Baseball
Definition
The following is an interesting description of
baseball that has always appealed to me.
Baseball: As explained to a foreign visitor
You have two sides - one out in the field and
one in.
Each man that's on the side that's in goes out,
and when he's out, he comes in and the next man goes in until he's
out.
When three men are out, the side that's out
comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those
coming in out.
Sometimes you get men still in and not out.
When both sides have been in and out nine times
including the not-outs, that's the end of the game.
That explanation may be un-attributed, however,
is sure sounds a lot like this description of cricket that has been
around for a long time.
Cricket - As explained to a foreigner
You have two sides, one out in the field and one
in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's
out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they
are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side that's been
in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get
men still in and not out.
When a man goes out to go in, the men who are
out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next
man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who
stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are
out. When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and
both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in,
including those who are not out, that is the end of the game.
It Says It All
I had heard this definition when I was young. It took years of
searching to find it again. I hope that you get the same kick out of
it as I do.
Interesting the way how similar it is to the one for cricket.