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To: epow

Baseball is just a modified version of Cricket. And "American" Football is just a modified version of Rugby. Both are European in origin as well.


199 posted on 08/08/2005 1:09:32 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator
Baseball is just a modified version of Cricket. And "American" Football is just a modified version of Rugby.

And very good modifications

202 posted on 08/08/2005 1:13:04 PM PDT by Asphalt (Join my NFL ping list! FReepmail me| The best things in life aren't things)
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To: dfwgator
Baseball is just a modified version of Cricket. And "American" Football is just a modified version of Rugby. Both are European in origin as well.

Yeah, but we modified those games to make them appeal to Americans. I think most Americans would rather watch a Pop Warner Mighty-Mites football game than a professional rugby match.

232 posted on 08/08/2005 3:11:45 PM PDT by epow (A fish that always swims with the current is a dead fish.)
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