Who says Americans are "a bit thick" ?

Zat wrote:I enjoy baseball.

I enjoy American Football.

I enjoy cricket.

I enjoy rugby.

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Forum Goat wrote:

Absolutely wrong, my friend. The basic principle is to score a run by rounding the bases, and to reach base(s) is only at best a 30% probability in baseball. Even for an MLB power hitter like A-Rod or Ryan Howard or David Ortiz, a 50 homer season is a great achievement. On average a regular player have about 600 -650 plate apperences per season. It clearly shows that hiting the ball out of the park happens, on average, in 1 out of 12-15 appearences even for the best of power hitters.

As a diehard baseball fan, I feel the basic essence of the game is to try and work the count to your favor whether you are a pitcher or a hitter. On a good day a great pitcher rarely walks even the best of hitters and only allows no more than 4-5 hits per game. For a casual viewer, a tightly pitched game may be a little bit boring thing to watch but for a true baseball fan that's the ultimate fun game. To see your team trying to manufacture a run to win a ball game in the 8th or 9th innings by getting a walki, sacrificing a bunt or stealing a base is much more satisfactory than watching a grand slam home run against an ordinary pitcher in an one-sided game.

No two games are similar or even comparable. Each game has its own charm! Cricket and baseball are not even close to compare. The only similarity is that a round hard ball is hit with a wooden object call bat!

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