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Saturday, June 28, 2008

The Physical World Holds No Boundaries For You, Brave Outfielder!

 

This article is hilarious! (It also reminds us of a scene from yet another Terry Pratchett book, Interesting Times, in which they come up with peaceful revolutionary slogans in a parody of this very thing, lol.) And I quote:

This got me wondering what sort of cheers we would hear at baseball games if this procedure somehow made it to these shores and into the stadiums of our national game. How would cheers sound if they were coordinated and attitudinally adjusted to fit the Chinese model? I’m guessing something like this:

  • To the batter hit by a pitch: "Your pain resonates in us all!"
  • To the pitcher who hit the batter: "Please be more careful with your tosses!"
  • To the successful sacrifice bunter: "We are pleased with your devotion to the whole."
  • To the manager visiting the tired pitcher on the mound: "We will respect your decision regarding his possible replacement, regardless of the subsequent outcome."
  • To the outfielder who crashed into a wall trying to make a catch: "The physical world holds no boundaries for you, brave outfielder!"
  • To the pitcher trying to work his way out of a bases-loaded situation: "Your enemies are everywhere, but focus on the only one who can hurt you."
  • To the runner caught stealing: "Better to fall off a bridge too far than wait for the boat to carry you across the river."
  • To the infielders after a successful double play: "Great is the hunter who bags much prey with but one arrow."
  • To the batter who hit into the double play: "Too cautious is the warrior who has never killed a comrade."
  • To the beer man: "Noble vendor: slake our thirst!"
  • To all the players, while they take a hot dog break: "We will have our mouths full momentarily, but will return to our exultations as soon as possible."
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