Open WBC Round 2 Games Thread (Part 2)
by ThundaPC on Mar 18, 2009 3:20 PM PDT
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Round 2 continues.
========================== Schedule ==========================
Monday 3/16
Pool 2/Game 4 - Venezuela 2, Puerto Rico 0
Pool 1/Game 3 - Cuba 7, Mexico 4
Tuesday 3/17
Pool 2/Game 5 - Puerto Rico 5, United States 6
Pool 1/Game 4 - Japan 1, Korea 4
Wednesday 3/18
Pool 2/Game 6 - United States 6, Venezuela 10
Pool 1/Game 5 - Japan 5, Cuba 0
Thursday 3/19
06:00pm PDT --- Pool 1/Game 6 - Japan vs. Korea [ESPN]
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Semifinals begin Saturday, March 21st at 6:00pm PDT.
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by OlSalty on Mar 17, 2009 7:14 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Probably just scared of Puerto Rico spanking us again.
This is one of the problems that the WBC presents: do you play for national and risk injury or do you forgo this tournament and stay injury-free for the organization that pays you millions of dollars to play baseball? Easy answer for some, not so for others.
Throw the snacks in the bag and I'm ghost like Swayze!
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by JLProck on Mar 17, 2009 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Same argument has been happening for years in international football.
That’s one of the reasons why England’s national team under performs: the majority of players don’t put the same effort in that they would for their club.
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Mar 17, 2009 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The other reason: craptacularity
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Mar 17, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jamie Carragher is a twatbag
’I’d rather miss a penalty for England than Liverpool’. Fuck him and everyone he loves with a hedgehog.
by Graham on Mar 17, 2009 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll be honest, I would rather my club do well than my country
Then again, I’d rather both do well
by Indigo_Satellite on Mar 17, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I gotta imagine the Clubs play considerably better than the Countries.
And with the green is where my alligance would lie.
He didn't go.
by BUCKETSinSB on Mar 17, 2009 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Like anyone needed more proof that Carragher is the walking pile of aborted placenta.
by Matthew on Mar 17, 2009 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Penalties are a lame example
I mean, who wouldn’t give full effort on a penalty kick regardless of the level?
by ubelmann on Mar 17, 2009 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
England players?
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Mar 17, 2009 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I took it to mean that if we were losing a blowout game like Saturday, he'd rather forefit then get someone hurt in a lost game.
by JI on Mar 17, 2009 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
To me it sounded more like he wasn't going to make a non-catcher play at catcher
And that he wasn’t all that worried about other positions, which seems perfectly reasonable to me. If I was the manager, DeRosa is the only guy on the roster I would dream of making the emergency catcher. And even then, I would expect an angry call or three from Cleveland.
by ubelmann on Mar 17, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, this too.
You’re absolutely correct.
However, I think it depends on the game situation.
by JI on Mar 17, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
True
I’m sure that Johnson would have difficulty forfeiting a game where he had a huge lead or where he had a slight lead but was a couple of outs away from victory. Maybe he would do it, I don’t really know him, but I’m sure it would be harder than forfeiting a game that was well out of hand.
by ubelmann on Mar 17, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't get over the fact that Ted Freaking Lilly is pitching for the US today
A 33-year-old lefty with a career FIP of 4.56 and a Marcel-projected FIP of 4.34. I’d almost rather have Fat Greg Maddux out there. Gil Meche would even arguably be a better choice.
by ubelmann on Mar 17, 2009 12:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ted Lilly is good.
Realistically you can’t take the 5 best SPs in baseball because there won’t be enough PT to justify taking them away from ST.
by JI on Mar 17, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ted Lilly's not awful...
…but he’s the 3rd best SP on the US roster. Forget about taking the top 5 US SPs, how about 3 of the top 15? As for PT, I don’t really see why the starting pitchers would even have to travel with the team.
The US has so many good pitchers that it’s pretty ridiculous to be in the 3rd game of a round against a much smaller nation like Puerto Rico and have the pitching matchup be even.
I mean, I’ll watch the game, and I still love the WBC, but if we’re wondering why there aren’t all that many US fans at the game tonight, I think that “Ted Lilly, SP” is a good place to start. It’s really tough for me to be excited about this roster.
by ubelmann on Mar 17, 2009 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Watching Youkilis and Pedroia angers me.
I hate watching those two play baseball.
by Wilder. on Mar 17, 2009 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I finally figured it out.
Harold Reynolds sounds exactly like Chris Rock.
That is all.
by Wilder. on Mar 17, 2009 4:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Why do left handers' curveballs look so loopy?
Is it just because the camera angle is coming in from the right side of the mound? Right handers’ curveballs look more tight for some reason, at least to me.
by Wilder. on Mar 17, 2009 4:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bert Blyleven: King of Loops.
And a righty.
by marc w on Mar 17, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Glad to see Rollins not starting at shortstop.
Oh wait…
by Wilder. on Mar 17, 2009 4:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah great choice in the elimination game to play Dunn and Jeter on defense.
He didn't go.
by BUCKETSinSB on Mar 17, 2009 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You may not need 95 mph to be dominant
but 87 isn’t gonna cut it.
by Zwakamatsu on Mar 17, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow. For some reason I thought McCann switch hit. Guess not.
He didn't go.
by BUCKETSinSB on Mar 17, 2009 4:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yep, when the catcher vacates the dish a head first slide isn't a bad idea.
He didn't go.
by BUCKETSinSB on Mar 17, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Early in the season you're really concious of moving your legs?
Seriously?
by Zwakamatsu on Mar 17, 2009 4:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This MLB.tv is quite quality.
He didn't go.
by BUCKETSinSB on Mar 17, 2009 5:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Avilas did not see that coming.
You want me to do what with this?
He didn't go.
by BUCKETSinSB on Mar 17, 2009 5:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
'merica...
Fuck Yeah!!
He didn't go.
by BUCKETSinSB on Mar 17, 2009 5:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Rooting for Red Sox players
is rooting for all that is wrong with America.
You know what? Fuck you Sports Gods, fuck you.
by bluemax on Mar 17, 2009 5:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I believe his uniform says USA on it today.
He didn't go.
by BUCKETSinSB on Mar 17, 2009 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That ball was outside to Beltran.
But now hes just one pitch away from getting out of it.
He didn't go.
by BUCKETSinSB on Mar 17, 2009 5:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Never mind he just spiked a 45 foot curveball.
Awesome.
He didn't go.
by BUCKETSinSB on Mar 17, 2009 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was predictable
You know what? Fuck you Sports Gods, fuck you.
by bluemax on Mar 17, 2009 5:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yep
I’m not really any more confident in our bullpen, though, especially for this many innings.
by ubelmann on Mar 17, 2009 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But we got Guthrie.
His stuff is unhittable.
He didn't go.
by BUCKETSinSB on Mar 17, 2009 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Beltran??
I dunno if that would have been a home run, but that’s a fantastic catch.
by Double06 on Mar 17, 2009 5:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
FUCK YOU, BELTRAN!
Throw the snacks in the bag and I'm ghost like Swayze!
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by JLProck on Mar 17, 2009 5:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Frustrating.
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by TheOptimist on Mar 17, 2009 5:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Did that camera guy
get nailed? I swear I saw him go down after that ball was fouled up and hasn’t come back up.
by Zwakamatsu on Mar 17, 2009 5:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice try, Youkilis.
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by TheOptimist on Mar 17, 2009 6:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
"The closers mindset"
Is bunk.
You know what? Fuck you Sports Gods, fuck you.
by bluemax on Mar 17, 2009 6:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Gotta say, didn't see the sac bunt coming from Carlos Beltran.
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by TheOptimist on Mar 17, 2009 6:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think HR had a good point that if he puts the bunt more down the line...
…he would have had a legit shot at a base hit. He made it awfully close the way it was.
by ubelmann on Mar 17, 2009 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's honestly insane
that people think bunting with your #3 hitter is a good idea. And it’s not a small group of people, its the majority. Reynolds earlier in the game said your best hitter is your #3, and just loved the fact he bunted…
wat?
by Zwakamatsu on Mar 17, 2009 6:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Griffey bunted often enough in, say, 1992
that I have a plaque with him bunting on it.
There’s a reason Bill Plummer was fired.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Mar 17, 2009 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Beltran's fast enough that I don't think it's insane
There’s a chance he gets a hit and a chance that Wright throws the ball away and you have 2nd/3rd with no outs. It’s also something where maybe Beltran feels uncomfortable hitting against Bell, so he’s not sacrificing much by not swinging away. Every now and then, Joe Mauer will try to bunt for a hit, but it’s almost always against a left-handed hitter with the third baseman playing deep and off the line. (And for his career, fangraphs lists him at 18 bunt hits on 28 bunt attempts.)
The main problem I would have with it here is that the 6th is probably too early to be playing for one run against the US hitters.
by ubelmann on Mar 17, 2009 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I suppose it's not insane
but it’s not the right move in my book either.
by Zwakamatsu on Mar 17, 2009 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scotty Shields coming in. Be good, Scotty.
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by TheOptimist on Mar 17, 2009 6:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
McCann needs to stop hitting the ball to dead freakin' center. >_<
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by TheOptimist on Mar 17, 2009 6:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Good Scotty.
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by TheOptimist on Mar 17, 2009 6:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I all of a sudden have a fondness for Shane Victorino.
That was pretty sweet.
by Double06 on Mar 17, 2009 6:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That's awesome
If Victorino’s on the base, I don’t see how they can call anything on him. Perhaps PR might not want to throw the ball that close to a runner who is on a base.
by ubelmann on Mar 17, 2009 6:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm gonna say that was heads up by Victorino. He didn't obviously kick it, and if
you’re not gonna cut it off, don’t whine if it hits the baserunner.
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by TheOptimist on Mar 17, 2009 6:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Anyone have a good hookup for the vid?
Favor the Bold
by IcebreakerX on Mar 17, 2009 6:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And all for nought as Youkilis grounds softly to short.
USA running out of time.
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by TheOptimist on Mar 17, 2009 6:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Putz in.
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by TheOptimist on Mar 17, 2009 6:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Those Sprint "If X Ran the World" commercials are infuriating.
by acblue on Mar 17, 2009 6:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I dunno, some of them are pretty funny.
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by TheOptimist on Mar 17, 2009 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How perfect is that
Jeter blows it for the U.S.
by OlSalty on Mar 17, 2009 7:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You suck, Jeter.
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by TheOptimist on Mar 17, 2009 7:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I like how he paused so he could dive for it
by OlSalty on Mar 17, 2009 7:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
To be fair, the ump sucks. But still, Broxton isn't helping himself.
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by TheOptimist on Mar 17, 2009 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do or die, USA.
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by TheOptimist on Mar 17, 2009 7:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Who the hell spends $20 a month on paper towels?
by acblue on Mar 17, 2009 7:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Shane Victorino:
The only US player who still gives a ****.
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by TheOptimist on Mar 17, 2009 7:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Honestly, I think the entire team is just having fun.
They all care, but not to the extent that they could. And I’m fine with that.
by Wilder. on Mar 17, 2009 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And here comes the Americans!
You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.
by Goose on Mar 17, 2009 7:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ok seriously, someone needs to punch that asshole with the whistle
by OlSalty on Mar 17, 2009 7:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Rally time!
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by TheOptimist on Mar 17, 2009 7:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't suck, Jeter.
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by TheOptimist on Mar 17, 2009 7:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This is the smallest strike zone in history.
by acblue on Mar 17, 2009 7:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I wonder how often the Jeter lunge gets that pitch called a ball
by ubelmann on Mar 17, 2009 7:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Jeter blows it in the clutch!
You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.
by Goose on Mar 17, 2009 7:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
But he moved the runner over!
Sacrificed himself so Victorino can score on a flyball!
by Wilder. on Mar 17, 2009 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for nothing, Jeter. (Though it wasn't a bad try.)
Lets go Rollins.
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by TheOptimist on Mar 17, 2009 7:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
NICE STEAL!
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by TheOptimist on Mar 17, 2009 7:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bases loaded for Youk.
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by TheOptimist on Mar 17, 2009 7:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I really don't want Kevin Youkilis to win this game.
You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.
by Goose on Mar 17, 2009 7:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He used to be the Greek God of Walks, right?
Maybe he can just tie the game with a walk and then Wright can win it.
by ubelmann on Mar 17, 2009 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He can't tie with a walk, thanks to Jeter.
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by TheOptimist on Mar 17, 2009 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or so says Michael Lewis.
Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?
by Taylor H on Mar 17, 2009 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed, I'll take a game tying single, though.
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by TheOptimist on Mar 17, 2009 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I feel the same way about Chipper Jones
I marvel at his skills but I like to mock him anyway.
by JI on Mar 17, 2009 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I actually like Youkilis. He's the only Red Sox I can say that about.
But he’s still fun to make fun of.
Chipper can suck one.
by acblue on Mar 17, 2009 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pinch-hit for Youkilis.
Anyone but Youkilis!
by Wilder. on Mar 17, 2009 7:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Guess who I am
BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP
by OlSalty on Mar 17, 2009 8:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
A robot umpire?
Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?
by Taylor H on Mar 17, 2009 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bobby Valentino
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Mar 17, 2009 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
All right, no game-winner for Youk!
by shinallsrevenge on Mar 17, 2009 8:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm fine with that.
LET’S GO WRIGHT!
You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.
by Goose on Mar 17, 2009 8:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
5-4! Lets go Wright!
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by TheOptimist on Mar 17, 2009 8:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cabrera can't find the zone.
You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.
by Goose on Mar 17, 2009 8:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
In his defense, theres not much of a zone.
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by TheOptimist on Mar 17, 2009 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
WRIGHT! USA!
You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.
by Goose on Mar 17, 2009 8:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
USA! USA!
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by TheOptimist on Mar 17, 2009 8:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Who are all of those guys in the dog pile?
Surely not American players, because everyone keeps saying that they don’t care.
by ubelmann on Mar 17, 2009 8:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It's not that I don't think they care it's that I don't think they take it as seriously as the other countries
and I don’t think it’s nearly as important to us as it is to the other countries.
by acblue on Mar 17, 2009 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I find that to be rather beside the point, but whatever
by ubelmann on Mar 17, 2009 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rooting interests in sports are totally subjective.
I don’t think it’s possible for something to be beside the point.
by acblue on Mar 17, 2009 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure, you can root for whoever you like
Just to throw this out there, though, WIllie Bloomquist would probably care more about this than Derek Jeter. Would you be more inclined to root for the US if Willie was the starting SS?
I guess I think the whole “US players don’t care” angle is pretty overblown.
by ubelmann on Mar 17, 2009 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Delgado and Beltran just got Phillied again.
But this time with the help of their own teammate!
by Wilder. on Mar 17, 2009 8:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Phillied?
You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.
by Goose on Mar 17, 2009 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Victorino/Rollins combo
Especially Rollins.
by Wilder. on Mar 17, 2009 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let's go Japan!
You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.
by Goose on Mar 17, 2009 8:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
They went to Romero to close it out?
what the fuck did they expect?
by Bearskin Rugburn on Mar 17, 2009 8:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bum Ho Lee?
Really, there’s a dude named Bum Ho Lee?
Awesome.
You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.
by Goose on Mar 17, 2009 8:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
God dammit I don't get MLB Network.
I thought it was free with comcast, but I guess not. They can jack up your price all they want, and still charge you extra where they can.
by Fin on Mar 17, 2009 8:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Of course, your channel numbers are probably different
But I don’t pay anything extra for it, you sure you don’t get it?
by OlSalty on Mar 17, 2009 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As long as you have a box you should probably get it.
by JI on Mar 17, 2009 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it just isn't working.
I should call comcast.
by Fin on Mar 17, 2009 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Make sure your cable is screwed all the way into the wall and to the box
I had that problem with mine, for weeks a lot of the digital channels weren’t working very often if at all, then I went and tightened the cable into the wall and they all suddenly worked perfectly.
by OlSalty on Mar 17, 2009 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Do you just have expanded basic cable?
We’ve had that for years and we JUST FOUND OUT about a week ago that we needed the boxes. I can get to MLBN, but a message comes up that we don’t have authorization for it.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Mar 18, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just called Comcast about an hour or two ago and they said we don't get MLBN unless we pay up for preferred cable.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Mar 18, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yea, I was paying for preferred cable.
So they simply loaded it on my tv, and now its working. It will come in handy now that march madness is going, I assume that the finals will be MLBN.
by Fin on Mar 18, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It comes with certain levels of Comcast
..starting with Digital preferred. If you get Digital starter, you are SOL, as I know from experience.
by msb on Mar 17, 2009 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Going from the Beta player to the other player sucks.
by acblue on Mar 17, 2009 8:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Not if your computer is allergic to flash.
by JI on Mar 17, 2009 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My computer hates the other one more than the beta
by acblue on Mar 17, 2009 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
For some reason the other one is buggy
but it works in IE for me.
by JI on Mar 17, 2009 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The new flash player has the nasty habit of jumping back 3 seconds and repeating something
When I’ve tried it. AFAIK, they’re aware of this bug and hopefully it gets taken care of, because otherwise it is really great.
by ubelmann on Mar 17, 2009 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
For me it can't settle on a picture quality and when I try to manually set it
it freeezes up. that and my computer is 5 years old and slows down when I run massive amounts of flash.
by JI on Mar 17, 2009 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's why...
You need a Kawasaki/Nishioka DP combo.
Favor the Bold
by IcebreakerX on Mar 17, 2009 8:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
For once
throwing MORE fastballs seems like a better idea.
by Zwakamatsu on Mar 17, 2009 8:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Korea taking it to Japan early.
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by TheOptimist on Mar 17, 2009 8:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
フェイル
答え：
ストライクを投げてください。
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by IcebreakerX on Mar 17, 2009 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So, here's the thing.
Occasional foreign language comments are fine, notably if they are some form of meme, but if you are making a habit of commenting in a way that severely limits the number of people that can understand you, we’re going to ask you to post in English or take your comments somewhere more appropriate.
by Matthew on Mar 17, 2009 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Got it, but ファッキンディフェンス could be a meme, I guess.
by shinallsrevenge on Mar 17, 2009 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not unless you explain what it means to people.
Be open and inviting to others.
by Matthew on Mar 17, 2009 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sound it out, it's phonetic Japanese
by shinallsrevenge on Mar 17, 2009 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now would not be the time to be patronizing.
by Matthew on Mar 17, 2009 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sorry, it was an honest mistake, I misunderstood you.
I’m not trying to be sarcastic/patronizing
by shinallsrevenge on Mar 17, 2009 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is.
To a Japanese readership :P
Favor the Bold
by IcebreakerX on Mar 17, 2009 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But yeah,
What shinallsrevenge said.
Favor the Bold
by IcebreakerX on Mar 17, 2009 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it just me, or is the strike zone a mess?
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by IcebreakerX on Mar 17, 2009 8:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It is pretty bad
You know what? Fuck you Sports Gods, fuck you.
by bluemax on Mar 17, 2009 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uh, those poweralleys are pretty fucking far away.
by JI on Mar 17, 2009 8:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, Petco a bandbox it ain't.
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by IcebreakerX on Mar 17, 2009 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate that commercial.
We should have Lincecum AND Randy Johnson
by JI on Mar 17, 2009 9:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Watching Bong succeed is getting on my nerves.
Bong sucks shit.
by Double06 on Mar 17, 2009 9:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Every time they say petaflop I swear they're going to say pedophile
by JI on Mar 17, 2009 9:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Me, too.
“What is a pedophile?” And then they show that guy’s pervy face.
by Teej on Mar 17, 2009 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"What can Josh Hamilton do to top 2008?"
Catch the damn ball?
by JI on Mar 17, 2009 10:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Holy crap
Johjima’s been thrown out of the game by the home plate ump!
by JLC on Mar 17, 2009 10:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I like how the umpire expects Johjima to not only hear him, but understand English
He should’ve talked slower and louder with extra emphasis on each individual syllable.
by JLC on Mar 17, 2009 10:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What the hell?
I missed Johjima get ejected? What for?
by BrianL on Mar 17, 2009 10:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
3-2 count, ball on the low outside corner, but ump called it a strike
Johjima immediately spun around and dropped his bat in disbelief/disgust, umpire yelled at Johjima to pick the bat up because it was near home plate, Johjima kept walking away like he was ignoring/didn’t hear him, and the umpire threw him out as Joh walked to the dugout.
by JLC on Mar 17, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ah, Wendlestedt behind HP.
say, apparently Joh is ‘feisty’
by msb on Mar 17, 2009 11:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
there's no need for the 6th game really
Venezuela is 2-0, they should win the pool.
by marinerdan on Mar 18, 2009 4:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Dave Valle
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
by JI on Mar 18, 2009 4:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
For anyone who missed Darvish.
Here are some flight paths. His stuff is disgusting.
(Credit to Harry at BTB for the charts)
by R.J. Anderson on Mar 18, 2009 4:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I haven't seen many of these charts...
…but it seems like it would be really, really tough as a hitter to distinguish between this 4-seamer and 2-seamer, since they start out almost exactly the same.
by ubelmann on Mar 18, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey MLB.com is simulcasting mlbN on mlbtv
during the delay. I like it.
by JI on Mar 18, 2009 4:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If they can't get the game in tonight, they should just cancel it and make Venezuela the #1 seed
by ubelmann on Mar 18, 2009 5:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Supposedly Selig said they'll play the game
if they have to stay up all night to do it.
You know what? Fuck you Sports Gods, fuck you.
by bluemax on Mar 18, 2009 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's money riding on this game?
Huh.
by ubelmann on Mar 18, 2009 5:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Huzzah for Jeremy Guthrie
Amazing pitching depth for the US.
by ubelmann on Mar 18, 2009 5:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd have an easier time believe this was fixed
if Guthrie wasn’t on the team.
You know what? Fuck you Sports Gods, fuck you.
by bluemax on Mar 18, 2009 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah it's not like they're going to get Roy Halladay to agree to be the long reliever.
by JI on Mar 18, 2009 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well I know this
I’m just saying for people who think its fixed, if the team had crazy shit like Halladay as a long reliever it’d be easier to believe them.
You know what? Fuck you Sports Gods, fuck you.
by bluemax on Mar 18, 2009 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not literally fixed
but it’s hard to deny that the US has had an easy road the last two seasons.
by JI on Mar 18, 2009 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't buy into the notion that the US doesn't care.
If they didn’t care, they wouldn’t have dog piled one another the other night. The US goes into this with a HUGE target on their backs. EVERYONE wants to beat the all-mighty USA.
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by kevin_ess on Mar 18, 2009 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They had arguably the toughest group in the first round and opened against Canada in Canada
Although I don’t think that home-field advantage really matters in this tournament. Their second round group “should” have included DR-PR-Ven or DR-PR-Can, which would easily be as difficult a group as J-K-Cuba-Mexico. I don’t really see that as a deliberately easy road for the US, unless you think that HFA is a really big deal. And as it has played out, the US has only played one of the second-rate teams, and that was Netherlands in the second round.
As for easy roads, Japan had two pushovers in their pool and hosted. Mexico had South Africa and an Australia team that was probably about as good as Italy, and they hosted. PR hosted and had Panama and the Netherlands in their group.
Even the first year with US-Canada-Mexico-S.Africa, there were three teams in their pool who you could legitimately expect to advance out of the first round.
And besides all that, if someone was going to seed the tournament, the US would wind up with a high seed, so they arguably should have an easy road even if you think that they have had an easy road.
by ubelmann on Mar 18, 2009 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This and Johjima's hitting
are the only things I really hope carry over to the regular season.
You know what? Fuck you Sports Gods, fuck you.
by bluemax on Mar 18, 2009 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes please.
You know what? Fuck you Sports Gods, fuck you.
by bluemax on Mar 18, 2009 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
15 after 5
Sounds like the fastest way to end this game, especially with Ven as the home team.
by ubelmann on Mar 18, 2009 6:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I predict the US comes back and wins this.
What happens with a rain out? Do they schedule a time to resume play, or go with the score at the time?
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by kevin_ess on Mar 18, 2009 6:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm almost positive I heard last night
that they will play the whole thing no matter how long it takes.
You know what? Fuck you Sports Gods, fuck you.
by bluemax on Mar 18, 2009 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow - that's kind of surprising.
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by kevin_ess on Mar 18, 2009 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I should've bet on this comeback...
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by kevin_ess on Mar 18, 2009 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm glad I did not bet on this comeback.
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by kevin_ess on Mar 18, 2009 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"It's 7-3 Houston."
WTF?
~Till the Halo burns out...
by Zu Long on Mar 18, 2009 7:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Okay, I thought I heard that but figured it must be wrong
by ubelmann on Mar 18, 2009 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They've probably been drinking since the game started.
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by kevin_ess on Mar 18, 2009 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe they think they are on the Apollo 13 space shuttle?
by Wilder. on Mar 18, 2009 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Smoke 'em if you've got 'em.
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by kevin_ess on Mar 18, 2009 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LaTroy Hawkins is the only player ever who I would say should not close on account of not having a closer's mentality.
Hey, and look, his stuff ain’t what it used to be.
by JI on Mar 18, 2009 7:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sorry Ichiro, but I really don't want to see Japan vs Korea AGAIN. So Let's Go Cuba!
You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.
by Goose on Mar 18, 2009 8:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So, just what happened to put all those unearned runs up at the start of the game?
by msb on Mar 18, 2009 8:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I finally got a chance to get the feed for the US/Ven game tuned in
nice to hear the mlb boys for a change, but they haven’t gone over what happened earlier
by msb on Mar 18, 2009 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The fog makes the Japanese pitcher look like a ghost...
Awesome
by rlintott on Mar 18, 2009 8:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
"sea smoke"
Can’t say I’ve heard fog described as this before. Thanks for expanding my verbal repertoire Gary Thorne or whatever this announcers name is.
He didn't go.
by BUCKETSinSB on Mar 18, 2009 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
didn't look like Gary Thorne on the intro
by msb on Mar 18, 2009 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs