Anyone else ready for baseball!?!!

[Ralph]

It has been a loooooonnnnng winter!

Anyone else more than ready for America's Pastime?!!?

Ralph (planning to take the day off to watch the Mets opener on TV March 31st)

[Tyson Rayles]

I like your ball field Ralph! I have pretty much given up on real baseball (too slow, too much greed, too much cheating, too much ........) that said I love the game itself and play Baseball Mogul on my computer all the time. My franchise is in it's 11th year (of game time, about 3 years of real time ) and has won 3 WS so far. Yeah I know, I need to get a life and spend less time playing computer games and playing with trains!

[Mike Kieran]

It's going to be a rough year to be a Yankees fan. The Mets made a great pick up with Granderson in their lineup. Once they bolster their bullpen, they will be a serious contender. I love the ball field scene on your layout.

[Brakie]

What's a baseball? :o

[eightyeightfan1]

What's a baseball? :o

It's a small white ball that two teams of 11 men on skates try to get in 18 holes placed on "greens".

[Tyson Rayles]

"It's a small white ball that two teams of 11 men on skates try to get in 18 holes placed on "greens"."

However they have to do this while trying to avoid throwing a gutter ball. But if they do they can make up for it by kicking a field goal are shooting a three pointer.

[ezdays]

"It's a small white ball that two teams of 11 men on skates try to get in 18 holes placed on "greens"."

However they have to do this while trying to avoid throwing a gutter ball. But if they do they can make up for it by kicking a field goal are shooting a three pointer.

Don't forget the rule that allows them to hit the ball with one of those hand-held things with a lot of strings on them as long as they're close to the net. They can also use one of those long wooden cue sticks to push the ball into a pocket in order to score points.

You do realize how complicated this game can get with all these rules?

[eightyeightfan1]

You guys forgot about throwing the ball at an opposite team member forcing him to leave the ice rink.

[Mike Kieran]

Double point bonus for the guy riding the Quidditch Broom. Most important, three of a kind beats a pair.

[ezdays]

Yeah, and there was the play of all plays where this little boy got on his knees and flipped the little glass ball past that guy with the big stick and ugly mask on, to score the winning run.

[Tyson Rayles]

And this my friends is what happens to a thread that is on drugs !

[nachoman]

"It's a small white ball that two teams of 11 men on skates try to get in 18 holes placed on "greens"."

However they have to do this while trying to avoid throwing a gutter ball. But if they do they can make up for it by kicking a field goal are shooting a three pointer.

Don't forget the rule that allows them to hit the ball with one of those hand-held things with a lot of strings on them as long as they're close to the net. They can also use one of those long wooden cue sticks to push the ball into a pocket in order to score points.

You do realize how complicated this game can get with all these rules?

And don't forget, if your ball is veering off course, teammates can use brooms to sweep it into proper position.

[ezdays]

And this my friends is what happens to a thread that is on drugs !

No-no-no-noooooo. We are not hijacking or going off topic here, we are just looking for a definition of baseball. I found this in a notable and reliable dictionary:

• Baseball {noun}(beys-bol) a game played using a hand-held paddle to which a rubber ball is connected to the paddle with a long rubber band. The object is that the player (batter) hits the ball with the paddle (hit) causing it to go out (fly ball) and spring back (throw to home plate) towards the paddle (catcher), and do this as many times as possible before missing the paddle (strike). The player counts the number of time the ball is hit (runs) and the one with the highest number wins the game. If there is only one player (roster), they are an automatic winner (default). An extremely dangerous sport that can result in a black eye if the player is not careful or proficient.

Please note all the correct baseball terms used here.

Oh, BTW Ralph, getting back on topic, neat baseball field you have there. I like the background structures as well. Good job...

[eightyeightfan1]

Oh, BTW Ralph, getting back on topic, neat baseball field you have there. I like the background structures as well. Good job...

We went off topic?

[ezdays]

Oh, BTW Ralph, getting back on topic, neat baseball field you have there. I like the background structures as well. Good job...

We went off topic?

Some people might think so. Around here, that's the norm, but we were always different anyway.... :hey: