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WBC: Round 2--- IGT Venezuela v. Cuba (3/12)

OlerudOwned Mar 12 2006 01:10 PM

Johan Santana starting for Venezuela (I'll keep editing the damn subject line 'til I like it)

OlerudOwned Mar 12 2006 02:52 PM

Cuba gets out of a bases loaded jam to cling to their 1-0 lead. To the bottom of the 6th we go, Santana is out and Giovanni Carerra is in.

OlerudOwned Mar 12 2006 03:01 PM

Heh, blooper time. Vizquel tries to field a potention DP ball, but it bounces right into his shirt.

OlerudOwned Mar 12 2006 03:02 PM

5-0 Cuba on a 3 run HR. It comes right after Vizquel goofs on a second potential inning ending double play. --- Make it 6-0. Back to back HRs. Giovanni Carerra kinda sucks today

Rotblatt Mar 12 2006 03:14 PM

This has been a pretty good game so far. Yesterday, the press asked Santana what he thought of Gourriel. Santana responded "To be honest, I don't know who that is." He was then told that Gourriel was pretty good, to which Santana responded, "We'll see." Santana working at around 90/91 mph for the first two batters, went up to 94/95 for Gourriel, who struck out in the first at bat. Santana went back to 90/91 after, until facing Gourriel again in the fourth inning, where he was back to 94/95. He unleashed three nasty changeups and a couple fastballs and Gourriel went down on a vicious changeup away. Santana is just a nasty, nasty pitcher and he REALLY wanted a piece of Gourriel. This Cuban team is pretty solid . . . Marti looked pretty good, with some nasty off-speed stuff. Laza looked good too--and he just fanned Abreu. Nasty. Horrible choice to bring in Carerra. The announcers are really getting on Sojo for not bringing in K-Rod or Silva or someone other than Carerra. WBC was a sweet idea. These games are fun to watch, and I really can't wait for Team America v. Japan. It'll probably be a blowout, but you just never know . . .

OlerudOwned Mar 12 2006 03:36 PM

Endy Chavez with a 2-run homer. Can't say I saw that one coming. 7-2 Cuba

Nymr83 Mar 12 2006 03:53 PM

that Lazo guy for Cuba looks pretty good....but why the hell would they leave him in with a 5-run lead when doing so removes him from the rest of the 2nd round (due to pitch limit rules)??