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GeekNights 090319 - Baseball
Tonight on GeekNights we discuss the sport of baseball. Also, we announce that we are doing a live call-in show via ustream on Wednesday April 1st. Follow GeekNights on Twitter or Suffice to Say to stay in the loop. Also here is the photo we mentioned in the show.
Scott's Thing - BrushAndRinse
Rym's Thing - Nothing Lasts Forever
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Scott's Thing - BrushAndRinse
Rym's Thing - Nothing Lasts Forever
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Cool beans about the live show, though.
Also, I love the fact that Scrym can't talk about ball games for an extended period of time without making testicle jokes.
I'm off for two weeks now, so I guess I'll just listen to the final version as a normal podcast. Have fun!
In addition, we've announced in advance that we're doing this on April 1st. You know that it's April Fool's day. It's so obvious. How could we possibly fool anybody that is so incredibly prepared for it? Either we are planning some fooling that is so epic that it will work, even if you see it coming, or we're not going to take part in that stupidity. I guess there's the third option that we're going to do some lame ass fooling like everyone else, like a live rickroll or some bullshit, but you know we don't play that.
As for the live show, it would be really nice to know what GMT time it will be aired at least 24 hours in advance.
Nice job on the show!
But yeah, you're probably right. The description I read about it definitely is closer to baseball than cricket is. But I was talking more in terms of spectating the games... There seems to be a fairly tight analogue between them.
Having played both games (cricket and baseball), regularly for teams as a teenager - I found each to have it's own difficulties and also fun.
In baseball I learned very quickly how to avoid a pitch coming straight for me. I also learned how to throw, I started off as the catcher of the team and in 3 months was slowly promoted to the outfield then shortstop and finally to Pitcher. I was also opening batter. My coach even used me for the league an age grade above, when they were short.
Baseball was very quick and fun for the majority of players however Cricket was only that great if you were batting or one of the bowlers.
I didn't really excel at cricket as I did with baseball as there were enough people to make 4 teams at high school and I had talent in my year which is now playing international professionally - (he was incredibly dimwitted though).
However you could be doing the obvious thing on purpose to falsely lead us one way while you play your actual pieces in another - that would make it "epic".
Plus one would have to ask as to why this date were chosen for such a new concept / special show.
Am I being overly nit picky - Yes, yes I am.
I wish I could however be a part of the show but that would mean getting up at 4am in the morning, 2 hours earlier than usual, possible, but depends on how tired I am from the day before.
...you, sir, are a crime against nature. A New Yorker rooting for the Sox. Pheh.
Also, a real New York sports fan boos their own team when they suck. You saw what happened with the Knicks, or to pre-championship Eli Manning, I could go on.