Open WBC Semifinals Thread
by ThundaPC on Mar 21, 2009 4:58 PM PDT
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PrintPotential Cy Young candidate Carlos Silva is pitching for Venezuela today.
========================== Schedule ==========================
Saturday 3/21
06:00pm PDT --- Korea vs. Venezuela [ESPN]
Sunday 3/22
05:00pm PDT --- United States vs. Japan [ESPN]
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Monday 3/23
06:00pm PDT --- The Finals [ESPN]
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Silva allowed one earned run in 11 innings in the first two rounds, while Hernandez pitched 8 2/3 scoreless innings. Hernandez will be available in relief in the semifinals, if necessary, and could start the final if Venezuela advances.
In other news, Peavy is okay with Oswalt starting in the semis. That's good to know.
"I have no problems with it," Peavy said after the U.S. worked out at the Academy on the campus of Compton Community College only about 15 miles south of downtown Los Angeles. "I'm looking forward to starting the championship game. I have a little bit of history with them. They decided to start Roy. I think it's going to be a good move."
Oswalt, the Astros right-hander, will face Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese manager Tatsunori Hara confirmed on Friday.
These last few games should be fun. Unless it's Korea vs. Japan again because holy crap they've played each other too many times.
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Pin, or whoever has the better score at the end.
Also if the other person is unable to fight or cries out in/for pain/help.
You got slurved bitch.
Pin, obviously, but the scoring is what my question is.
And I’m not asking it anymore either. Why the hell is wrestling still on ESPN?? Like I give a fuck.
You get points for a takedown, attempted pin, escaping a pin.
There is more stuff you can get points for but yeah…
I was confused to I was like so this is how they play baseball now… Here comes Felix with a chair!
You got slurved bitch.
Seriously, if I could watch real NCAA/Freestyle Wrestling. I wouldn't care as much about baseball.
Wrestling was my life for about 6 years. I miss the day-to-day life of it.
Dang.
I kept checking ESPNNews. forgot about Classic.
Actually I don’t recall if I get Classic these days. Doesn’;t matter now, as we came back in time to see Silva look like Silva. He’s their best pitcher, you know.
Actually I thought using Silva against Korea made sense.
You need Hernandez when you’re going up against the US or Japan.
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There's a sight I know I'm going to see WAY too many times this year... -_-;
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Look at Joe Morgan and Jon Miller blaming Lopez
for muffing Abreu’s throw, but it was SCUTARO who was covering the bag, not Lopez. They haven’t even said a single good thing about Jose Lopez, even though he’s been the WBC’s best hitter by far.
Probably because they want to draft Lopez for their fantasy team.
Don’t want to give their preferences away.
Felix just crucified the strike one
his pitch location made a perfect cross on ESPN’s strike one tracker.
ex mariners always beat current mariners
that was so predictable
Do we get regression of Silva during the regular season?
I mean, Italy and the Nederlands was like Spring Training. This is like opening day for him!
"Silva turned the whole league into a batting champion last season."
Bwahahaha. Never thought of it that way.
ESPN has stopped trying to be polite
they never really mentioned Silva’s 2008 season until that 3-run homer blew it open.
Didn't Silva used to have a sinker?
What hell ever happened to that?
We have Angel fan(s) in attendance.
Show some class.
It's your site. You guys are allowed to remember your moments of glory.
Besides, all I have to do is think “Ring, Ring, Ring,” And it’s not as painful anymore. :-P
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The one thing Jeff didn't mention in his World Series thing
was how all sins past and future by the key people involved in winning it get forgiven. Forever. Seriously, if Carlos Silva by some miracle came through with 8 innings of shutout baseball in the winning game of the World Series, it wouldn’t how much he sucked for the rest of his career with you, he’d be untouchable.
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Have you ever heard of Jeff Weaver?
Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?
by .Taylor on Mar 21, 2009 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Sure. He'll never have to buy a drink in St. Louis.
But that doesn’t mean he’s….actually never mind, you’re right.
Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?
by .Taylor on Mar 21, 2009 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Jeff Weaver is a fucking pimp and has a special place in my heart.
by JI on Mar 21, 2009 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Yah, I'm wrong. Forget it.
Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?
by .Taylor on Mar 23, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
18/19 pitches leading to Choo's homer were fastballs
according to Gameday. Someone must have told Silva how awesome his fastball was.
by tdot mariner fan on Mar 21, 2009 6:28 PM PDT reply actions
But they were both going to Lopez, who IS playing behind hi...
Ah. I see.
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No! Don't bring Felix in now!
I’m sure Silva just had to get over the jitters. He will be fine now!
Don’t rush Felix in.
Steve Phillips is the Homer Simpson of Baseball.
Do the opposite of whatever he says, and you will be ok in life (or baseball).
At least he can hit though.
That’ll be nice to have out of the DH spot for a change.
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Link to Gameday? S'il vous plait?
Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?
by .Taylor on Mar 21, 2009 6:42 PM PDT reply actions
Stupid MLB.com...
Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?
by .Taylor on Mar 21, 2009 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Where do I get to write...
I TOLD YOU SO.
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Why does this matter?
Yes, he’s fat. Is that why he sucks? NO. He sucks because he sucks.
by Aaron Campeau on Mar 21, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
he's not even really fat
It is playing on the fluff articles in spring that said “wow Silva’s lost weight maybe now he won’t suck”
CHOO CHOO!!!
Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?
by .Taylor on Mar 21, 2009 6:53 PM PDT reply actions
So instead of getting mercy ruled they will just get beaten down until the game is over.
fun fun.
You got slurved bitch.
At which point Mariner fans would storm the field in protest
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by .Taylor on Mar 21, 2009 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Or just bang loudly on their keyboards
Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?
by .Taylor on Mar 21, 2009 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice job by Lopez to nail Choo at third.
At least one guy on Venezuela came ready to play.
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Nationwide blackout for some tarded reason.
by Aaron Campeau on Mar 21, 2009 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions
There were other games that were on ESPN that weren't blacked out.
by Aaron Campeau on Mar 21, 2009 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes but this is the semi-finals.
ESPN thinks people might actually watch this one.
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I do agree with you that the blackouts are stupid.
They should really just let people watch online.
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I dunno, look how that worked out for newspapers.
Plugging the upside since 2006.
Never give up, never surrender!
Yes but I paid for my mlb.tv subscription.
by Aaron Campeau on Mar 21, 2009 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Not to mention that it's more views the network can claim for their advertisers if they'd just show
what’s being shown on TV. It seems like it ought to be really simple for MLB to work this out so people could watch everything online. But apparently they’re just too lazy.
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I knew they shouldn't have hired GA. >_>
Plugging the upside since 2006.
Never give up, never surrender!
The mlb.tv broadcast I'm watching is the ESPN feed.
by Aaron Campeau on Mar 21, 2009 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions
That's what I'm saying.
Since it’s the ESPN feed, playing the same commercials that they show on TV, why would they care if you watch it online or on TV? It shouldn’t matter, and therefore the only people keeping you from doing so with blackout rules is MLB itself. Which is retarded, since you are paying them for mlb.tv.
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There actually aren't commercials; I'm guessing it's the European feed.
But they could simulcast the commercials and it would be fine. The total stupidity of it all is why it annoys me.
by Aaron Campeau on Mar 21, 2009 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I have no problems paying for goods and services.
If I could watch the game on TV and mlb.tv I would watch it on TV because my TV is bigger than my computer. But I don’t have ESPN because fuck Broadstripe and double-fuck DirecTV. So why can’t I watch using the service I paid for? It’s dumb.
by Aaron Campeau on Mar 21, 2009 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I know, but I'm in a bad mood and I like bitching about Broadstripe and DirecTV.
by Aaron Campeau on Mar 21, 2009 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, I'm in a bad mood, too.
I just spent two hours playing poker. I build up a decent size chip stack. I get thrown pocket aces. I raise. Someone comes over-the-top of me. I push all-in. He calls and has me covered.
He shows 10-10. I’m ecstatic. Flop ?-10-? (I don’t remember the two other cards because my brain exploded).
An ace never came on the turn or river. But what pisses me off is that I play for fucking hours for a $35,000 pot, play tight, build a nice stack, and lose to that piece of shit. FUUUUUUCK!!!
(Back to the ballgame, I want to kill someone.)
I have no idea what any of this means except $35,000 and wow that blows.
by Aaron Campeau on Mar 21, 2009 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Happens all too often.
I can’t really blame the guy in this instance (he had me covered 2:1). But fate fucks me plenty enough with stupid people that I really didn’t need it there.
No
If Venezuela can get this back within 3 runs or so. I can almost guarantee we’ll be seeing Felix.
I just don't see how the WBC is so much more stressful than ST
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 21, 2009 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Not necessarily more stressful, just a much less controlled environment
by lemonverbena on Mar 21, 2009 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
How? He has a pitch count in the WBC, at least.
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 21, 2009 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions
There has been one flyball out recorded in this game.
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by .Taylor on Mar 21, 2009 7:03 PM PDT reply actions
Wow. You know, I probably should have seen this coming,
but I really thought after beating the US twice Sojo knew what he was talking about. >_>
Plugging the upside since 2006.
Never give up, never surrender!
The US wasn't trying to win in either game though.
We were just getting our crappy pitchers their contractually required playing time.
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You are indeed an optimist.
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by .Taylor on Mar 21, 2009 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, horrible defense by Venezuela. 0_o
Still, the ESPN guys seem to be whitewashing Silva a bit.
Plugging the upside since 2006.
Never give up, never surrender!
I dunno, man.
Scutaro’s looked pretty damn good this inning.
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by .Taylor on Mar 21, 2009 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck.
Totally ruining the Finals.
Thanks Sojo.
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Uh oh, Venezuela starting a comeback!
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Never give up, never surrender!
YEAH!
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by .Taylor on Mar 21, 2009 7:18 PM PDT reply actions
Hey I know that guy. I hear he might play for our team this year.
Plugging the upside since 2006.
Never give up, never surrender!
He hit a single earlier.
Also dropped a ball that led to a huge inning for the other team.
I’m hoping he DHs a lot.
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A good hit here and Venezuela's got a fighting shot at this game.
Plugging the upside since 2006.
Never give up, never surrender!
Rats, we've shown our hand to early. Retreat! >_>
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We're adding a fourth guy this year.
By 2020, we plan to have taken over the blog.
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I told you we should have syncronized watches at the start of the mission!
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Well crap.
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by .Taylor on Mar 21, 2009 7:25 PM PDT reply actions
Venezuela seems to have several players like that.
Plugging the upside since 2006.
Never give up, never surrender!
It's funny how Cabrera used to be a shortstop prospect
and some people thought he had a chance to stick at third or second base, IIRC.
Well as much fun as this is, I have to check out.
Here’s hoping Venezuela makes it a contest at some point.
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Never give up, never surrender!
Chief gonna throw himself into a wall
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 21, 2009 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Hear that guys?
Silva is accountable! I guess that means he’ll give back all that money he’s stealing from you in that contract.
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It would be funnier if the team forced him to pay Ichiro.
by Aaron Campeau on Mar 21, 2009 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That's pretty cool.
Bill Plaschke still writes like an ass though.
Richie Sexson would disagree... at least with the latter part.
“I said I didn’t care, but I heard them, and it wasn’t any fun,” he says. “I’ve never known a home player to be booed like that.”
Marco Scutaro is a really stupid player.
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He slid into first base, and didn't even attempt to avoid the tag. You can see a guy coming to cover the bag.
Sliding into first base is the really stupid one.
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 21, 2009 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions
If Korea steals a base in the second half of the game when they're up by 7,
are they liable to get beaned?
Doesn't necessarily invalidate the question.
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by Zu Long on Mar 21, 2009 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I'm beginning to think Venezuelans have really good food.
Silva, Felix, Lopez, and Cabrera have always been linked to weight issues. Abreu, Ordonez, Mora, and Hernandez could easily been as well. It does not surprise me a relief pitcher would look like he is having a heart attack.
South American food is pretty amazing.
Homedude had a pretty kickin’ beer gut.
by Aaron Campeau on Mar 21, 2009 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Love Brazilian food.
But that is all I can really attest to. Haven’t been anywhere in South America and I don’t know of many restaurants outside of Brazilian.
Ecuadorian food is pretty outstanding,
by Aaron Campeau on Mar 21, 2009 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Any big city, I would think.
There’s an Ecuadorian place in the U-District and more than a few South American place in Seattle.
by Aaron Campeau on Mar 21, 2009 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Do so.
The Ecuadorian place is holy-fuck good and holy-fuck cheap.
by Aaron Campeau on Mar 21, 2009 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Stop adding places I need to go when I go home to Seattle.
I already have 50.
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Brazillian BBQ is like all over the place here in Tokyo.
Though I wish I could find places that serve more rustic stuff like feijoada and moqueca.
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Yeah, when my family lived in Tokyo, we used to go this awesome Brazilian restaurant.
I believe it was somewhere around Omotesando.
Really?
Guess I’ll be plowing around the food sites now, since Venezuela has copulated with the canine.
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It's actually somewhat affluent at the moment.
by Aaron Campeau on Mar 21, 2009 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah.
Nationalizing the oil revenue was actually a pretty rad idea for the Venezuelans.
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IIRC, Hispanic cultures for the most part...
Much like any culture that hasn’t had corn syrup added to its diet, prizes its food culture and its part in life.
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Seems to me this would be more linked to coming to the States and packing on the pounds.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Mar 21, 2009 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
If he doesn't let the ball get by him
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 21, 2009 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Scutaro is wearing 12, I think.
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 21, 2009 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait
I flashed back to September 2004 vs Cleveland where Bengie and K-Rod made a similar play and kept the Angels season alive.
What did you flash back to?
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ANGELS FANS CAN'T JOKE ABOUT THAT
by Aaron Campeau on Mar 21, 2009 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
The sad part is I'm serious.
I have no idea what you guys are talking about.
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The sad part is if the catcher had no-looked the throw the way Bengie and the Venezuelan catcher did
he probably makes the play and is fine.
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I want to hear...
Felix say he wants to throw Silva against the wall, but that he can’t since he’d have to break the laws of physics to do so.
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Actually, if he did...
He’d tear a hole in the space-time continuum.
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You and anyone else who says EPIC FAIL or even FAIL
are hereby banned from the internet. And take failblog with you.
angels fan in seattle
by Eyebrows on Mar 21, 2009 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Angels fans have no jurisdiction in Seattle.
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I'm guessing Los Angeles will be...
At the bottom of the Pacific Ocean and MLB decides to move the Angels to Vancouver, while Moreno insists on calling the team the Seattle Angels in order to capture market share.
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As long as the Angels are somewhere else when the quake hits
I could care less. But you forgot when the Mariners get moved to Oklahoma City in 2015. :P
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The only parts of Seattle that are going to be under water are Ballard and Interbay.
by Aaron Campeau on Mar 21, 2009 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Have you seen them all at once?
Rawr.
by Aaron Campeau on Mar 21, 2009 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Two out of three is good enough for me.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Mar 21, 2009 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Annnnd just threw up in my mouth at the thought of Pedroia naked.
Thanks a lot.
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Good lord why did I decide to pay attention?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Mar 21, 2009 9:18 PM PDT reply actions
My honest guess right now is that he and Vlad switch out DHing while Matthews gets most of the outfield playing time.
But yeah, fly balls are going to be a lot more exciting than they used to be.
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I am scanning old pictures (oddly enough, this game isn't taking my full attention)
Photos from the 70s with that odd textured matte finish scan just a bit oddly.
I've been away all day, so forgive me for asking this
but what the fuck happened here?
Carlos Silva
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 21, 2009 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
The Koreans beat Silva like a red-headed stepchild
And it all went downhill from there.
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That jersey looks a lot better on him.
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 21, 2009 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Just because they're both Mexican doesn't mean they're the same person.
by JI on Mar 21, 2009 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sadly the joke of tonight is on us M's fans.
The new slimmer fat Silva is the same crap pitcher as the older fat Silva.
I have a sneaking suspicion that no matter what his body looks like
He is a just a crap, crap, crappy pitcher.
I think that was my point. But I like your version better.
Oh well, those are 33 games I don’t feel like I need to watch this year.
And Chuck Armstrong puts on his Boilermaker jammies, and thanks his maker for the return of half his team to Peoria.
by msb on Mar 21, 2009 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well, Welcome back to Felix, Jose, and Endy.
Oh fuck you’re still here to Carlos
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 21, 2009 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
It's been fun guys.
See you tomorrow night. Hopefully the USA manages not to totally embarrass themselves.
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The USA needs to win this game.
Bring home Ichiro and Johjima while avoiding a 5th game between Japan and Korea.
That, and end our embarrasing string of losses in tournaments for a game we invented
and still claim we’re the best in the world at.
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Shut up Phillips..you have no idea about anything in life.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Go USA and Ichiro.
I fucking hate you Mariners
I knew I forgot something when I got dressed today.
Little stickers on my cheeks.
by royalcurve on Mar 22, 2009 5:33 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Wow, folks are still into this? I lost interest after US vs Puerto Rico..
this thing has just been too damn long with too many repeat matchups for me to really care
Just don't think it's really proving who has the best baseball... I personally think Japan would
get destroyed if they had to face a real US, DR, or Venezuelan team.
I was into it for awhile, but I lost interest after US-PR cause that was the last meaningful game… it’s just been rematches since that then for seeding purposes.. then last nights game had no juice..
Bless you guys who are loving it
Nice job Oswalt.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Dice-K's thrown a lot of pitches:
anyone know how good of a bullpen Japan has? Are Okajima and Saito both playing for Japan in the WBC?
Thats definitely a problem. But not why we're getting pounded early.
Heck, put him in LF if anything. Dunn’s a pile of suck outside of the batters box.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Yeah, at least leave him in left.
If anyone can adjust on the fly, I’d say it’s Braun. He at least has the athleticism to make up for some of the weirdness of playing out of position. Taking a guy who’s already a butcher and moving him around the field seems destined for failure.
You’re right, Dunn’s not the reason the U.S. is losing. But a competent right fielder could have gotten to the ball Iwamura hit.
Then again, maybe Johnson’s thinking was that with a hard-throwing pitcher on the mound more balls would go to left. But still, when I see that Dunn is playing right and Jimmy Rollins is the DH, I can’t help but think some better decisions could have been made.
I'm trying to see both sides of the issue.
But yes, there were just so many better options in an elimination game with a championship in the balance.
I didn't see the game
But not starting Victorino in right, and more so DHing Rollins is fucking ridiculous.
The next time they do this team USA has to commit to winning, and has to commit to playing like a team. The WBC isn’t the fucking all star game and shouldn’t be treated as such. My country has shamed me. >:(
Weeeeee...Oswalt..you have been shat upon today sir!
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Wow..read that one wrong at first.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Eek. I did too.
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by .Taylor on Mar 22, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Bullshit call...booo, this tournament is rigged for Japan!
I fucking hate you Mariners
Fukudome just needs to go away.
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The wind is un-American!
I fucking hate you Mariners
Tanaka, the 20 year old.
Also known as the opposite of Yuki Saito in the epic 2005 Koshien Double Final.
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Interesting to come home to this. Hm. Looks like the final game will be quite boring.
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I don't see why not--he's a color guy, not an announcer, and he is American. National Pride comes into it.
I hate Joe Morgan, but that seems like a nit-picky thing to hate him for.
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 22, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Disagree
This isn’t WWE. Broadcasters who openly cheer for one team over another tend to suck.
Shut up and make your team interesting.
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If it's MLB, and it's about cities and stuff, I agree.
But pride for your country…I can’t see why that’s a problem. Joe Morgan DOES suck as a broadcaster, and analyst, and really at anything except being a player. I don’t think rooting for team USA is a reason WHY he is bad at these things though.
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 22, 2009 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
It isn't why he's a bad broadcaster
But it does add to the case.
To each their own then.
This is the type of event, where, in my opinion, a bit of homerism isn’t horrible. I would hope that native broadcasters have been trying to excite their country’s citizens over their home country’s team.
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 22, 2009 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
That's not nice to point out that Joe Morgan is a color guy...I thought we have moved beyond that!
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I read this wrong.....
Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?
by .Taylor on Mar 22, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
No wait, no I did not.
Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?
by .Taylor on Mar 22, 2009 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't worry.
Our announcers have been cheering for 3 weeks.
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I hate Matt Thornton
Who does he think he is, becoming good the moment he leaves the Mariners?
At least homer and make it interesting, McCann
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Nice hit.
Aoki panicking did not help.
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Come on Longo!
Easily my favorite player on the US Roster.
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I could feel the wind blowing from that swing.
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 22, 2009 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
If Longo homers, he can have his way with my family.
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Even then, I liked Longo better than Putz.
Putz never signed my Tampa Bay hat. Then again, I never asked him…
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 22, 2009 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
:o
Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?
by .Taylor on Mar 22, 2009 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Japanese your game is through.
Roberts is coming after you!
AMERICA! FUCK YEAH!
You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.
Joe Morgan needs to shut the fuck up.
Fixed your post.
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 22, 2009 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow. Team USA's hitters want it too bad.
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If he throws under 30 pitches, he can start tomorrow, I think
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 22, 2009 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I think...
It’s he can relieve, but can’t start.
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GAWD.
I wish Hara would stop playing players out of position.
FUJIKAWA.
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Rollins makes that throw when he's dead.
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Because he is captain intangibles, so he has ALREADY made up for that play somehow.
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by BrettJMiller on Mar 22, 2009 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Joe Morgan is such a pathetic shill.
“I’m going to call that a forced error.” Of course you will, you hack. That ball was two steps to his right.
You mean
the Non-Arod Yankee division bias
The idea was he was so fast, Jeter panicked, and threw faster than he needed to.
It’s bullshit, but opposing announcers say that with regards to errors made against Ichiro running all the time.
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Mar 22, 2009 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Talking with a friend about Jeter.
He asked me if Jeter was so bad at SS when were the Yankees going to move him. It seemed like Jeter might be sent to LF in 2 or 3 years, but that was the best I could think of.
ICHIRO!
The USA deserves to lose when Derek Jeter makes plays like that.
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
STOP BEING SELFISH!
God I wish I can grab Ichiro! by the neck and throw him up against the wall.
You got slurved bitch.
I know, it is kind of amazing.
It is like seeing the stars out in the country after always seeing them in a city.
You suddenly realize how beautiful the stars could be.
by mark sobba on Mar 22, 2009 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
HAHAH, uhhhh...Dunn?
I fucking hate you Mariners
You can't always see the subtle effects of outfield defense on the game.
Then sometimes you can.
Dunn just didn't give Adam.
I fucking hate you Mariners
In a nutshell.
I fucking hate you Mariners
It's a total disgrace that Davey Johnson is playing Jeter at SS and Dunn in RF
No wonder this man is out of baseball
Not like he has much of a choice...
No players.
Favor the Bold
Rollins is DHing.
Johnson has been hamstrung for this tournament, but he had better options than the lineup he put out there today.
Rollins, Victorino, Granderson?
Dunn or Longo should’ve DH’d, Jeter shouldn’t have seen today’s game from anywhere but the bench.
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Mar 22, 2009 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Dunn-Abreu-Vlad would've been fun.
Yesterday's Pants
A blog-thingy about the Mariners and stuff.
by BrettJMiller on Mar 22, 2009 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
If I were Strasburg
I’d just tell the Nationals: “Seriously? You want me to spend the next six years of my life playing for a team whose last GM looks headed for jail and whose premier player is Adam Dunn? I’m going back to college if you draft me.”
Maybe Japan brings him into a mid-to-late innings jam
And have him pitch the last 2-4 innings. I would be impressed if they used him in both a high leverege situation and got him to chew thru some innings.
You could say the same
for Carlos Silva
by RollingWave on Mar 23, 2009 3:58 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Well played
Why would I watch Transformers when I can play with them at my house?
by .Taylor on Mar 23, 2009 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Good, two teams that actually give a fuck made it
I’m so glad the US got knocked out; with the defence they played they deserved it.
I have to agree.
I was never “rah rah USA” during this whole tournament, and I think it just doesn’t mean as much to Americans — both players and fans. And you know what, I think I’m OK with that. But it’s hard to get up for a team that sees this as a warmup when there are so many athletes from other countries treating it like an international competition with pride on the line.
That’s not to say that the U.S. athletes weren’t playing hard. Just that they weren’t our best athletes, and the whole thing just felt . . . political, if that makes sense. Everyone needs their at-bats, their innings, lots of GMs watching Davey Johnson very closely, etc.
The original team looked great on paper
It’’s all usage and PT allotments.
I’d rather they commit to 11 or so core players who are regulars and then fill out the bench out with scrubs, then have to do the little league PT alotments. I think there’s an argument to be had that a Braun/Granderson/Ludwick (why did they want Hawpe over him???), Wright/Rollins/Pedrioa/Youkillis McCann/Ianetta lineup with Jones at DH was really fucking nifty. The problem was 1) injuries 2) PT fulfillment to the ML clubs
Which is why you'd be much better off having the WBC in fall
after the World Series so teams aren’t so worried about getting a player nicked up for a month or so.
by seattlebruin on Mar 22, 2009 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know what the answer is,
but I’m intrigued by Dave’s idea of holding it instead of the All-Star Break. I figure MLB will never go for it, but it’s an interesting thought.
I must say, though,
that I would be much more excited about voting for “All-Stars” if I knew they were going to represent the country in an international competition, rather than play in a glorified scrimmage against their friends.
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