― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 14 October 2005 17:11 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 14 October 2005 17:23 (eighteen years ago) link
― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 14 October 2005 17:31 (eighteen years ago) link
I read an article about Gagne gearing up to reutrn to play for Team Canada, much to the chagrin of the Dodgers.
― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Friday, 14 October 2005 17:50 (eighteen years ago) link
Assuming that you're not a MLB pitcher, that's smart thinking.
― Leeeeeeeeee (Leee), Friday, 14 October 2005 18:27 (eighteen years ago) link
Less than 12 hours after getting a message from Cuba that the Cubans would decline the invitation to play in the World Cup, the Cubans announced that they would participate. The announcement was accompanied by Fidel Castro launching a stinging criticism of Cuban players who have defected in pursuit of money. Fidel added that the defections had not diminished the quality of baseball on the island and asserted that for every player who left, ten more take their places.
We will await word on who the Cubans send to the World Cup. It is not certain that he will send the best players in the 16-team Cuban league. According to my Cuban friends, the National Series will not be interrupted by the World Cup. In fact, the tournament takes place over the final days of the regular season in Cuba, which is slated to end on March 12th.
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 1 December 2005 22:15 (eighteen years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 14 December 2005 00:24 (eighteen years ago) link
― Obsessing over the unobtainable and nonexistent. (Leee), Wednesday, 14 December 2005 00:32 (eighteen years ago) link
― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 14 December 2005 00:38 (eighteen years ago) link
― Obsessing over the unobtainable and nonexistent. (Leee), Wednesday, 14 December 2005 00:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― tylero (tylero), Thursday, 15 December 2005 03:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― j blount (papa la bas), Thursday, 15 December 2005 03:59 (eighteen years ago) link
it's not really a true competition w/o cuba. btw...the netherlands? is it safe to presume that there are pretty much no dudes from the continent on the team and it's all guys from the antilles and surinam?
― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Thursday, 15 December 2005 14:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 15 December 2005 16:40 (eighteen years ago) link
― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 15 December 2005 16:43 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 15 December 2005 16:49 (eighteen years ago) link
i can only hope that win remmerswaal re-surfaces. he was a reliever with the bosox in the early 80's who had a lot of success at pawtucket then one year he never showed up for spring training. sox couldn't find him, his agent couldn't find him, everyone assumed he just went back to the netherlands. he had this scrunched up face with a fruity little mustache that made him look like clayton from the robert guillome vehicle Benson.
― kt... (kt...), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:09 (eighteen years ago) link
i thought aruba WAS part of the netherlands antilles? if not, i meant dutch holdings in the carribean.
oh, well. all bet that italian team is SWEET! can i get a lou merloni, please?
― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Thursday, 15 December 2005 17:34 (eighteen years ago) link
As for the Nederlanders: don't forget Rikkert Faneyte!
― Obsessing over the unobtainable and nonexistent. (Leee), Thursday, 15 December 2005 19:09 (eighteen years ago) link
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 15 December 2005 19:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 15 December 2005 20:48 (eighteen years ago) link
hensley "bam bam" meulens!
― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Thursday, 15 December 2005 21:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― ojitarian (ojitarian), Friday, 16 December 2005 00:34 (eighteen years ago) link
COCKPUNCH
― maura (maura), Friday, 16 December 2005 02:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 16 December 2005 02:52 (eighteen years ago) link
― maura (maura), Friday, 16 December 2005 02:53 (eighteen years ago) link
http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/58869.htm
― maura (maura), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:41 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 16 December 2005 21:52 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dave B (daveb), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 15:48 (eighteen years ago) link
― gygax! (gygax!), Saturday, 7 January 2006 17:17 (eighteen years ago) link
http://shop.mlb.com/category/index.jsp?categoryId=2164444
― gygax! (gygax!), Saturday, 7 January 2006 17:21 (eighteen years ago) link
I'm assuming that since these are all BP jerseys, the official ones will be a little more tasteful, but the caps mostly look like they ripped off the team logos from Baseball Stars or something.
― d4niel coh3n (dayan), Saturday, 7 January 2006 18:05 (eighteen years ago) link
― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Saturday, 7 January 2006 18:32 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jimmy Mod (I myself am lethal at 100 -110dB) (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Saturday, 7 January 2006 18:55 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jimmy Mod (I myself am lethal at 100 -110dB) (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Saturday, 7 January 2006 18:56 (eighteen years ago) link
--former Boston GM Theo Epstein, on the prospect of seeing one of his pitchers compete in the WBC in March (Boston Herald)
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 9 January 2006 20:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 9 January 2006 21:43 (eighteen years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 9 January 2006 23:12 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 18 January 2006 16:36 (eighteen years ago) link
http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news;_ylt=AlGEe33IJPRH9NqpcSgRtNMRvLYF?slug=ap-classic-cuba&prov=ap&type=lgns
― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Friday, 20 January 2006 17:10 (eighteen years ago) link
thanks, ofac.
― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Friday, 20 January 2006 17:12 (eighteen years ago) link
― Stormy Davis (diamond), Friday, 20 January 2006 20:39 (eighteen years ago) link
― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Friday, 20 January 2006 20:44 (eighteen years ago) link
― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Friday, 20 January 2006 20:55 (eighteen years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 20 January 2006 23:44 (eighteen years ago) link
With injuries a primary concern for many players and major league teams, the WBC has implemented strict pitch counts for each round of the event, which will run from March 3-20.
Pitchers can not pitch more than 65 pitches in the opening round, 80 in the second round and 95 in the semifinals and finals. Both managers and the umpire will be informed if the pitcher is within 20 of the limit at the start of the inning, although he will be allowed to surpass the limit to complete an at-bat.
There are also limits to how often a pitcher can pitch. If a pitcher throws at least 50 pitches, he must take the next four days off and one day off if he has thrown at least 30 pitches or thrown on consecutive days.
There are no restrictions on position players. However, no more than 14 players from one major league organization - or 10 on an active roster - will be allowed to participate.
The WBC also finalized the parameters for a mercy rule, which figures to be invoked in the earlier rounds, when powerhouses like the United States and the Dominican Republic face lesser countries like South Africa and Italy. Games will be called if one team is ahead by 10 runs after seven innings or by 15 after five.
The designated hitter rule will be used and winning and losing pitchers will be determined much like the All-Star Game, when the number of innings pitched will not be a factor. All players will be tested under the Olympic drug policy although a positive test for the WBC will not count under MLB's new steroid policy.
The teams in the World Baseball Classic will be divided into four pools and feature round-robin play in each of the first two rounds.
The top two teams from each pool advance to the second-round, where the same format will be used to determine who advances to the single-elimination semifinals and finals, which will be held at Petco Park in San Diego from March 18-20. Ties will be decided by head-to-head record in each round.
Japan will host the opening round in Pool A, which also includes Korea, China and Chinese Taipei, from March 3-6.
The top two finishers will travel to the United States for the second round to face the qualifiers from Pool B, which includes Team USA, beginning March 13.
Pool B also consists of Canada, Mexico and South Africa and will play in Arizona.
Puerto Rico will host Pool C, which also includes teams from the Netherlands, Panama and Cuba.
Pool D will be occupied by Australia, the Dominican Republic, Italy and Venezuela and play in Florida.
The WBC will be held again in 2009 and every four years thereafter.
― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Friday, 27 January 2006 01:14 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jimmy Mod (I myself am lethal at 100 -110dB) (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Friday, 27 January 2006 01:21 (eighteen years ago) link
― maura (maura), Friday, 27 January 2006 15:03 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Friday, 27 January 2006 15:21 (eighteen years ago) link
seems a little unfair they have to play again tomorrow
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 19 March 2023 03:07 (one year ago) link
ts: daniel bard vs martin perez
― mookieproof, Sunday, 19 March 2023 04:50 (one year ago) link
RANDY AROZARENA. đNo hay mĂĄs. pic.twitter.com/RXfT2ijRAo— Playdoit MĂ©xico (@playdoitmexico) March 21, 2023
― Andy K, Tuesday, 21 March 2023 00:40 (one year ago) link
WHAT AN END
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 21 March 2023 02:51 (one year ago) link
heartbreaker
― The Terroir of Tiny Town (WmC), Tuesday, 21 March 2023 02:53 (one year ago) link
God damn this has been great, sorry it has to end
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 21 March 2023 04:17 (one year ago) link
That was one of the best games I've ever watched.
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 21 March 2023 04:31 (one year ago) link
lfg Team Japan
― papal hotwife (milo z), Tuesday, 21 March 2023 05:16 (one year ago) link
so uhhh why isn't regular MLB like this??
― frogbs, Tuesday, 21 March 2023 16:01 (one year ago) link
I was pulling for Mexico last night but I can't deny this has the makings of a classic final, go USA!
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 21 March 2023 16:39 (one year ago) link
my gf is leaving town for a while late tonight, and we are scrambling trying to find a restaurant or bar that might be showing the final that's near the train station (this seems to be impossible)
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 21 March 2023 17:05 (one year ago) link
what about Real Sports?
― francisF, Tuesday, 21 March 2023 17:13 (one year ago) link
Leafs (barf)
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 21 March 2023 17:17 (one year ago) link
Doc Ellis is. But nowhere near the station
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 21 March 2023 17:30 (one year ago) link
hey i didnât say itâd be pleasant to be in there lol
― francisF, Tuesday, 21 March 2023 17:35 (one year ago) link
I haven't watched any of these games and was getting excited about tuning in tonight until I realized it's on Fox Sports
John Smoltz, you were my hero when you pitched for the Barves, but god DAMN man could you PLEASE shut the fuck UP
― Brad C., Tuesday, 21 March 2023 18:27 (one year ago) link
Update: watching at hoops
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 21 March 2023 23:27 (one year ago) link
Sitting in the âJapanâ section - so this will be fun
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 21 March 2023 23:28 (one year ago) link
Schwarbomb
― frogbs, Wednesday, 22 March 2023 02:16 (one year ago) link
So - Ohtani innthe 9th?!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 22 March 2023 02:19 (one year ago) link
ohtani vs trout should be fun
― it's a new day in the international landscape (z_tbd), Wednesday, 22 March 2023 02:37 (one year ago) link
Another amazing ending
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 22 March 2023 02:46 (one year ago) link
was hoping they'd meet in the middle and hug like on that hockey episode of the Simpsons
― frogbs, Wednesday, 22 March 2023 02:57 (one year ago) link
That was a good game but imho the Mexico game had a bit of everything any real baseball fan could ask for.
Also, not looking forward to the incoming hazing for the next couple weeks haha. Already getting taunted 3.5 days before arrival.
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 22 March 2023 04:08 (one year ago) link
Ohtani and Trout going back to lose 92 games with the Angels after the most exciting game of their lives pic.twitter.com/MmHwXxh2pI— Richard Staff (@RichardStaff) March 22, 2023
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Wednesday, 22 March 2023 07:22 (one year ago) link
what a ninth!!!
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 22 March 2023 23:06 (one year ago) link
also just want to say i love schwarbs so much.but man ohtani. fuckin a. the dream.
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 22 March 2023 23:07 (one year ago) link
While Sandy Koufax was striking out Willie Mays last night in the AB of the century, I was sitting with my brother-in-law at a G League basketball game--I'd gotten us tickets for his birthday--watching the Raptors 905 try to secure a 15-15 record in their last game of the season. They did. It was thrilling.
― clemenza, Thursday, 23 March 2023 01:24 (one year ago) link
lol are you really shitting on that at-bat
i mean i'm happy that you had a good time at a basketball game but read the room dog
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 23 March 2023 07:11 (one year ago) link
Look at this legend.
The country has also fallen in love with Nootbaarâs pepper-grinder celebration, a move nearly every Japan player now does after big plays. Pepper-grinder sales in the nation have actually increased by 15% over the past few days. Fans bring them to the ballpark or shake them at sports bars while tuned into the WBC.
The MLB Japan store has Ohtani & Nootbaar Pepper Mill t-shirts https://t.co/28b1w8DxVU#STLCards #WorldBaseballClassic #GrindThePepper pic.twitter.com/JPcMRQJObU— Dan Chibnall (@bookowl) March 19, 2023
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Thursday, 23 March 2023 07:51 (one year ago) link
Tracer: I thought the self-deprecation was obvious there. I'll include emojis and arrows next time, promise.
― clemenza, Thursday, 23 March 2023 11:58 (one year ago) link
no need! the sarcasm on âAB of the centuryâ came across loud and clear!
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 23 March 2023 12:20 (one year ago) link
That was not meant sarcastically at all. Surprised I have to explain this, not surprised you'd feel the need to make an issue of it.
― clemenza, Thursday, 23 March 2023 12:27 (one year ago) link
well i'm surprised and delighted you consider that the AB of the century. it was pretty great.
in other news how good was Yoshida?? most ribbies in the tournament. looking forward to watching him out in from of the Monster with his flashy throws back to the infield.
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 23 March 2023 13:17 (one year ago) link
The Red Sox Instagram has been posting highlights of him all tournament along with all their other guys on teams! Incidentally, I thought of you when I saw that someone in one of the games had no hits but an orr bee eye on account of having hit a sac fly.
― limb tins & cum (gyac), Thursday, 23 March 2023 13:22 (one year ago) link