The Origins of Baseball?

[Colin1]

...and Philadelphia played cricket until the early 20th century

Did baseball begin in 18th-century England? - CNN.com

 

[timshatz]

I dunno if it started in England, probably further back in the Bible or Illiad. Been my experience that like the joke about Hockey ("I went to a fight and a Hockey game broke out"), the same thing can be said about Baseball with a twist. More like, "We all started drinking beer and a Baseball game broke out".

Find out when people started drinking beer and you'll have a good idea when Baseball began.

 

[Matt308]

Origins of baseball.

Family gatherings. Kids. Alcohol. Adult time.

Give the kids a stick and a round thingy. Let the adult time begin.

 

[vikingBerserker]

I once watched cricket for 3 hours and still don't understand the game.

 

[Colin1]

I once watched cricket for 3 hours...

Weirdo

 

[Airframes]

Cricket? Dead easy.
When you go out, you're In. That is, until you're Out, then you come In.
How simple is that?!!!

 

[stona]

I always thought baseball was derived from "rounders" which is a superficially similar game.It could be the other way around though.
CP Snow referred to cricket as a culture not a game.On my visits to India I have never had a substantial conversation with any Indian which didn't eventually veer into a debate on the merits,or otherwise,of the current Indian players! I have had similar experiences in other Commonwealth countries "new" and "old".
Steve

 

[Maestro]

I love baseball, but I never understood cricket.

 

[rochie]

I once watched cricket for 3 hours and still don't understand the game.

only three hours
you need to attend all five days to understand Cricket properly !!!!!!!