The losing streak thread

[WicketMaiden]

5 hours ago, Lou said:

Ha. Cricket announcers are 1,000 times better, right @WicketMaiden?

Like all sports there are a lot of ex-players commentating, but as cricket is such a nuanced game that requires a decent baseline of intelligence to play the game well, those ex-players tend to display a higher level of intellect when giving their views of the game. Which makes for some great insights and far fewer cries of 'wow, he crushed that ball'. I honestly can't remember more than one or two cricketers I would consider to be a bit thick (dumb) that played the game at a decent level. 

[Lou]

2 hours ago, Lou said:

I agree.  Now i won't miss the rest of Day 1 of the England/NZ test match. 

 

Haha  just kidding. I'd probably still watch it. 

Confirmed

[failos]

1 hour ago, WicketMaiden said:

Like all sports there are a lot of ex-players commentating, but as cricket is such a nuanced game that requires a decent baseline of intelligence to play the game well, those ex-players tend to display a higher level of intellect when giving their views of the game. Which makes for some great insights and far fewer cries of 'wow, he crushed that ball'. I honestly can't remember more than one or two cricketers I would consider to be a bit thick (dumb) that played the game at a decent level. 

Which club should I root for. Rather, which club do you root for? I hate Yankees/Cowboys/Celtics/Man U type teams

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

You see what happens when you can't even win a game at home against Toronto BEFORE Yanks and Mets?

 

 

[WicketMaiden]

1 hour ago, failos said:

Which club should I root for. Rather, which club do you root for? I hate Yankees/Cowboys/Celtics/Man U type teams

In the Indian Premier League, which only runs for a couple of months (just finished) I followed Rajastan Royals this year, but mainly because a couple of my favourite players were playing for them. That tournament probably has most in common with US baseball.

Aside from the IPL, (and maybe a couple of other T20 leagues I don't have time to follow very much) International cricket is best by far. I watch a lot of that. So for me that's following England (a painful experience at times), and then rooting for whoever is playing against Australia (this is surprisingly easy to do), or whichever team has a player I really like watching. Often I'll root for whichever is the little team, but mostly it's just about watching the brilliant execution of a fantastic and incredibly difficult game. The International game is year round, playing in the respective Summers of each hemisphere, so there's usually something interesting going on somewhere with some genuine world class players on view.

The West Indies are a fun team to follow. India are brilliant and have some fantastic players. South Africa too, they've got some really nice players to watch. New Zealand are currently proving a real handful for England and always play really good cricket, brilliant for such a tiny nation. The US actually have a team - they beat the UAE yesterday in a world cup qualifier. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/world-cup-league-2-2019-2023-1196667/united-states-of-america-vs-united-arab-emirates-82nd-match-1312801/full-scorecard 

Who do you follow @Lou?

 

[Lou]

Internationally, I'm not sure if I have a favorite side, but I really enjoy watching England, Australia, India and West Indies. 

[HanfordGuy]

5 hours ago, fan_since79 said:

Unfortunately it will be sunny and dry all weekend in Philly, so we'll have to play those games.

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia.

[beatlesrule]

[Erstad Grit]

[Jason]

[Highsteppingbruin]

Welp. At least we got nearly 1/3 season of exciting ball. Now back to the spectacular baseball the angels have known for this past decade.

[Revad]

57 minutes ago, Erstad Grit said:

I’m hoping it’s not seven of nine!

[Angel Oracle]

Annddd

[beatlesrule]

[AngelsLakersFan]

[Angel Oracle]

This team is nothing but a bunch of Uptons now.

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

Mother fuck this team and the duke.

[nothing, Nothing]

[Jason]

[Erstad Grit]

[Dtwncbad]

[Taylor]

[mmc]

This team needs a spark on offense.  I'd DFA Mayfield and someone else, and call up Stefanic and MacKinnon who are absolutely raking right now.

[Lou]

[Jason]