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For those in the US, a googly is a way of delivering (pitching) a ball in Cricket. The American equivalent terminology would be 'throwing a curveball'
by hooeezit 16y ago
For those in the US, a googly is a way of delivering (pitching) a ball in Cricket. The American equivalent terminology would be 'throwing a curveball'
- mandeepdhami 16y agoJust being pedantic, curveball is closer to swing. Perhaps the closet too googly would be a splitter. That said, from the perspective of the language/idiom, curveball would be appropriate usage in the context ...
- barrydahlberg 16y agoAnd for those of us NOT in the US a splitter is...
- kreek 16y agoA split-finger fastball, looks like a fastball then suddenly drops down before it crosses the plate.
- marklabedz 16y agoIts now frequently a third pitch (in addition to the "normal" fastballs mixed usually with a change-up or curve ball and sometimes a slider). Generally a higher risk/reward pitch than any of the aforementioned due to challenges in controlling its motion.
- frozenflame 16y agoThank you, I kept expecting Googly to be some new product they were unveiling related to side-step the fight in some way or fight it.
- gokhan 16y agoSo you're saying that anyone outside US knows about this Cricket thing.
- mdda 16y agoCricket is probably the #2 sport in the world.. http://www.mostpopularsports.net/ http://www.mostpopularsports.net/ Of course, I assumed that American football would be right up there : Turns out, it's a minority thing, by a long way.
- MurkyPast 16y agoNo: (in america => does not know cricket) <=> (knows cricket => not in america)
- mark_h 16y agoHave you heard of India? (I've had a few random conversations with Indians while travelling recently, and they knew more about the players and results in domestic leagues in my own country than I do)
- gokhan 16y agoI live in Turkey where there's no such thing as Cricket. No one knows about it. If he starts with "For those in the US", he's assuming that the rest of the world knows about it. Rest of the world != Commonwealth countries.
- josephcooney 16y agoIronically the first international cricket match was between the USA and Canada in 1844 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v_Canada_%281844%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v_Canada_%281844%...