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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 (eighteen years ago) link

revenge is sweet, eh?

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

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 (eighteen years ago) link

that's it.

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

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 (eighteen years ago) link

;-\

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

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 (eighteen years ago) link

Now back to the victory at hand:

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

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

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 (eighteen years ago) link

unacceptable.

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

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

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 (eighteen years ago) link

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 (eighteen years ago) link

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 (eighteen years ago) link

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 (eighteen years ago) link

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 (eighteen years ago) link

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 (eighteen years ago) link

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 (eighteen years ago) link

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 (eighteen years ago) link

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

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

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 (eighteen years ago) link

Stern can thank Jr. for that HR.

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

I forgot how screwy that ballpark is.

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

Meanwhile the DR is beating Italy pretty handily right now.

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

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

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

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 (eighteen years ago) link

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 (eighteen years ago) link

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 (eighteen years ago) link

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

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

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 (eighteen years ago) link

I think this is gonna be moot.

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

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 (eighteen years ago) link

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 (eighteen years ago) link

That's astounding!!

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

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 (eighteen years ago) link

That's really depressing.

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

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 (eighteen years ago) link

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 (eighteen years ago) link

'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 (eighteen years ago) link

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

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

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 (eighteen years ago) link

Poor South Africa.

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

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

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

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 (eighteen years ago) link

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 (eighteen years ago) link

wow was that call shitty

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

nice to see Damaso Marte up to his usual tricks tonite

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

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 (eighteen years ago) link

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 (eighteen years ago) link

It was on ESPN2, I think.

That was a lame reversal.

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

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 (eighteen years ago) link

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