Japan gets USA. Korea gets Venezuela
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Japan gets USA. Korea gets Venezuela
Yep, this is correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by OregonDuck1989
Does anyone know when the games are???
Are the semis Saturday and the Finals Sunday or what?
I should know, dammit, but I've either forgotten or never knew.:o
Semis saturday and sunday. Finals monday
Thanks OD.Quote:
Originally Posted by OregonDuck1989
Do you know which is Saturday and which is Sunday, or is it not yet announced?
I think the US game is Sunday.
EDIT: Yeah, US game is on Sunday.
Saturday comes first; I don't really think that they need to announce that. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by OldFatGuy
:DQuote:
Originally Posted by dps
Nice. I left that hanging curve right in the middle of the zone didn't I?
Man the USA team has been hit by the plague. The funny thing is that even though the media and announcers are talking about it being a blow to the USA, when you're talking about replacing people with Even Longoria and Derrek Lee and other all-star player that's nothing. The difference, if any, between Derrek Lee and Youk or Chipper Jones and Even Longoria aren't that big, especially in tournament style play.
http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/...vkey=wbc&team=
Great, Venezuela is going to lose now.
Now when Venezuela gets hit for 10 runs in the first inning everyone will know which team to hate :(Quote:
If the team from Venezuela makes it to the championship game of the World Baseball Classic on Monday, it will be a Mariners pitcher that helps gets them there.
It's go time, DONT BLOW IT SILVA!
It looks like Silva and Abreu are already in mid season form in the first inning...FAIL.
Umm... Bye Venezuela...
Assuming Korea holds on to this lead I'll be rooting for Japan in the next game. Sorry USA fans, but a Japan V Korea finals would just be awesome to watch.
Excited for the game tonight..
Go USA.
That was not a bad prognosticationQuote:
Originally Posted by 200tang
This tourney should replace ALL star weekend 1 year in 4 it would be better & promote the game world wide
BTW Korea WINS it all!!
Jon Miller and Joe Morgan calling this game..
Don't you mean Jon Miller and Steve Phillips?;)Quote:
Originally Posted by eggson27
According to Morgan, the U.S. will win on account of "mental toughness." He didn't happen to provide an analysis of the mental state of the Japanese team, but he has assured us that the Americans have the utmost of mental toughness due to a number of injuries to some of their players.
Better than Steve Phillips at leastQuote:
Originally Posted by Joe12Pack
Why is Oswalt still in this game??? He should've been out three or four batters ago, easily.
Davey Johnson has been AWFUL this tourney.....
Gah. Come on ump. That pitch was way outside.
Adam Dunn done did what Adam Dunn does. :( Streeeerike Threeee!
Yeah that wright ball was outside
Yes it was.Quote:
Originally Posted by ewing6
On another note.
When does the world ask the question that is bothering me.
What are the Asians doing that the rest of the world isn't?
Has Korea or Japan even lost a SINGLE GAME to a non-Asian team???
I know they both lost to each other, but that may be their only losses. (Sorry, I just don't know, not up to date on the whole tournament).
If that's the case, doesn't that mean that maybe, just maybe, there's something to be learned there?
Well they've both only had like 2 or 3 games against non Asian teams since the opening round for them was against only Asian teams.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldFatGuy
Man were toast:(:( Come Jeter get a hit and bring up Rollins to bomb one for the a 6-4 game.
Oh, you know what else I just thought of. Doesn't the WBC take place during Japan's season?
Oh, also, were there any players for either country that opted not to play? It seems like the players for those teams actually care more about the tournament than any other country so they end up with their best players and not just the best mixed in with the guys they had to use. Just going off the top of my head for Venezuela who had to send out Carlos Silva they could have used Santana or Zambrano.
No, their season hasn't started yet. Its just that they start their preparation alot earlier and they have all started around December/January. BTW, Cuba's season is going on right now and they stopped the season so they can play in the WBC.Quote:
Originally Posted by 200tang
Must have been Cuba I was thinking about then, thanks for the clarification.Quote:
Originally Posted by asianinvasion
The comeback is on.
NEVER count this team out.
The comeback is on.
You heard it here first.
I know this happened a while ago, but Adam Dunn..agh
Nevermind. While it was 6-2 when I posted that and it's now 6-4, Johnson just put in one of my Nats, Hanrihan, who wouldn't know the strike zone if it bit him in the ass.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldFatGuy
It is plain to me that the USA (or Davey Johnson) doesn't care about winning.
So no comeback.
And I'm reminded of something my late dear old granpappy used to tell me. If you aren't going to do something right, then don't do it.
If the USA isn't gonna take this seriously, then why do it.
I'll leave now.
Well atleast we made it farther than in 06 see ya in 2013:(
jeter can't throw
Throwing is the one thing Jeter can do defensively.Quote:
Originally Posted by ewing6
Aaaaagh! Jeter, you CREEP!
Is it my imagination or is this WBC going to be decided by the teams who actually showed up and decided they wanted to field the ball??
No, it looks like it's gonna be decided by two teams that practice as hard as they play and while I'm typing this the US have demonstrated an "interesting" take on baseball fundamentals, much like Venezuela last night. Ick! That was fugly.