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Topic: Anglophone World Unites In Sorrow As Piers Morgan Battered

On Thursday evening, CNN’s Piers Morgan appeared before 2,000 Australian cricket fans who watched as he took bowls (they look like pitches to us Americans) from a peeved Aussie bowler.

Morgan had apparently long been taunting the Aussies as he was fed up with watching his native English cricket players getting dominated by their Australian counterparts.

This led to a public challenge of sorts, where Morgan faced bowler Brett Lee and received several welts from 80 mph throws that struck his body in various spots.

Throughout the ordeal, Morgan remained defiant, telling the bowler to “bring it on” after each toss struck a cringe-inducing blow.

After the event, Morgan reported his full injury list to Twitter:

"Full injury list post @BrettLee_58 showdown - cracked wrist, bruised rib, and massive egg on back of head from...the throw-down guy."

We’re not going to try and parse the cricket terminology to understand what exactly was going on, because America, baseball, etc. But suffice it to say, if you enjoy watching Piers Morgan get repeatedly pelted with a ball, have a look below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl … ePx61TkXKY

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Re: Anglophone World Unites In Sorrow As Piers Morgan Battered

I just figured a link to video of a man being hit with balls repeatedly was more a Politics thing than General

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I just figured a link to video of a man being hit with balls repeatedly was more a Politics thing than General



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Re: Anglophone World Unites In Sorrow As Piers Morgan Battered

been asleep for 30 years?

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Re: Anglophone World Unites In Sorrow As Piers Morgan Battered

I'm sorry, Piers gives a crap Morgan, who?  Does this gentleman truly mean anything other to me than a fool?  Goes to show that Brazil, U.K., Australian, and the United States are full of mind boggling idiots when it comes to throwing violence for violence sake into sports.

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Brett Lee is a cowardly ass.  In baseball, when you intentionally hit the batter with your pitches, you get thrown out of the game. Brett Lee is a disgrace to his game and a disgrace to his country. That is poor sportsmanship and he knows it.

If the Aussies want to play like that, then everyone should refuse to play against them until they can stop acting like schoolyard bullies.

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Re: Anglophone World Unites In Sorrow As Piers Morgan Battered

It's cricket, know the game or stfu, baseball is full of drug taking [sooks]. Unfortunately Brett has lost pace over the years, which is a shame, he could bowl over 155kph at his best. smile

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Re: Anglophone World Unites In Sorrow As Piers Morgan Battered

I was telling Gwenydd in chat that this would have to be settled by a duel between a pitcher throwing beanballs and a bowler throwing beamballs

but seeing this, there's no contest

bowler can throw a ball 80 mph at 22 feet after running up and hurling, with no accuracy

pitcher could throw a ball 105 mph at 90 feet and the good ones can hit a knothole in a fence, standing still

before the bowler got within his range he'd lose a kneecap

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It's cricket, know the game or stfu, baseball is full of drug taking [sooks]. Unfortunately Brett has lost pace over the years, which is a shame, he could bowl over 155kph at his best. smile

Whether I know the game or not means shit all. The point is, Lee is a douchebag who doesn't deserve to play any sport.

Furthermore, I've looked up how you play cricket and I have a basic understanding. It's extremely basic, but it's better than knowing nothing at all. So [gently caress] you.

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Re: Anglophone World Unites In Sorrow As Piers Morgan Battered

if its so hardcore a sport, why the nets behind the wicket?

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Re: Anglophone World Unites In Sorrow As Piers Morgan Battered

Lol it's a batting net, similar to your batting cages, except the batters in our nets aren't drug addicts. As for Brett Lee being a douche, then I'd have to agree considering I'm a Kiwi and he's ripped us apart many a time. Great player, one of the best of all time really, does a shit load for charity and for kids, you obviously know absolutely nothing about him, so therefore you sir are the douchebag here, And I think it's pronounced "[w00ps] you" so ummmm, [w00ps] you too! haha big_smile

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Re: Anglophone World Unites In Sorrow As Piers Morgan Battered

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if its so hardcore a sport, why the nets behind the wicket?


You're the only one calling it hardcore mate, getting hit in the head by a baseball and getting hit in the head with a cricket ball is like comparing apples and oranges, apples are harder lol. smile

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Re: Anglophone World Unites In Sorrow As Piers Morgan Battered

Twistedpuppet, before you get to far ahead of yourself read here. It is a recognised tactic of the game, and in the situation where there is any antipathy between opponents (such as Pier Morgan bagging Lee out for weeks before this incident) it is expected.

I get why you think it is aggressive, but consider a charge down play at home plate, is it "a disgrace" to charge down the catcher and try and make them drop the ball to get in safe?

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Re: Anglophone World Unites In Sorrow As Piers Morgan Battered

CNN takes money from foreign governments to cover up stories. Piers is literally retarded. Enough said. I think it's wrong to make fun of the mentally challenged.

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Re: Anglophone World Unites In Sorrow As Piers Morgan Battered

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Twistedpuppet, before you get to far ahead of yourself read here. It is a recognised tactic of the game, and in the situation where there is any antipathy between opponents (such as Pier Morgan bagging Lee out for weeks before this incident) it is expected.

I get why you think it is aggressive, but consider a charge down play at home plate, is it "a disgrace" to charge down the catcher and try and make them drop the ball to get in safe?

Actually, I think you can get a foul if you charge at the catcher like that. I heard about a week or two ago that the league is even considering banning sliding into the base, as it causes way too many injuries.

And Forever, if you've ever been hit with a baseball, in the [gently caressing] head, you wouldn't be able to tell which was harder because they both HURT LIKE A MOFO. You ever been hit in the head with the innards of a frickin softball? That's not rubber in the core. IT'S SOLID FRICKIN RESIN AND IT HURTS LIKE YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE!  Softball my ass.

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Re: Anglophone World Unites In Sorrow As Piers Morgan Battered

Sounds like you've been beamed a few too many times yourself lol, and yes I've even played around with a baseball a few times (we do play that here btw) where as you've probably never even been in the same room with a cricket ball. smile

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Re: Anglophone World Unites In Sorrow As Piers Morgan Battered

Saying all MLB players are steroid users is like saying all kiwis are gay. Generalizations ftw.

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And that would be your right to say whatever you want lol, I know I'm not gay so you're wrong, any MLB players here to dispute my claim? What? None? Lol lol

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Sounds like you've been beamed a few too many times yourself lol, and yes I've even played around with a baseball a few times (we do play that here btw) where as you've probably never even been in the same room with a cricket ball. smile

Well, they don't play much cricket here. But on a wild fancy, I did a few google searches for some basic rules and even watched a clip or two.

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Nice, smile now had Chris done a little research himself we probably wouldn't be writing here lol smile

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Re: Anglophone World Unites In Sorrow As Piers Morgan Battered

Aren't all Kiwis gay? You learn something new every day.

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he he, silly Mr Spock, it's illogical that all Kiwis are gay. smile

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Re: Anglophone World Unites In Sorrow As Piers Morgan Battered

]PW[ Forever wrote:

Lol it's a batting net, similar to your batting cages, except the batters in our nets aren't drug addicts. As for Brett Lee being a douche, then I'd have to agree considering I'm a Kiwi and he's ripped us apart many a time. Great player, one of the best of all time really, does a shit load for charity and for kids, you obviously know absolutely nothing about him, so therefore you sir are the douchebag here, And I think it's pronounced "[w00ps] you" so ummmm, [w00ps] you too! haha big_smile

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I get why you think it is aggressive, but consider a charge down play at home plate, is it "a disgrace" to charge down the catcher and try and make them drop the ball to get in safe?

Actually, I think you can get a foul if you charge at the catcher like that. I heard about a week or two ago that the league is even considering banning sliding into the base, as it causes way too many injuries.

Oh give me a break! If you can't learn to slide then go play golf.

And I thought the runner was never wrong to stay in a direct line between bases and the fielding team was never right to stand in that direct line.

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Re: Anglophone World Unites In Sorrow As Piers Morgan Battered

The A-Rod saga was\is a shambles as well lol.

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