World Baseball Classic 2023

[We Got The Whole 9]

USA can't actually win with that rotation can they?

 

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[UMFan83]

[17 Seconds]

nimmo hurting his knee in a spring training game is the perfect way to end the last few days of terrible wbc discourse

[Brock Beauchamp]

Stroman having a very nice game tonight for PR.

[UMFan83]

Stroman having a very nice game tonight for PR.

 

Also nice to see Nelson Velazquez hitting 3rd for PR and hitting a single, then scoring on Javy’s bomb. Past, present and (sort of) future Cubs staring for PR

[UMFan83]

On one hand Puerto Rico is the funnest team in the tournament. On the other hand Yadi doesn’t get to coach his country to a championship

[ChiCubsFan]

Yeah. Was rooting for Mexico just to beat Yadi. Assad dealing was fun too.

[cl smooth]

WBC is horsefeathering awesome and hell awaits anyone who says otherwise.

[Brock Beauchamp]

WBC is horsefeathering awesome and hell awaits anyone who says otherwise.

Frankly I'm shocked about two things with the WBC:

 

1. How much I'm enjoying it

 

2. How little I care about Team USA

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Daniel Bard needs to be deported.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

For those of you not watching, genius John Smoltz just said you can’t have an automated strike zone because “all you have to do is touch the line” as a pitcher, and nobody can hit it.

[17 Seconds]

that was awesome

[UMFan83]

that was awesome

 

Yeah that was incredible

[soccer10k]

that was awesome

 

Yeah that was incredible

 

A friend of mine texted me "oh shit Trea Turner" and I just assumed he blew out his ACL or suffered some other season ending injury. I was pleasantly surprised that what actually happened was the complete opposite of what I expected.

[Bertz]

[17 Seconds]

joe davis tonight, nice

[UMFan83]

Cardinal hits a home run off a Cub and I’m cheering. Weird.

[Bertz]

joe davis tonight, nice

 

He's so freaking good. Fox needs to find their baseball version of Greg Olsen though so that they can lock Smoltz in an attic somewhere.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Cardinal hits a home run off a Cub and I’m cheering. Weird.

I have never heard of him, but I tuned in just in time to see him pitch to Trea Turner. Yes, he’s a Cub.

[CubinNY]

Waino is going to get rocked this year.

[UMFan83]

Waino is going to get rocked this year.

 

Except for the inevitable 7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER performances against the Cubs

[bukie]

As someone who grew up watching Cuba dominate amateur baseball with their "special brand of amateurs"...

 

[UMFan83]

Would be great to have revenge on Mexico for the loss in pool play, but a game against Japan would be really damn fun. Anyone know who is lined up to potentially start for Japan?

[The SABR Gamer]

Would be great to have revenge on Mexico for the loss in pool play, but a game against Japan would be really damn fun. Anyone know who is lined up to potentially start for Japan?

 

I thought I heard them say Darvish would be the championship game.

[Brock Beauchamp]

It's baseball so any team has a chance on any specific day but... does Mexico really stand a chance against Japan tonight? I'm pulling for them but it's a long shot.