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Friday, March 16, 2007
Baseball it Ain’t!
The Wall Street Journal’s take on our beloved game and the World Cup...
But when the Big Boys play--when Pakistan meets South Africa or Australia takes on New Zealand--one gets a whiff of the cordite almost instantly. Cricket then takes on the aspect with which the game's devotees are familiar, and Americans, alas, so unfamiliar--that of a virile, even brutal game in which a rock-hard ball is bowled at speeds that can approach 100 miles per hour at batsmen who stand no more than 22 yards away. No wonder there are leg pads, helmets and (the thing no batsman would dare take the field without) testicular guards. There could be few less romantic ways to die--and few more painful--than to be hit amidships, without protection, by a cricket ball. (Read full article)
But when the Big Boys play--when Pakistan meets South Africa or Australia takes on New Zealand--one gets a whiff of the cordite almost instantly. Cricket then takes on the aspect with which the game's devotees are familiar, and Americans, alas, so unfamiliar--that of a virile, even brutal game in which a rock-hard ball is bowled at speeds that can approach 100 miles per hour at batsmen who stand no more than 22 yards away. No wonder there are leg pads, helmets and (the thing no batsman would dare take the field without) testicular guards. There could be few less romantic ways to die--and few more painful--than to be hit amidships, without protection, by a cricket ball. (Read full article)
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Haven't you got enough work to do Gav????
I would answer that person's question but not if they choose to remain anonymous!
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