For those who are not familiar with US sports - football is NOT soccer! American and Canadian football is a completely different game; the best way I can describe it is to say it is somewhat like rugby but with separate 'plays'. It's very physical and very popular in the States, maybe #1 of all sports.

Baseball is the 'National Sport' or so they say. Related to cricket, it is a game played on a large field. Batters hit the ball and run to bases. If/when a runner gets all the way to home base (plate) it is a run (score). There are two major professional leagues (MLB) and when the season ends the winners of the two leauges playoff in what we call The World Series. Baseball is big in other nations and is an Olympic sport. I guess we claim the title of World Series because we did it first. Go figure. ???

In the USA it's baseball, hot dogs and apple pie, but football is #1.

And that makes 15 posts and a flaming file folder. Whew!

[This message has been edited by cassp (edited 10-19-2006).]