WBC game threads and catch-all

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Alexei due up 3rd for 9th inning

[caulfield12]

Alek Thomas/father (team athletic trainer)

Jose and Joseph Contreras in crowd

 

Sox connections

Team USA holds on

 

Mets' McLean tmrw vs. Italy

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[caulfield12]

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/03/04/baseball/japanese-baseball/netflix-wbc-traditions/

 

Netflix is basically trying to force all of Japan to subscribe to Netflix Japan services since WBC games have always been carried on traditional free/antenna tv.

Of course that means a rights fee of 10-15 billion yen...$63.5-$100 million USD.

(Remember all the newly-negotiate MLB tv deals only equal $550 million per year.)

"Ohtani’s performance last time really got everyone fired up, but my excitement has dropped a lot now that it seems we can’t watch,” said the 72 year-old. He usually relies on his two sons, who live near Tokyo, for tech support, but they’re too far away to help him set up his TV."

"Streaming has opened up the space for more bidders to seek sport telecasting,” said Andrew Zimbalist, a professor emeritus of economics at Smith College in Massachusetts. "But as streaming services expand, traditional broadcasters lose market share and ability to cast high bids.”

 

 

Hiroto Takahashi at 96 mph in the first inning against Czechia.

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[caulfield12]

x.com/BaseballAmerica/status/2028983764362121586&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiJ9-iBjZWTAxVlJkQIHZzQOGIQFnoECBYQAg&usg=AOvVaw3P3HYjkZfRws3i-p0D_tvI

 

 

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[caulfield12]

Japan sitting Ohtani Kondoh Genda/Maki  and  S.Suzuki vs. Czechia   

Avoiding another Ohtani k vs. junkballer Sartoria lol?

 

Mune hitting third/Yoshida 4th/Okamoto 5th

 

Sato another opposite field double...playing RF

Mune off balance but still pulled it to deep rcf warning track

99.3 ev 382 feet 

 

Murakami 2/17 in Japan so far

 

 

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[caulfield12]

Mune GO 2/12  2/18 overall

Okamoto hit a double to LF that almost went out

Japan still scoreless after 11 outs against Shingo Takatsu's equivalent

68 mph frisbee pitch to Mune

0-0 through 4  Takahashi dominant   has given up a couple of singles but never in trouble

Mune K's on another slider

0/3  (2/13  2/19)

still 0-0

 

Satoria Czech pitcher story of this one

 

Murakami k'd again at 90 mph

0/4  2/14 2/20

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