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Baseball
Oct 20th 2006, 5:02 pm
#16
@matthewb76
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Re: Baseball
Neifi Perez had us all 
here when they signed him.
interesting tidbit is that Detroit traded Jeremy Bonderman for Jeff Weaver years ago and could go head to head.
here when they signed him.interesting tidbit is that Detroit traded Jeremy Bonderman for Jeff Weaver years ago and could go head to head.
Oct 20th 2006, 5:14 pm
#17
roamin in the gloamin
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Re: Baseball
I have to go with the Cards.I know Detroit is the favourite.
Great game last night.
Great game last night.
Oct 20th 2006, 6:45 pm
#18
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Re: Baseball
Originally Posted by gardnma
"couldn't give a flying fu(k, as the game is a crashing bore and little wonder no-one else plays it other than the Japs, Septics (and Canuks when the ground thaws enough)".
...and the Taiwanese
...and a lot of the Philippines
...and a large part of South America
...and the entirety of Central America
...and the entire Caribbean
It's even becoming popular in Australia and China.
It cracks me up that Europeans continue to believe that this is some bizarre provincial game that only the uncouth Yanks are stupid enough to like. Taking it out of the Olympics was ridiculous.
Oct 20th 2006, 6:48 pm
#19
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Re: Baseball
Originally Posted by Hiro11
Taking it out of the Olympics was ridiculous.
Oct 20th 2006, 6:49 pm
#20
@matthewb76
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Re: Baseball
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
We'll let you have Baseball in the Olympics, if we can have Cricket as well.
I'd like to see snooker in the olympics, we'd be a shoein for a couple of medals there.
Oct 20th 2006, 6:50 pm
#21
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Re: Baseball
Originally Posted by Manc
don't the aussies win enough gold medals as it is?
I'd like to see snooker in the olympics, we'd be a shoein for a couple of medals there.
I'd like to see snooker in the olympics, we'd be a shoein for a couple of medals there.
Oct 20th 2006, 7:07 pm
#22
Just a rock in the rain
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Re: Baseball
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
Darts?
Oct 20th 2006, 7:09 pm
#23
@matthewb76
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Re: Baseball
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
Darts?
Oct 20th 2006, 7:21 pm
#24
Lost in BE Cyberspace
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Re: Baseball
Originally Posted by Hiro11
It cracks me up that Europeans continue to believe that this is some bizarre provincial game that only the uncouth Yanks are stupid enough to like. Taking it out of the Olympics was ridiculous.
Oct 20th 2006, 7:36 pm
#25
Maño-Americano
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Re: Baseball
Originally Posted by Hiro11
...and the Koreans
...and the Taiwanese
...and a lot of the Philippines
...and a large part of South America
...and the entirety of Central America
...and the entire Caribbean
It's even becoming popular in Australia and China.
It cracks me up that Europeans continue to believe that this is some bizarre provincial game that only the uncouth Yanks are stupid enough to like. Taking it out of the Olympics was ridiculous.
...and the Taiwanese
...and a lot of the Philippines
...and a large part of South America
...and the entirety of Central America
...and the entire Caribbean
It's even becoming popular in Australia and China.
It cracks me up that Europeans continue to believe that this is some bizarre provincial game that only the uncouth Yanks are stupid enough to like. Taking it out of the Olympics was ridiculous.
Oct 20th 2006, 7:49 pm
#26
Not dead yet
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Posts: 15,042
Re: Baseball
Well I always wanted a Detroit Tigers cap finally got one so I suppose I'd better shout for them
Oct 20th 2006, 10:16 pm
#27
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Re: Baseball
Originally Posted by Hiro11
...and the Koreans
...and the Taiwanese
...and a lot of the Philippines
...and a large part of South America
...and the entirety of Central America
...and the entire Caribbean
It's even becoming popular in Australia and China.
...and the Taiwanese
...and a lot of the Philippines
...and a large part of South America
...and the entirety of Central America
...and the entire Caribbean
It's even becoming popular in Australia and China.
Allright, debatable exception being Oz. Its still not as good as Cricket.
Oct 20th 2006, 10:20 pm
#28
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Re: Baseball
Originally Posted by gardnma
OK, point taken. There are a handfull of other unstable, dodgy nations which imitate America's love of a complicated version of rounders.
Allright, debatable exception being Oz. Its still not as good as Cricket.
Allright, debatable exception being Oz. Its still not as good as Cricket.
Oct 20th 2006, 10:25 pm
#29
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Re: Baseball
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
Just ask him who won the World Baseball Classic, where they actually have teams from other countries competing, unlike the "World Series"
Erm,
uh,
...."not America?"
Must have happened during the Superbowl, when they weren't looking.
Oct 20th 2006, 10:41 pm
#30
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Re: Baseball
Originally Posted by gardnma
Erm,
uh,
...."not America?"
Must have happened during the Superbowl, when they weren't looking.
uh,
...."not America?"
Must have happened during the Superbowl, when they weren't looking.