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[Louis Badolato]

If the Yankees keep playing like they have the first two games of th year, you may be in need of a new CO for Britains as the current one will have a nuclear meltdown soon....

I guess 200 million doesn't buy what it used to, too funny..........

Wonder how his drive for more members of the Yankee fan club is going too by the way, they of the zero World Series wins this decade.......

George, George George . . . talk to me in October when it matters. When our two best pitchers uncharacteristically give up 6 and 7 earned without making it out of the 5th, and the Yankees are still in both games, I am not going to panic.

 

[Warrior]

"George, George George . . . talk to me in October when it matters. When our two best pitchers uncharacteristically give up 6 and 7 earned without making it out of the 5th, and the Yankees are still in both games, I am not going to panic."

Understood, but with two of my Yankee fan friends from the gym ready to blow a head gasket, I had to laugh.

And you're not the comedian who penned the "Application for Red Sox fans to join Yankee nation" post, it was the CO of Britains himself who did, so there you go; you Louis are a realistic Yankee fan I am happy to report, which is as rare as hens teeth..................

 

[The Military Workshop]

"When our two best pitchers uncharacteristically give up 6 and 7 earned without making it out of the 5th, "

Speak English !

And to think somebody is trying to get Baseball into the London Olympics !

"we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender".

Lawn Bowls .........now there's an exciting game !!

Regards
Brett

 

[Rob]

"When our two best pitchers uncharacteristically give up 6 and 7 earned without making it out of the 5th, "

Speak English !

And to think somebody is trying to get Baseball into the London Olympics !

"we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender".

Lawn Bowls .........now there's an exciting game !!

Regards
Brett

So exciting that in the middle of a game Drake thought 'Sod this i'm off to have a crack at the Spanish'!

Rob

 

[Evzone]

If they are going to be speaking all that baseball gobbledegook then we should try an explain Cricket - God's gift to sporting civilisation.

 

[Evzone]

The Rules of Cricket as explained to a visitor to England.........

You have two sides, one out in the field and one in.

Each man that's in the side that's in, goes out, and when he's out, he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out.

When they are all out the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in out.

Sometimes you get men still in and not out.

When both sides have been in and out including the not-outs, that's the end of the game.

Howzat?

 

[Louis Badolato]

"When our two best pitchers uncharacteristically give up 6 and 7 earned without making it out of the 5th, "

Speak English !

And to think somebody is trying to get Baseball into the London Olympics !

"we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender".

Lawn Bowls .........now there's an exciting game !!

Regards
Brett

Starting pitchers are the single most important players on the team, as a great pitcher can dominate even great hitters. Pitchers stand on the mound and throw the ball which the opposing batters attempt to hit, and the really good ones can throw the ball 90-100 miles per hour, and/or throw balls referred to as "breaking pitches" which move in strange ways, like "sliders" or "cutters" which appear to move straight and then tail into or away from the batter, curve balls, which appear to be high, and then drop right down (like from 12 to 6 on the face of a clock) or "change-ups" which appear to be fast due to arm action, but actually travel 10-20 mph slower than a fast ball, causing the batter to swing far to soon). There are generally five starters on each team, in what is referred to as the starting rotation. Each pitcher starts a game, then rests 4 games while the other starters pitch, before pitching again.

Pitchers are judged in large part on a statistic called "earned run average" ("era" for short). Earned runs are runs given up by the pitcher due to hits and walks (if the pitcher throws four pitches out of the strike zone before the batter hits a pitch or strikes out by failing to put 3 pitches in the strike zone in play the batter gets a free base, referred to as a "walk") not due to errors (when a fielder fails to make a play on a ball judged by the official scorrer to be playable or makes a poor throw which permits a runner that should be out to reach base safely). ERA is the number of earned runs a pitcher gives up per nine innings. A very good pitcher will give up less than 3 earned runs per nine innings, so will have an ERA of 3.00 or less. A good starter will have an era below 4.00.

With that explanation as a background, the Yankees two best starters, C.C. Sabathia, who had a 2.76 ERA last season, and Chien Ming Wang, who had about a 3.26 ERA, gave up 6 and 7 earned runs in less than five innings (for earned run averages of more than 10.00 over those games). I was commenting that this was uncharacteristic, and I was not going to panic, as I would expect these pitchers to pitch much better and win many more games than they lost throughout the year. Since losing these first two games, the Yankees have won 6 and lost 3 games, and C.C. Sabathia has pitched much much better over his next two starts (a win and a no decision). Wang, on the other hand pitched poorly and lost his second start without getting out of the first inning (starters are expected to go at least 6 innings), and his ERA is presently (a horrible) 23.54!! He pitches today, and as a Yankee fan, I am counting on him to get back in form. If he pitches poorly again today, I will start worrying.

 

[Rob]

The Rules of Cricket as explained to a visitor to England.........

You have two sides, one out in the field and one in.

Each man that's in the side that's in, goes out, and when he's out, he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out.

When they are all out the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in out.

Sometimes you get men still in and not out.

When both sides have been in and out including the not-outs, that's the end of the game.

Howzat?

I guess as we invented it only we can really understand it!(But not B***** win at it very often!!)

Rob

 

[Wraith]

I guess as we invented it only we can really understand it!(But not B***** win at it very often!!)

Rob

It's only because other countries cheat at the game, by employing such under hand tactics as bowling straight at the wicket, rather than near to it, catching the ball after it's been struck by the batsman, and when batting, hitting it really far, so that the poor fielders don't get a chance to catch the ball.

The cads!

 

[Rob]

It's only because other countries cheat at the game, by employing such under hand tactics as bowling straight at the wicket, rather than near to it, catching the ball after it's been struck by the batsman, and when batting, hitting it really far, so that the poor fielders don't get a chance to catch the ball.

The cads!

Very underhand if you ask me.Just not Cricket.

Rob

 

[Louis Badolato]

I have started worrying. Wang was even worse today. Well, looks like the Yankees will be looking to trade for a starter . . .

 

[kilted vampire]

The Rules of Cricket as explained to a visitor to England.........

You have two sides, one out in the field and one in.

Each man that's in the side that's in, goes out, and when he's out, he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out.

When they are all out the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in out.

Sometimes you get men still in and not out.

When both sides have been in and out including the not-outs, that's the end of the game.

Howzat?

Suddenly It just makes sense!NOT!!!!