Billy Bowden secretly wishes he were a baseball umpire. He sees the "freedom of expression" they are allowed in American Major League Baseball and he lusts for job as a home plate umpire. He grew up with pin ups of great American baseball umpires.
And as an adult...
Monday, February 28, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
India Match Report #2: England (A gentleman's agreement)
Another match; another couple of fake reports about real games, credited to fake people whose given names have no express intention on our side to indicate real peopleThis report comes from Real Sunil Gavaskar and Real Michael Atherton.
India v England
India's innings against England was the script that I hoped for barring the flurry in the end. Sending Yuvraj ahead of Kohli at the 29 over stage was a perfect move. Yuvraj is a cleaner hitter and with the impending power play, Dhoni and the leadership team rightfully gave Yuvraj the chance to come good. Plus, the left hander bit. Yuvraj will get better as the tournament progresses.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Pak make a statement
Pakistan took care of business despite the foolishness in the end. By doing so, they have made a very important statement. The old adage that bowlers win matches comes very much into play with Pakistan. Abdul Rehman and Shahid Afridi have got to be the best ODI spinner combination in this world cup. What was surprising for me was the disciplined bowling display by Shoaib Akhtar. In fact, his action looks completely clean now and he's bowling at 142 plus. I wonder what rehab center he was sent to. The results are fantastic.
Sri Lanka Match Report #1: Pakistan (Make room for Pakistan)
This is a fake report submitted jointly by Real Sarfaraz Nawaz and Real Rashid LatifSri Lanka had done well to restrict the opposition to just 277. Considering that Malinga was not playing; obviously due to....
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