This dude Cespedes for Cuba is a monster.
― Your heartbeat soun like sasquatch feet (polyphonic), Tuesday, 17 March 2009 05:34 (fifteen years ago) link
Darvish tonight.
― Andy K, Tuesday, 17 March 2009 13:19 (fifteen years ago) link
Maglio Ordoñez explica el por qué él este 15 de febrero dirá SÍ a la enmienda
― Andy K, Tuesday, 17 March 2009 13:24 (fifteen years ago) link
First 15 seconds of this are more entertaining:
― Andy K, Tuesday, 17 March 2009 13:26 (fifteen years ago) link
all this mid-game bunting w/ 0 outs is WACK
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 18 March 2009 01:48 (fifteen years ago) link
PUR for puerto rico makes me lolz
also MLBTV calling the fake to third fake to first gayballs play as the Sutcliffe whereas YES calls it the Nelson. Fite.
― JtM Is Ruled By A Black Man (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 18 March 2009 01:55 (fifteen years ago) link
could MLB get some more sponsors? CALLAHAN, CALLAHAN
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 18 March 2009 01:59 (fifteen years ago) link
PAST A DIVING JETER
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 18 March 2009 02:35 (fifteen years ago) link
WRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT
Matt Vasgersian said he was having "a hard time picking the Player of the Game." Can you imagine if Jeter had 3 hits including the game-winner? They'd name the trophy after him.
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 18 March 2009 03:09 (fifteen years ago) link
Good game.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 18 March 2009 12:42 (fifteen years ago) link
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9348188/Team-USA-needs-Rollins,-not-Jeter,-at-short
― Andy K, Wednesday, 18 March 2009 13:13 (fifteen years ago) link
"past a diving Jeter" a+++++ username
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 18 March 2009 13:26 (fifteen years ago) link
at least jetes failings are getting some mainstream media traction instead of handwringing by BBP/HBT et al. I mean it's all valid handwringing but Joey from White Plains KNOWS WHAT HE SEES...
― JtM Is Ruled By A Black Man (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 18 March 2009 14:05 (fifteen years ago) link
maybe Joey will see the Yanks signing him as a part-time DH for 2011.
― Past a Diving Jeter (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 March 2009 14:10 (fifteen years ago) link
(thx Tracer, I owe you a drink when you're Stateside)
― Past a Diving Jeter (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 March 2009 14:11 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah, we've conquered the 'range = 0' battle and now we have to move to the 'value as a bat lim --> 0' battle. Whose who are better @ maths, feel free to correct that limit value.
― JtM Is Ruled By A Black Man (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 18 March 2009 14:12 (fifteen years ago) link
Joe Sheehan doesn't like double-elimination:
Are we all comfortable with this?Puerto Rico beats the U.S. The U.S. beats Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico loses to Venezuela and doesn’t play the Netherlands. The U.S. beats the Netherlands and doesn’t play Venezuela. The U.S. advances.If I’m the only one bugged by this, fine. I am bugged by it, however, and I at least want to put it out there......I understand the desire to play it out on the field, but a double-elimination format falls down when the quality of competition is as unequal as it is in these groups. There is a massive difference between playing Cuba and playing South Africa, the difference between a 30% chance of winning a game and a 99.9% chance.
Puerto Rico beats the U.S. The U.S. beats Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico loses to Venezuela and doesn’t play the Netherlands. The U.S. beats the Netherlands and doesn’t play Venezuela. The U.S. advances.
If I’m the only one bugged by this, fine. I am bugged by it, however, and I at least want to put it out there.
.....
I understand the desire to play it out on the field, but a double-elimination format falls down when the quality of competition is as unequal as it is in these groups. There is a massive difference between playing Cuba and playing South Africa, the difference between a 30% chance of winning a game and a 99.9% chance.
― He grew in Pussyville. Population: him. (call all destroyer), Wednesday, 18 March 2009 19:17 (fifteen years ago) link
Alex doesn't really care what Joe Sheehan likes.
― Alex in SF, Wednesday, 18 March 2009 19:57 (fifteen years ago) link
well, the commenters point out the other doable options seem worse.
― Past a Diving Jeter (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 March 2009 20:00 (fifteen years ago) link
the wbc just seems like something where it's better to enjoy it for what it is than try to make it what it can never possibly be.
― He grew in Pussyville. Population: him. (call all destroyer), Wednesday, 18 March 2009 20:01 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah I think it's great. My only complaint is that the MLB players seem pretty hampered by the time when it's being played, but there isn't much you can do about that.
― Alex in SF, Wednesday, 18 March 2009 20:07 (fifteen years ago) link
damn, the final on Monday doesn't start til 9:30 ET. What a time to start thinkin' of the in-park fans...
― Past a Diving Jeter (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 March 2009 20:11 (fifteen years ago) link
Not that I've gone to BP today or thought this out much, but...
When I am elected WBC commissioner/dictator:
Four pools of four teams play round-robin -- so, three games played by each team. Team with best record advances. Tiebreaker goes to team that won head-to-head. (Two games played at each location daily; round over in six days.)
After a travel day, four remaining teams play another round-robin, as above. Two top teams advance to finals. (Round over in six days.)
After a travel day, the finals: if one of the teams went undefeated in previous round, it needs to beat fellow finalist only once. Fellow finalist would have to beat undefeated finalist twice (in a row, obv). (Finals over within two days.)
Minimum number of games played by one team: three.
Maximum number of games played by one team: eight.
Tournament takes 16 days to complete, shorter than current set-up.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 18 March 2009 20:21 (fifteen years ago) link
sounds ok, but one travel day from tokyo?
― cathlamet wa (jergins), Wednesday, 18 March 2009 20:28 (fifteen years ago) link
OK, two.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 18 March 2009 20:31 (fifteen years ago) link
what do you do about three-way ties?
― He grew in Pussyville. Population: him. (call all destroyer), Wednesday, 18 March 2009 20:35 (fifteen years ago) link
anyone know Japan's starting pitcher tonight?
― Past a Diving Jeter (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 March 2009 20:36 (fifteen years ago) link
hisashi iwakuma
― He grew in Pussyville. Population: him. (call all destroyer), Wednesday, 18 March 2009 20:38 (fifteen years ago) link
It's Hisashi Iwakuma (if you mean do I know anything else about him, no.)
― Alex in SF, Wednesday, 18 March 2009 20:38 (fifteen years ago) link
he won 21 games last year! for somebody!
― He grew in Pussyville. Population: him. (call all destroyer), Wednesday, 18 March 2009 20:39 (fifteen years ago) link
Can't be a three-way tie in a round-robin pool of four, right?
But there could be a four-way tie, right? No one would win the pool. Each team in the next round would get a bye or 9-0 ghost victory.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 18 March 2009 20:41 (fifteen years ago) link
can't you have 2-1, 2-1, 2-1, 0-3?
― He grew in Pussyville. Population: him. (call all destroyer), Wednesday, 18 March 2009 20:42 (fifteen years ago) link
Of course you can. What was I thinking?
― Andy K, Wednesday, 18 March 2009 20:44 (fifteen years ago) link
Maybe they should make this a proper 16-team double elimination tournament played at Canton, MI's Softball City over the course of a weekend.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 18 March 2009 20:45 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah to me that's the problem with round-robin play, esp. when they're gonna have filler teams like south africa who will inevitably get hammered. too many ties, this isn't soccer, if you want to do round-robin correctly i think you'd need each team to play each other twice.
― He grew in Pussyville. Population: him. (call all destroyer), Wednesday, 18 March 2009 20:48 (fifteen years ago) link
xxxxxp Rakuten Golden Eagles is who!
― Alex in SF, Wednesday, 18 March 2009 20:48 (fifteen years ago) link
hah yeah i just looked that up, been around since 2004 apparently? good for them.
VEN/USA "seeding" to be determined by coinflip (the Twins love this method) in the event of a rainout.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 18 March 2009 23:08 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeesh
― Andy K, Thursday, 19 March 2009 00:09 (fifteen years ago) link
WHY ARE THEY PLAYING IN THIS?
― Andy K, Thursday, 19 March 2009 00:13 (fifteen years ago) link
Fidel, you old coot.
http://mathaba.net/news/?x=618809
― Andy K, Thursday, 19 March 2009 15:06 (fifteen years ago) link
"The Japanese coach ordered a bunt from the second – and without doubt first-rate – batter of the team, and as a result, presented the opponents with their second out.
I am sure that, for our experienced team, that would seemed an error whichever elemental way it is analyzed."
he's read Weaver On Strategy
― Past a Diving Jeter (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 19 March 2009 19:07 (fifteen years ago) link
Longoria to USA roster
― Past a Diving Jeter (Dr Morbius), Friday, 20 March 2009 16:38 (fifteen years ago) link
Oswalt named to start vs Japan
― Past a Diving Jeter (Dr Morbius), Friday, 20 March 2009 20:12 (fifteen years ago) link
Smart move considering he's the only dude pitching well.
― Alex in SF, Friday, 20 March 2009 20:14 (fifteen years ago) link
Morgan and Phillips on the same fucking telecast.
― Andy K, Sunday, 22 March 2009 01:03 (fifteen years ago) link
Chavez, no! Ravine, yes!
― Andy K, Sunday, 22 March 2009 01:08 (fifteen years ago) link
Chavez, no! Clay Tarver, yes!
― Andy K, Sunday, 22 March 2009 01:10 (fifteen years ago) link
WRESTLING
― Past a Diving Jeter (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 22 March 2009 01:15 (fifteen years ago) link
ESPN CLASSIC
― Andy K, Sunday, 22 March 2009 01:17 (fifteen years ago) link