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Baseball V Cricket?
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King Pietersen
International Captain
Given the forum you're posting on, I get the feeling this could be a somewhat one-sided vote.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Well, here's an unbiased sample.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Truthfully though, I would prefer baseball over cricket if I hadn't grown up with cricket. I love cricket, and I only semi-follow baseball, but purely as a sport, if I had to start from beginning, I'd probably prefer that. There are too many things I find annoying in the world of cricket, and it really takes away from the sport itself.
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P. G. Wodehouse expresses my opinion on this subject far better than I could ever dream of doing.
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archie mac
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Baseball is to cricket what checkers is to chess
Mr Getty
Just read an amsuing article by an Amercian baseball fan taking a look at cricket in 1896
Too long to post here
He states the bowling is so slow compared to pitching that the bowler could run down the wicket and fetch the ball before it reached the batsman if he wanted
But at the end the cricket editor suggests he face up to the then fastest bowler Tom Richardson
Mr Getty
Just read an amsuing article by an Amercian baseball fan taking a look at cricket in 1896
Too long to post hereHe states the bowling is so slow compared to pitching that the bowler could run down the wicket and fetch the ball before it reached the batsman if he wanted
But at the end the cricket editor suggests he face up to the then fastest bowler Tom Richardson
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silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
By the time the delivery gets to the batsman, it's certainly a lot slower than in baseball. However, the bastmen have to contend with a wider range of allowable areas, as well as the variations from the pitch. But they also get a bigger bat, and they don't have to hit every ball, or hit it within the V.Baseball is to cricket what checkers is to chess
Mr Getty
Just read an amsuing article by an Amercian baseball fan taking a look at cricket in 1896
He states the bowling is so slow compared to pitching that the bowler could run down the wicket and fetch the ball before it reached the batsman if he wanted
But at the end the cricket editor suggests he face up to the then fastest bowler Tom Richardson
I've never played Tests or professional baseball, but getting bat on a fastball is insanely hard.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Wait - they got a dude that plays for the American team vs. a national team? And an all rounder as well? Boo. Also no helmet? A ball to the face would automatically win.
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stephen
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It was a pretty terrible video.
It actually is a lot easier to hit a cricket ball than a baseball. However that doesn't make the sport easier.
age_master
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Hate baseball. Love cricket - would vote for it in this poll but there is a question mark there.
andyc
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Can't believe they got some allrounder from the American team as the cricket representative. No wonder they've disabled comments.
Haha, and he's a spinner. My word.
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"Cricket balls can be bowled at 90mph but instead we're going to get some numpty from our local team to bowl offies at a pro baseballer. Yeah baseball! WOOO HOO!"