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[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

You mean those places you've either occupied or made into banana republics? Now, in Japan's case it totally justified and was well done, it's just that a good sport would spread with less massive cultural influence.

Cricket got the same thing, pretty much only parts of the old Britsh empire that it's big.

It's played in Europe, but it's not a big sport media wise.

On the other hand - we also invented Football and Rugby.

They didn't spread just because of British Imperialism.

I recall Strike saying that the first time he played Rugby in College, it almost killed him.

[Papewaio]

Rugby & Association Football combined are what American Football is derived from.

Baseball is derived from games brought to the US by UK immigrants.

So US games are a bit like Hollywood movies. Not original, but more polished for local audiences

[Seamus Fermanagh]

As usual, the history of baseball involves any number of competing stories and agendae...

linkie

[Strike For The South]

it's true first time I played rugby, I nearly had a heart attack