i'm here for it
― z_tbd, Wednesday, 8 March 2023 04:11 (one year ago) link
Dude with the horn is getting on my nerves already
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 8 March 2023 04:15 (one year ago) link
he's grooving a bunch of slow-ass offspeed stuff down the middle - Cuba is going to go to town eventually
*airhorn*
― z_tbd, Wednesday, 8 March 2023 04:17 (one year ago) link
netherlands
jurickson profar, jonathan schoop, bogaerts, andrelton simmons, didi gregorious! i don't see them taking out japan or south korea in the elimination round but they might be ok!
― z_tbd, Wednesday, 8 March 2023 04:20 (one year ago) link
Dude was lucky to get out of that inning
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 8 March 2023 04:21 (one year ago) link
yeah, i predict the final score of this game is going to add up to at least 15
― z_tbd, Wednesday, 8 March 2023 04:23 (one year ago) link
Cuban starter who is a pitcher in Japan - looks *really* good
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 8 March 2023 04:25 (one year ago) link
I do like those Netherlands caps
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 8 March 2023 04:30 (one year ago) link
i do too.
cuba's blues, okay, but i dislike pretty much any uniform with a gradient on it. really hard to pull off unless it's a videogame
― z_tbd, Wednesday, 8 March 2023 04:33 (one year ago) link
the pitching coach for the netherlands?
BERT BLYLEVEN
― z_tbd, Wednesday, 8 March 2023 04:38 (one year ago) link
I guess it sounds Dutch?
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 8 March 2023 04:44 (one year ago) link
That was my first thought when you posted about how good the Netherlands' infield was--Honus Wagner's playing for them? I had no idea all those guys were from there.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 8 March 2023 04:50 (one year ago) link
I think the rules are a little more loosey goosey than just where you were born.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 8 March 2023 04:53 (one year ago) link
Truthfully, I didn't even know they played baseball in the Netherlands.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 8 March 2023 04:54 (one year ago) link
Ya there’s a whole euro league. I’m sure they’re about as popular as pro ultimate frisbee leagues are over here… but they exist!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 8 March 2023 04:59 (one year ago) link
xpthe team has players from not just the netherlands, but also west indian caribbean islands they colonized, like aruba and curacao
― z_tbd, Wednesday, 8 March 2023 05:02 (one year ago) link
Just came up with a potential, very obscure, fantasy team name: Newcombes on de Blok
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 8 March 2023 05:02 (one year ago) link
Oohh I thought that ball was gone
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 8 March 2023 05:03 (one year ago) link
lol, that xander bogaerts hbp was at least 6 inches away from his body
― z_tbd, Wednesday, 8 March 2023 05:06 (one year ago) link
Ya. That’s not gonna survive the challenge.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 8 March 2023 05:07 (one year ago) link
was able to stay awake long enough to see Netherlands take the lead and then i was out. glad they were able to hang on
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 8 March 2023 13:13 (one year ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/abRAN0G.png
https://www.mlb.com/news/cuba-fan-with-horn-at-world-baseball-classic
He jokes that he’s not only one of the most famous people in Cuba, but the entire world. The crowd at Intercontinental -- mostly baseball fans from Taiwan -- immediately took a liking to Avila. They cheered with him and, in between almost every inning, groups of people went down to take selfies with him.The players, of course, know him well (again, he’s always there) and he feels like this is a great squad that he could follow all the way to end.“They’re very good,” Avila said. “One of the best teams ever. Like the 1990s teams.”
The players, of course, know him well (again, he’s always there) and he feels like this is a great squad that he could follow all the way to end.
“They’re very good,” Avila said. “One of the best teams ever. Like the 1990s teams.”
― z_tbd, Wednesday, 8 March 2023 15:19 (one year ago) link
those in the US, how are you watching this?
― calstars, Wednesday, 8 March 2023 15:35 (one year ago) link
the fox sports website, using an ancient login from the brother of a friend of a friend
the usual free shady streaming options (sp0rtsurg3 etc) didn't have the first game, but maybe they'll catch on as the tournament progresses
― z_tbd, Wednesday, 8 March 2023 15:38 (one year ago) link
adam wainwright is starting game 1 for the US and it could get pretty ugly. however, i was completely wrong about my "15+ total runs in NED vs CUBA" prediction so who knows
― z_tbd, Wednesday, 8 March 2023 15:39 (one year ago) link
It was nice to see Cespedes again!
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 8 March 2023 15:43 (one year ago) link
it warms my heart to see that lars nootbaar has quickly became a national sensation in japan
https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/11lz47w/lars_tatsuji_nootbaars_signature_pepper_grinder/
― z_tbd, Wednesday, 8 March 2023 18:17 (one year ago) link
LARS NOOTBAAR AND HIS GRIND THE PEPPER CELLY HAVE GONE INTERNATIONAL 🐐🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/pIJuRCA9Cy— The Game Day MLB (@TheGameDayMLB) March 8, 2023
― z_tbd, Wednesday, 8 March 2023 18:27 (one year ago) link
on the one hand: yessson the other hand: never repeat the word “celly” again ever
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 8 March 2023 18:35 (one year ago) link
heavily otm
all caps celly is unforgivable
― z_tbd, Wednesday, 8 March 2023 18:36 (one year ago) link
wheel/snipe/celly ferda
also
Rik Aalbert Blyleven was born in Zeist, a municipality in Utrecht, Netherlands, the son of Johannes Cornelius and Jannigje Blijleven. His family moved to Melville, Saskatchewan, when Blyleven was two years old before ultimately settling in Garden Grove, California, in 1957 when Blyleven was five years old. One of seven children, his parents anglicized their names to Joe and Jenny, with Rik Aalbert becoming simply "Bert".
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 8 March 2023 21:07 (one year ago) link
apparently if you are eligible for citizenship in a country you can play for that team in the WBC
― na (NA), Wednesday, 8 March 2023 21:16 (one year ago) link
^untrue, i was flatly rejected by the US squad this year, again
― z_tbd, Wednesday, 8 March 2023 21:20 (one year ago) link
“Celly” is a hockey thing
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 8 March 2023 23:24 (one year ago) link
Also john axford looks like an old wizard what happened
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 8 March 2023 23:45 (one year ago) link
China having a difficult 4th inning
― giant bat fucker (gyac), Thursday, 9 March 2023 11:49 (one year ago) link
Naturally just as I say that they finally get a third out. Ohtani absolutely nightmarish for them.
― giant bat fucker (gyac), Thursday, 9 March 2023 11:51 (one year ago) link
woah - Italy just beat Cuba!
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 9 March 2023 14:55 (one year ago) link
wow, 16 walks on the Japan side of the box score in that game with China!
also, just ran across this, maybe it'll divert your attention for a few moments as well:
https://i.imgur.com/dkeR5Um.png
― z_tbd, Thursday, 9 March 2023 16:24 (one year ago) link
also i see that team USA was defeated by the Giants in their warm-up game yesterday, 5-1.
― z_tbd, Thursday, 9 March 2023 16:55 (one year ago) link
so is Cuba done, now that they've lost two? or do they still have a sliver of hope going into the game v Panama tonight (which you would think should be win-able)?
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 9 March 2023 17:14 (one year ago) link
i think they're not technically out of it yet but they are pretty much cooked.
First Round: In the First Round, the teams in each pool shall be ranked according to the percentages of games won in the First Round. The two teams with the highest such percentages in each pool shall advance to the Quarterfinal Round. If at the end of pool play in Round One of the Tournament, teams within a pool are tied with an identical winning percentage, the tie shall be broken in the following order of priority:The team that won the games between the teams tied shall be given the higher position. If three or more teams are tied and one of those teams won its games against all other teams it is tied with, then it will be placed in the higher spot. Similarly, if one of those tied teams lost its games against all other teams it is tied with, then it will be placed in the lowest spot....
The team that won the games between the teams tied shall be given the higher position. If three or more teams are tied and one of those teams won its games against all other teams it is tied with, then it will be placed in the higher spot. Similarly, if one of those tied teams lost its games against all other teams it is tied with, then it will be placed in the lowest spot.
...
*persevering air horn in the night*
― z_tbd, Thursday, 9 March 2023 17:20 (one year ago) link
i like the part of the televised intro when the voice goes "IT'S A NEW DAY IN THE INTERNATIONAL LANDSCAPE!!!"
― z_tbd, Friday, 10 March 2023 04:31 (one year ago) link
At 44, he is the second-oldest player in the WBC. He has a mullet, and sometimes, a gold tooth. He throws 75 mph.He is Kenny Powers, Forrest Gump, Paul Bunyan, Batman and Walter Johnson rolled into oneThis is the legend of Shlomo LipetzNEW @MLBONFOXhttps://t.co/NzBUPCqE95— Céspedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) March 10, 2023
― z_tbd, Friday, 10 March 2023 17:49 (one year ago) link
awesome
― calstars, Friday, 10 March 2023 18:56 (one year ago) link
not a great outing by sandy alcantara
― mookieproof, Sunday, 12 March 2023 02:08 (one year ago) link
EATTAIN
― Andy K, Sunday, 12 March 2023 03:22 (one year ago) link
We could watch replays of Ohtani's homer 24/7. #WorldBaseballClassic pic.twitter.com/IOmqVVj4E3— MLB (@MLB) March 12, 2023
― giant bat fucker (gyac), Sunday, 12 March 2023 14:56 (one year ago) link
uh, whoops!
https://i.imgur.com/pLoOb3A.png
Cuba and Italy advance
The tiebreaker that decided Pool A was: fewest runs allowed per defensive out recorded.In other words, divide each team's total runs allowed in pool play by the total number of outs they recorded on defense. The two teams with the lowest numbers advance.Cuba allowed 15 runs in its four games, and recorded 108 outs, resulting in a ratio of .139 runs allowed/outs recorded. That was the lowest in Pool A.Italy allowed 17 runs in its four games, and recorded 108 outs, resulting in a ratio of .157 runs allowed/outs recorded. That was the second-lowest in Pool A.
In other words, divide each team's total runs allowed in pool play by the total number of outs they recorded on defense. The two teams with the lowest numbers advance.
Cuba allowed 15 runs in its four games, and recorded 108 outs, resulting in a ratio of .139 runs allowed/outs recorded. That was the lowest in Pool A.Italy allowed 17 runs in its four games, and recorded 108 outs, resulting in a ratio of .157 runs allowed/outs recorded. That was the second-lowest in Pool A.
― it's a new day in the international landscape (z_tbd), Sunday, 12 March 2023 16:50 (one year ago) link
i'm not sure if anyone saw the US game last night but it appears that the team has decided to make saluting each other their "thing" for the WBC. worst
― it's a new day in the international landscape (z_tbd), Sunday, 12 March 2023 17:07 (one year ago) link