They allow it in rugby and you have to get up every two minutes because everyone goes for a slash! There are times when I would love a pint at the footie, but am willing to sacrifice it for that very reason.
pgfwhite. That is a good point.I guarantee if you've been drinking before a game and you have to go while the game is on,you will miss a goal! Always happens!!!!!
If it puts an end to being served overpriced warm ****e that some bint only put in the fridge 5mins ago ...carry on!
There'll always be some knob who buys two plastic glasses of beer (one for each hand) just so it lasts him for the whole half. It'll end up being sploshed over my shoes, jeans, shirt and coat. He'll leave 5 minutes before the game ends; just as he always does; just because bladders don't hold two pints. "Sit down you knob", I'll say, "If you wanted to get pissed you should have stayed in the pub, or stayed at home with your woman. What did you think would happen when you necked those so fast? ****ing sort yourself or I'll give the tickets to someone else next time. You do this every time for ****s sake. I suppose you're going to want another beer or three on the way home too?" That knob will be named Sean and he'll be my close friend.
I generally pass up the chance to get the violently overpriced complete crap they sell as beer at American stadiums. Decent beer has started leaking in, though. Baseball stadiums now have restaurants with views of the field, which have good food and beer for reasonable prices. For baseball it's fantastic, since what with ordering, eating, talking to your friends and drinking you hardly watch the game at all.
I've been to one baseball match in my life and the ONLY score for the home team was a home run hit whilst I was buying a beer. I'm not sure if this is an indication of the benefits or drawbacks of buying beer at sporting events. At SF Giants - you can get OK lager there (not so keen on American ales - afraid I like mine mild and warm and flat. Harveys of Lewes for me every time. Perfect beer). BTW Redwhiteandermblue - did you see the coverage in the UK papers about Bale hitting "knuckleballs"? Saw you mentioned it shortly after the game. One of a couple I saw: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...h-Bales-secret-free-kick-method-revealed.html Sorry for the Daily Mail link. Please feel free to print the page off and wipe your arse with it afterwards.
Lennypops. I took my wife to a baseball game in Aug 2000 in Cincinatti.......and had a heart attack! Beat that!!!!!!
That is showing off and I won't stoop to that level. Presume you were a tourist and all insured up. Cos otherwise you'd still be paying the medical bills. Read recently that someone's rattlesnake bite cost $250,000 to sort out. My wife's broken leg, almost twenty years ago came to a bill of $100,000. British people are incredibly lucky to have the NHS - one of the greatest achievements of civilisation, I'd say.
I wasn't around in the days it was initally allowed in England so I can't say from experience whether I'd be good or not but based on how I currently view games, I'd be all for it. When I went Ajax vs PSV earlier this season, they allowed beer in view of the pitch and the atmosphere and vibe was awesome, granted it was one of, if not THE game of Holland but it was still a great atmosphere, one of the best I've seen and everyone was buzzing. I think District mentioned that it could affect local pubs, I'm not entirely sure that'd be the case as most people like having a beer in the pub before a game anyway and besides, the grounds pretty much charge a bottle for the price of a pint so naturally you'll want a good few beers before hand otherwise you'll spend a fortune in the ground to get "merry". I usually fancy a beer at half time but due to the queues and not being allowed to drink pitch view, I've rarely left my seat due to time constraints, you're bound to queue for 5-10 minutes and then you'll need to finish your beer quickly to ensure you don't miss the kick off for the second half which isn't worth it for me. Allowing us to drink pitch view would be ideal as I know that there'd be no rush to down anything quickly and so I can sit and enjoy my beer in my seat So yeah... I wouldn't mind it being introduced, even if it were for a trial period - say 5-10 games and just see how it goes.
Haha good point. Though luckily for me I live 10 minutes away from WHL so I'll be able to live with the beer aroma for a while
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Fascinating. I've had an amateur interest in knuckleballs since before watching Tim Wakefield pitch. "Knuckling" comes harder to some types of ball than others, but it comes very easy to bald but still well-pressured tennis balls. As a poor, serious player who mostly hit the ball flat as a kid, I got very used to watching my shots float, duck and (mostly) dive when the label didn't move, so I know a knuckle ball when I see one. The layman's explanation I have (which may or may not reflect the physics!) is that a ball that's spinning makes it clear to the air resistance what to do. With one that isn't, the air resistance is closely poised between its alternatives, and tends to make up its mind suddenly and decisively. Knuckleballs can break left, right and "up" (though the ball doesn't actually rise) though gravity, presumably, makes them break down much more often. A good knuckleball pitcher breaking in today in the major leagues would earn hundreds of millions of dollars over the course of his career (partly because a knuckleball doesn't require speed, so knuckleballers routinely pitch through their forties). It's so hard to throw AND control that at any given time there are only 1-3 in the entire major leagues. Knuckleball pitchers often have a special catcher, i.e. someone who doesn't much mind getting hit with a baseball. They can't tell where it's going any more than anyone else. I would guess there aren't cricket knuckleball bowlers (because the bounce would make a knuckleball into a complete sitter).
No idea. They should have them at gigs too, but I've only seen them at Twickenham, I think. They must be expensive or I think they'd be everywhere, but you'd have thought that the extra sales would more than pay for them.
