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The longest test cricket match lasted 11days and was called off because one team had to catch a boat home
Isner-Mahut in 2010 Wimbledon took 11 hours over 3 days and ended 6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 7-6, 70-68. It can't be repeated since they introduced tie breaks in the fifth set as a direct result of the travesty.
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That's quite a bit of alcohol to be drinking, but that alone does not make it a "problem". Ill-advised? Sure. But whether it's a "problem" depends on other factors - for example there's a big difference between drinking a can of 9% ABV beer per inning. Drinking too much alcohol one time does not a problem make.
"drinking a can of From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binge_drinking#Definitions > the term has been described in academic research to mean consuming five or more standard drinks (male), or four or more drinks (female),[12] over a two-hour period. > Drinking too much alcohol one time does not a problem make When I was in college, a lot of people would define alcoholism in their heads so that they didn't call themselv…
Imagine doing a beer an inning
Is there any guide for us non-americans to help us gain enough grasp on the rules to, at least, understand the dynamics of the game?
Learning the basic of (american) football was much easier. I'm not writing any treaties any time soon, but at least I can follow the games and enjoy the "craftsmanship" of the players.
No matter how many videos or articles I've read, I still can't wrap my head around the rules of baseball. Is there any guide for us non-americans to help us gain enough grasp on the rules to, at least, understand the dynamics of the game? Learning the basic of (american) football was much easier. I'm not writing any treaties any time soon, but at least I can follow the games and enjoy the "craftsmanship" of the playe…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's quite a bit of alcohol to be drinking, but that alone does not make it a "problem". Ill-advised? Sure. But whether it's a "problem" depends on other factors - for example there's a big difference between drinking a can of 9% ABV beer per inning. Drinking too much alcohol one time does not a problem make.
"drinking a can of From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binge_drinking#Definitions > the term has been described in academic research to mean consuming five or more standard drinks (male), or four or more drinks (female),[12] over a two-hour period. > Drinking too much alcohol one time does not a problem make When I was in college, a lot of people would define alcoholism in their heads so that they didn't call themselv…
Binge drinking can obviously be a symptom of alcoholism, but IMO it's not appropriate to declare people you don't know are alcoholics based on a comment about an theoretical instance of binge drinking.
No matter how many videos or articles I've read, I still can't wrap my head around the rules of baseball. Is there any guide for us non-americans to help us gain enough grasp on the rules to, at least, understand the dynamics of the game? Learning the basic of (american) football was much easier. I'm not writing any treaties any time soon, but at least I can follow the games and enjoy the "craftsmanship" of the playe…
If you've already read "no matter how many" and don't get it? Then no, you probably can't be helped.
It's not very different conceptually from cricket. One player throws the ball hard, another tries to hit it far away with a bat. If you hit it far enough, you get to run; if you run far enough before the other team throw the ball back, you might score some points. If you keep failing to hit the ball, you will (probabilistically) soon be out. If the other team catches the ball, you're out. If enough players are out, the teams swap sides and the other team gets to try hitting the ball.
The rest is details. You can find them in any of the videos or articles you've already failed to comprehend without this primer.