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40 sats \ 29 replies \ @siggy47 19 Apr \ on: Stacker Sports- MLB Survivor Pool- Week 4 Picks Stacker_Sports

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This week's pick: Guardians

77 sats \ 27 replies \ @Undisciplined 19 Apr

Who the hell are the Guardians?

80 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 19 Apr

I came close to making a serious faux pas.

67 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 19 Apr

I almost got you?

80 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 19 Apr

Nope. I almost did it on my own in making my pick. I had to do some last second editing.

71 sats \ 23 replies \ @grayruby 19 Apr

They used to be the Indians but then the team relocated to Mumbai to become a cricket team (who Siggy hates by the way) so it seems MLB gave them a new franchise last year and for some reason they named it after some Marvel characters.

I need to consult with our cricket historian @Coinsreporter. Is this correct?

101 sats \ 2 replies \ @Coinsreporter 19 Apr

You're right. They used to be Indians until 2021.

But, they did not relocate to Mumbai as Mumbai has had Indians since 2008 - the first ever IPL.

The Cleveland Guardians (formerly Indians) thought that with 'Indians' they are actually making Cricket popular and it can be disastrous for the future of Baseball, so they abandoned it at once. Fear of Cricket was the reason in fact.

Now, they have another reason to fear because there's a cricket world cup in June this year. It will be co-hosted by USA. Grand Priere, Nassau and Central Boward Regional Park will host the matches. Grand Priere being the neighbouring Ground to the Guardians, I'm pretty sure they will have to listen the roar from the deafening India vs Pakistan match on June 9.

Here's the full schedule and tickets counter.

https://tickets-center.com/search/T20-Mens-World-Cup-tickets

4 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 19 Apr

Great answer.

61 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 19 Apr

That's fascinating. I would have thought Indians had been in Mumbai for more than 16 years.

70 sats \ 19 replies \ @Undisciplined 19 Apr

Wow! What an adventure.

Wait. Is cricket just the MLB's relegation system?

60 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 19 Apr

81 sats \ 17 replies \ @Coinsreporter 19 Apr

No, in fact MLB is is the relegation of Cricket based on history.

Crickets known history dates back to 13th century while Baseball's is hardly 3 centuries old. Only came to be known in 18th century.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origins_of_baseball

31 sats \ 16 replies \ @Undisciplined 19 Apr

Ok, but it doesn't sound like cricket teams ever fail their way into the MLB.

141 sats \ 15 replies \ @Coinsreporter 19 Apr

Never.

In case you wanna know why I suggest you to be in New York on June 9 or just type cricket in your search you will find.

India vs Pakistan match is the pinnacle of viewership. It actually surpasses more than a 2 billion people watching it around the world.

100 sats \ 14 replies \ @Undisciplined 19 Apr

Woah! That's like ten thousand Super Bowls.

50 sats \ 4 replies \ @Coinsreporter 19 Apr

Sorry need to correct it. Now it's okay. I don't think it's like 10000 super bowls.

But, you know what that almost everyone from India and Pakistan watch it along with all people who love cricket around the world. So it gets to a minimum of 2 billion people.

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11 sats \ 8 replies \ @grayruby 19 Apr

India vs Pakistan in cricket is pretty huge. One of my business partners was from India so I spent a lot of time in the Indian community in the greater toronto area and they were wild for cricket.

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47 sats \ 0 replies \ @MLBofficialscorer OP 19 Apr

Quick like a cat. Guardians are playing well right now. Let's see if they can keep it up for another week. Pick noted.