To: MadIvan
IVAN, hey, you really KNOW baseball, too. Didn't know anyone who understood cricket could "get" baseball. But you have absolutely identified the DBacks' secret weapon: will. They have it and the Yankees can only envy it this year.
24 posted on
10/29/2001 4:25:38 AM PST by
Vinomori
To: Vinomori
IVAN, hey, you really KNOW baseball, too. Didn't know anyone who understood cricket could "get" baseball. But you have absolutely identified the DBacks' secret weapon: will. They have it and the Yankees can only envy it this year.
It is very hard to follow it from England (my favourite team is the Cleveland Indians), but I understand people like Mark Grace are on the Diamondbacks roster - Gods, he laboured for years with the Cubs without a prospect of a World Series ring. The Diamondbacks are going to win because perhaps the older fellows realise this may be their last chance to do so.
Regards, Ivan
25 posted on
10/29/2001 4:29:39 AM PST by
MadIvan
To: Vinomori
Didn't know anyone who understood cricket could "get" baseball. Actually, the father of professional baseball was the British born son of a professional cricketer.
Harry Wright established the Cincinnati Red Stockings in 1869 and was their player-manager. He once hit 7 home runs in one game. He was also the first to pay players a salary.
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