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

[Brian]

Darvish done :(

[Outshined_One]

I've pretty much lost all interest in this game. Oh well.

[UMFan83]

0-0 with 4 BB for Fukudome. Wow, he must love being back in the Far East where 2 seam fastballs are only a myth.

[Wilson A2000]

Julio Zuleta is playing the WBC. So is Bernie WIlliams. Wow!

 

The coach of the Chinese team doesn't look Chinese at all.

[RedFlash]

Julio Zuleta is playing the WBC. So is Bernie WIlliams. Wow!

 

The coach of the Chinese team doesn't look Chinese at all.

 

I believe it's Terry Collins who is Chinese coach.

[Garwilly]

About 150 people are making a ton of noise right now.

[Sammys Boombox]

This will never happen, and I don't want it to, but it would be more interesting if there was some sort of 8-team tournament after the WS that was like Canada, Japan, Mexico, Venezuela, Dominican, Puerto Rico, and two different regional US teams, like North and South or East and West.

 

Again, there are so many reasons this would never happen, but I just think it would be more interesting than the WBC.

[Brian]

Fuku-watch game 2

 

1-4, run, 2 K, 4 LOB, 3 of which were with 2 outs and in scoring position

[Magnetic Curses]

somebody woke up tommy lasorda just in time for him to give some unintelligible rant about americans and baseball and then go back to sleep.

[Sammys Boombox]

The Netherlands is up 3-0 over the Dominican Rep. First inning, but still a big surprise. Of course, Ponson is pitching for the Netherlands...

[Brian]

Ponson survives the 1st inning

[Brian]

Dusty's gotta be a proud papa with his guy probably getting real close to his 60 pitch count after 2 innings.

 

oh and I'm really pulling for Netherlands, they've got Randall Simon!

[Outshined_One]

I see Sidney Ponson has managed to retain his svelte form after all these years.

[Outshined_One]

What, no mention of pot and hookers in discussing The Netherlands' history?

[Brian]

I think this is where DR runs away with it.

[Brian]

Is Pedro looking for a ton of money? We should sign him.

[Fro]

Marmol in now for the Dominican, but they're still losing 3-2 to the Netherlands. Top of the 9th.

 

EDIT: NETHERLANDS WINS! :-))

Edited March 7, 2009 by Fro

[cubswin2009]

USA losing to Canada again. Why is Canada the away team in Toronto? Odd.

[Mephistopheles]

God I want Peavy

[Andy]

Someone explain to me why Canada can hit Peavy but the US can't hit a junkball high-80s guy.

[The R-Train]

So Brian McCann hit a sacrifice fly to center field to drive in a run, and then Rick Sutcliffe wondered aloud if maybe taking batting practice with Derek Jeter helped McCann get that RBI.

 

Yeah, that's about all of this I can take.

[cubswin2009]

Votto :shock:

[Brian]

an NL Central team should sign this guy pitching for Canada, he's the epitome of a Cubs killing pitcher

[Brian]

Youk!

[SpongeWorthy]

Is the Skydome supposed to be a launching pad? Votto pulverized his homer but it seemed like Youkilis and McCann's homers carried really well.

 

And Thornton is throwing smoke.