Egyptian Baseball?

kq76 · 01-31-2016, 01:52 AM

Crazy stuff!

ANCIENT EGYPTIANS INVENTED BASEBALL | Weekly World News

Early Baseball Milestones | MLB.com

Baseball Invented in Britain or Ancient Egypt: MLB's Official Historian

jollyschwa · 02-01-2016, 09:51 AM

"Outfielders were equipped with small daggers and were allowed to hurl them at base runners after they rounded second and attempted to score."

Talk about a deadball era.

Bluenoser · 02-01-2016, 12:56 PM

Baseball in the Garden of Eden - sounds like it should be a good read.

BaseballMan · 02-01-2016, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Bluenoser

Baseball in the Garden of Eden - sounds like it should be a good read.

It was.

psd · 02-02-2016, 01:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jollyschwa

"Outfielders were equipped with small daggers and were allowed to hurl them at base runners after they rounded second and attempted to score."

Gives a whole new meaning to "taking a stab at a triple."

Jason Moyer · 02-02-2016, 12:32 PM

I suspect the bat child was involved somehow.

01-31-2016, 01:52 AM	#1
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02-02-2016, 12:32 PM	#6
Jason Moyer Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 5,003	I suspect the bat child was involved somehow. __________________ "I pretty much popped everything cold turkey. We were doing steroids they wouldn't give to horses." -- Tom House "I was very fortunate to have a pitching coach by the name of Tom House...Tom, I really miss those days that we spent in the weight room and out on the field working together." -- Nolan Ryan's HoF Induction Speech

02-01-2016, 09:51 AM	#2
jollyschwa Minors (Single A) Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 64	"Outfielders were equipped with small daggers and were allowed to hurl them at base runners after they rounded second and attempted to score." Talk about a deadball era.

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