As an american I wanted to know what you guys think about baseball?
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What is your all-time mets lineup?
brilliant game, wish we had more of it here in the UK. We have too much soccer which is boring and dull yet utterly uninteresting too.How come so many NY Yankees players get away with using steroids?
It's a mystery to me.boring!
What is that cylindral thing that's wrapped around a baseball bat when a batter is on deck?
I find it interesting but cant for the life of me understand the foul rule when the ball goes behind the line? if the field was made bigger an you could field from behind like boring cricket then i think the game would be more fun for all? saying that im more of an indy fanWhich is the more successful baseball franchise, the oakland athletics, or the sf giants, and why?
about what???Rounders with pretentions! And it was invented here. So there!
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It's a wonderful sport. It takes the most skill of any major professional sport in the world to play baseball. There is nothing harder to do than hit a baseball. The proof of that is the fact that you're considered a great success if you fail 7 out of 10 times. I also like the fact that its the only game, besides cricket, that I can think of where the defense controls the ball. Baseball is definitely a thinking persons game.I would like to play it but not watch it
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It's like rounders on steroids.I asked the other day so why not - have one on me
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its greatOn cablevision what channel are the Seattle Mariners on?
awesome. i know i'm being biased, but isn't the first thing you learn as a toddler is how to throw a baseball? i can go on and on defending the sport, but look at who has answered the questions so far. Football is obviously a physical contact sport, a great game, basketball needs endurance, also a great game, but baseball, it demands concentration and strategy. which coach/team can outsmart another on certain situations.awesome!Just like our Rounders.a game of bat and ball with 4 corners in a diamond formation, base, 1,2,3 home. Girls used to play it more in junior/senior school. We had the hard bats and balls, but didnt have the padding, and we were only what 11-15 years old.
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best sport and it is a great timeamericas pastime
What is the greatest pitching rotation of all time?
It seems funPHILADEPHIA PHILLIESwho are the 2 most famous players from the team???
Leaves me totally baffled so don't bother with it. Same with Ice Hockey. Don't mind American Football though.Who will win the CUBS SOX series This weekend?
Guys love baseball its the american pastimeWhat pitches are safe for a 9 or 10 year old to pitch?
its asemone. its hot dogs , baseball seasonthanks for not letting me answer
How old was your kid at his (or her) first MLB game?
I think its a great game, and often stay up late to watch a match on the goggle box. I follow the Mets and if and when i ever come over i would love to see a game!What was the reason the Red Sox wore Green jerseys yesterday?
i like it go yanksI think it is great, am a great fan of the BOSTON RED SOX, and watch them and other teams as the NASN channel allows, also watch through SETANTA SPORTS CHANNEL and CHANNEL 5. I must admit that i get down when the season ends. I have only been watching 5 years but am completely hooked. Also like the TIGERS, BRAVES, and INDIANS. Hope this answers your question.
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I love the sport of baseball. As it is said it is the American Sport although I have to admit I am not sure it is still as highly rated or if football has taken over the number one spot for sportsHas money, greed, and steroid scandal ruined the game of baseball?
I'm American, but I'm still answering. I love baseball.How do I calculate a pitcher's ERA?
I had a baby that didn't sleep well at nights so I ended up watching a lot of live baseball in the UK.The natural comparison is to cricket - certainly both sports are equally crazy about statistics.
I suppose most people will be biased towards the sport they grew up with, but I do think that cricket has a couple of advantages.
First, the bowler in cricket is aiming at three tangible sticks of wood, whereas the pitcher in baseball is aiming at some hypothetical box in mid-air.
Second, the ball in cricket normally bounces before it reaches the batsman. The movement off the bounce is far greater and more noticible than the movement in a baseball pitch. This allows for seam bowlers (those who bowl fast, getting the ball to bounce on the seam) and slow bowlers (those who spin the ball using finger or wrist movement). This to me is more fascinating than the difference between a fast ball and a curve ball.
That being said, I think that baseball probably has the greatest tension in it of any sport. If a soccer team goes 3-0 up, or an American Football team has a twenty point lead, it is game over. However, in baseball, one team could have a good lead, but a home run with loaded bases in the ninth could change everything.
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