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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)

Haha it's controversial practice even in the World Cup, but I really like it. Usually the reason people play for these countries in soccer is because they might not make their home-squad, but it increases the talent pool for another country and anything which makes teams more competitive is aces by me. I just wants to see good games.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 10 March 2006 00:23 (twenty years ago)

I love that Cuba's DH is batting 8th and bunting. It's so cute. I wonder what Cuban players think about the concept of the DH.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 10 March 2006 00:35 (twenty years ago)

It doesn't bother me at all either (aka Alex OTM).

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Friday, 10 March 2006 01:24 (twenty years ago)

This afternoon I realized that after run differential, the next tiebreaking factor in Round 1 is TEAM BATTING AVERAGE. Jesus.

Assuming that USA crushes SA and ends up with a great run differential:

-- if Canada beats Mexico, they're in
-- if Canada loses to Mexico by one run (and USA beats SA by more than four runs, which is almost certain) then Mexico/Canada comes down to batting average (Canada is well ahead going into tonight's game)
-- if Canada loses to Mexico by more than one run (Mexico 6 Canada 0 in the third, ugh) then Canada is fucked unless SA can keep it close against Clemens and USA

― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Friday, 10 March 2006 02:07 (twenty years ago)

I think this is gonna be moot.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 10 March 2006 03:27 (twenty years ago)

As an A's fan it does NOT thrill me that Loiza was used for five innings, but the guy seems to be a horse so it probably doesn't matter.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 10 March 2006 03:40 (twenty years ago)

Jose Reyes TOOK his first 3 pitches of yesterday's D.R. game! Thanks, Rickey!

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 10 March 2006 14:09 (twenty years ago)

That's astounding!!

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 10 March 2006 14:38 (twenty years ago)

A nugget from the Prospectus annual -- Reyes made the all-time top 5 in outs made in a season last year.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 10 March 2006 14:40 (twenty years ago)

That's really depressing.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 10 March 2006 16:16 (twenty years ago)

But he's EXCITING! The NY media will continue to cream over him as long as he hits a triple every few weeks.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 10 March 2006 16:28 (twenty years ago)

Are the Mets still planning to bat him leadoff or has someone come to their senses?

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 10 March 2006 16:47 (twenty years ago)

'fraid they are. We can only hope he triples his BB rate. Management is obv aware of the problem -- they even mentioned it in official email spam last October! -- but whether they'll drop him to 7th if he doesn't suddenly become selective ... I just can't see that happening. Cuz sportstalkradio would be OUTRAGED at Beltran leading off.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Friday, 10 March 2006 17:12 (twenty years ago)

netherlands win, 10-0, in seven innings ... and shairon martis hurls a 65-pitch no-hitter.

― maura (maura), Friday, 10 March 2006 20:49 (twenty years ago)

talk about an economical outing ...

Q: What are the pitcher use limitations of the tournament?
A: A pitcher must:

* Not pitch until a minimum of four days have passed since he last pitched, if he threw 50 or more pitches when he last pitched;
* Not pitch until a minimum of one day has passed since he last pitched, if he threw 30 or more pitches when he last pitched;
* Not pitch until a minimum of one day has passed since any second consecutive day on which the pitcher pitched; and
* Throw no more than:
o 65 pitches per game in Round One of the tournament;
o 80 pitches per game in Round Two of the tournament; and
o 95 pitches per game in the Semifinals and Final of the tournament.

Note: A pitcher may exceed the maximum per-game limits in order to complete a batter's plate appearance.

― maura (maura), Friday, 10 March 2006 20:54 (twenty years ago)

Poor South Africa.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 10 March 2006 21:14 (twenty years ago)

What about China? They're probably worse than RSA!

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Friday, 10 March 2006 21:34 (twenty years ago)

Jake Peavy's getting tossed around like a ragdoll by Japan... 3-0 top of the 2nd. Ichiro went yard against him to start the game.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Sunday, 12 March 2006 21:36 (twenty years ago)

Japan loses 4-3 on controversial blown call:

http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060312&content_id=1346635&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Monday, 13 March 2006 02:58 (twenty years ago)

wow was that call shitty

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Monday, 13 March 2006 04:27 (twenty years ago)

nice to see Damaso Marte up to his usual tricks tonite

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Monday, 13 March 2006 04:28 (twenty years ago)

actually, it pains me to write that, I really liked Damaso (and met him one time!)

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Monday, 13 March 2006 04:28 (twenty years ago)

was the Japan-USA game on tv? i really wanted to see that, not this boring goddamn homo KOR-MEX shit on espn. shitballs.

― Milhouse is not a meme. But 'Milhouse is not a meme' IS a meme. (Adrian Langston, Monday, 13 March 2006 04:31 (twenty years ago)

It was on ESPN2, I think.

That was a lame reversal.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Monday, 13 March 2006 05:25 (twenty years ago)

Wow. That link now points to a new MLB article, which makes no mention of the blown call (as all the replays confirmed) which the original article pointed out. What a country!

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Monday, 13 March 2006 05:41 (twenty years ago)

I just read the MLB article -- the blown call is back in.

― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Monday, 13 March 2006 07:30 (twenty years ago)

Did if they mike Oh and his translator?

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 13 March 2006 14:11 (twenty years ago)

Here's an article which doesn't gloss over the blown call:

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=ArhTyBfDUnt7wfDvHLr1TesRvLYF?slug=jp-wbc031206&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Monday, 13 March 2006 15:18 (twenty years ago)

And for those of you who didn't get a chance to see what a bullshit call it was:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3Xq9HgNZXE&feature=Views&page=1&t=t&f=b

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Monday, 13 March 2006 16:07 (twenty years ago)

In English:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeY0qnDtbW8&feature=Views&page=4&t=t&f=b

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Monday, 13 March 2006 16:15 (twenty years ago)

Yeah I was wondering about the umpire makeup. Really lame.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Monday, 13 March 2006 16:45 (twenty years ago)

America doesn't have to play by the rules, did you not get the memo over the last six years or so??

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 13 March 2006 16:52 (twenty years ago)

MOVE TO CALIFORNIA OR TAXACHUSSETS, YOU AMERICA HATIN' LIBRAL!!!! lolomgwtf

― c(''c) (Leee), Monday, 13 March 2006 18:06 (twenty years ago)

last six years only, tracer?

― hstencil (hstencil), Monday, 13 March 2006 18:22 (twenty years ago)

And for those of you who didn't get a chance to see what a bullshit call it was:

I didn't see it.

That call was bullshit. A completely routine tag-up.

― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Monday, 13 March 2006 18:35 (twenty years ago)

America in "asshole of the world" shockah

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 13 March 2006 18:40 (twenty years ago)

c'mon, I'm assuming it was just a blown call in the worse possible situation (by a minor-leage ump, natch) until you guys come up with a Council on Foreign Affairs connection.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 13 March 2006 19:47 (twenty years ago)

Yeah I don't buy the conspiracy necessarily either, but 15 out of 37 umpires (and 3 out of the 4 in this game) is pretty lame. They can do better than that.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Monday, 13 March 2006 19:52 (twenty years ago)

i love searching for 'wbc' on youtube:

Day when baseball ends
Baseball to which umps authority is esteemed
Umps authority was lost on this day.
And, baseball ends.

This is a baseball birthplace.
Tags // baseball : WBC

― Milhouse is not a meme. But 'Milhouse is not a meme' IS a meme. (Adrian Langston, Monday, 13 March 2006 19:54 (twenty years ago)

Sheehan: "The event’s momentum was killed as the last two days of the Classic’s first round were unavailable on live TV in the U.S. I thought that was an unconscionable decision, given how exciting the first two days had been and how much I, personally, was turned around on the subject... It’s no secret why the games weren’t available; almost all space in the ether for sports broadcasts was occupied by college hoops. This is a big reason why the WBC needs to find a spot on the calendar away from March Madness, or at least its most insane period. Push it to the –bers, push it to later in March, but don’t broadcast two days of baseball and then take the event away."

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 13 March 2006 20:04 (twenty years ago)

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