Cricket vs Baseball

[Laurrz]

Afridi would own at baseball imo.

Gilly would too..infact he was asked by Boston

 

[GotSpin]

is that for the ashes you mean? thanks can you give me the source you know that info from?

again can someone find the actuall total attendance from the 2003 world cup....may be list of total attendance for all cricket world cups would be better.... i have been looking all over the place cant find it:'( would really appreciate it....

Yeah for the ashes. I heard it on the radio when a Cricket Australia representative was being interviewed.

 

[Jono]

No, baseball is cricket's 20/20

Far more thinking involved in baseball.

 

[nightprowler10]

Afridi would own at baseball imo.

He'd always go for home runs and would either totally suck or totally rule. No in between.

 

[mohammad16]

He'd always go for home runs and would either totally suck or totally rule. No in between.

most big hitters in mlb seem to 90% of the time just go for home runs and nothing else

 

[nightprowler10]

I wonder what Afridi would do if he was told to bunt?

 

[Josh]

I wonder what Afridi would do if he was told to bunt?

"Bunt? What is bunt? A homer in the next zipcode??"

 

[Dravid]

He'd always go for home runs and would either totally suck or totally rule. No in between.

No doubt he would rule. He would be the next Ruth I believe.

 

[Josh]

No doubt he would rule. He would be the next Ruth I believe.

I thought that was Miguel Tejada??

 

[Dravid]

Sorry but I know hardly any Baseball players and I hate baseball with passion and I have no idea who that is. Anyway since Afridi got kicked out of the Pakistani team, he should try out for the MLB

 

[Josh]

Miguel Tejada is the only player Baltimore has, unfortunately

 

[Dravid]

Speaking of Baseball. I went to a Mets game with my cousin once because his mom got free tickets, and it was the most boring 3 hours of my life. I didn't even know one player on either roster. IMO NBA>NFL>NHL>MLB.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Far more thinking involved in baseball.

Rubbish, the field is nearly always the same in baseball, you'll see the field come in very occasionally. So it just revolves around hitting the ball or not hitting it - that's it. In cricket you might look for a certain shot, you can play according to field placings, you can try and rotate the strike, you can go after a certain bowler, there's so many other things that involve thought.

 

[Laurrz]

Rubbish, the field is nearly always the same in baseball, you'll see the field come in very occasionally. So it just revolves around hitting the ball or not hitting it - that's it. In cricket you might look for a certain shot, you can play according to field placings, you can try and rotate the strike, you can go after a certain bowler, there's so many other things that involve thought.

well said, 100% agreed... i think cricket has way more to think about..also conditions in cricket vary quite a lot

 

[Dravid]

Rubbish, the field is nearly always the same in baseball, you'll see the field come in very occasionally. So it just revolves around hitting the ball or not hitting it - that's it. In cricket you might look for a certain shot, you can play according to field placings, you can try and rotate the strike, you can go after a certain bowler, there's so many other things that involve thought.

Also as a bowler, it's much more crucial to know the batsman weakness, where as in Baseball you have to bowl in an imaginary box, with a variety of different deliveries.

Also the pitch and conditions, which barely mean anything in baseball.

 

[silentstriker]

But a fielding error is so much more costly in baseball. Generally speaking, fielding is far more superior in baseball. So are the overall levels of fitness.

I obviously love cricket much more, but lets not trash other sports. To say playing baseball doesn't involve thinking is pretty inane.

 

[cover drive man]

Cricket any day.

 

[Dravid]

Plus they use gloves in the field. Little girls.

 

[silentstriker]

Baseball is a great game. You've just admitted you don't even follow baseball, so how about you stop trashing it.

My favorite sports:

1. NFL & Cricket
2. NBA
3. NHL
4. College Football
5. MLB
6. College Basketball

Yea, I'm a sports nut.

I probably goto 50-70 sporting events a year.

 

[Dravid]

Baseball is a great game. You've just admitted you don't even follow baseball, so how about you stop trashing it.

My favorite sports:

1. NFL & Cricket
2. NBA
3. NHL
4. College Football
5. MLB
6. College Basketball

Yea, I'm a sports nut.

I probably goto 50-70 sporting events a year.

You aren't the only sports nut. I enjoy NFL, NBA, Crcket, College Hoops and College Football. I went to a few Rutgers football games because my cousin is in Rutgers(NB Campus) but I have never been to a college basketball game. I've been to so many NBA games over the years. Usually end up going to 10-15 Knicks game, a few Nets game, and every now and then a Celtics or a Sixers game. Only been to two NFL games in my life, both were Jets v Falcons. And like I said before I went to a game where guys use gloves to catch the ball because they are afraid it will hurt them.