Twenty20 is a lot like major league baseball. The best of teams like NYY have a winning persent of 58% and the chances of winning are always near even.
Did anyone notice the commentary especially from the aussies who follow baseball?... dug-out, bench strenght, changer...
I think BCCI and ICL should invest in learning more about baseball and should get feilding coaches from Minor League baseball.
Otherwise.... Indian team kept its nerves. That paid well in the end. It was more that Pakistan messed up rather than India beat Pakistan.
Well done Dhoni and Team. Well done Malik and team. Til the end the game could have gone either way and Pakistan deserves 48% of the cup :).
Karma karo, phal ki laalach na karo. This has defined Dhoni & our beloved Indian Team.
Even if we had lost today, I would have felt proud of the achievements and the attitude of Dhoni.
Dhoni's maturity and quickness in adapting to this game is extremely mature and commendable.
RE:Anyone notices similarities to Major League Baseball??!
by A Ghosh on Sep 25, 2007 01:15 AM Permalink
Don't compare cricket with baseball....in a 3 hour baseball game 2 and half hour the pitcher throws and the batter misses....no action at all....cricket is much more interesting and fast paced......fielding in cricket also much more difficult especially in the sleeps
RE:Anyone notices similarities to Major League Baseball??!
by Kratu Pandya on Sep 25, 2007 12:07 AM Permalink
R U FREAKIN..SERIOUS !!!
IF YOU DO NOT KNOW -- Baseball players use GLOVES.... and when one of baseball players catches a ball with bear hand (it is considered to be one of the best catches of the year)..
On the other hand, Cricket fielders make catches like that on a routine day..
CRICKET DOESNT NEED any Baseball coach for fielding....
AND, INDIA- PAK match was close ..but, at the end the better team won and INDIA WON.... 100 % ...
RE:Anyone notices similarities to Major League Baseball??!
by balakrishnan ravindranath on Sep 24, 2007 11:57 PM Permalink
what u say is correct buddy, but the situation goes overboard when the opposition is PAKISTAN and that too when it's a final u just cannot leave it that way.
RE:Anyone notices similarities to Major League Baseball??!
by Moderate Voice on Sep 25, 2007 12:04 AM Permalink
Perhaps Indo-Pak rivalry is unmatched... but I have seen NYY vs Boston-Red-Sox rivalry and also LAD vs SFG. It gets really tensed there as well.
I am too biased a fan to follow cricket during an India-Pakistan match. My dad has the heart to sit through the game and assimilate any outcome.. I just dont.
