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Old Dec 19, 2018, 1:05 am
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trooper
 
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Originally Posted by LondonElite
Even the most exciting baseball games have long stretches of absolutely nothing happening, translating potentially into periods of extreme boredom for viewers. The difference in the US + Toronto is that the crowd makes its own atmosphere, which is probably not going to happen in London. At those prices and in the middle of Wimbledon, forget it.
I think you've just described the actual concept behind cricket!.... lol..only the Brits could invent a game that goes for 3 days and ends in a draw... talk about boredom? And I'M Australian! Im supposed to LIKE cricket....
Ive always thought the only reason we don't see "Cricket riots" (as we have seen Soccer riots) is because the audience is stunned by the tedium of the game....
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