World Baseball Classic thread

[Stangstag]

What a f***ing waste of an at bat

[Laika]

Decades of hair dye have seeped into Ernie Whitt's brain and he's now calling for bunts in the 4th inning in a must win game

 

that might have been Otto?

[Laika]

******** strike 2 call anyway

 

Sanmartin has legit stuff though

[Terminator]

that might have been Otto?

 

It's possible but on the broadcast I'm watching Buck Martinez pointed out that a bunt was likely coming after the baserunners met Larry Walker at first base for a pow wow.

[Terminator]

******** strike 2 call anyway

 

Sanmartin has legit stuff though

 

Yeah he pitched okay out of the Reds BP last year I believe. Horrible as a SP but okay as a RP.

[Terminator]

Canada and Colombia seem evenly matched. I'm guessing Colombia's issue is also pitching, like Canada's?

 

Their bats might be better than ours. A bit deeper.

 

Yeah the rosters seem similar. I don't know why but I trust all these latino arms on their staff more than I trust Canada's. arms.

[Laika]

Yeah the rosters seem similar. I don't know why but I trust all these latino arms on their staff more than I trust Canada's. arms.

 

AAA arms vs A arms + beer league arms

[Stangstag]

Freeman out of the game lol. Dude packed up and went home

[Laika]

did they say why Freeman got yanked?

[Terminator]

did they say why Freeman got yanked?

 

Nope

[Stangstag]

did they say why Freeman got yanked?

 

Hamstring issue. Probably done for the tourney i’d think

[Terminator]

Yeah they just updated. Said he has a "small hamstring issue."

[Grant77]

Zastryzny should get a couple of innings this game.

[Laika]

Build a statue for Noah Skirrow

[Terminator]

Hamstring issue. Probably done for the tourney i’d think

 

You underestimate his patriotism.

[Terminator]

Hoping Canada shells this Gomez guy

[John_Havok]

Hoping Canada shells this Gomez guy

 

At this point im just hoping Canada's pitching holds up. Skirrow was unexpectedly excellent and it needs to continue. This game is going to be tight and I can just envision all the beer leaguers coming in and walking the planet.

[Laika]

Curtis Taylor is pretty solid. Hopefully they can stretch him out here.

[John_Havok]

Apparently all pitchers from Colombia are lefties?

[Laika]

Apparently all pitchers from Colombia are lefties?

 

this is the other annoying thing about watching Canada baseball

 

every other team can just throw out their mediocre LHP and absolutely nuke our lineup full of milk bags

[Laika]

Denzel Clarke > Freddie Freeman anyway

[John_Havok]

Denzel Clarke > Freddie Freeman anyway

 

Dang right. Clarke went through both Low A and High A last year, Freeman didn't advance a single level.

[John_Havok]

f***... that really needed to drop in..

[Terminator]

Ernie Whitt should just tell the Mariners to f*** off and ride Matt Brash for the next 3 innings

[John_Havok]

Alfaro looks like John Kruk and Jason Momoa had a love child.

[John_Havok]

Close play but looks like he was out

[G-Snarls]

What does Canada need to happen in order to get to the next round?

[John_Havok]

What does Canada need to happen in order to get to the next round?

 

They need to win against Colombia and Mexico for sure basically, the tie breakers if they go 2-2 do not favour Canada at all with the 20 runs they've given up in the first 2 games

[Terminator]

What does Canada need to happen in order to get to the next round?

 

Win this game and then beat Mexico next is the short of it.

[G-Snarls]

They need to win against Colombia and Mexico for sure basically.

 

And for USA to beat Columbia I suppose? But that seems like a formality