To put this in perspective, Nolan Ryan has struck out 5,714 batters in his career. The player with the second most strikeouts is Randy Johnson, with 4,875, nearly 900 strikeouts less.
That's one of those records that are hard to imagine anyone ever beating.
Nolan Ryan was so good, he pitched 7 "no hitters" (in baseball that's a game where the pitcher does not allow the opposing team to hit the ball and make it on base). The closest competitor for that title was the great Sandy Koufax, who had 4 no hitters in his career. That's nearly double.
“When I was in college, I took a terrorism class. ... The thing that was interesting in the class was every time the professor said ‘Al Qaeda’ his shoulders went up, But you know, it is that you don’t say ‘America’ with an intensity, you don’t say ‘England’ with the intensity. You don’t say ‘the army’ with the intensity,” she continued. “... But you say these names [Al Qaeda] because you want that word to carry weight. You want it to be something.” - Ilhan Omar
I was under the impression the Netherregions liked baseball, though. Fairly successful bunch in European baseball, and also in the World Baseball Classic. Didn't they upset the Dominicans for the championship a few years back (where every Dominican was a US Major League Baseball player, and only one of the Dutch players was in MLB)?
One of the Netherregions colonial holdings - Curacao - is hugely into baseball.
Maybe this loathing of baseball comes from a colonial superiority complex, where you look down upon your lesser colonials and the natives in the lands which you possess half way around the world in places you have no business?
“When I was in college, I took a terrorism class. ... The thing that was interesting in the class was every time the professor said ‘Al Qaeda’ his shoulders went up, But you know, it is that you don’t say ‘America’ with an intensity, you don’t say ‘England’ with the intensity. You don’t say ‘the army’ with the intensity,” she continued. “... But you say these names [Al Qaeda] because you want that word to carry weight. You want it to be something.” - Ilhan Omar
Obviously, when we do not grow up with or understand a sport, that means it is an objectively worse sport than those which we are more familiar with and have learned to appreciate.
“When I was in college, I took a terrorism class. ... The thing that was interesting in the class was every time the professor said ‘Al Qaeda’ his shoulders went up, But you know, it is that you don’t say ‘America’ with an intensity, you don’t say ‘England’ with the intensity. You don’t say ‘the army’ with the intensity,” she continued. “... But you say these names [Al Qaeda] because you want that word to carry weight. You want it to be something.” - Ilhan Omar
Your constant ridiculing of anyting un-Dutch? Yes. It's not surprising, given the Dutch reputation for being rude, ill-mannered boors (not just boers, but boors).
Your arrogance and myopia prevent you from seeing past your borders. You probably think Belgium is far away from you.
“When I was in college, I took a terrorism class. ... The thing that was interesting in the class was every time the professor said ‘Al Qaeda’ his shoulders went up, But you know, it is that you don’t say ‘America’ with an intensity, you don’t say ‘England’ with the intensity. You don’t say ‘the army’ with the intensity,” she continued. “... But you say these names [Al Qaeda] because you want that word to carry weight. You want it to be something.” - Ilhan Omar
I've not been there yet. I've been to a lot of the big names. We have one coming up that's going to include St. Kitts/Nevis, St. Martin, etc.
“When I was in college, I took a terrorism class. ... The thing that was interesting in the class was every time the professor said ‘Al Qaeda’ his shoulders went up, But you know, it is that you don’t say ‘America’ with an intensity, you don’t say ‘England’ with the intensity. You don’t say ‘the army’ with the intensity,” she continued. “... But you say these names [Al Qaeda] because you want that word to carry weight. You want it to be something.” - Ilhan Omar
Newbie question: Is there a limit to the field size? Some of those far boundaries look about half-a-mile away from the bloke with the stick.
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Clinton Huxley » 21 Jun 2012 » 14:10:36 GMT
I was under the impression the Netherregions liked baseball, though. Fairly successful bunch in European baseball, and also in the World Baseball Classic. Didn't they upset the Dominicans for the championship a few years back (where every Dominican was a US Major League Baseball player, and only one of the Dutch players was in MLB)?
One of the Netherregions colonial holdings - Curacao - is hugely into baseball.
Maybe this loathing of baseball comes from a colonial superiority complex, where you look down upon your lesser colonials and the natives in the lands which you possess half way around the world in places you have no business?
Nah, it's more simple than that. Scot hates pretty much everything.
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