the car flipping exploding action once so often as well.

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Originally Posted by lee551

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Originally Posted by Seedler

Soccer riots>nascar crashes. Fact.

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probably true, but i think there's at leat one crash in every nascar race. soccer riots only happen ever so often not?

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Maybe in the World Cup they are less frequent but we have them here all the time, you can't move for a soccer riot breaking out. In fact, I'm in one now.

The World Cup has plenty of car crashes with blood and intestines falling out, though.

What sort of sad bastard watches a sport to see somebody crash a car or for a riot to break out? Did the 1989 FA Cup Semi Final really do it for them? :unsure:

Obviously the same sad bastards that don't appriciate sports for the fun factor.

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Originally Posted by DorisInsinuate

Obviously the same sad bastards that don't appriciate sports for the fun factor.

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You just commented about how there are nasty crashes and blood falling out in nascar crashes...implying that you like it better?:huh:

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Originally Posted by Seedler

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Originally Posted by DorisInsinuate

Obviously the same sad bastards that don't appriciate sports for the fun factor.

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You just commented about how there are nasty crashes and blood falling out in nascar crashes...implying that you like it better?:huh:

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Do you read other people's posts?

"The World Cup has plenty of car crashes with blood and intestines falling out, though"

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Originally Posted by Agrajag

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Originally Posted by Seedler

You just commented about how there are nasty crashes and blood falling out in nascar crashes...implying that you like it better?:huh:

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Do you read other people's posts?

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Uh no, I'm kinda illiterate.:cool:

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Originally Posted by Seedler

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Originally Posted by Agrajag

Do you read other people's posts?

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Uh no, I'm kinda illiterate.:cool:

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And a twat.

See, I don't even know the meaning of that.:lookaroun

Here, I just gave you the chance to pwn me some more:whistling

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Originally Posted by Mr JP Fugley

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Originally Posted by peat moss

No thank you , I didn't know you could hit a batter in cricket thats insane .

Make for some good fights tho ?

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Never.

The umpire will allow a certain number of beamers but won't let a bowler do it constantly. He will have to put in some "normal" balls as well. It's considered poor form just to kill the batsman without giving him a fair chance.

A few into the ribs, or head at ninety odd miles an hour certainly gets the Batsman thinking what's going on.

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You're not allowed to bowl beamers.

A beamer is when a ball is aimed at a batsman above stump level and is strictly forbidden, a full toss is where the ball is aimed is below stump level and is allowed but hardly practiced because any batsman worth his salt would dispatch it for four runs.

Bouncers, where the ball hits the pitch before twatting a batsman in the heid, are fine and subject to no restrictions at test level but you can only do one per over in one-day games.

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Originally Posted by manker

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Originally Posted by Mr JP Fugley

Never.

The umpire will allow a certain number of beamers but won't let a bowler do it constantly. He will have to put in some "normal" balls as well. It's considered poor form just to kill the batsman without giving him a fair chance.

A few into the ribs, or head at ninety odd miles an hour certainly gets the Batsman thinking what's going on.

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You're not allowed to bowl beamers.

A beamer is when a ball is aimed at a batsman above stump level and is strictly forbidden, a full toss is where the ball is aimed is below stump level and is allowed but hardly practiced because any batsman worth his salt would dispatch it for four runs.

Bouncers, where the ball hits the pitch before twatting a batsman in the heid, are fine and subject to no restrictions at test level but you can only do one per over in one-day games.

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Cricket has rarely made me this happy. Fact.

In addition to getting a man to explain what a "Wind up" was. This my be my most fave thread ever.

I don't think you knew :snooty:

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Originally Posted by manker

I don't think you knew :snooty:

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I think we both know that, twixt my knowledge and the corroboration of the interweb, I did. Dont we, eh, don't we?

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Originally Posted by Mr JP Fugley

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Originally Posted by manker

I don't think you knew :snooty:

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I think we both know that, twixt my knowledge and the corroboration of the interweb, I did. Dont we, eh, don't we?

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That's very much tempered by the good reason as to why there is no silent 'S' in ECB.

I mean, if a Yemeni national made a bold statement declaring this World Cup to be a resounding success from an African standpoint, I'd have to take it at face value.

It's only polite.

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Originally Posted by manker

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Originally Posted by Mr JP Fugley

I think we both know that, twixt my knowledge and the corroboration of the interweb, I did. Dont we, eh, don't we?

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That's very much tempered by the good reason as to why there is no silent 'S' in ECB.

I mean, if a Yemeni national made a bold statement declaring this World Cup to be a resounding success from an African standpoint, I'd have to take it at face value.

It's only polite.

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And if you're one thing it's someone who takes things at face value and is polite to a fault.

It's a burden.

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Originally Posted by manker

It's a burden.

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You have broad shoulders and a firm butt. You can coap.

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Originally Posted by manker

A beamer is when a ball is aimed at a batsman above stump level and is strictly forbidden, a full toss is where the ball is aimed is below stump level and is allowed but hardly practiced because any batsman worth his salt would dispatch it for four runs.

Bouncers, where the ball hits the pitch before twatting a batsman in the heid, are fine and subject to no restrictions at test level but you can only do one per over in one-day games.

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Oh. :huh:

dammet pepole ! I've been waiting for four years for this moment !

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Originally Posted by Mr JP Fugley

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Originally Posted by Chewie UK

He was poking fun by making reference to netball being a popular (very near universal) school sport for girls whereas baseball is not played much at all. Rounders is (at least it was) similarly played in almost all UK schools.

Please don't make me explain (admittedly crap) humour again. I look an even bigger fool when I have to do that.

Please don't get me wrong - I like baseball. I have watched C5's late night coverage on many occasions and am constantly amazed that batters can even hit the bloody ball at the speed it comes to them.

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Cricketers think it's too poofey, what with them not being able to spin it off the ground, or use bouncers. Just basically throwing it.

Hoying a cricket ball at the other chaps head is an acceptable tactic in cricket. Or right into their ribs, that's another good one.

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Curious.... How fast does a cricket ball travel when thrown or pitched or whatever the delivery is called?

bowled at 378.5mph

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Originally Posted by Proper Bo

bowled at 378.5mph

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Ya.. if it was delivered with a Mark II rocket strapped to it

Who is this Mark the second you speak of?

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Originally Posted by Proper Bo

bowled at 378.5mph

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That's just silly.

Everyone knows you cricketeers can only throw in KPH. :dry:

I don't play cricket, i'm not posh enough:snooty:

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Originally Posted by Proper Bo

I don't play cricket, i'm not posh enough:snooty:

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Perhaps a thick coat of make-up?

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Originally Posted by j2k4

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Originally Posted by Proper Bo

bowled at 378.5mph

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That's just silly.

Everyone knows you cricketeers can only throw in KPH. :dry:

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Where do you Americans get this silly idea we use KPH, or MPL. It's just daft, whilst admittedly kinda cute.