I know none of you care but ........ (the Baseball thread)

[Ro-land Browning]

It is still rounders.

I'd like to see you face one of the top pitchers throwing at over 95mph and then call it rounders.

Baseball was based on the English game of rounders. Rounders become popular in the United States in the early 19th century, where the game was called "townball", "base", or "baseball". Cartwright formalized the modern rules of baseball

It's rounders then.

[UK Redsox]

One of these days I'm going to get really angry

[Ro-land Browning]

Why?

[UK Redsox]

Why?

BECAUSE ITS NOT FCUKING ROUNDERS  ](*,)  :smt013

[Ro-land Browning]

Calm down dear - it's only a rounders game. It's clearly and oft-admitted, a derivative of rounders.

[flybo]

756

Well done Barry, you've got the record** ......... now retire !!




[** Technically only the "Major League" record. He's still some way short of Sadaharu Oh's total and no one really knows how many Josh Gibson hit]

It is still rounders.

It is still rounders

[UK Redsox]

Just wait until the Ice Hockey season starts up !!

[Ro-land Browning]

Yeah, can't wait!

[usav]

Baseball was based on the English game of rounders.

It's a blit like saying NFL is based on Rugby.

[Ro-land Browning]

But it's true - go research. Whether or not it looks like it nowadays is another thing altogether.

[usav]

A weekly update:

Bobby Cox ejected for a record 132nd time.

[UK Redsox]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS !!!!!!!!!!!

See ya Joe & "Fat Bill", have a nice retirement

Sports Illustrated

Yankees knocked out of playoffs

[flybo]

It’s still rounders

[UK Redsox]

Sox win Game 5 of the ALCS.

It's back to Fenway for Game 6 on Saturday


Also, Joe Torre turns down a 1 year, $5m contract offer thus ending his 12 year reign as manager of "The Evil Empire"

[UK Redsox]

....and the Sox win Game 6 as well.

Its a decisive Game 7 at Fenway tonight with "Dice-K" pitching for Boston.

The winners will face a well rested and in form Colorado Rockies team in the Series.