Running 2013 World Baseball Classic Thread

Not the best Team USA start. Dickey getting pinched ... just what he doesn't need.

 

And he's getting lit up. 4-0 in the third.

 

Anyone surprised by how the U.S. is playing? Shouldn't be.

 

I don't know if I can say they're playing poorly, outside of Dickey getting tagged. Gallardo is sharp, and the US has made a play or two.

 

I'm happy for Italy. Whatsacominago? *with my fingers in the air*

 

I like this graph:

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/u-s--facing-international-crisis-after-losing-to-mexico-in-world-baseball-classic-074944266.html

 

Mexico and Canada in bench-clearing brawl. Those countries have never liked each other:

http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2013-03-09/world-baseball-classic-canada-vs-mexico-turns-into-brawl

 

Here it is: http://t.co/7BMQl4MhnL

 

In honor of this brawl, I staged a fight between a hat and a pair of shoes.

 

That was pretty wild, some actual bombs thrown there, unlike 99% of brnch clearing "brawls"

 

Almost worth putting up with another "shake."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_693329&feature=iv&src_vid=0445HMGAzA0&v=6CA5MScmMvw

 

US beats Italy 6-2 on Wright slam, now have all-or-nothing game vs. Canucks Sunday.