Comments on: It’s Hard to Translate Unwritten Rules http://umpbump.com/press/2008/08/18/its-hard-to-translate-unwritten-rules/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:48:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Lyndsay http://umpbump.com/press/2008/08/18/its-hard-to-translate-unwritten-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-56552 Lyndsay Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:57:23 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/its-hard-to-translate-unwritten-rules/#comment-56552 I'd also watch out on calling them "softies", Jon...there's over a billion of them, and they could all pommel horse the shit out of you. I’d also watch out on calling them “softies”, Jon…there’s over a billion of them, and they could all pommel horse the shit out of you.

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]]> By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2008/08/18/its-hard-to-translate-unwritten-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-56557 Sarah Green Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:03:08 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/its-hard-to-translate-unwritten-rules/#comment-56557 For the purposes of this discussion, it's actually really easy to tell the Chinese apart from the Japanese, Jon: The Japanese are the ones who actually play baseball. For the purposes of this discussion, it’s actually really easy to tell the Chinese apart from the Japanese, Jon:

The Japanese are the ones who actually play baseball.

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]]> By: Lyndsay http://umpbump.com/press/2008/08/18/its-hard-to-translate-unwritten-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-56556 Lyndsay Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:20:15 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/its-hard-to-translate-unwritten-rules/#comment-56556 "Thierbach Says: August 19th, 2008 at 1:40 pm China is like france a bunch of softies... racist blather..." hey, who the hell taught Furman Bisher how to use the dang interwebs? “Thierbach Says:

August 19th, 2008 at 1:40 pm

China is like france a bunch of softies… racist blather…”

hey, who the hell taught Furman Bisher how to use the dang interwebs?

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]]> By: melissa http://umpbump.com/press/2008/08/18/its-hard-to-translate-unwritten-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-56555 melissa Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:36:25 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/its-hard-to-translate-unwritten-rules/#comment-56555 It's too bad the Chinese players were being managed by an American that happens to be an absolute idiot. It’s too bad the Chinese players were being managed by an American that happens to be an absolute idiot.

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]]> By: Paul Moro http://umpbump.com/press/2008/08/18/its-hard-to-translate-unwritten-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-56554 Paul Moro Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:45:31 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/its-hard-to-translate-unwritten-rules/#comment-56554 Um, Jon? Hi. Asian here. Ummm... Yeah, I'd prefer it if a) that did not happen, and b) if you didn't say things like "all asians look alike". Because I don't like stating obvious things like this. It's awkward. Um, Jon? Hi. Asian here. Ummm… Yeah, I’d prefer it if a) that did not happen, and b) if you didn’t say things like “all asians look alike”. Because I don’t like stating obvious things like this. It’s awkward.

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]]> By: Jon Thierbach http://umpbump.com/press/2008/08/18/its-hard-to-translate-unwritten-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-56553 Jon Thierbach Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:40:09 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/its-hard-to-translate-unwritten-rules/#comment-56553 China is like france a bunch of softies. We played good clean baseball(sorta)?they tried to kill one of our guys for it.I think we should take it out on the asian players in the states.I say come upstairs on Ichiro(even though not chinese,who can tell the difference anyway)? China is like france a bunch of softies. We played good clean baseball(sorta)?they tried to kill one of our guys for it.I think we should take it out on the asian players in the states.I say come upstairs on Ichiro(even though not chinese,who can tell the difference anyway)?

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]]> By: Extra P. http://umpbump.com/press/2008/08/18/its-hard-to-translate-unwritten-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-50866 Extra P. Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:27:49 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/its-hard-to-translate-unwritten-rules/#comment-50866 A friend of mine used to work for the Greensboro team when it was the Bats. I still have a hat with the old logo. But I still like Grasshoppers better. A friend of mine used to work for the Greensboro team when it was the Bats. I still have a hat with the old logo. But I still like Grasshoppers better.

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]]> By: Lyndsay http://umpbump.com/press/2008/08/18/its-hard-to-translate-unwritten-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-50846 Lyndsay Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:52:38 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/its-hard-to-translate-unwritten-rules/#comment-50846 bats are kind of cool though, and definitely scarier than grasshoppers. grasshoppers are probably better base-stealers, but bats, man, they fly at you from outta nowhere and they BITE. and they have rabies - so it's like a team of Milton Bradleys! bats are kind of cool though, and definitely scarier than grasshoppers. grasshoppers are probably better base-stealers, but bats, man, they fly at you from outta nowhere and they BITE. and they have rabies – so it’s like a team of Milton Bradleys!

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]]> By: Lyndsay http://umpbump.com/press/2008/08/18/its-hard-to-translate-unwritten-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-50845 Lyndsay Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:50:40 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/its-hard-to-translate-unwritten-rules/#comment-50845 oh my god don't even tell me there's a mascot. that thing will give me nightmares...I'll start looking around for a midget running around screaming "the bay-bay! the bay-bay!" oh my god don’t even tell me there’s a mascot. that thing will give me nightmares…I’ll start looking around for a midget running around screaming “the bay-bay! the bay-bay!”

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]]> By: melissa http://umpbump.com/press/2008/08/18/its-hard-to-translate-unwritten-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-50840 melissa Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:00:11 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/its-hard-to-translate-unwritten-rules/#comment-50840 I would like to see it be "War Pigs" and they could use the Black Sabbath song for their theme music. I would like to see it be “War Pigs” and they could use the Black Sabbath song for their theme music.

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