James wrote
> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 08:11:12 -0600
>
> Hmmmmmm, the old curmudgeon is in a bit of a mood today. Most sports are a
> little stupid if one really stops to think about it. The American versions
> are no worse than any others though, just different. The ultimate sporting
> event is still combat to the death by two people. Everything else is just an
> imitation of that. With respect to baseball, you forgot to mention ball
> scratching. /jmac
Not to forget mentioning the not so small matter of underarm bowling the
last, crucial ball of the game !! ( Aus versus NZ)
I'll leave it to your imagination which side bowled underarm !!
In case readers don't visualise the significance, a 6-hit or a 4-hit was needed
on this last ball of the game, to break a tie. The bowler concerned rolled the
ball along the ground (bowling under-arm rather than over-arm) to make it
impossible for the batter to get any lift on the hit, and thus make the
required
score.
There has been *discussion* about sportsman-like behaviour ever since.
Brian
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