Why I Love the World Baseball Classic, Part II

by Graham MacAree on Mar 10, 2009 7:21 PM PDT

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Seriously that was nuts.

angels fan in seattle

by Eyebrows on Mar 10, 2009 7:22 PM PDT reply actions

The first person to talk about clogging up the bases is in trouble, by the way

by Graham MacAree on Mar 10, 2009 7:23 PM PDT reply actions

He clogged up the bases

I don’t even know what that means. Hi LL <3

by Sylar on Mar 10, 2009 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions

To be fair,

I think Randall Simon is the one person who actually could clog up the bases.

Him or Walter Young.

by craig3410 on Mar 10, 2009 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions

It was more that it'd be an awful pun than anything else

by Graham MacAree on Mar 10, 2009 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions

The Netherlands Basecloggers does have kind of nice ring to it.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Mar 10, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions

by Schuxu on Mar 10, 2009 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions

It would be better if the clogs were made out of actual bases

Vatinius where art though

by OlSalty on Mar 11, 2009 4:32 AM PDT up reply actions

We really don't need a photoshop for everything.

by Matthew on Mar 11, 2009 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

I don't understand what you're saying to me

Could you possibly rephrase it in photoshop form

by OlSalty on Mar 11, 2009 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs

clogbasers?

"If Bowden was a general contractor, he'd build houses with nine bedrooms, six garages, no bathrooms, and half a roof."

by DyeLongJustice on Mar 11, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions

That was just unbelievable

Fucking awesome. Even better than Korea winning their pool. Waaaay better.

The Dutch have a killer pitching staff. Most MLB teams would be hard pressed to keep that lineup scoreless for 10.2 innings.

by Ike Clanton on Mar 10, 2009 7:30 PM PDT reply actions

Absolutely incredible!

by Wilder. on Mar 10, 2009 7:31 PM PDT reply actions

Quite literally the greatest upset in baseball history that I have ever witnessed.

And man, it’s probably up there with the greatest upsets in baseball history full stop.

If I’m the GM of a crappy MLB team, I’m wondering whether I can get some of those Dutch pitchers to come out on NRIs.

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Mar 10, 2009 7:33 PM PDT reply actions

There are going to be a lot of scouts at Honkbal Hoofdklasse games this season.

by shinallsrevenge on Mar 10, 2009 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

I love that that looks like you made it up

And it’s probably real.

by Ike Clanton on Mar 10, 2009 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions

I should have said "presumably"

by Ike Clanton on Mar 10, 2009 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions

I wish I could

make that up

by shinallsrevenge on Mar 10, 2009 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions

Hmmmm.

Might be kinda tricky to sew “Gottliebsdotter-Ingmarssohn” on a jersey…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Mar 10, 2009 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions

Don't think I haven't done that a few times already.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Mar 11, 2009 8:01 AM PDT up reply actions

Quote of the day

“I don’t have big names, but I’ve got some long names,” Netherlands coach Rod Delmonico joked.

Free Stephen "Awesome" Strasburg!

by seattlecougar on Mar 11, 2009 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions

Rec'd for use of "Honkbal"

"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/

by JY on Mar 10, 2009 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions

Hier wordt honkball gesproken.

by Sec 108 on Mar 11, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions

Yes, yes, we do serve meat here!

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Mar 11, 2009 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions

I'd take a half a dozen of those guys

for a million a piece, if that’s what it took. Probably a good deal more for some of them.

by Ike Clanton on Mar 10, 2009 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions

March Madness is here!

by JI on Mar 10, 2009 7:50 PM PDT reply actions

DR just got Dutch Oven'd

by JLC on Mar 10, 2009 7:54 PM PDT reply actions 6 recs

Now if the Aussie team led by former M's Blackley and Snelling can make it the the 2nd round as well...

It looks like the underdog story is gonna get a little more interesting becuase we all love the underdog story.

You got slurved bitch.

by Slurvey on Mar 10, 2009 8:07 PM PDT reply actions

My wife is 1/2 Dutch

and not a big baseball fan, but she was enthralled with the last three innings.

I LOVE the WBC. Surviving JJ Putz; Aumont’s comeback; the Aussies’ bats; the Nederlanders – great stuff.

by tait644 on Mar 10, 2009 8:36 PM PDT reply actions

I still cannot believe I watched that happen.

You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.

by Goose on Mar 10, 2009 8:40 PM PDT reply actions

Oh sweet Jesus...

The Dutch won.

Fans are typically idiots.

by The Typical Idiot Fan on Mar 10, 2009 8:40 PM PDT reply actions

I was convinced that Marmol would strikeout the side in the 11th.

And then we’d hear pundits say that the Netherlands should be proud they’d upset the DR in Game 1, even though they came so close to upsetting Puerto Rico and DR in their rematch. And the underdog story would end there – with a sense that the Netherlands accomplished something no one expected them to, but that they were so close to accomplishing so much more.

But then it happened. They won. They fucking won. It was more than just David beating Goliath. It was a gimp-legged, 75 year old David beating a lineup of nine Goliaths. Every inning I was on the edge of my seat, worried about one of the many DR power hitters going yard. Never happened.

Best baseball game I’ve seen in years.

by JLC on Mar 10, 2009 8:54 PM PDT reply actions

That's nothing short of beautiful.

Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?

by .Taylor on Mar 10, 2009 9:12 PM PDT reply actions

Honestly, my first response to this was...

They have a picture of Yurendell de Caster but not of Carlos Marmol?

by philosofool on Mar 10, 2009 9:23 PM PDT reply actions

Australia is tied up

loaded bases two outs.

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie

by kinguw on Mar 10, 2009 9:28 PM PDT reply actions

And Australia takes the lead

4-2

Oy, oy, oy!!!!

by kinguw on Mar 10, 2009 9:31 PM PDT reply actions

There's a game thread for the WBC

Here

by Graham MacAree on Mar 10, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions

The five best free agent pitchers remaining on the market:

1.) Pedro Martinez
2.) Odalis Perez
3.) That one guy on the Dutch team
4.) That other guy on the Dutch team
5.) That third guy on the Dutch team

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Mar 10, 2009 10:10 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Well...

Perhaps you’re just commenting on the paucity of MLB FA ptichers, but the Netherlands struck out 6 while walking 7 in 11 innings of play for a game FIP of 4.2.

But how about that Jimenez kid: 2.5K/IP.

by philosofool on Mar 10, 2009 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions

I dunno Travis Blackley could be on that list...

You got slurved bitch.

by Slurvey on Mar 10, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions

How can someone who's not a free agent be on the list of best remaing free agent pitchers?

Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.

by BrettJMiller on Mar 11, 2009 12:35 AM PDT up reply actions

Actually...

…Ponson (#3 on your list, I believe) wouldn’t be an awful idea if you desperately need a fifth or sixth starter. Marcel has him at a 4.81 FIP next year.

by ubelmann on Mar 10, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions

one of them

Is Sidney Ponson though.

by RollingWave on Mar 11, 2009 4:45 AM PDT up reply actions

Do you think Adrian's probably sitting at home saying

“If only I’d been there”?

by Malcontent1 on Mar 10, 2009 10:17 PM PDT reply actions

He's saying it from Zduriencik's couch.

Probably doesn’t even have HD. Poor Adrian.

by Teej on Mar 10, 2009 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

I can't wait for the inevitiable "if the dr had aroid they would have won" comments

while the same guy later goes on to criticize him for not being clutch in the playoffs

by seattlebruin on Mar 11, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions

I think it was Hardball Times this morning that said

and I’m paraphrasing here, that everyone who says the Yankees would be better off without A-Rod and his playoff chokes should be amazed that the DR didn’t win the whole thing. After all, they didn’t have A-Rod, which if you believe the bleatings of the NY press/fanbase is the key to playoff success.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Mar 11, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions