Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!news.moat.net!news.linkpendium.com!news.linkpendium.com!cox.net!news-xfer.cox.net!p01!lakeread08.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "JPM III" Newsgroups: japan.sports.baseball,rec.sport.baseball,rec.sport.cricket,uk.sport.baseball,us.sport.baseball References: <4332b0c5$0$11741$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au> Subject: Re: Comparison between cricket and baseball Lines: 34 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Response Message-ID: Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:01:12 -0400 NNTP-Posting-Host: 70.184.0.134 X-Complaints-To: abuse@cox.net X-Trace: lakeread08 1127430072 70.184.0.134 (Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:01:12 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:01:12 EDT Organization: Cox Communications Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org japan.sports.baseball:146 wrote in message news:4332b0c5$0$11741$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_between_cricket_and_baseball#Play > > Excellent site for baseball fans who are interested to learn about > Cricket. Interesting, although I have a couple of things to say about it: Who uses the term "ups" to identify a plate appearance or at-bat? "He's up", sure... but "His ups"? Psh! Also, the rules do not state that a baseball batter must drop the bat on the bases. Any hitter is allowed to carry his bat if he wishes, but as the explanation goes, much more emphasis is placed on the difficulty of achieving extra bases or scoring extra runs, so it is to the batter-runner's advantage to drop the bat. However, it certainly is not against the rules to hang on to it as long as it is not used to intimidate fielders. Also, if a baseball player hits the ball twice, it is either a foul ball or -- if the ball is in fair territory for the second hit -- an out. There are also less common outs in baseball such as interference calls, batting out of turn, or passing a baserunner. The "infield" in baseball is the area in fair territory between and around the bases. Typically, this includes the entire area in front of the outfield, as far back as the dirt reaches. It seems like this article was written by someone more familiar with Cricket than Baseball. I'm thinking about editing it. :-P