Running 2013 World Baseball Classic Thread

[Armchair_QB]

You know you want it, *******!

WBC starts tonight with Australia-Taiwan at 11:30 ET on MLB Network. Chien-Ming Wang on the hill for Taiwan.

http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/index.jsp

 

[Captain Obvious]

You know you want it, *******!

WBC starts tonight with Australia-Taiwan at 11:30 ET on MLB Network. Chien-Ming Wang on the hill for Taiwan.

http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/index.jsp

Chinese Taipei, unless you want to start a war. Or an international hissy fit.

 

[ColdCat]

what are the odds on this thread reaching four pages?

 

[spikechiquet]

what are the odds on this thread reaching four pages?

Well, since I read it 50 posts at a time? Um...low.

 

[Knighthawk]

The four teams in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) are the Brother Elephants, the Lamigo Monkeys, the EDA Rhinos and the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions. Even with only 120 games in the schedule, you have to get really sick of seeing the same teams over and over.

Taiwan has used Chien-Ming Weng and Hong-Chih Kuo in the opener. Australia's using pitchers from Detroit's minor-league system.

 

[Armchair_QB]

And, surprisingly, Taiwan won 4-1. Netherlands beat Korea 5-0 in the other game in Taiwan.

Brazil put a scare into Japan, leading 3-2 before Japan pushed three across in the eighth to win 5-3.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

what are the odds on this thread reaching four pages?

It'll blow up if someone gets hurt.

 

[Armchair_QB]

If Jetes was playing we'd already be at four pages.

 

[HanSenSE]

If Jetes was playing we'd already be at four pages.

No, we'd have threads about every one of his at-bats ...

 

[YankeeFan]

what are the odds on this thread reaching four pages?

Well, since I read it 50 posts at a time? Um...low.

Holy Crap! I didn't even know this was an option until know.

Just changed my settings. Sweet!

 

[spikechiquet]

what are the odds on this thread reaching four pages?

Well, since I read it 50 posts at a time? Um...low.

Holy Crap! I didn't even know this was an option until know.

Just changed my settings. Sweet!

I streamlined a while ago...got rid of everyone's avatars and took the max amount of posts possible.

 

[Armchair_QB]

Barry Larkin is managing Brazil so even if Jetes was playing he wouldn't be the greatest shortstop in the tournament.

 

[spikechiquet]

Cuba went from being no-hit to leading very quickly. I was hoping Brasil could pull off a miracle...but it was fun to see them out there.

 

[HanSenSE]

Must be the nine guys in Brazil who don 't play soccer.

 

[Armchair_QB]

Japan, Cuba, Taiwan and the Netherlands have advanced to the quarterfinals already. Korea, which was the runner-up in 2009, was the odd team out on a tie-breaker with Taiwan and the Dutch.

 

[heyabbott]

Once Israel was eliminated, I lost interest. Anti-Semtic baseball. You're a traitor Selig

 

[Armchair_QB]

And to honor the passing of their president, Venezuela went out and lost 9-3 to the Dominican Republic tonight.

 

[RickStain]

Netherlands up 2-1 in the fifth on Cuba. That'd be a nice upset.

 

[Armchair_QB]

Netherlands up 2-1 in the fifth on Cuba. That'd be a nice upset.

Italy beat Mexico today too.

 

[Armchair_QB]

5-1 Aruba, uh, the Netherlands now.

And Cuba has hit into five double plays through six innings.