In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Lafe McCorkle
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Baseball, as played in the USA, was invented or organised by Abner
Doubleday sometime in the mid to late nineteenth century. For many
years it was played by men only. Women and girls were were relegated
to softball,
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Timothy Swenson
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On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 00:31:15 +0100, Roy wood
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only. Apart from that how come you have a 'World Series' that is only
played by Americans ?
The Major League Baseball (MLB) has a World Series because
Timothy Swenson wrote:
Why, of course. Well, at least the important part of the World. :-)
Which, of course, reminds me of this here :-)
http://www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~adlr/america.gif
Marcel
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Timothy Swenson wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 00:31:15 +0100, Roy wood
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only. Apart from that how come you have a 'World Series' that is only
played by Americans ?
The Major League Baseball (MLB) has a World Series because teams from
the US and Canada are in the League.
On 10 Jul 2004 at 2:16, P Witte wrote:
(...)
Football, as she is played worldwide (with a few, minor exceptions) was a
major British hit while, sadly, the QL, another great British invention,
didnt
quite make it.
A desperate attempt to get back on topic...:-)
Wolfgang
Sports that are undisputed are baseball and basketball.
In the UK these are called rounders and netball and are played by girls
only. Apart from that how come you have a 'World Series' that is only
played by Americans ?
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On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 00:31:15 +0100, Roy wood [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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only. Apart from that how come you have a 'World Series' that is only
played by Americans ?
The Major League Baseball (MLB) has a World Series because teams from the
US and Canada are in the League. Canada has the Toronto
Etch! As far as I am concerned, football is only played in the USA,
Canada and to a lesser extent Down Under. All the rest of you guys play
soccer! The most colorful officials that I have seen on TV was the
Assize's version football.
Lafe McCorkle
Phoebus R. Dokos ( . ) wrote:
On Sat, 3
Lafe McCorkle wrote:
Etch! As far as I am concerned, football is only played in the USA,
Canada and to a lesser extent Down Under.
Uh well, that actually reminds me of a cartoon from the American Dave
Kellett:
http://www.kilgus.net/images/sheldon-football.gif
Sorry, couldn't resist :-)
Marcel Kilgus wrote:
Lafe McCorkle wrote:
Etch! As far as I am concerned, football is only played in the USA,
Canada and to a lesser extent Down Under.
Uh well, that actually reminds me of a cartoon from the American Dave
Kellett:
http://www.kilgus.net/images/sheldon-football.gif
Sorry,
On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 18:31:31 +0100, Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Well done, Marcel, and well taken! Socker does indeed involve more
footwork, but in America football has been football for well over a
hundred
years! (as is true of your football in Europe as well I assume!)
Sports that
Lafe McCorkle writes:
.. but in America football has been football for well over a hundred
years! (as is true of your football in Europe as well I assume!)
Yes, I still claim the name football for our sport, at least in our
country, where socker is a jonny come lately game.
Football has
On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 02:16:39 +0100, P Witte [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Lafe McCorkle writes:
.. but in America football has been football for well over a hundred
years! (as is true of your football in Europe as well I assume!)
Yes, I still claim the name football for our sport, at least in our
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Robert Newson
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Malcolm Cadman wrote:
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Phoebus R. Dokos
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On Sat, 3 Jul 2004 20:10:18 +0100, Dilwyn Jones
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Yahooo :-)
Hehe Too bad for the BBC Sport
Malcolm Cadman wrote:
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Phoebus R. Dokos
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On Sat, 3 Jul 2004 20:10:18 +0100, Dilwyn Jones
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Yahooo :-)
Hehe Too bad for the BBC Sport commentators ;-) They were all proven
wrong ;-)
CHeers :-)
Nice to see the
On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 21:12:57 +0100, Robert Newson
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Malcolm Cadman wrote:
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Phoebus R. Dokos
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On Sat, 3 Jul 2004 20:10:18 +0100, Dilwyn Jones
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Yahooo :-)
Hehe Too bad for the BBC Sport
*bzz* Wrong :-) They were actually playing German football ;-)
yeahh, better than the german did ;-
(Which I take it should be equally foreign ;-) to them :-P
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On Sat, 3 Jul 2004 20:10:18 +0100, Dilwyn Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Yahooo :-)
Hehe Too bad for the BBC Sport commentators ;-) They were all proven wrong
;-)
CHeers :-)
Phoebus
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On Sun, 4 Jul 2004 at 16:56:35, Phoebus R. Dokos wrote:
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On Sat, 3 Jul 2004 20:10:18 +0100, Dilwyn Jones
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Yahooo :-)
Hehe Too bad for the BBC Sport commentators ;-) They were all proven
wrong ;-)
CHeers :-)
Did you have money on them then
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