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WBC SF#2 IGT: Japan vs. Korea (Third time's the charm)
Willets Point Mar 18 2006 10:17 PM |
Can Korea remain undefeated and beat Japan for the third time?
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metirish Mar 18 2006 10:24 PM |
Seo now sporting glasses , Ichiro with the first hit, then steals second.
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Willets Point Mar 18 2006 10:27 PM |
I love listening to Miller & Morgan pronounce Asian names.
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Willets Point Mar 18 2006 11:01 PM |
Awesome DP gets Korea out of a jam.
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metirish Mar 18 2006 11:07 PM |
That was a great play,I am loving this WBC.
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Johnny Dickshot Mar 18 2006 11:09 PM |
Gotta love the matte finish on the Japan batting helmets.
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metirish Mar 18 2006 11:11 PM |
Yeah that's cool, the Japanese jerseys look like the Braves ones so I am shouting for Korea.
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Willets Point Mar 18 2006 11:18 PM |
And Korea's caps look like they were made for a beer-league softball team. You've got to love that.
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metirish Mar 18 2006 11:18 PM |
What a catch in by the Japanese left fielder.....I mean WOW.
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Willets Point Mar 18 2006 11:21 PM |
Korea hits 'em deep to left, right, and center all for long outs.
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Willets Point Mar 18 2006 11:47 PM |
The hits keep on coming, balls flying out of the yard and runners crossing home plate for both sides.
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metirish Mar 18 2006 11:51 PM |
I tell ya what,I wish Seo was on our team......he can pitch.
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metirish Mar 18 2006 11:53 PM |
Kim now pitching for Korea, Miller and Morgan talking about his two meltdowns versus the evil empire.......yeah but they still won as Morgan pointed out.
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metirish Mar 18 2006 11:57 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Mar 18 2006 11:58 PM |
Holy shit, a two run A-Bomb form the pinch hitter...Kim again gives it up....and now he drills the next hitter..to late mate.
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Willets Point Mar 18 2006 11:57 PM |
And he allows a two-run homer to Japan's pinch-hitter.
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Willets Point Mar 19 2006 12:02 AM |
Ground rule double plates another run for Japan.
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SI Metman Mar 19 2006 12:02 AM |
He's pitching like it's 2001. He's the Korean Benitez!!!
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metirish Mar 19 2006 12:04 AM |
That's cold SI Metman.......but yeah he blew it.....
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SI Metman Mar 19 2006 12:05 AM |
come on, someone had to say it.
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metirish Mar 19 2006 12:07 AM |
No doubt someone had to say it, but I think Kim is worse that Armando in big games...
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Willets Point Mar 19 2006 12:11 AM |
If Japan holds on to win, the number of Major League Baseball players who could appear in the final would be 1.
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metirish Mar 19 2006 12:12 AM |
Looks like it will be Cuba V Japan in the final.....I will be shouting for Cuba.."El Presidente" all the way.
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metirish Mar 19 2006 12:15 AM |
Japan bats around in this inning, Ichiro is amazing tonight, Sadahar Oh looks like a genius with his moves in this game.
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Rotblatt Mar 19 2006 12:21 AM |
What a great game.
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Rotblatt Mar 19 2006 12:29 AM |
Tamura just crushes one to left center field.
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metirish Mar 19 2006 12:29 AM |
Well another homer for Japan....they are peaking , still I would not count Cuba out, one game Sunday who knows what will happen.
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Rotblatt Mar 19 2006 12:49 AM |
You're totally right, but I've got a feeling about Japan.
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metirish Mar 19 2006 12:54 AM |
yeah a rain delay in SD, who knew?.....I get the feeling that the next time this is played it will be even better....just a few tweaks are needed is all.
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metsmarathon Mar 19 2006 01:23 AM |
maybe the assumption that the best baseball players in the owrld play in the major leagues, is not really such a valid assumption after all.
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Willets Point Mar 19 2006 01:47 AM |
Japan's in the final.
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Johnny Dickshot Mar 19 2006 09:38 AM |
You'd think things could've different had the rules not been protecting Jae Seo.
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smg58 Mar 19 2006 01:04 PM |
I think you'd have to move it to December or January next time.
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metirish Mar 19 2006 02:48 PM |
Anyone know what station the final is on, checking the listings on ESPN I can't find it.
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SI Metman Mar 19 2006 05:00 PM |
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The game is tomorrow night on ESPN at 9 PM.
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Zvon Mar 19 2006 10:24 PM |
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I agree with this 100%.
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metirish Mar 19 2006 10:45 PM |
Not a chance of this being moved to November or December, I can't imagine a pitcher that logged 200 plus innings wanting to pitch after the season, and the players that didn't make it to post-season play would have been idle for 4 or 5 weeks if played even a week after the WS.
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Frayed Knot Mar 19 2006 10:53 PM |
I don't think there's a chance of that for several reasons.
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Willets Point Mar 19 2006 11:55 PM |
I don't know how to get past the FA/insurance thing, maybe the FA's would just sit out like a lot of players did this year anyway (remember this is a once every four years event anyhow). I think a November WBC would work well like this (using the 2006 calendar just as an example):
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Frayed Knot Mar 20 2006 09:34 AM |
Your sked has players who have been at it everyday from February -October signing up to be part of a national team from as early as Oct 10th thru the end of Nevember?
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Edgy DC Mar 20 2006 09:37 AM |
Well, you've had All-Stars regularly sign on for a tour of Japan right after the World Series.
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Frayed Knot Mar 20 2006 09:48 AM |
Yeah for about a week, not six.
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Willets Point Mar 20 2006 11:05 AM |
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They did four weeks this year, so it's not that much different. Maybe they'll report to camp later then. Anyhow, it should be noted once again that this is not an every day / every player thing but a once every four years thing in which about only 30% of MLB players will participate.
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Yancy Street Gang Mar 20 2006 11:24 AM |
I think it's actually once every three years. The next one will be in 2009.
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Willets Point Mar 20 2006 11:26 AM |
The regular schedule is four years. The first one was supposed to be in 2005 but they weren't ready in time so they had this year instead. 2009 gets the WBC on its regular schedule so it won't be in the same years as the soccer World Cup and the Winter Olympics in the future.
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Yancy Street Gang Mar 20 2006 11:28 AM |
Ah! I did not know that!
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Frayed Knot Mar 20 2006 11:44 AM |
"They did four weeks this year, so it's not that much different"
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cooby Mar 20 2006 11:45 AM |
Considering how hard it is to get some major leaguers to go play in the All Star game, I wonder how long they will be interested in participating in this
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Edgy DC Mar 20 2006 11:49 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Mar 20 2006 01:04 PM |
Well, beyond patriotism and bragging rights, there's always the idea of paying them enough to make it worth their while.
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Yancy Street Gang Mar 20 2006 11:50 AM |
I think that the Latin American and Asian players will continue to be interested. I'm not as sure about the U.S. players, though.
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Centerfield Mar 20 2006 11:50 AM |
Announcer: Warming in the pen is righthander Byung Hyun Kim and lefthander (some other guy who's name I can't remember).
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Frayed Knot Mar 20 2006 11:55 AM |
The reaction of the players is obviously the key to the long-term success of this thing.
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cooby Mar 20 2006 11:57 AM |
I'm sure it's more fun than spring training and exhibition games. It HAS to be.
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MFS62 Mar 20 2006 11:57 AM |
Is it just me, or did those Cuban unis remind you of the old Montreal Canadians' jerseys?
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seawolf17 Mar 20 2006 12:45 PM |
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No, the sales of tickets and jerseys are the keys to the long-term success of this thing. If it sells, then they'll play. And those ballparks looked pretty full to me.
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Frayed Knot Mar 20 2006 04:52 PM |
Well that too obviously.
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