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Open WBC Round 2 Games Thread

Exxod_-_master_of_the_guard_tiny by ThundaPC on Comment 583 comments

Round 2.  Fight.

========================== Schedule ==========================

Saturday 3/14
Pool 2/Game 1 - Netherlands 1, Venezuela 3
Pool 2/Game 2 - United States 1, Puerto Rico 11 (7)

Sunday 3/15
Pool 1/Game 1 - Japan 6, Cuba 0
Pool 2/Game 3 - Netherlands 3, United States 9
Pool 1/Game 2 - Mexico 2, Korea 8

Monday 3/16
05:00pm PDT --- Pool 2/Game 4 - Venezuela vs. Puerto Rico                           [ESPN]
08:00pm PDT --- Pool 1/Game 3 - Cuba vs. Mexico                                             [ESPN2]

Tuesday 3/17
04:00pm PDT --- Pool 2/Game 5 - (Game 4 Loser) vs. United States              [MLB Network]
08:00pm PDT --- Pool 1/Game 4 - Japan vs. Korea                                             [MLB Network]

Wednesday 3/18
04:00pm PDT --- Pool 2/Game 6 - (Game 5 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner)       [MLB Network]
08:00pm PDT --- Pool 1/Game 5 - (Game 4 Loser vs. Game 3 Winner)          [ESPN2]

Thursday 3/19
06:00pm PDT --- Pool 1/Game 6 - (Game 5 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner)       [ESPN]

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Jansen

reminds me of Ben Davis. Big, switch hitting catcher.

by Zwakamatsu on Mar 14, 2009 10:07 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Cabrera

definitely could have caught that throw from Izturis.

by Zwakamatsu on Mar 14, 2009 10:29 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Damn

No free feed, no MLBN at the house.

by appleshampoo on Mar 14, 2009 10:45 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

How do you teach "timely hitting"?

And isn’t anytime a good time to get a hit?

by OlSalty on Mar 14, 2009 10:57 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Haha

I was thinking the same thing. I used to really love Harold Reynolds when I was in highschool, I really dislike him now.

by Zwakamatsu on Mar 14, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I really hate these games are only on MLB Network and MLB.tv

Good thing I found a stream online. Too bad the audio sucks, one speaker is english, the other is Japanesee I believe. Weird.

Let's get those green gloves going.

by BUCKETSinSB on Mar 14, 2009 11:16 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Shoulda clarified.

I was just talking about todays games. US v Puerto Rico should be great.

Let's get those green gloves going.

by BUCKETSinSB on Mar 14, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Where the hell are people finding all these free streams?

Paying $20 for these games looks really stupid in retrospect. Oh well.

by Zwakamatsu on Mar 14, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

myp2p.eu

I usually use it for european football. Worked for this today. However the quality is kinda low.

Let's get those green gloves going.

by BUCKETSinSB on Mar 14, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow.

Thanks, much better. No more Japanesse announcing.

Let's get those green gloves going.

by BUCKETSinSB on Mar 14, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Theres a solid amount of M's out for Venezuela.

Chavez, Lopez, Silva….Guillen. Oh wait, we traded him for who again? Bocachicha?

Let's get those green gloves going.

by BUCKETSinSB on Mar 14, 2009 11:26 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

They'll probably burn him in relief again.

Instead of getting to see him against the US.

Let's get those green gloves going.

by BUCKETSinSB on Mar 14, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Luis Sojo is a managing genius.

Oh wait…

Hey, speaking of which, another ex-Mariner.

by Wilder. on Mar 14, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Juan Gonzalez.

No, not THAT Juan Gonzalez.

by Kevman22 on Mar 14, 2009 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love how the announcers act like the Netherlands cant hit.

Granted they can’t hit the ball as far, they’ve still out hit Venezuela today.

He didn't go.

by BUCKETSinSB on Mar 14, 2009 12:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Beltre is coming back from surgery.

They’re moving him along cautiously. Won’t ultimately mean anything in the contract talks.

by ThundaPC on Mar 14, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think Beltre experience some tightness recently (after he was supposed to go).

Before the WBC, Beltre said he was feeling great. During the first game he said he swung as hard as he could (uh-oh) and felt fine. Zduriencik didn’t completely believe Beltre was well enough to go and block it at the last minute.

by ThundaPC on Mar 14, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Shoulder was sore

Not any serious pain, but the Mariners are just playing it safe

by JLC on Mar 14, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Beltre was coming off of surgery

They didn’t want him rushing back into competitive baseball and reinjuring it.

by OlSalty on Mar 14, 2009 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Got it.

Thanks guys. Forgot about the surgery. I bet hes lonely at camp.

He didn't go.

by BUCKETSinSB on Mar 14, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hoooooly shit

Lopez just killed that

by OlSalty on Mar 14, 2009 12:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Aaaaand BOOM goes the dynamite

Jose Celestino Lopez is reborn

by JLC on Mar 14, 2009 12:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

K-Rod

has 3 different curveballs? Huh?

by Zwakamatsu on Mar 14, 2009 12:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I love Randall Simon's approach at the plate.

Swing really really hard and hope he hits the ball.

He didn't go.

by BUCKETSinSB on Mar 14, 2009 12:28 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Bahahahaha

Yurendell de Caster just got a hit off of K-Rod

by OlSalty on Mar 14, 2009 12:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Man, the Netherlands did it again.

Held Venezuela to three hits, three runs. That’s better than the USA did in either of our games.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Mar 14, 2009 12:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

US hasnt had much to cheer for, but early returns sound like PR has more support on US soil than the US does..

pretty pathetic. I know their is a large latin population in Miami, but still, you would like to see some better US support

by Rudy4three on Mar 14, 2009 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You are high.

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Mar 14, 2009 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Feel free to purchase a ticket.

Americans aren’t going nuts for the event, but other countries’ fans are. I don’t think the event is going away.

by Teej on Mar 14, 2009 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well this is going well.

You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.

by Goose on Mar 14, 2009 5:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

God, Peavy is terrible. TRADE HIM!

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Mar 14, 2009 5:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Good start to the 5th.

Too bad DeRosa is in the hole.

He didn't go.

by BUCKETSinSB on Mar 14, 2009 6:20 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Clank

Adam Dunn is beyond awful in the field.

by JLC on Mar 14, 2009 6:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

According to Reynolds

He left his feet, therefore it’s not an error.

In other words, if you dive for every ball, you can theoretically have a 1.000 FP.

by JLC on Mar 14, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Putz in!

Game was over 5 innings ago!

Yes, we have a coupon.

by Crystal for DH on Mar 14, 2009 6:50 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The U.S. team is so depressing.

If only all the studs would have committed. I would change everyone on this team but the 3B and C. And now SS since Rollins is in.

He didn't go.

by BUCKETSinSB on Mar 14, 2009 6:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah Braun is a good corner OF.

But I’d take Tex over Youk any day. And Crawford over Granderson. But then again we play Dunn over Granderson so it doesn’t really matter.

He didn't go.

by BUCKETSinSB on Mar 14, 2009 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You're amazingly aware.

Do you have an RSS feed for whenever anyone on SBN mentions a Rays player?

by Teej on Mar 14, 2009 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is the only active WBC thread around.

Although I was hopeful that Howell got a mention. He hasn’t pitched in a week.

by R.J. Anderson on Mar 14, 2009 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

One of these days he's going to slip up and tell us his secret

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

by Taylor H on Mar 14, 2009 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That rule makes sense.

But that doesn’t mean I must agree with it.

He didn't go.

by BUCKETSinSB on Mar 14, 2009 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm fine with it.

But that’s because it helped to keep Kazmir out.

by R.J. Anderson on Mar 14, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

How did he look today?

Did he throw any damn sliders?

by Teej on Mar 14, 2009 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I believe he's around 18% on the spring, which is right around his 2007 total.

I’m going to withhold from imagining a Kazmir with a plus change and plus slider at once.

by R.J. Anderson on Mar 14, 2009 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We'll give you Victor Zambrano for him

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

by Taylor H on Mar 14, 2009 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Holy hell.

How embarrassing.

by Teej on Mar 14, 2009 7:23 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

See y'all tomorrow.

Japan v Cuba should be great. I-chi-ro!

He didn't go.

by BUCKETSinSB on Mar 14, 2009 7:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Coooool.

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

by Taylor H on Mar 14, 2009 7:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ahahaha

This is fantastic

by Graham on Mar 14, 2009 7:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I feel horribly unpatriotic for finding this hilarious

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

by Taylor H on Mar 14, 2009 7:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow, the USA got ROCKED.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Mar 14, 2009 7:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

We can assume

Felix is getting the nod today right? I haven’t seen him yet and my skin is crawling with anticipation.

by Zwakamatsu on Mar 15, 2009 10:14 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Oh, thank God.

I was so afraid that I wouldn’t get to hear Steve Phillips.

by msb on Mar 15, 2009 1:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He didn't seem to ever come close to touching 100 today

Maybe he can, I’m kinda skeptical after watching today’s game.

by OlSalty on Mar 15, 2009 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

According to Gameday's pitchf/x...

His 3rd pitch to Aoki in the first inning was 100. His 4th pitch to Ogasawara in the 2nd was at 99. His fastball velocity was all over the place, though, and was just as likely to be in the low 90s as the high 90s.

by ubelmann on Mar 15, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I could live with the matte finish...

…though I don’t see the allure there, but I don’t like putting the entire country name on the helmet and the front of the jersey. It seems overly redundant.

by ubelmann on Mar 15, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was telling my girflriend today:

Fuck a jersey, I want that helmet. I just love the finish.

by Teej on Mar 15, 2009 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like them too.

Is the team name puffed-up on the front?

He didn't go.

by BUCKETSinSB on Mar 15, 2009 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's not like

you don’t see that in the MLB all the time, but yeah. Japan never seems to miss a chance to bunt.

by Zwakamatsu on Mar 15, 2009 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What I'll say about Japan (and especially Ichiro!)

is that he’s fast enough and a good enough bunter to try and bunt for a hit when sacrificing

by seattlebruin on Mar 15, 2009 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sure

but to the 1B side.

by Zwakamatsu on Mar 15, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

1B side isn't any better if the 1B is left-handed

I’m not sure which hand that Cuba’s first baseman throws with, though. It allows the third baseman to get back to the bag right away, whereas bunting towards that side forces the third baseman to make a decision.

Ichiro’s main mistake was not getting it past the pitcher and forcing the third baseman to field the ball.

by ubelmann on Mar 15, 2009 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pulling your starter in the third?

Cuba isn’t fucking around.

You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.

by Goose on Mar 15, 2009 2:02 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Steve Phillips would throw away billions of dollars to get Chapman

How the fuck was this guy ever a GM? (I know it’s hyperbole, but good lord.)

by JLC on Mar 15, 2009 2:04 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, Chapman doesn't impress me that much

Is there really much difference between Chapman and Matt Thornton?

by ubelmann on Mar 15, 2009 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Chapman is 21 years old

Plenty of time for him to figure out his control issues, though I’d agree that he’s more hype than actual talent.

by JLC on Mar 15, 2009 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I guess I don't think that all that many pitchers actually tame their control issues...

…when they are that serious at that age. It happens sometimes, and those cases seem to be cited more because they are the exception than because they are the rule. More commonly, guys like Chapman seem to wind up getting passed around because it’s worth a shot to try to improve their control, but it doesn’t work very often and guys who can throw hard with no control are a dime a dozen.

by ubelmann on Mar 15, 2009 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

WEEEEEEEE!

FOUR HITS EQUALS ONE MOTHER FUCKING RUN

by JLC on Mar 15, 2009 2:08 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Was that Yuni at short?

You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.

by Goose on Mar 15, 2009 2:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ridiculous.

angels fan in seattle

by Eyebrows on Mar 15, 2009 2:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wooo, how is that fat bastard in the white?!

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Mar 15, 2009 2:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The Cubans just look like shit right now.

You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.

by Goose on Mar 15, 2009 3:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I get the feeling that Japan's been a little lucky on balls-in-play so far...

…but also that the Cubans aren’t particularly rangy and Japan has some good contact hitters on the roster.

by ubelmann on Mar 15, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Seriously

With Chapman being a whiny baby and the terrible defense. And how many times have their hitters lost their bats this game? Seems like a lot.

by OlSalty on Mar 15, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There are apparently a lot of Cubans named Yuniesky, Yulieski, etc.

Here is the first thing I found on google when looking into the topic. (Link caution: politics.) It kind of makes sense after you think about it for a while, even though it still seems a bit weird to me.

by ubelmann on Mar 15, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why is the US not DHing Dunn?

I mean you’re better of with Jeter in RF than you are with Dunn…

You got slurved bitch.

by Slurvey on Mar 15, 2009 4:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Holy Crap

That is one empty looking stadium.

by marinerdan on Mar 15, 2009 4:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Roberts with the base hit.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Mar 15, 2009 4:48 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Jeter

makes that play.

by Zwakamatsu on Mar 15, 2009 5:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Attendance looked better for the Japan vs. Cuba game in San Diego.

I am no longer an advocate of elaborate techniques of security analysis in order to find superior value opportunities.
Benjamin Graham -

by ChaseB on Mar 15, 2009 5:02 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

There were more people there than I expected.

On the other hand, probably 30% of the crowd were Mexican fans getting ready for tonight’s game.

by Teej on Mar 15, 2009 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice play by Wright to keep that fair.

Cool looking DP turn.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Mar 15, 2009 5:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Jesus christ

Jansen. That’s ridiculous.

by Zwakamatsu on Mar 15, 2009 5:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow.

What a throw.
Also, that wasn’t a strike.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Mar 15, 2009 5:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Clank.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Mar 15, 2009 5:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It's nice to be on Granderson's side.

Nice hustle.

I am no longer an advocate of elaborate techniques of security analysis in order to find superior value opportunities.
Benjamin Graham -

by ChaseB on Mar 15, 2009 5:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Rollins 2-run jack.

USA making this look easy.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Mar 15, 2009 5:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Jeter

should always be sitting.

by Zwakamatsu on Mar 15, 2009 5:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Mar 15, 2009 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wait

Jeter is DH? That’s just stupid.

by Zwakamatsu on Mar 15, 2009 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Chipper was a late scratch.

Apparently he’s done with the WBC after an oblique strain.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Mar 15, 2009 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs