George Plimpton mocked Atari 2600 owners for their underwhelming baseball game Home Run in a 1981 commercial for Mattel's Intellivision console. " Here's an easy question for you, "Plimpton said.

George Plimpton就因为一款令人印象深刻的棒球游戏“本垒打”而在美泰八十年代的电子游戏机广告里嘲笑雅达利2600的拥有者们“这是个简单的问题，”Plimpton说道。

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He saw the home run as an abasement of the game he loved, a cheap, undignified method of scoring runs.

他认为本垒打是他所喜爱的棒球赛中最不入流的，一个廉价不体面的得分跑垒方法。

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They even looked at the ball game. "Hit the ball," said Danny. "Hit a home run," said the dinosaur.

他们甚至去看球赛。“把球击倒，”丹尼说。“来个全垒打，”恐龙说。

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