3/7 DR (Colon) vs Venezuela (Santana and Zambrano)-Noon,ESPN

[MeatampPotatoesMan]

Nice D, Tejada. :roll:

[Jon]

And anyone who's seen Alou play defense knows he's not good, Kruk.

[Coach C]

Man, Colon is lucky the 3rd baseman fielded that. If that went by the 3rd baseman, that would had advanced the runners to 3rd and 2nd.

[CoolHandLuke]

I think Omar has been around long enough so as to not need much bunting practice during spring.

[goonys evil twin]

I just realized where this was being played. I like that stadium. I toured it once with nobody around. I know some think this should be in a larger stadium, but I think the smaller capacity can be very good. For one, it artificially increases demand, because people know how hard it is to get tickets those who are interested will rush to get them. Plus, it guarantees a good packed house atmosphere. I think the WBC would rather see 10,000 in a packed house here than 30,000 in a half full Dolphin Stadium. Short-term, sure, you probably could have made more money in a bigger stadium. But for the longterm, I think this is best. Especially since you have to play 5 more games in 3 days, which will all likely be lesser demand.

[Coach C]

And Colon gets out another jam.

 

Zambrano time.

[Balsa]

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[Coach C]

Hmm.. no Zambrano yet.

[Jon]

Quick inning, please.

[MeatampPotatoesMan]

now it's Z time.

[Guest]

Z coming in with one on and one out.

[Jon]

Z time.

[goonys evil twin]

Everytime I see Santana in a closeup I can't help but think he looks a little Asian.

[moorecg]

Xm is saying its Garcia...what gives?

[Derwood]

Zambrano is no longer smuggling a bag of flour under his jersey! Looking good Z!

[Coach C]

Horrible throw by the catcher. Good save by Omar.

[rocket]

Z has definitely lost weight.

[Jon]

Ooh. Nice sink. And Beltre should've been gunned down.

[Jon]

97 mph

 

"You can hear Zambrano grunting from up here."

[sweetpeteman]

Z looks really good out there.

[Jon]

Hahaha. I finally get to see Blanco's game winner.

[moorecg]

Ok...they figured out it was Z...

 

How little attention must these guys be paying if it took them 2 batters to tell the difference between Garcia and Zambrano.

 

They are now commenting on how much weight he's lost though! :D

[Coach C]

Seeeeruck you out!

[Jon]

I love you, Z!

[Laura]

Z!