Probably shouldn't have played in those conditions. Definitely get some type of dome stadium for the final round next time.

Jon Morosi is laughable how he acts like this tournament matters other than being a showcase for baseball. It's fun, but it doesn't prove any sort of baseball world dominance. That's what 162 and the postseason are for.

Edited March 22, 20179 yr by flavum

Jon Morosi is laughable how he acts like this tournament matters other than being a showcase for baseball. It's fun, but it doesn't prove any sort of baseball world dominance. That's what 162 and the postseason is for.

 

I guess the same could be said about the World Cup.

I guess the same could be said about the World Cup.

 

Except you can't name more than a few non-injured international stars who have ever skipped a World Cup.

 

This isn't even the second or third best team the US could potentially send out there, particularly on the pitching side.

Except you can't name more than a few non-injured international stars who have ever skipped a World Cup.

 

This isn't even the second or third best team the US could potentially send out there, particularly on the pitching side.

Right, definitely not a fair comparison there. I'm happy for everyone that has taken a liking to it this year but it'll never be something I'm in to.

Jon Morosi is laughable how he acts like this tournament matters other than being a showcase for baseball. It's fun, but it doesn't prove any sort of baseball world dominance. That's what 162 and the postseason are for.

 

Well only for fans of the MLB anyway.

Of course, Europe in general and England in particular didn't take the World Cup seriously at all for a long time. England didn't send a team until 1950 (when they lost to the US). Why should they? They invented the game, of course they were the best.

This racist "play the right way" s*** is the worst. Is Brian McCann team captain?

 

http://deadsp.in/NqCpZWe

This racist "play the right way" s*** is the worst. Is Brian McCann team captain?

 

http://deadsp.in/NqCpZWe

 

UNWRITTEN RULES!

God I love team Puerto Rico, this should be a very fun game.

This racist "play the right way" s*** is the worst. Is Brian McCann team captain?

 

http://deadsp.in/NqCpZWe

 

What a bunch of idiots. I hope PR smashes the US.

This was easy

Yeah PR got the s*** kicked out of them. What a boring ass game.

Glad US won, but Kinsler better not be celebrating.

The only thing wrong with Kinsler's quote was "as opposed to the way Puerto Rico plays or the Dominican plays." Making it seem like what they are doing is wrong.

 

I personally hate when player's disrespect other players and show them up, but there is a middle ground between Javy Baez and un-emotional.

Just got back from Dodger stadium. I went to both semi-finals games, and the Championship game. I gotta say, it was a lot of fun. Those Puerto Rican fans are intense, as are the Japanese. So many instruments! The game tonight was just shy of capacity, and it was loud. I really hope the US win catapults the WBC to relevance in this country, because it was honestly a blast.

bombs ( are ) all the Sox pitchers have been doing all WBC.

Lies.

The peak of the tourney to me was the first inning of the Netherlands-Puerto Rico semifinal game. You had two huge plays from Yadier Molina to make the first two outs and the atmosphere was just insane. Then Wladimir Balentien, who it seemed like was able to win games by sheer force of will, hits a bomb and just goes ham and as he watches it leave the yard. That was the most fun, but somewhere Ian Kinsler was s***ting himself watching all that disrespect.

The peak of the tourney to me was the first inning of the Netherlands-Puerto Rico semifinal game. You had two huge plays from Yadier Molina to make the first two outs and the atmosphere was just insane. Then Wladimir Balentien, who it seemed like was able to win games by sheer force of will, hits a bomb and just goes ham and as he watches it leave the yard. That was the most fun, but somewhere Ian Kinsler was s***ting himself watching all that disrespect.

 

That was the best half inning of baseball I've watched in a long time.

The peak of the tourney to me was the first inning of the Netherlands-Puerto Rico semifinal game. You had two huge plays from Yadier Molina to make the first two outs and the atmosphere was just insane. Then Wladimir Balentien, who it seemed like was able to win games by sheer force of will, hits a bomb and just goes ham and as he watches it leave the yard. That was the most fun, but somewhere Ian Kinsler was s***ting himself watching all that disrespect.

 

That's also how you do it - don't like the emotion shown by the other team? Get them back, don't complain about passion.