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Absolutely nobody asked for this, but this is a fun little breakdown of what went through my head as I faced Shohei Ohtani in the WBC
My main thought was āIf he hits a home run, heās supposed to. Heās the bestā¦ but if you get him out, thatās a fun memory to have foreverā š
These are my credentials as an āexpertā on the baseball vs cricket debate
- Australian
- Baseball player
- This was my backyard growing up in the summer
I love Sachin, the little master was one of the best
But you can get away with not playing full shots/swings in cricket because you can just deflect the ball to the open field
You donāt have that luxury in baseball
This is how god of cricket used to hit 100 MPH bowlerā¦ baseball equivalent bowling is called āfull tossā in cricket and they are considered free giftsā¦
Cricket is far more complex and sophisticated. Ball pitches and changes angle, it swings, it bounces!!!
Remember his name- Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar!!! šš½šš½šš½
Marathon is 42km
100m sprint is 100m
That pretty much sorts out which sport is real, and which one is 9 year old kid version of it
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This guy acting like the only pitch in baseball is a fastball down the middle š¤¦š½āāļø
I know the cricket lovers arenāt prepared for a genuine conversation about this when they blurt out absurdities like this.
Virat Kohli would be lucky to get a hit in rookie ball let alone be a MLB player
He needs the exact opposite of version of this?
The exact opposition version of this would be an MLB player stepping into the nets against someone bouncing balls to him at 70kmh.
Not one of the best fast bowlers of the modern day facing someone who has never played the sport
Not so hot takeā¦.Theyād both suck when trying to convert
Yeah they might run into one every once in awhile, but overall, they wonāt be good
Judge wonāt be able to hit a short delivery at 150km, and Steve Smith wouldnāt be able to hit a 100mph fastball, or slider
And the throwing aspect to the crossover of sports.
In Australia, baseball players are regularly hired to coach throwing technique to cricket teams.
But in cricket, you can just be defensive and not have to run.
Baseball, a pitcher will have 3-4 pitches. Soā¦ the batter has to see the ball in flight, read the spin of the ball, recognise if itās a ball or strike, and then they have to .17sec to decide to swing
When we played against him in the minor leagues we had a nickname for him and I said it out loud to myself yesterday and I laughed because it just sounds funny to say.
Itās not mean. Well I donāt think itās mean. Itās just a rhyming nickname.
Iām very pro-technology to get calls right, but there is no way that is the threshold for what is a swing or not.
Front of the plate. Barrel passes the front of the plate and itās a check swing. Not that weird 45Ā° line
The Yandy Diaz strikeout to end Game 2 would not have been close to a swing under the review system they've been testing in the minor leagues
(via @tangotiger)
They need to fix how long these kickers get to kick conversions.
80 seconds is far too long. If every kicker takes up that time, and ten tries are scored. Thatās 13+ minutes of people just kicking a goal.
Stop the clock after the try. Start it again at the kick off
#RLWC26
Leaked audio of Kevin Walters in the shed at half time. Hopefully this turns the team around
#RLWC26
This is easily the worst Australian team Iāve seen in 26 years of watching rugby leagueā¦
They looked lost out there and with Walters as the coach, he canāt figure out a way to clean it up
#RLWC26