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Runner485

Posted 2016-10-24 6:09 AM (#80523)

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Location: New Jersey

Subject: WS

Congratulations to the Cubs. Finally after 108 years when they last won the series are going back to the Series to vanquish the old demon of not winning!
Way to go Cubbies.

geno

Posted 2016-10-24 6:50 AM (#80524 - in reply to #80523)

Old Salt

Posts: 272

Location: Vista, Ca.

Subject: RE: WS

I was never a Cubs fan growing up. I remember they had some fine players but for some reason this Texas boy liked Detroit and Pittsburgh. Maybe it was the uniforms. But, I wish the Cubs all the luck in the world. They did good and I hope they can make some history. geno.

JrKrup, Skimmer

Posted 2016-10-24 10:16 AM (#80528 - in reply to #80523)

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Posts: 1323

Location: Oxnard, CA

Subject: RE: WS

The last time the Cubs won the World Series was 1908, with Frank Chance as manager.
The last time the Cubs won the NL pennant was 1945, with Joe Cronin as the manager.

The last time the Indians won the World Series was 1948, with Lou Boudreau as the manager.
The last time the Indians won the AL pennant was 1997, with Mike Hargrove as the manager.

Just in case anyone is interested

You're right, 1997, not 1957. Damn fumble fingers. It was still Mike Hargrove as manager. Sorry.

Edited by JrKrup, Skimmer 2016-10-24 5:49 PM

Ric

Posted 2016-10-24 10:19 AM (#80529 - in reply to #80528)

Plankowner

Posts: 9164

Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map.

Subject: RE: WS

How did you manage it?

GaryKC

Posted 2016-10-24 10:25 AM (#80530 - in reply to #80523)

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Posts: 3667

Location: Kansas City Missouri

Subject: RE: WS

Different Universe I suppose, in mine the Indians were in the 1995 (Losing in 6 games to the Braves) and 1997 (Losing in 7 games to the Marlins) MLB World Series.

steamboat

Posted 2016-10-24 2:23 PM (#80532 - in reply to #80523)

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Posts: 1814

Location: Boydton, Virginia

Subject: RE: WS

Personally, I am really torn. The Indians have been my favorite since the 1950's. But the Cubs certainly deserve to finally win the series.
Bottom line is I reckon I will be happy whichever team wins!!

Steamboat sends

rover177

Posted 2016-10-24 2:28 PM (#80533 - in reply to #80523)

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Posts: 1576

Location: Wollongong, NSW

Subject: RE: WS

I get amused with the term 'World Series' when the game is only for US teams.

Other games have World Cups; there are the most likely to win teams/sides but occasionally there can be surprise results.

To be very flippant - started off playing rounders before I started to play cricket.

PaulR

Posted 2016-10-24 5:59 PM (#80537 - in reply to #80533)

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Posts: 1269

Location: Hopewell Junction NY

Subject: RE: WS

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/ws/wsmenu.shtml

Runner485

Posted 2016-10-25 5:51 AM (#80538 - in reply to #80537)

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Posts: 2672

Location: New Jersey

Subject: RE: WS

A look at the link Paul provided shows how far back the WS was being played. Long before any other country started playing BB, ergo World Series.

rover177

Posted 2016-10-25 4:27 PM (#80545 - in reply to #80523)

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Posts: 1576

Location: Wollongong, NSW

Subject: RE: WS

First International cricket match was between US and Canada in New York - 1844.
First recognised Test Match as they are still termed, England in Australia in 1877.

Don Gentry

Posted 2016-10-28 7:51 AM (#80560 - in reply to #80545)

Admin

Posts: 2297

Location: Renton, WA

Subject: RE: WS

What's cricket???

Sewer Pipe Snipe

Posted 2016-10-28 8:17 AM (#80561 - in reply to #80523)

Master and Commander

Posts: 1796

Location: Albany, GA.

Subject: RE: WS

I believe that would be Bream bait. Or maybe trout with small crickets. Or if you are that nut on the cooking channel, snacks.

Sewer Pipe Snipe

Posted 2016-10-28 8:19 AM (#80562 - in reply to #80523)

Master and Commander

Posts: 1796

Location: Albany, GA.

Subject: RE: WS

The true question is, which teams Ball Park has the better dog? In 1971 I liked the Polish Dogs at Milwaukee or Chicago, (either team). I think the sausage was the same, but the rolls different.

JrKrup, Skimmer

Posted 2016-10-28 8:57 AM (#80563 - in reply to #80523)

Master and Commander

Posts: 1323

Location: Oxnard, CA

Subject: RE: WS

Toledo Mud Hens, a Triple-A minor league team, plays at Fifth Third Field. They probably serve Pako's Hungarian Hot Dogs, which would be nice.

Sewer Pipe Snipe

Posted 2016-10-28 1:49 PM (#80565 - in reply to #80523)

Master and Commander

Posts: 1796

Location: Albany, GA.

Subject: RE: WS

Weren't they Klinger's, of MASH fame, Team?

Pedro

Posted 2016-10-29 1:04 PM (#80567 - in reply to #80560)

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Posts: 2974

Location: Liverpool, England

Subject: RE: WS

Don,

Cricket may well be an English sport but this is one Englishman who does not share the national passion for the game. Forced to play this boring game during my school years and to mindlessly admire its sportsmanship echoing to the traditional click of leather (the ball) on willow (the bat) made me despair. It is played with passion by most member states of the former British Commonwealth especially Australia, West Indies, India and Pakistan. God alone knows why because it has the most ridiculous positional names known to man such as Silly Mid On, Silly Mid Off, Square Leg, Deep Gully and Stumps amongst many other equally stupid names.

Then there are the so-called Test matches which can boringly go on for five days before getting a result. There was a more leisurely time in our history when they could go on for twelve days. Thank the Lord I didn't have to endure those endless mind-boggling games.

Cricket: As explained to a foreigner...

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 a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay all out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out.

When both sides have been in and all the men have out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game!

Try to make sense of that if you can. But it's okay because it beats the hell out of me too.

Pedro

Edited by Pedro 2016-10-29 8:59 PM

carlb

Posted 2016-10-29 2:06 PM (#80568 - in reply to #80567)

Senior Crew

Posts: 183

Subject: RE: WS

Pedro,
By any chance did you write for Monty Python in your younger days....love this description of Cricket.
carlb

steamboat

Posted 2016-10-30 5:28 AM (#80570 - in reply to #80567)

Master and Commander

Posts: 1814

Location: Boydton, Virginia

Subject: RE: WS

Pedro,
Who is on first.
(A declarative, not an interrogative statement).

Steamboat sends

Edited by steamboat 2016-10-30 5:30 AM

GaryKC

Posted 2016-10-30 6:23 AM (#80571 - in reply to #80523)

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Posts: 3667

Location: Kansas City Missouri

Subject: RE: WS

Excellent, well done. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/page/429550.html

Pedro

Posted 2016-10-30 9:38 AM (#80572 - in reply to #80571)

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Posts: 2974

Location: Liverpool, England

Subject: RE: WS

Someone is getting their monitor's knickers in a twist over nothing . The paragraph on explaining cricket to a foreigner has been around for a long time and yes, it was lifted from the internet. I never claimed ownership but simply inserted it for amusement purposes. In fact, I did stipulate in the last sentence of the above post, that like the game itself, the explanation beat the hell out of me. While we are at it, any grammatical errors would have to be attributed to the anonymous author. It could well be John Cleese or Michael Palin for all I know.

Pedro

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