tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18498935.post2944511330278571859..comments2023-11-02T04:27:49.394-07:00Comments on Diamondhacks: Flip Flop Til You DropUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18498935.post-87525325862987657402010-09-04T16:21:17.104-07:002010-09-04T16:21:17.104-07:00Thanks, I had no inkling of organized UK baseball,...Thanks, I had no inkling of organized UK baseball, which survives to this day - or the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_baseball" rel="nofollow">British Baseball</a>" variation - which sounds more like a diamond shaped cricket. <br /><br />Fascinating stuff.Diamondhackshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18269618628044919819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18498935.post-71345857897050920982010-09-04T15:48:02.770-07:002010-09-04T15:48:02.770-07:00Of course my soccer team Derby County were
champi...Of course my soccer team Derby County were<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_in_the_United_Kingdom" rel="nofollow"> champions in early UK baseball</a><br />and reading through that I was surprised that the game was so popular in the 1930's in the UK.Russellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18498935.post-38701620530689989192010-09-04T14:17:13.179-07:002010-09-04T14:17:13.179-07:00Russell,
You are disturbed. There's no wom...Russell, <br /><br />You <i> are </i> disturbed. There's no womb in the world for people like you. <br /><br />I figured Euro-born players basically mirrored national immigration patterns and assumed many of the late 19th century and early 20th stars were Euro born. But after researching on b-ref, that's not the case. Very few of the early stars were born in Europe, which surprised me. <br /><br />Far more common were "immigrant" ballplayers whose <i> parents </i> emigrated from Europe and had their superstar children born here. Which makes sense, since young kids in Europe wouldnt be playing baseball and therefore falling behind the competitive curve. <br /><br />Perhaps the most reknowned Euro born major leaguers: <br /><br /><a href="http://azdiamondhacks.mlblogs.com/archives/2006/12/blyleven.html" rel="nofollow">Bert Blyleven</a> - Netherlands<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiZuVXYa43E&feature=related" rel="nofollow">Bobby Thomson</a> - Scotland<br /><a href="http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/incorp/baseball/wright.html" rel="nofollow">Harry Wright</a> - England<br /><a href="http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/quinnja01.php" rel="nofollow">Jack Quinn</a> -Austria/HungaryDiamondhackshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18269618628044919819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18498935.post-37203457023241547852010-09-04T08:16:48.635-07:002010-09-04T08:16:48.635-07:00That's a great site. Didn't know there wer...That's a great site. Didn't know there were so many European players in the early days of baseball (and I find the graphic of Major League Fields disturbingly erotic).Russellnoreply@blogger.com