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Wonder if anyone told him there's four cricketers in the Baseball Hall
of Fame.
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Wonder if anyone told him there's four cricketers in the Baseball Hall
of Fame.
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The link isn't working.Originally Posted by timmyj51
Harry Wright is one of them, I believe. Not sure about his brother. I'll assume Henry Chadwick.
Tom Tresh George Kell Mark Fidrych Bob Feller
Ernie Harwell Soupy Sales Alex Chilton Sparky Anderson
Joe Nuxhall Gary Carter MCA Emanuel Steward
Sonny Elliot Dave Brubeck Earl Weaver Stan Musial
Jonathan Winters Neil Armstrong Roger Ebert Anthony Zahler
Ray Manzarek
Urban Shocker
You can read about/watch it at the Dodgers site, here.
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Yes, his brother George is one of 'em. Also Henry Chadwick. The
fourth is Albert Spalding (didn't start his career playing cricket like
the other three, but was a playing member of the Chicago Cricket Club--once went off with them on a tour to Canada in the middle of the baseball season--and was on the Midwest all-star cricket team that played a team of
English pro cricketers in St. Louis in 1881).
Last edited by timmyj51; 03-19-2009 at 04:58 PM.
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I saw the clip on ESPN. I thought it was funny.
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They should have got Manny in a little scrimmage (scoring runs, fielding), rather than just bowling him a
few balls. More opportunities like this should be arranged for
baseballers and cricketers to interact with each other. Would dispell a lot
of misconceptions and stereotypes the two sports have about each
other.
Last edited by timmyj51; 03-19-2009 at 05:53 PM.
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There is no truth in the rumour that Manny will be on the next plane to South Africa to help Australia in the upcoming one day series!!
"A hot dog at the ballgame beats roast beef at the Ritz." ~Humphrey Bogart
No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference. ~Tommy Lasorda
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I think Manny wasn't more active because of his pulled hamstring.
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Exactly!! He faced 4 balls from whomever was bowling to him. He made a comment about facing balls that bounce and are rising as they reach him. There is a very good thread in the Between Innings forum regarding the differences between cricket and baseball.
"A hot dog at the ballgame beats roast beef at the Ritz." ~Humphrey Bogart
No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference. ~Tommy Lasorda
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