participation by foreign born players in the Majors is at about 29%
That's really not the same as playing for your country. And how many of those players are Americans?
Gwen: Demon, OK? The whole nine—cloven feet and horns and teeth. He wasn't wearing lamé though. Lorne: Yeah, the evil ones can't pull it off. It gets camp.
'Harm's Way'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Jul 20, 2010 9:25:53 am PDT #13655 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
megan walker - Jul 20, 2010 9:26:14 am PDT #13656 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Baseball's not *that* big in the Caribbean. The English speaking countries, of which there are a ton, would rather be playing football and/or cricket.
Sorry, I meant the Latin countries (it's bigger than football in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the DR).
That's not the point. His argument was that the World Series was lame and misnamed because it doesn't involve world participation. However, participation by foreign born players in the Majors is at about 29%.
Actually, he said it didn't involve teams from more than two nations, not players.
Amy - Jul 20, 2010 9:27:17 am PDT #13657 of 30001
Because books.
His argument was that the World Series was lame and misnamed because it doesn't involve world participation. However, participation by foreign born players in the Majors is at about 29%.
But that wasn't the case when the World Series was named, I think. And it's still not a "world" series the way the World Cup is. It's the two winningest U.S. major league teams, is all.
SailAweigh - Jul 20, 2010 9:29:15 am PDT #13658 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Correct. There was no ITV fire.
Ah, clearly, I am too literal for David's writing. Sorry to be a buzzkill. (Insert wry grin of your choice.)
Steph L. - Jul 20, 2010 9:29:36 am PDT #13659 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
It's the two winningest U.S. major league teams, is all.
WHO DOMINATE THE WORLD.
Dana - Jul 20, 2010 9:34:31 am PDT #13660 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I am now waiting for my husband to call me back so we can go get lunch. If he doesn't call in five minutes, I'm devouring Tokyo and calling it a day.
Connie Neil - Jul 20, 2010 9:40:33 am PDT #13661 of 30001
brillig
Trudy, be advised that there's a storm bubbling up in the Caribbean that may go to tropical storm, and most of the projected storm paths have it going straight up Florida. When do you do your drive?
Nora Deirdre - Jul 20, 2010 9:43:52 am PDT #13662 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
That was the way they did it in MA when I was in high school and lost my license. (I mean, had my purse stolen, not had my right to drive revoked.)
Heh, when I lost my MA license a couple years ago, all I had to do was go online, fill out a form, submit a payment, and I got a copy in the mail like MAGIC.
Pix - Jul 20, 2010 9:45:21 am PDT #13663 of 30001
The status is NOT quo.
Getting my license in CA was a total PITA. I had to take a written test!
Trudy Booth - Jul 20, 2010 9:45:28 am PDT #13664 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
The drive wouldn't be for a few weeks. We'll be three or four storms along by then!