Originally posted by Red NightStop it.
Actually, this event has been lionized in the Legend and Lore of Australia. There are literally 100s of websites dealing with the mythology surrounding the meeting.
Some of the myths:
Bradman hit one out of the Park (No one ever has.)
Ruth said to Bradman "us little guys will show them how to hit" (Ruth was anything but little.)
Ruth entertain ...[text shortened]... posted by Dyl[/i]
[b]Funny stuff.
Thanks! Truth is often stranger than fiction.[/b]
Originally posted by Red NightSo what ? Maybe The Don was a baseball fan.
In the State Library of South Australia, hermetically sealed under tight security, rests an Australian national treasure. It's a picture of some Cricket player named Don Bradman at a baseball park in New York actually shaking hands with the IMMORTAL Babe Ruth.
According to the legend, Ruth chatted with Bradman for a few minutes and actually arranged fo ...[text shortened]... oments in Bradman's life and one of the great moments in Australian sport and cricket history.
It certainly is not one of the greatest moments in cricket history.
Originally posted by Red NightThat Ruth fellow looks like a real athlete.
Here is a copy of the picture from the State Library Archives.
I guess I was wrong, Ruth is in a suit.
Look at the rest of the team standing in the background in awe!
http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/bradman/scrapbooks/14/bsb14295.htm
Look at their hands!
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Originally posted by dan182That's nice that you've played both sports. Good on you. Doesn't make what you're saying a universal truth. I find chess to be easier than backgammon. Does that make chess an easier game?
I do not give a flying **** what you believe.
Having played both games I can tell you that
Batting in cricket is far more difficult than in baseball.
Bowling in cricket is far more difficult than pitching.
Fielding is about the same except it maybe slightly easier in baseball due to the fact you have a huge glove to catch the thing with although in cricket you can use 2 hands.
Originally posted by PhlabibitThe meeting was front page news in Australia. Here is a copy of an article preserved in the State Library Archives.
I wonder how it went... any more info on this subject?
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Apparently, Bradman was a big baseball fan and you can see from the picture that he was delighted by the opportunity to dress up in a "real" baseball uniform and pose for a picture even though he "begged off" on the opportunity to attempt to hit.
http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/bradman/scrapbooks/15/bsb15217.htm
Originally posted by Red NightI am failing to the point of this, so 2 icons within their sports met.
Here is a copy of the picture from the State Library Archives.
I guess I was wrong, Ruth is in a suit.
Look at the rest of the team standing in the background in awe!
http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/bradman/scrapbooks/14/bsb14295.htm
Look at their hands!
I am enough of this anyway.
I will continue to play and watch both sports and enjoy them both, lets leave the yanks in their cocoon world with baseball.
Babe Ruth certainly ate all the pie's but the same can be said for one Shane Warne.
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Originally posted by darvlayA big part of the strategy of batting is deciding when to run.
What about strategy? What is the strategy involved in Cricket when it comes to gameplay? Or is it just hit the ball and run back and forth? (I'm assuming it's not that simple).
The batsman doesn't have to run unless he wants to.
From what I've seen of cricket it's a lot of bunting until one slips past a fielder and then they run!
(Remember the softball game from the movie, "Gung Ho?"😉
Originally posted by Red NightTalking crap again?
In the State Library of South Australia, hermetically sealed under tight security, rests an Australian national treasure. It's a picture of some Cricket player named Don Bradman at a baseball park in New York actually shaking hands with the IMMORTAL Babe Ruth.
According to the legend, Ruth chatted with Bradman for a few minutes and actually arranged fo ...[text shortened]... oments in Bradman's life and one of the great moments in Australian sport and cricket history.
http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/bradman/virtual_gallery/collectionlist.htm
That site has a list of the items in the State Library of South Australia's Bradman collection, your photograph is noticeably absent.
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Originally posted by darvlayI'm not the best person to talk to about this, but a game of cricket stretches over 5 days, the condition of the ball changes, the pitch surface of each individual ground is different and also changes over the course of the game, the amount of factors to consider when setting the field is enormous, and so on and so forth.
What about strategy? What is the strategy involved in Cricket when it comes to gameplay? Or is it just hit the ball and run back and forth? (I'm assuming it's not that simple).
Seriously, if there's one thing that cricket has it's depth.
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Originally posted by Ian68I've already posted this, but I guess you missed it. Here is a copy of the treasured pic from the State Library archives.
Talking crap again?
http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/bradman/virtual_gallery/collectionlist.htm
That site has a list of the items in the State Library of South Australia's Bradman collection, your photograph is noticeably absent.
http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/bradman/scrapbooks/14/bsb14295.htm
See another of my posts above for a copy of a contemporary newspaper headline trumpeting the "event." (Also preserved in the State Library archives with other Australian treasures.)
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Originally posted by dan182Little known facts about baseball...
I do not give a flying **** what you believe.
Having played both games I can tell you that
Batting in cricket is far more difficult than in baseball.
Bowling in cricket is far more difficult than pitching.
Fielding is about the same except it maybe slightly easier in baseball due to the fact you have a huge glove to catch the thing with although in cricket you can use 2 hands.
They don't use a canoe oar, like they do in cricket. Still, batting is harder in cricket cuz it is very hard to hold an oar still while a ball bounces off it.
You can't use 2 hands in MLB because you have a huge clown glove. They actually cut one arm off when you play the field, and sew it back on when you bat... not that you need two hands for batting since it's so simple to hit in MLB!
Hey, look.... I can make things up too!
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