Wbc

Chris Iannetta is leading Team USA in AVG, OBP, SLG, OPS, and RBI

SHABAM!

Keith Law gives his view on some players from Team Japan

http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog...me%3dlaw_keith

w00t, Mexico is up 3-2 with a man on second!

Don't look now, but it's going into the 8th inning and those pesky Dutch are only down 1 to that powerhouse Venezuela team.

I'm getting sick of this WBC BS... this is ruining spring training...

Hopefully PR will lose soon, then the Mets get their whole team back basically

It is not "ruining spring training."

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Originally Posted by metsguy234

I'm getting sick of this WBC BS... this is ruining spring training...

Hopefully PR will lose soon, then the Mets get their whole team back basically

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WTF, how is it possible to "ruin" something that most players feel runs too long anyway and means absofrickinlutely nothing in the standings. Ah, the refreshing logic of metsguy. :confused:

Metsguy, if you're going to come back to the forums, please back up what you have to say with evidence, not just your random thoughts that have no backing.

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Originally Posted by actionjackson

WTF, how is it possible to "ruin" something that most players feel runs too long anyway

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Well... it is making spring training even longer. :)

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Originally Posted by HoustonGM

It is not "ruining spring training."

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A team like the Mets has lost nearly all of their main players (Wright, Reyes, Tatis, Beltran, Delgado, Cora, K-Rod, Feliciano, Putz), many of whom were new. Now they won't have the chance to establish team chenistry. And what if one of them gets hurt? I'd never forgive Bud Selig if that happened, if his stupid World BS Classic lost the Mets the World Series

The point of spring training is to sort out the roster (for the team) and warm up and practice for the season (for players). The WBC harms neither of these two things.

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A team like the Mets has lost nearly all of their main players (Wright, Reyes, Tatis, Beltran, Delgado, Cora, K-Rod, Feliciano, Putz), many of whom were new. Now they won't have the chance to establish team chenistry.

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Oh please. These are grown men (most of whom have been playing with each other for a few years now, anyway).

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And what if one of them gets hurt? I'd never forgive Bud Selig if that happened, if his stupid World BS Classic lost the Mets the World Series

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Considering how much like exhibition games the WBC games are conducted, they'd have just as much of a chance of injuring themselves in regular spring training.

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I'd never forgive Bud Selig if that happened, if his stupid World BS Classic lost the Mets the World Series

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Yeah, I can't believe what Selig did: going around to players' houses in the off season, putting a gun to their heads, and forcing them to play in the WBC. None of these guys wanted to play in this tournament, they wanted to be at spring training building team chemistry. Stupid Selig!

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Originally Posted by HoustonGM

Oh please. These are grown men (most of whom have been playing with each other for a few years now, anyway).


Considering how much like exhibition games the WBC games are conducted, they'd have just as much of a chance of injuring themselves in regular spring training.

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I'd rather they injure themselves in ST then for some BS that doesn't matter at all in the long run.

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I'd rather they injure themselves in ST then for some BS that doesn't matter at all in the long run.

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Um that really makes sense