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That 11-8 win against arguably the worst team in the tournament doesn't give me much confidence that Kanada can beat a proper team.

― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 18:52 (twenty years ago)

The Cuban game 1 starter only lasted 1 1/3 innings:

1 double (ground rule), 3 singles, 1 walk and a HBP

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 18:57 (twenty years ago)

The ground rule double saved his ass, it would have been 2-0 Panama.

And uh... the Cubans are not moneyball advocates:

bloop single followed by sac bunt followed by sac bunt

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 19:02 (twenty years ago)

Followed by a ground rule double heh.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 19:03 (twenty years ago)

I saw plenty of 'smallball' in Cuba. Japan was like that til the '60s or '70s, I think?

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 20:10 (twenty years ago)

When did Cecil Fielder show up?

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 20:45 (twenty years ago)

About 27 years after Oh did?

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 20:52 (twenty years ago)

WWW.LAUNCH.COM

― Jimmy Mod: The Prettiest Flower In The Pond (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 21:10 (twenty years ago)

(for those not watching, cuba up 6-4 over panama after an 0-2 fastball up the pike got skull-fucked out of the park)

― Jimmy Mod: The Prettiest Flower In The Pond (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 21:11 (twenty years ago)

Stubby Clapp just scored!

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 21:17 (twenty years ago)

Apparently Canadians hit a lot of triples.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 21:38 (twenty years ago)

Someone less enlightened would probably call the triple the Canada of hits, but that sort of nonsense is clearly beneath me.

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 21:40 (twenty years ago)

Yeah see I'm not sure bringing in Al Leiter is a good idea. . .

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 22:06 (twenty years ago)

Meanwhile the Cuba/Panama game is still going!

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 22:15 (twenty years ago)

Where is Steve Shasta to rip on Dontrelle Willis? Since the season hasn't technically started yet, should 5ER in 2.2IP count toward his pre or post-All Star Game record?

― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 22:27 (twenty years ago)

Okay now it is finished.

The US is getting killed right now.

(xpost) hahaha!

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 22:28 (twenty years ago)

Ha, Dontrelle's got some work to do in the next few weeks.

Will we see the mercy-rule invoked today?

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 22:28 (twenty years ago)

boomer sounds off:

"Bud Selig needs to resign. That's what he needs to do," Wells said. "He needs to resign and bring someone in who's capable of communicating with the players association and the owners, as well as the players, because there's so much hatred against Bud right now. It's a joke. Nobody likes him."

Wells, who estimated 95 percent of the players dislike Selig, was set off by a New York Times story where the commissioner ordered the Yankees to remove sign at Legends Field in Tampa that apologized to fans because players such as Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and Johnny Damon are not playing in exhibition games. All three, along with Bernie Williams and Al Leiter, are participating in the World Baseball Classic.

Steinbrenner has criticized the international tournament, fearing that some Yankees could get injured or become fatigued down the stretch.

"And he's entitled to that [opinion]. He pays a lot of money to these guys," Wells said. "If he needs to apologize to the fans, so be it. They get a lot of traffic down there in Tampa to see the Yankees. People want to see Derek Jeter. So if he wants to post a sign that says I apologize for [him] not being here, he owns the place. If Bud has a problem with it, tell him to go take it down himself. And then I'd re-post it again."

― maura (maura), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 22:37 (twenty years ago)

inside-the-park homer by adam stern.

― maura (maura), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 22:48 (twenty years ago)

What's worse: Team USA's defense or pitching? Tough call...

Games will be called if a team trails by 15 runs or more after it has batted in five innings or 10 runs or more after batting in seven innings.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 22:53 (twenty years ago)

Steven Goldman on his Pinstriped Blog:

I am not all that enamored of events that emphasize a parochial nationalism as a basis for competition, particularly when the rules allow for each team to have ringers, like Mike Piazza playing for the Italian team. Piazza was born in Pennsylvania. If he qualifies for the Italian team, than every player in baseball should be eligible to play for the Olduvai Gorges of Tanzania. I understand the rationale behind this, but for me it detracts from the legitimacy of the event.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 22:56 (twenty years ago)

Jr. just broke up the shutout.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 22:57 (twenty years ago)

btw, adam loewen looked pretty good for canada as did bruce chen for panama. it's kind of ridiculous how many starters the o's have competing in this thing.

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 23:06 (twenty years ago)

8-6!

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 23:08 (twenty years ago)

Woah!!!

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 23:10 (twenty years ago)

I'm now hoping for an eight-spot so that this game can end with the mercy rule in the next inning.

― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 23:11 (twenty years ago)

revenge is sweet, eh?

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 23:31 (twenty years ago)

I don't recognize some of the US players. Brian Fuentes? Gary Majewski? Matt Holliday?

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 9 March 2006 00:01 (twenty years ago)

that's it.

― dan (dan), Thursday, 9 March 2006 00:12 (twenty years ago)

Hello NL West fan Alex:

Without googling:

Brian Fuentes is the closer for the Rockies (serious upside!)
Matt Holliday is the RF (upside? he could be the next Dustan Mohr... uh)
Gary Majewski plays in the midwest or in Canada

That's the thing about Fantasy Baseball, you can keep track of all this fairly easily!

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 9 March 2006 00:18 (twenty years ago)

;-\

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 9 March 2006 00:18 (twenty years ago)

Majewski is a short reliever for the Nats.

That's the thing about Fantasy Baseball, you can keep track of all this fairly easily!

OTM, that's the only reason why I would know something like this.

― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 9 March 2006 00:28 (twenty years ago)

Now back to the victory at hand:

http://www.generalbrock.com/level2/stanley.jpg

― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 9 March 2006 00:29 (twenty years ago)

O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.

With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!

From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 9 March 2006 00:31 (twenty years ago)

unacceptable.

btw...al leiter? are you fucking kidding me?

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Thursday, 9 March 2006 00:35 (twenty years ago)

Haha, Majewski is currently a Nat formerly an Expo, I get partial credit. Also Holliday is LF.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 9 March 2006 00:40 (twenty years ago)

Morbs - I believe the rule for the Word Cup (feetball) is that if a grandparent was from there, you could choose that team. I believe that's also the case with the Classic, and Piazza's grandpa was born in Italy so Goldman can spare me the sanctimony unless he wants to argue that the World Cup's rules aren't boneheadedly nationalistic enough for his tastes. it's been weird reading these American commentators tut at the rules governing what team one can play for -- isn't RECENT and often LIVING family history something to revel in, if one wants? What do they want, a microchip squawking the national anthem embedded in each infant?

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 9 March 2006 00:42 (twenty years ago)

Ernie Whitt is the Canadian manager, that is pretty classic. Fans in the stand wearing Ernie Whitt masks is even more classic.

I bet A-Rod thanked the good lord for that last out being dropped.

How about the Cubans taking down El Caballo twice with two outs and the game on the line? That is pretty impressive.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Thursday, 9 March 2006 01:19 (twenty years ago)

haha that happens ALL THE TIME to him when he plays on the brewers, dude is the epitome of non-clutch-osity

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Thursday, 9 March 2006 02:05 (twenty years ago)

I hope the US gets knocked out early so we never have to deal with this nonsense again

― Jimmy Mod: The Prettiest Flower In The Pond (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Thursday, 9 March 2006 02:47 (twenty years ago)

haha, you really think that would do it? Wellll -- naaah.

c'mon Trace, I think his general point was that Piazza ISN'T AN ITALIAN BASEBALL PLAYER.

I saw Lazo, yesterday's quickly-yanked starter for Cuba, pitch there in '04.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 9 March 2006 14:13 (twenty years ago)

Yeah I think if the U.S. loses it'll be more of a "NEXT TIME WE DREAM TEAM YOUR ASSES MUTHAFUCKAZ!"

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 9 March 2006 15:42 (twenty years ago)

I love how everyone is SHOCKED SHOCKED SHOCKED that the US team lost a game. Canada's team is a damn sight better than the Royals and they still manage to win 60plus games a year. And anything can happen in one game (although if South Africa beats us on Friday, I'll be surprised.)

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 9 March 2006 17:31 (twenty years ago)

What a satisfying game that was! Ima get me one of those Ernie masks!

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 9 March 2006 18:00 (twenty years ago)

Adam Stern's inside-the-park HR [Windows Streaming]:
mms://a1503.v108692.c10869.g.vm.akamaistream.net/7/1503/10869/v0001/mlb.download.akamai.com/10869/2006/open/wbc/topplays/030806_canusa_stern_iphr_350.wmv

Veritek's grand salami:
mms://a1503.v108692.c10869.g.vm.akamaistream.net/7/1503/10869/v0001/mlb.download.akamai.com/10869/2006/open/wbc/topplays/030806_canusa_stern_iphr_350.wmv

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 9 March 2006 19:12 (twenty years ago)

Stern can thank Jr. for that HR.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 9 March 2006 19:15 (twenty years ago)

I forgot how screwy that ballpark is.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 9 March 2006 19:23 (twenty years ago)

Meanwhile the DR is beating Italy pretty handily right now.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 9 March 2006 20:20 (twenty years ago)

OK Morbius, so the World Cup is fulla shit, too. Whatever man.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 9 March 2006 23:43 (twenty years ago)

I have thrown this to the snarling wolves of ILE -- world cup-ees who claim dubious provenance

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 10 March 2006 00:16 (twenty years ago)

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