Sports History Enthusiasts Gifts

Two men preparing for a duel; one holds a baseball while the holds a baseball bat.

Funky Facts: Football.

'Are we there yet?'

'The 'Leviathan Bat,' or many centuried marvel of the modern (cricket) world. (Dr. William Gilbert Grace.)'

"I don't care if it's more bouncy - it threatens the integrity of the game."

Remarkable run-ups 1890-1940

It had been a while, but he had finally come home.

Conspiracy Theory Bookstore: JFK, Princess Di, and Osama Bin Laden.

Quick, follow that star

Football fans discuss a deceased manager: A giant, a legend, much loved. Didn't we sack him?

"Daniel, I seem to have dropped my keys, could you look around and toss them up."

Before instant replay.

Sisyphus pushing a huge basketball up the hill

'Fortunately our generation won't have to pay the huge debt. Our grandchildren will.'

"This area has a long and rich history. First, the Indians lived here, then it was a plantation with slaves, then poor people lived here, and now it's a magnificent condo complex."

"One day son, all this will be going with me."

'The MCC celebrate a famous victory' group of dodgy looking old English men holding drinking glasses

'When I was a kid, we had to do our own instant replays.'

Mudville

"Archaeologists discovered several enormous ancient cities buried under the jungles of Cambodia." "That means the Khmer civilization was the largest empire on earth from the 9th to the 12th centuries." "That changes everything about our conception of the Middle Ages." "What was your conception of the Middle Ages?" "Well... It was... Well, knights, maidens, dragons... Mostly dragons. And elves."

Kane and Abe L.

Creationists now agree with the scientific theory that the ginosaurs were probably wiped out by the impact of a large asteroid.

"It's my first novel."

'Don't tell me what Aristotle says. He still believes men have more teeth than women.'

Cartoon on Sachin Tendulkar's comparison to Don Bradman

'Oh, for the good old peaceful test match.'