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Honkbal?
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This joke got old last WBC.
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New Concept Hole
Oct 10, 2012

東方動的

will_colorado posted:

Hu is at DH for Taipei.

Who?

Yes, Hu?

No, Who???

HU, GODDAMNIT.

You Know Hu :smug:

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R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


sammy

abelwingnut
Dec 23, 2002


this field looks really, really small

will_colorado
Jun 30, 2007

Ike Davis drive in 2 :O

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair
So MLBN shows the Taiwan pitcher's stats from the NPB and he has an 8.4something ERA. Then they call him the staff ace. :stonk:

R.D. Mangles posted:

team israel's mascot is the "mensch on the bench"


R.D. Mangles posted:

lol what the gently caress is this insne techno klezmer music

:jewish: METER IS PEGGED.

I just ordered myself one of these.

abelwingnut
Dec 23, 2002


this kuo guy is terrible

Popete
Oct 6, 2009

This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs

Grimey Drawer
Taipei is getting lit up. This dude is serving up some very hittable fastballs.

will_colorado
Jun 30, 2007

Abel Wingnut posted:

this field looks really, really small

I think it's the stadium too, not just the field.

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair
I was really hoping that Chien-Ming Wang was gonna be Taiwan's starter tonight :(

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


borenstein wearing the talismanic #18

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair

R.D. Mangles posted:

borenstein wearing the talismanic #18

You might say he's the life of the team.

Or his hopes for the team are חַי

EDIT: Haha, Lavarnway wearing 36! They should have made the whole team wear multiples.

abelwingnut
Dec 23, 2002


is this guy still the red sox's catcher of the future?

Popete
Oct 6, 2009

This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs

Grimey Drawer
Boy I sure hope Taipei has some good hitters...

Popete
Oct 6, 2009

This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs

Grimey Drawer
Poor kid, pulled in the 1st.

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


k.y. chen known for his smooth, frictionless delivery

UZR IS BULLSHIT
Jan 25, 2004
I really want to watch this tournament but I'm having a hard time convincing myself that this game is more worth my time than Zelda

Popete
Oct 6, 2009

This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs

Grimey Drawer
Throwing him the KYChen sink.

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


Popete posted:

Throwing him the KYChen sink.

:monocle:

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair
Good news for Taiwan is that Team Israel's pitchers are not exactly a bunch of high-control guys.

Popete
Oct 6, 2009

This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs

Grimey Drawer

This is what these games are all about. Bad name puns at the expensive of international minor league guys.

New Concept Hole
Oct 10, 2012

東方動的

Inspector_666 posted:

Good news for Taiwan is that Team Israel's pitchers are not exactly a bunch of high-control guys.

I don't remember Taipei having hitters in the previous WBC. Maybe a hitter, but that's it.

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair

New Concept Hole posted:

I don't remember Taipei having hitters in the previous WBC. Maybe a hitter, but that's it.

Also apparently Baker can throw strikes so what do I know.

Popete
Oct 6, 2009

This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs

Grimey Drawer
25 minute top of the half followed by a 3 minute bottom. This is gonna be a long game.

will_colorado
Jun 30, 2007

well, that was clobbered.

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


shalom, baseball

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair
https://twitter.com/JATayler/status/838961939036450816

Team Israel needs to make this a thing they actually do, immediately.

Joey Freshwater
Jun 20, 2004

Always playing with my meat
Grimey Drawer
I really wanna see Israel win it all

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair

Joey Freshwater posted:

I really wanna see Israel win it all

There's no way they can stand up to real pitching, but getting out of the pool would be pretty cool.

Looks like I might have to wear my hat again tomorrow.

will_colorado
Jun 30, 2007

we will finally get Honkbal really early tomorrow morning.

Joey Freshwater posted:

I really wanna see Israel win it all

a real David overcoming Goliath story.

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


why don't american baseball games have a brass band playing the entire time

LonesomeCrowdedWest
May 8, 2008
Is there any reason why I should be blacked out from watching Israel vs Chinese Tai Pei? I live in Canada..

will_colorado
Jun 30, 2007

:lol: double play

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


if krieger had just caught the liner and not thrown it to second to double the guy off, it would have been enough for us

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair

LonesomeCrowdedWest posted:

Is there any reason why I should be blacked out from watching Israel vs Chinese Tai Pei? I live in Canada..

Apparently the international blackout rules are completely ridiculous and nonsensical.

R.D. Mangles posted:

if krieger had just caught the liner and not thrown it to second to double the guy off, it would have been enough for us

Dayenu!

Popete
Oct 6, 2009

This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs

Grimey Drawer
And just like that the Taipei rally is crushed.

LonesomeCrowdedWest
May 8, 2008

Inspector_666 posted:

Apparently the international blackout rules are completely ridiculous and nonsensical.


drat. Anyone have a link to these rules? Has there been any change to regular season blackout rules? Will the Jays still be able to be watched from Canada? If not I just wasted a bunch of money on mlbtv! I guess I could get a vpn again but they're cracking down on that apparently

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair
I love that at least two guys on Team Israel have conspicuous tattoos.

LonesomeCrowdedWest posted:

drat. Anyone have a link to these rules? Has there been any change to regular season blackout rules? Will the Jays still be able to be watched from Canada? If not I just wasted a bunch of money on mlbtv! I guess I could get a vpn again but they're cracking down on that apparently

I meant just for the WBC, I don't think the regular season stuff is any different.

LonesomeCrowdedWest
May 8, 2008

Inspector_666 posted:




I meant just for the WBC, I don't think the regular season stuff is any different.

Okay, hope thats the case. The last few years I havn't needed a VPN so this worried me but I guess the WBC is a different beast altogether

AsInHowe
Jan 11, 2007

red winged angel
I hope the Israel team wins the whole tournament.

I also hope they beat Team USA.

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Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair


EDIT: Daamn this Orlan guy has gas and a cool arm angle.

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