A game without discernable rules or purpose; I deduced that teams compete to collect points, but those are awarded arbitrarily, so the formal objective does nothing to add any sense to the proceedings.
I just happened to digitize The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart last week. Here’s Newhart’s take on baseball from about 50 years ago:
While I’m uploading audio, here’s a selection from another curiosity I came across: string quartet arrangements of music from Rozen Maiden. Here’s a sample:
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I have jury duty this week, so I’ll probably be spending the days at the courthouse and the evenings at the office. See you all next week.
Update: I was spared jury duty. (Actually, The plaintiff in the case I was in the pool for had suffered a broken ankle and knee injuries. It was no surprise that I wasn’t empaneled, given my own broken ankle and knee problems.)
For some reason what keeps running through my head is the joke quote, “Baseball is wrong. A man with four balls cannot walk.”
I like baseball and I’m fond of several anime about it. Right now I’m following Cross Game, that said the Bob Newhart routine is hilarious.
That string quartet is brilliant. I didn’t like Elfen Lied but I feel in love with the theme “Lillian.”
How about a contest some time for best music in an anime series?
Baseball is the greatest game in the history of mankind.
I’m looking forward to the Taishou Yakyuu Musume, which I expect to provide a useful exposition.