Baseball and the Torah

[Ghoulish Delight]

A couple of weeks ago, the first pitch was thrown in the inaugural season of the Israel Baseball League, the first professional baseball league ever in Israel. In searching for some info about who was involved in creating this league, I came across this site (http://www.israelbaseballleague.com/baseballinisrael/biblical/). Stupid, yet hilarious.

[Kevy Baby]

Just your basic stretch. :rolleyes:

[mousepod]

My grandfather, the cantor, used to tell me that the actual first words of Genesis were "In the big inning..."

[Ghoulish Delight]

Just your basic stretch. :rolleyes:
It wasn't meant to be serious.

[Kevy Baby]

It wasn't meant to be serious.In that case, it is humourous. I had only glanced.

[Alex]

They should have turned a kabbalist loose on it. Surely one of the more gifted ones would find an explanation of the infield fly rule that any layman could understand.

[Strangler Lewis]

And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Closer, or not;

John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with change-ups; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with high heat and a nasty slider. Luke 3:15-16.

[BarTopDancer]

That's hilarious!

[Cadaverous Pallor]

In that case, it is humourous. I had only glanced.Silly - GD had called it "stupid, yet hilarious" in his OP - which it is. :)

An 'omer! Genius stuff. :snap: Who can stand before the Giants? I'm surprised we don't see more signs saying that at games.

[Kevy Baby]

Silly - GD had called it "stupid, yet hilarious" in his OP - which it is. :)Yes, but I wasn't sure if it was stupid because it was serious or stupid intentionally. I (wrongly) interpreted it as the former.

[Ghoulish Delight]

An 'omer! Genius stuff. :snap:That's the one that put it over the top for me. I was giggling and rolling my eyes up to that point. That 'omer made me laugh out loud.