http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...A&mode=related&search=
And the best of them all, IMO
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yuojh_R0Rhw
And the best of them all, IMO
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yuojh_R0Rhw
Why Cricket >>> Baseball
Originally posted by: athithi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...A&mode=related&search=
And the best of them all, IMO
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yuojh_R0Rhw
Originally posted by: rsd
Originally posted by: athithi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...A&mode=related&search=
And the best of them all, IMO
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yuojh_R0Rhw
In MLB they make diving catches like that daily, and then usually they have to make a tough throw also.
Originally posted by: Mucho
They are equally boring.
Originally posted by: rsd
Originally posted by: athithi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...A&mode=related&search=
And the best of them all, IMO
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yuojh_R0Rhw
In MLB they make diving catches like that daily, and then usually they have to make a tough throw also.
Originally posted by: OdiN
Try catching a baseball right off the bat with your bare hand.
Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer
wth? both are shite lol
cricket is especially shite because complete bordum is actually more entertaining. and before some one moans, yes im british and yes my work colleagues love cricket and they regal me daily with how great it is.
all i know its cricket sux and england seem to suck at playing it as well.
Originally posted by: Lash444
I don't know anything about cricket, but after watching that video I have a question. Assuming you treat the boundary line like you would the end zone in american football, wouldnt it not be an "out" in the 2nd video? I'm going to guess that it is against the rules of cricket to stand outside the boundary line, catch the ball after jumping and land inside the boundary line. If thats not the case, then I guess this wouldnt apply. If it is the case, then how come he knocks the ball up, steps out of bounds, and then touches the ball again before establishing his feet in the boundary line? If its not important that his feet were in bounds before jump touching the ball, then whats to stop someone from going way out of bounds, and jump throwing the ball back to a teammate? Stupid, I know, but I think its a valid question.
I think in american football as long as your feet don't break the end zone line, you can knock the ball back out of the end zone during a punt. However, you can't stand in the end zone and jump to knock the football back out of the end zone.
I hope I am explaining this clearly enough.
Originally posted by: athithi
Originally posted by: OdiN
Try catching a baseball right off the bat with your bare hand.
isdain; happens all the time in cricket. A lot of the catches in the video were from a distance, but plenty others have been taken just a few feet from the bat.
Originally posted by: SpanishFry
Originally posted by: athithi
Originally posted by: OdiN
Try catching a baseball right off the bat with your bare hand.
isdain; happens all the time in cricket. A lot of the catches in the video were from a distance, but plenty others have been taken just a few feet from the bat.
look at the videos. there is so much more velocity in baseball
Originally posted by: Quintox
Originally posted by: Mucho
They are equally boring.
The truth hath been spoken.
Originally posted by: athithi
Originally posted by: SpanishFry
Originally posted by: athithi
Originally posted by: OdiN
Try catching a baseball right off the bat with your bare hand.
isdain; happens all the time in cricket. A lot of the catches in the video were from a distance, but plenty others have been taken just a few feet from the bat.
look at the videos. there is so much more velocity in baseball
...have seen a few games on TV. The velocity didn't appear particularly greater. Cricketers have died or been seriously injured fielding in close-up positions. There are a couple of fielding positions where fielders stand maybe 4-5 feet from the batsman...close enough for the bat to whack them if they are not careful. Maybe there weren't any in this video...if I can find any, I'll post it here. Do baseball fielders even stand that close...apart from the catcher, that is..who is anyway behind the batter and wears full-suit body armor
Originally posted by: SpanishFry
Originally posted by: athithi
Originally posted by: SpanishFry
Originally posted by: athithi
Originally posted by: OdiN
Try catching a baseball right off the bat with your bare hand.
isdain; happens all the time in cricket. A lot of the catches in the video were from a distance, but plenty others have been taken just a few feet from the bat.
look at the videos. there is so much more velocity in baseball
...have seen a few games on TV. The velocity didn't appear particularly greater. Cricketers have died or been seriously injured fielding in close-up positions. There are a couple of fielding positions where fielders stand maybe 4-5 feet from the batsman...close enough for the bat to whack them if they are not careful. Maybe there weren't any in this video...if I can find any, I'll post it here. Do baseball fielders even stand that close...apart from the catcher, that is..who is anyway behind the batter and wears full-suit body armor
which supports my point
Originally posted by: athithi
Originally posted by: SpanishFry
Originally posted by: athithi
Originally posted by: SpanishFry
Originally posted by: athithi
Originally posted by: OdiN
Try catching a baseball right off the bat with your bare hand.
isdain; happens all the time in cricket. A lot of the catches in the video were from a distance, but plenty others have been taken just a few feet from the bat.
look at the videos. there is so much more velocity in baseball
...have seen a few games on TV. The velocity didn't appear particularly greater. Cricketers have died or been seriously injured fielding in close-up positions. There are a couple of fielding positions where fielders stand maybe 4-5 feet from the batsman...close enough for the bat to whack them if they are not careful. Maybe there weren't any in this video...if I can find any, I'll post it here. Do baseball fielders even stand that close...apart from the catcher, that is..who is anyway behind the batter and wears full-suit body armor
which supports my point
Yeah, but isn't the catcher mainly protected against the 90+ mph missiles from the pitcher, and not so much for what ricochets off the bat? I could argue that the velocity off the bat is greater in cricket since the batsman can rush the ball and swing the bat a longer way while a baseball batter uses just his torso and arms for momentum. A cricket batsman can also use the pace of the ball to just deflect it behind him without slowing it down much.
Originally posted by: Indolent
In cricket, doesn't one team bat through all their innings or whatever they're called, then the other team gets to bat? That's the part that really seems dumb to me.
Originally posted by: bigrash
Sorry, but I used to play and watch cricket when I was younger, and baseball >>>>> cricket