WARNING!! Annual Off-Topic Baseball Thread. Esteemed Members BEWARE!!

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Baseball?

What's baseball?

Right on. Real men watch all those furriners in their funny shorts and knee socks running around in circles, falling down and grabbing their heart and dying, and then making a miraculous recovery from their death to finish the game. And the game always ends up either nil-nil or 1-nil(what's a nil? ). The rules don't allow any other scores. And if someone makes a mistake and does score, that player has to run around the field three times with his arms waving, then fall on his face and all his teammates pile on and get to screw him doggy-style. That's a rule too, I think. And when the game's over, the players on both teams display their sportsmanship by kicking the sh!t out of the officials, who try to defend themseves by the swords that they got hidden in their flags. Meanwhile, the supporters of the losing team are rioting, followed shortly by the supporters of the winning team also rioting. And after the stadium is burned to the ground, they all go drink beer somewhere and sing nursery rhymes.

Yup, real men like yourself watch futbol....or NHL hockey.

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Yup, real men like yourself watch futbol....or NHL hockey.

Wow, I'm impressed. You really do know about soccer. Here I was thinking you were being an ignorant American, when in reality you just foolin'.

Notice they haven't televised the Scottish team - that's because they don't wear those cute shorts. Real men wear the traditional kilts when they play soccer.

I've just decided baseball isn't worth watching anymore. When the score ends up 12 - 3, and every run was scored via the home run, and the majority of the home runs were hit by the visitor's 7th and 8th place hitters, I figured it's time for me to pick a new sport to watch.

mick - I did notice all the Detroit fans at Wrigley the entire weekend. The only time I see anything like that is when the Cardinals and Cubs play, both in Chicago and in St. Louis, and of course during the Sox/Cubs games. It's good to see another team's fans travel well. But, after all, it is something new for them this year.

[mick]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

... But, after all, it is something new for them this year.

Oh, yeah; it is new ... and exciting !
It's been like an eternity [a monstrously long time to hold onto early season hopes] since they were this much fun. ...Like 22 years! And before that it was like 16 years, and it was 23 years before that ! Oh, my!
mick

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Notice they haven't televised the Scottish team - that's because they don't wear those cute shorts. Real men wear the traditional kilts when they play soccer.

How many buzzards can you get under a Scotsman's kilt?

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

How many buzzards can you get under a Scotsman's kilt?

Ok, I'll bite. So to speak.

How many buzzards can you get under a Scotsman's kilt?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

How many buzzards can you get under a Scotsman's kilt?

It depends on the size of the perch.....

[ChuckElias]

How did my off-topic thread get so far off-topic?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

How did my off-topic thread get so far off-topic?

We gotta be able to talk about futbol. The World Cup only happens every 4 years.

The thrills, the excitement, the agony of defeat......

My life is soccer.

Btw, my favorite player is a Brasilian- Kaka. One of the all-time great sporting nicknames- right up there with Pele. Also, didya know that Brazil also had a player who's nickname was Fred. His real name was Kaka.

It's true, it's true......

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

How did my off-topic thread get so far off-topic?

WARNING!! Annual Off-Topic Baseball Thread is Now Way Off Topic. Esteemed Member BEWARE!!

[ChuckElias]

I forgot to mention the Braves freefall. They've lost 8 straight and something like 15 out of the last 18. Not good times.

Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio Leo Mazzone?