CNN has lost all credibility

[Abby Normal]

That's all right. Your steering wheels are on the wrong side of the car but I forgive you.

And Your sports haven't evolved from the Middle Ages either! Lol

[Wickerman]

And the strange way they play football, strewth four hours to play a one hour game.

Aussie-rules Football, now there's a game - fast paced. I could watch that but its rare we get Aussie games here.

[GUT]

Funny that, three of the four most popular sports in N/America were girls games when I was a kid in England.
At school no boy would be caught dead playing rounders, hockey or netball, real boys played cricket, football (soccer) & rugby.
Well, at least you took up one "real mans" game - rugby, as American Football, shame you couldn't get the name right.

And the strange way they play football, strewth four hours to play a one hour game.

I'm not sure about in England but when I was growing up netball was "Girl's Basketball" (official title) in Australia.

[Wickerman]

But of course its kind of misnomer as baseball evolved over many years from earlier folk games like rounders, stick and ball games etc.and it goes way back-theres evidence of "base ball" being played as early as the 1700s!!!

Funny that, three of the four most popular sports in N/America were girls games when I was a kid in England.
At school no boy would be caught dead playing rounders, hockey or netball, real boys played cricket, football (soccer) & rugby.
Well, at least you took up one "real mans" game - rugby, as American Football, shame you couldn't get the name right.

[Abby Normal]

Watching Orioles vs Boston right now. The pitcher for the red sox is Richard Wright, a knuckle baller. He throws about 90 percent knuckleballs. If you ever want to watch an interesting pitcher with a weird style check him out. Looks like he's throwing a whiffle ball... It is all over the place. LOL. Weird and Funny to watch.

[Abby Normal]

Don't feel bad Patrick... we are all old times...but not all of us could hit a double off the wall.....

Giant bats and small gloves....I got to hold one of Babe Ruths bats at a national sports collectors convention a few years back....was sooooo top heavy, was amazing. One of my interests is pre deadball era baseball...(yep pre deadball) when they didn't even wear gloves!! some fascinating books on the subject I will recommend if anyone is interested in that part of history (spoiler alert I'm sure you all know.......Abner Doubleday did NOT invent baseball haha)

Steadmund Brand

yeah it should more be credited to Cartwright, if anyone is designated as the inventor or founder of baseball.

But of course its kind of misnomer as baseball evolved over many years from earlier folk games like rounders, stick and ball games etc.and it goes way back-theres evidence of "base ball" being played as early as the 1700s!!!

[Steadmund Brand]

Don't feel bad Patrick... we are all old times...but not all of us could hit a double off the wall.....

Giant bats and small gloves....I got to hold one of Babe Ruths bats at a national sports collectors convention a few years back....was sooooo top heavy, was amazing. One of my interests is pre deadball era baseball...(yep pre deadball) when they didn't even wear gloves!! some fascinating books on the subject I will recommend if anyone is interested in that part of history (spoiler alert I'm sure you all know.......Abner Doubleday did NOT invent baseball haha)

Steadmund Brand

[Patrick S]

And when I say little gloves I mean the fielding ones

Old timer? I'm going to cry myself to sleep. Because it's true.

[Abby Normal]

Yup. I'm always amazed by the photos of the old timers..... huge bat, little gloves total badasses.

And when I say little gloves I mean the fielding ones

[Abby Normal]

I should add a bit about WHY this was such a great moment for me.
1. My two boys were in the stands (up the first base line - no seating was made available down the third base line - that's why it looks so empty!).
2. This was a 25+ league and I made the All-Star game at the age of 43.
3. I had missed most of the entire 2011 season because I had surgery to repair my triceps tendon which I had torn off the bone lifting.
4. They had the gun working on the board and the pitch I hit (off of a former Atlanta farmhand) clocked at 93.
5. We won the game 1-0.

Note two important things: Wood bat. No batting gloves. That's how you're supposed to play it.

Yup. I'm always amazed by the photos of the old timers..... huge bat, little gloves total badasses.

[Patrick S]

The pic is too big when it stretches the forum page way off into next week....

A 50% reduction would have been great

I see that. my bad. first upload to this site.

[Wickerman]

What does that mean?

The pic is too big when it stretches the forum page way off into next week....

A 50% reduction would have been great

[Patrick S]

Patrick, SIZE really does matter...

What does that mean?

[Wickerman]

Patrick, SIZE really does matter...

[Patrick S]

I should add a bit about WHY this was such a great moment for me.
1. My two boys were in the stands (up the first base line - no seating was made available down the third base line - that's why it looks so empty!).
2. This was a 25+ league and I made the All-Star game at the age of 43.
3. I had missed most of the entire 2011 season because I had surgery to repair my triceps tendon which I had torn off the bone lifting.
4. They had the gun working on the board and the pitch I hit (off of a former Atlanta farmhand) clocked at 93.
5. We won the game 1-0.

Note two important things: Wood bat. No batting gloves. That's how you're supposed to play it.