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Rand alPaul
Feb 3, 2010

by Nyc_Tattoo
Hey it'd be cool if Team USA could take the first pitch. They're like me playing MLB: The Show.

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Sydin
Oct 29, 2011

Another spring commute
It would also be cool if they could not blow it.

e. Well done, drat that was a nasty pitch.

Rand alPaul
Feb 3, 2010

by Nyc_Tattoo
Neshek cool. I like this team and the guys on it.

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair
The Pirates traded Tito Polo the Yankees for Ivan Nova, it's cool to actually see him playing.

ROCK THE HOUSE M.D.
Oct 9, 2003

I've got a case of malt liquor stashed in the trunk, Mr. Marvin Gaye on the CD. We are gonna get all the way down.


JONESY

will_colorado
Jun 30, 2007

gently caress yes :patriot::patriot::patriot:

DrPossum
May 15, 2004

i am not a surgeon

will_colorado posted:

gently caress yes :patriot::patriot::patriot:

Sydin
Oct 29, 2011

Another spring commute
:911: :911: :911:

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
Hell yeah Adam Jones!

That was too close for comfort.

will_colorado
Jun 30, 2007

hahaha Morosi got the water dumped on him too

Strasburgs UCL
Jul 28, 2009

Hang in there little buddy
That was pretty cool. I could get used to this international baseball thing.

will_colorado
Jun 30, 2007

does that stadium in Jalisco have brown turf for basepaths??

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair
Where the hell was the CF on that play?

will_colorado posted:

does that stadium in Jalisco have brown turf for basepaths??

Yup, only dirt is around the bases/rubber.

Pancakes
May 21, 2001

Crypto-Rump Roast
Come on, Puerto Rico. Don't blow this.

E: Wow, Correa.

E2: Yadi saving us from a wild pitch on an intentional walk.

Pancakes fucked around with this message at 04:53 on Mar 11, 2017

Pancakes
May 21, 2001

Crypto-Rump Roast
YADIBOMB

Pancakes
May 21, 2001

Crypto-Rump Roast
Carlos Beltran's bleached facial hair looks like he was eating Cheetos out of a feedbag like a horse. I love you, Carlos, but bad call.

Rand alPaul
Feb 3, 2010

by Nyc_Tattoo
I thought Venezuela would play better than this. Wow.

Pancakes
May 21, 2001

Crypto-Rump Roast
Walk-off mercy ruled. Go, Puerto Rico!

Sydin
Oct 29, 2011

Another spring commute
Wow Venezuela got slaughter ruled.

Grittybeard
Mar 29, 2010

Bad, very bad!

Pancakes posted:

Walk-off mercy ruled. Go, Puerto Rico!

I've paid so little attention to this that I had no idea there was a mercy rule. I saw the dinger and went back to doing other stuff, then all of a sudden the game is over.

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair

Sydin posted:

Wow Venezuela got slaughter ruled.

I would not have guessed this would be the first mercy ruled game.

Pancakes
May 21, 2001

Crypto-Rump Roast

Inspector_666 posted:

I would not have guessed this would be the first mercy ruled game.

It wasn't. Australia yesterday.

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair

Pancakes posted:

It wasn't. Australia yesterday.

Oh right, duh.

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair
That was a pretty ugly slide by Freeman.

tadashi
Feb 20, 2006

Inspector_666 posted:

I would not have guessed this would be the first mercy ruled game.

Even though it wasn't the first it's crazy that a team with that lineup couldn't hit PR's pitching.

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair
:siren: Eric Gagne coming out of the pen for Canada :siren:

New Concept Hole
Oct 10, 2012

東方動的

Inspector_666 posted:

:siren: Eric Gagne coming out of the pen for Canada :siren:

He got squeezed like crazy against Solano if Gameday is at all accurate.

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair

New Concept Hole posted:

He got squeezed like crazy against Solano if Gameday is at all accurate.

He absolutely did.

Velo was mid-90s though.

Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

Emergency confection port.

Bob James posted:

There are multiple pitch count thresholds that demand more and more days rest the higher the pitch count. 30 pitches = 1 day rest. If you go over 50 pitches you need to rest like 4 days which means you basically can't pitch again for that round. Pulling Archer at 40 something pitches allows him to be used in a later game in the same round.

The Rays told Team USA to pull him at 4 innings.

goldrush
Sep 27, 2005

~~~No Worries~~~
Eric Gagne actually looking pretty decent, 6 straight batters retired...


edit: until that hit

edit 2: gets out of it - a decent outing for him, still looks pretty nasty

goldrush fucked around with this message at 20:30 on Mar 11, 2017

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair

goldrush posted:

Eric Gagne actually looking pretty decent, 6 straight batters retired...


edit: until that hit

edit 2: gets out of it - a decent outing for him, still looks pretty nasty

He still has some real velocity on the heater, it's impressive.

abelwingnut
Dec 23, 2002


italy outplaying venezuela what on earth

Pancakes
May 21, 2001

Crypto-Rump Roast

Abel Wingnut posted:

italy outplaying venezuela what on earth

RBI machine Daniel Descalso.

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair
Italy v Israel in LA, book it.

Pancakes
May 21, 2001

Crypto-Rump Roast

Inspector_666 posted:

Italy v Israel in LA, book it.

Won't work, everyone will be wearing the same uniforms and the umps will get confused.

abelwingnut
Dec 23, 2002


who is alex liddi and how did he hit a ball 600'?

Rand alPaul
Feb 3, 2010

by Nyc_Tattoo
Here lies Venezuela: they never scored.

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair

Abel Wingnut posted:

who is alex liddi and how did he hit a ball 600'?

Remember that Guadalajara sits at 5,138 ft above sea level.

tadashi
Feb 20, 2006

Abel Wingnut posted:

who is alex liddi and how did he hit a ball 600'?

He bounced between rebuilding teams for a while.

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Pancakes
May 21, 2001

Crypto-Rump Roast

Abel Wingnut posted:

who is alex liddi and how did he hit a ball 600'?

Whoever he is, the Italian dugout had a lot of kisses for him when he got back. That's been one of my favorite things about the WBC: Watching how different countries' dugouts celebrate.

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