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Baseball > Cricket https://x.com/yankeewrld/status/1798042383021641778?s=46

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Few hills I will die on but this is one: - baseball = much better at throwing; as seen by baseball coaches brought in to cricket teams to aid throwing from the boundary - cricket = much better at catching (without a glove) and ball handling "OMG HE BARE HANDED IT". the original cast is true in that regard

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Also highly recommend this book - https://amazon.co.uk/Playing-Hard-Ball-Cricket-Baseball/dp/0349116660 Written by an ex-pro cricketer who did spring training with an MLB team. Really good account of the differences between the sports.

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Spoiler alert for those that can't be bothered reading it - baseball is a pitchers game. The default is 'you get the guy out'. Best hitters in history hit 1/3 times at the plate (i.e. .300). 9 innings per game, each batter bats multiple times per game.

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Cricket is a batters game. Default is 'score a lot of runs and occasionally you get the guy out'. Without getting into the weeds, there are multiple forms of cricket. OK SCREW IT WE ARE GOING INTO THE WEEDS.

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Let's get into the weeds!

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First thing to know about cricket - there is no bullpen. The 11 players in a team have to do all the bowling (pitching), fielding and batting. Small addendum to this for fielding (you can have 'sub fielders for injuries' - which has been abused a bit recently with 'fake injuries' - but no sub batters/bowlers)

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Imagine the 9 guys you start a baseball game - that's all you have (for the important stuff at least). Aside from Ohtani - most baseball players are either pitchers or batters (not both). In cricket, a lot more overlap. Some do specialise - i.e. are batsmen or bowlers - but far more overlap (can do both) vs baseball

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Next thing - there are multiple forms of cricket. If a normal 9 innings MLB game takes 3 hours, imagine that there is: - 20/20 cricket (takes 3 hours, e.g. 3 innings MLB) - One Day Cricket (takes 7 hours, e.g. 18 innings MLB) - Test Match Cricket (takes 5 days, imagine 90 innings MLB - often finishes in a draw!)

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So you can probably see already, there are different skill sets here. E.G. - 20/20 (need big hits, very few at bats doesn't matter as much if you 'strike out'); - Test Match (need low risk, can bat all day, so prizes guys who can walk/take pitches/fight off pitches)

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As mentioned previously, default in cricket is 'easy to get runs' (unlike MLB where default is 'get out'). Note on cricket scoring, without getting into the weeds but imagine you score a run by getting onto first base, and another for 2nd base etc; isn't exactly correct but you get the idea).

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So imagine CC Sabathia has to play MLB for 6 hours/day, 5 days in a row; not pitching all the time (but would be fielding if his team was in the field); he would also have to bat. Unless he is a world class bowler, would be expected to score runs too; team can hide e.g. one 'great bowler' but unlikely can hide two

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Also, only person who has gloves is the 'catcher' - aka 'wicket keeper' - right behind the batsman. To be fair, faster bowlers bowl at 100 MPH so only seems humane to allow them gloves; these aren't baseball gloves, but similar. All other fielders just catch the ball normally. LIKE DEGENTLEMEN!

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