WBC: Japan Defeats Korea 5-3 (10 innings)

[Soul]

It was depressing seeing Oswalt suck and realizing he'll still probably pitch well against us during the season.

[Brian]

Is it wrong for me to find it funny that there are 8 people with the last name Lee on the South Korean roster.

[Sammy Sofa]

Anyone else watching? This is a fun game. The crowd noise is insane.

[Roast]

Anyone else watching? This is a fun game. The crowd noise is insane.

 

Wow - to extra innings we go. Yu Darvish couldn't hold the 1-run lead in the bottom of 9.

 

2-2.

[Cubswin11]

Anyone else watching? This is a fun game. The crowd noise is insane.

 

Wow - to extra innings we go. Yu Darvish couldn't hold the 1-run lead in the bottom of 9.

 

2-2.

 

With all the hype surrounding him coming in to the WBC he really hasn't helped himself out with his performance tonight and his start the other night in SD. Should be interesting to see when/if he decides to make the transition to MLB, I think he will either become an absolute stud or an absolute flameout but nothing in the middle. Does he ever pitch out of the windup? Or dose he strictly pitch out of the stretch? I haven't heard a reason why he has been pitching out of the stretch in the WBC since he is a SP.

[chuckywang]

This Korean team is scrappy as hell.

[Guest]

Ooof, right down the middle.

[manbearcub]

nice meatball

[Roast]

Ichiro likely just won the game. I have no idea why the hell they were pitching to him with 1b open.

[chuckywang]

Ichiro likely just won the game. I have no idea why the hell they were pitching to him with 1b open.

 

So obvious even Joe Morgan mentioned it.

[Roast]

Anyone else watching? This is a fun game. The crowd noise is insane.

 

Wow - to extra innings we go. Yu Darvish couldn't hold the 1-run lead in the bottom of 9.

 

2-2.

 

With all the hype surrounding him coming in to the WBC he really hasn't helped himself out with his performance tonight and his start the other night in SD. Should be interesting to see when/if he decides to make the transition to MLB, I think he will either become an absolute stud or an absolute flameout but nothing in the middle. Does he ever pitch out of the windup? Or dose he strictly pitch out of the stretch? I haven't heard a reason why he has been pitching out of the stretch in the WBC since he is a SP.

He's got the stuff to be a stud. That slider is marmol-esque. However, judging by tonights game his momentary lapses in control also seem very marmol-esque.

[Roast]

Darvish holds it this time. Japan wins again.

[Brian]

With all the hype surrounding him coming in to the WBC he really hasn't helped himself out with his performance tonight and his start the other night in SD. Should be interesting to see when/if he decides to make the transition to MLB, I think he will either become an absolute stud or an absolute flameout but nothing in the middle. Does he ever pitch out of the windup? Or dose he strictly pitch out of the stretch? I haven't heard a reason why he has been pitching out of the stretch in the WBC since he is a SP.

 

I seem to remember watching one of his starts where they said he sometimes pitches from the stretch in the 1st inning... for some reason.. might have been someone else but I'm pretty sure it was him.

[Guest]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko00JLOX_iw