Explain cricket to me. - by june gloom
demagogue on 30/7/2009 at 01:51
Quote Posted by ZylonBane
You can't understand why people wouldn't like a sport where the matches can last literally DAYS? Seriously? :erg:
Liking or not liking something for how well it caters to an audience is different from liking or not liking the game itself, as a player, or watching the actual playing itself (as opposed to the whole match as a match).
You can say that it sucks that a game has to last so long, sure, but I still think the actual mechanics of the game itself -- throwing a ball in a clever way, hitting a cleverly thrown ball, running in quick spurts, and catching balls falling from the air -- could be fun in their own right. Or at least, if you like those same things in baseball, it's fishy if you say you can't like those same things in cricket.
Turtle on 30/7/2009 at 02:12
Quote Posted by ercles
Turtle: Test cricket requires it's players to wear "whites" as their uniform, similar to how wimbledon players must wear white. Some colour is allowed to distinguish the teams, but it's generally white on white. Basically when they are cold they whack on a vest. The reason everything looks old school is that Test cricket is pretty big on tradition, so they don't tend to update the uniforms, ever.
Entirely facetious question, but fair enough. Thanks.
ZymeAddict on 30/7/2009 at 04:13
Quote Posted by demagogue
It is interesting at least to see how baseball might have evolved out of cricket, like almost specific responses to the rules.
I always heard that baseball evolved out of some British sport called "rounders". Of course, I've never actually seen that game played so I can't attest to the similarities personally.
Quote Posted by ZylonBane
Americans have NASCAR, the English have cricket.
To tell you the truth, I don't find watching guys drive around an oval for 6 hours to be that much more interesting than watching guys throw heavy balls at each other for the same amount of time (unless there is a major accident, of course).
Turtle on 30/7/2009 at 04:20
Quote Posted by ZymeAddict
watching guys throw heavy balls at each other for the same amount of time (unless there is a major accident, of course).
You've never been to one of Scots' cookouts.
Nicker on 30/7/2009 at 04:20
If there weren't enough people, space, bats or wickets for a full game of cricket, we used to play a variation called Rounders. It had four bases. The wicket was the catcher and a cricket bat and ball were used. If I recall batters could only be put out as they approached the wicket. I don't recall they could be put out on the bases, those being stations they would take up before each pitch.
Those were our local pick-up rules at least.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rounders)
The game has an older history even than my childhood, it seems. ZylonBane on 30/7/2009 at 05:26
Quote Posted by ZymeAddict
To tell you the truth, I don't find watching guys drive around an oval for 6 hours to be that much more interesting than watching guys throw heavy balls at each other for the same amount of time (unless there is a major accident, of course).
Exactly.
Enchantermon on 30/7/2009 at 05:52
I never really got that either. (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roVKS-rlCc4) This pretty much sums up NASCAR for me.
No offense to those who like it; I just don't see the appeal.
Nicker on 30/7/2009 at 08:40
Do Nascars in the Southern Hemisphere go clockwise?
Xenith on 30/7/2009 at 09:23
I always found (
http://www.cracked.com/funny-1027-nascar-safety/) this article about nascar safety to be pretty interesting, besides bringing a couple of laughs.
Here's a excerpt from it:
Device: Fire retardant suits.
Martyr: Edward "Fireball" Roberts
Death: Burned to death.
Comment: Yes, he had that nickname before the accident.
