USA feel what it’s like to be british…
I say British because the English aren’t the world’s number one at football, cricket or rugby (although they won the last world cup, they haven’t performed so well lately), the Scottish don’t have the world’s best golfer (theres always debate on golf, but lets be honest), the welsh… what did the welsh invent? And the Northern Irish, if rioting was a sport we’d be at the top, but as it’s not we will have to join the welsh in the non-inventor corner.
Today was the final of the WBC, the World Baseball Classic, which is like the world cup of baseball. Now baseball isn’t too worldy a sport, there were only 16 or so nations competing in the first place. And while you could argue that the USA didn’t invent baseball and they just were fed up being laughed at for playing rounders and changed the name, we won’t be that mean and give them the benefit of the doubt. But the thing is that while the USA has the biggest baseball league in the world, so big that they call it’s ultimate competition the “World Series”, and while the other teams in the WBC all measured their teams strength and their chances of getting anywhere by how many players they had playing in the Major Leagues in the states, the USA didn’t make it past the second round after being beaten by Mexico and Korea and despite beating Japan (who went on to win the tournament, hence me, from the baseball-less side of the world, knowing that it even exists!).
So it beg’s the question… Are the United States of America turning British?!
I’ll leave you with that thought to ponder and hope that you won’t notice the delay on putting anything up about Irish Night or snowboarding… But watch this space!
March 22nd, 2006 at 5:11 pm
Well I can’t say I feel much of anything but irony for the USA lads and a happy smile for my festive Mexican neighbors…and gauging by the few baseball games I’ve watched the Japan vs. Cuba was by far the most exciting, even if it was broadcasted in Japanese. Maybe sports is the univeral language not English??
March 22nd, 2006 at 5:25 pm
Morning John
Nice story - Still suffering the effects of lack of sleep from Ganaway - usual story games till late of friday night - still running around at 4am, probably all night, (that was when i fell asleep). Up on Saturday early, climbing wall (great crac)and games, lunch followed by walk to Bangor, coffee shop, back to see rugby match, tea, more games, Movie, chase them to bed for 3 hours, relaxing sunday morning, church diner, then home via mauds - A well trodden path - But still hits the spot. You were missed and remembered in prayer as usual. Snow looks great fun. I could see you leading a senior members trip to Japan next year!!!!-speak soon
Lyle
March 22nd, 2006 at 6:13 pm
Hey Lylo, glad to hear ganaway was a success as usual! I hope you are functional enough for work!
Sarah, I don’t think sports is a universal language, there are too many of them, and as different as chalk and cheese (or english and japanese) that if we switched to sports instead of language then we’d still be saying the wrong things and mixing wind chimes up with adultery… (long story, thankfully not about me!)