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2008-06-13 Home Front: Culture Wars

Billionaire aims to bring Cricket to the USA

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Posted by phil_b 2008-06-13 14:33|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 I'll subscribe to that channel. I need to cut down on Ambien.

Posted by penguin 2008-06-13 15:11|| 2008-06-13 15:11|| Front Page Top

#2 The only sport more boring than curling. And that's saying something.

Posted by Jonathan 2008-06-13 16:11|| 2008-06-13 16:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Chrysler already tried it. It didn't work out.

Posted by Mike 2008-06-13 16:34|| 2008-06-13 16:34|| Front Page Top

#4 They'll make a go of it as soon as soccer catches on and competes favorably with the existing four team sports.

Posted by no mo uro 2008-06-13 16:37|| 2008-06-13 16:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Actually, at the strictly amateur level, cricket is already making inroads here - from the Indian community. My company (high-tech, lots of Indians) has enough interest for a cricket league, and around my town I often see pick-up games being played in parks.

Posted by xbalanke 2008-06-13 16:53|| 2008-06-13 16:53|| Front Page Top

#6 Jeez, isn't baseball boring enuf?

Posted by Angomons Darling of the Geats7956 2008-06-13 18:41|| 2008-06-13 18:41|| Front Page Top

#7 Better than billionaires who think they can elect themself a POTUS.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-06-13 19:29|| 2008-06-13 19:29|| Front Page Top

#8 The only Cricket I see catching on here is the electrical thingy Mrs RET uses to make cut outs for her scrap booking fetish.

Posted by USN,Ret. (from home) 2008-06-13 22:26|| 2008-06-13 22:26|| Front Page Top

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