Tue Jul 03, 2007, 12:05am
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In Time Out
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: In a hut
Posts: 911
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Originally Posted by Shmuelg
I havent' seen the home run derby in action yet, so I can't give you my personal take on it, BUT
The general idea is to avoid dragging out the games to umpteen extra innings - just finish it and go home. Israelis don't have a lot of patience with anything, much less baseball - they complain the game is boring and they don't understand it. To just go on and on and on and on on top of all that would be a killer. So, do a derby (remember it's team vs. team, so there's got to be a few sluggers there), and finish it.
Shmuel
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Falls inline with the soccer (futbol) shootout, I can see the cultural advantage.
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