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May-28-2005 16:57

Hello,How is everyone doing? Great I hope........Being from Texas,Of course I like the Houston Texan's,Houston Rocket's and the Houston Astro's when it come's to sport's. I really enjoy all types of sport's and game's.Just wondering how some of you felt about your favorite team's?

May-29-2005 22:17

I love cricket! Here's a classic explanation of cricket, which only makes sense to cricket fans:


Cricket as Explained to a Foreigner:
You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out.
When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay all out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out. When both sides have been in and all the men have out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game!


Ok, more serious, here's an explanation of cricket for baseball players:
http://members.tripod.com/~sccwa/crick.html

And an explanation for everyone else:
http://www.abcofcricket.com/cfb1/cfb4/cfb4.htm


Personally I support the Sri Lankan cricket team. I suppose I have a patriotic duty to support the Swedish ice hockey team as well.

(Texas, I believe the game you're thinking of is lacrosse?)

May-29-2005 23:33

Lol, Blueberry - that always cracks me up:)

As an aside I wish the best of luck to Preston North End today as attempt to claw their way into the Premiership for a season of humiliation and degradation at the hands of the big boys.

Just kidding. Come on you Lilywhites:)

May-30-2005 10:28

Blueberry, thank you for your explanation about cricket.It so happen's I saw a game on t.v. yesterday,which was Lacrosse,so that answered my question.I thought the game was cricket before I saw them play.Now I realize that it was the game Lacrosse...LOL..But I still don't understand it..

Jun-1-2005 20:06

Time to give a boost to a good thread, and add my two cents, Ice Hockey as y'all call it is the best game in the world, unfortinately there are no pro teams right now due to a labour dispute. There is not a jury in Canada that would covict a person of murder right now for killing Bettman and Goodenow to end this stupid dispute and give us back our game :)

Jun-1-2005 20:10

Calalta, you wouldn't happen to be from Calgary now would you? You sound a bit like a disgruntled Flames fan wanting to see the stanley cup again!

Jun-1-2005 22:11

San Francisco native here, so it's the Giants and 49ers all the way, no matter how depressing that may be this year.

Jun-1-2005 22:17

Seijitsuu that was the biggest party you have ever seen last year, and yes darned it we would have won this year :)

Jun-2-2005 00:17

Yeah so I heard... I move away and the Flames go and get good again - who woulda thunk it?

Jun-2-2005 00:53

philidelphia eagles and the dallas mavericks, no other team i like better, oh yeah, brazil national soccer team, i like them alot too

Jun-2-2005 22:15

James, I've always liked Philidelphia Eagles, and Dallas Mavericks. Anytime they're not play the Houston Texans, or Rockets. They're both great teams and I enjoy watching them play. Just out of curosity, what do you think about the Terrell Owen's situation? Personally, I think he's very greedy, by signing a contract and then wanting more money. Is anyone here a Houston Texan fan?