Weird British Interpretation of Baseball
OK, I don't really know the story behind this, but apparently in the 1980s there was televised international "baseball" between parts of the UK and it doesn't look a whole lot like real baseball. It is called 'British Baseball' and I can't believe I've never come across it before (as a British fan of baseball, I mean). More details on the sport here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_baseball
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They get into some crazy shenanigans in Wales, eh?
I would be interested in seeing a game of this, though.
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 1, 2011 9:12 AM EDT reply actions
Yeah
I’ll check one out if it comes to London ever. There’s plenty still going on, it seems: http://www.welshbaseball.co.uk/news_8.html
I wish we had "American soccer"
where fat, roided out dudes in eye-black spat tobacco all over the field.
by Pack Bringley on Sep 1, 2011 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Looks like Dillon Gee's relative (father?) was a reserve on the Wales team!
Chamption of the R.A. Dickey Face contest and "Cromulent Photoshopper Extraordinaire" of Amazin' Avenue!
You might know me as mistermet.
by Steve Schreiber on Sep 1, 2011 10:57 AM EDT reply actions
Got me thinking
When my pops went to Finland for a conference a couple years ago, he was introduced to Finnish baseball, which is REALLY wacky.
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 1, 2011 11:10 AM EDT reply actions
The wikipedia article distinguishes it from rounders.
Apparently it’s about half-way between rounders and cricket.
"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Sep 1, 2011 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
It's like cricket and softball
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