Maybe this guy will put us 'Overs' the top?

[Frayed Knot]

OK, I confess that I have no idea what 'Overs' are, but I know it's a cricket term of some sort (did anyone around here ever take 'Second Spitter's' class?) and so it was the only phrase I could think of to work into a bad pun.

Cricket star Powell works out for Mets -- Top player showcasing skills in hopes of transitioning to baseball


Apparently this 25 y/o "West Indian" player (the article doesn't say from where specifically) recently "shocked the cricket world" by leaving the sport over contractual reasons and wants to give baseball a try.
He worked out for the Mets and even got to meet Sugarpants. Will work out for other teams as well.

He was "The world's 76th-ranked batsman according to the International Cricket Council's website".
No, really, someone actually wrote that sentence.

[MFS62]

Holy Andre Rodgers, Batman!
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rodgean01.shtml

As long as his overs mean over the fence, let's give him a chance. I was going to say give him a shot, but, you know ...

And yes, it was a bad pun.

Later

[Ceetar]

the real story here is that David Wright is _already_ in Spring Training. Poor Molly.

[Centerfield]

Do cricket skills translate to baseball that easily? I don't know much about cricket, but it didn't seem all that similar to me.

I think the pun was a good one. Better than I can do.

Any pun I can make about cricket would involve Jiminy.

[MFS62]

Centerfield wrote: Do cricket skills translate to baseball that easily? I don't know much about cricket, but it didn't seem all that similar to me. I think the pun was a good one. Better than I can do. Any pun I can make about cricket would involve Jiminy.

That's why I posted the link to Andre Rodgers. He had been a cricket player in the Bahamas, and became a pretty good hitter and fielder (shortstop) for San Francisco. But I'm not aware of any other cricketeers who have tried baseball.

As for the pun, there's no such thing as a good pun. The best ones make you groan. But that's why I gave him the smiley face. It was pretty good, but I didn't want to encourage him.

Later

[Frayed Knot]

Centerfield wrote: Do cricket skills translate to baseball that easily? I don't know much about cricket, but it didn't seem all that similar to me.

In the article it mentions the need for him to adjust his current swing in order to keep the bat in the hitting zone longer which is apparently less critical in cricket than it would be in baseball.
But I think the idea is that he already has the hand-eye coordination, general swing mechanics, and all-around athleticism (they mentioned CF-like skills*) to make the move at least plausible.





* meaning that he has skills to play centerfield, not that he'd stumble around out there like you would if given the chance

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Professor Second Spitter totally bailed on cricket class. I hope I got an A.

[Centerfield]

I tell you what, if I'm a LH kid growing up in the West Indies, I'm pretty annoyed that my parents signed me up for cricket instead of turning me into a middle reliever.

[Guest d'Kong76]

I don't know what kind of money a star cricket player is leaving on the
table to explore baseball but isn't he gonna like want a lot of dough to
come play in the US? The Mets don't gamble big money on baseball players,
I doubt they're gonna wager it on a cricket player.

[Vic Sage]

Didn't the Jets sign an Australian Rugby player a few years ago? Or did i dream that?

[Frayed Knot]

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[Centerfield]

Dude. They wear pads and facemasks. What a wussy sport.

And they swing with their eyes closed. Odd.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

The rock-hard ball and no-gloves defense kind of even things out.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Vic Sage wrote: Didn't the Jets sign an Australian Rugby player a few years ago? Or did i dream that?

Yes, I looked it up yesterday and then forgot to post. Hayden Smith,
a tight end... he went back to rugby.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayden_Smith