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Re:Everyone Wants to Go Home During Extra Innings, Maybe Eve... by bfhd on Sunday April 22, 2018 @11:22PM (#16900285)
Cricket deliveries are similar speeds to baseball pitches, aren't they?

Also, outs are cheap in baseball, but very expensive in cricket - so playing more conservatively is optimal.

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Re:Everyone Wants to Go Home During Extra Innings, Maybe Eve... by abritinthebay on Monday April 23, 2018 @01:43AM (#16900783)
Yes - 95-100mph is very common in fast bowlers. Also the bounce gives a much larger variety of angles and spins.

Plus the ball is a LOT harder. A lot.

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Re:Everyone Wants to Go Home During Extra Innings, Maybe Eve... by cup-of-tea on Monday April 23, 2018 @06:26AM (#16902098)
The quality of the ball also becomes very important later in the game. I don't think baseball/rounders has the New Ball aspect.
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Re:Everyone Wants to Go Home During Extra Innings, Maybe Eve... by abritinthebay on Monday April 23, 2018 @01:45PM (#16905655)
If I remember my baseball enough (I'm a casual fan) they rotate the balls regularly in baseball to actually specifically avoid that factor.
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Re:Everyone Wants to Go Home During Extra Innings, Maybe Eve... by shaklee3 on Monday April 23, 2018 @08:04PM (#16908626)
And the bat is a LOT bigger. A lot.
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Re:Everyone Wants to Go Home During Extra Innings, Maybe Eve... by abritinthebay on Tuesday April 24, 2018 @03:29PM (#16915776)
Oh absolutely, but the game is very very different in so many ways.
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