Open WBC Discussion Fanpost

by iamawesomer on Mar 9, 2009 1:01 AM EDT Comment 37 comments

You've probably already seen some pitch fx posts on the Front Page and in the Fanshots concerning games played in Major League Ballparks, but there's a lot of other WBC games going on. So let's use this Fanpost to discuss anything you find statistically interesting, to comment during games, or anything else WBC related.

I'll start us off:

Mexico wtf

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i love Adam Dunn

love ’im

My millions are unconventional!

by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 9, 2009 1:03 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

sure seems to hate baseball, huh?

I'm starting to like our bullpen......Wuertz and all.

by scatterbrian on Mar 9, 2009 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i knew that someone was going to go there

Although, there is a fairly hilarious comment about Dunn from VEB.

I’m reasonably certain…

…that Mr. Dunn spent last week breaking every single bat he could find and kicking puppies, all while peeing on pieces of apple pie and American flags. He then found his mom and hit her with a mallet. He didn’t swing it though, because that reminds him of baseball, which he hates.

The week before he went to a local pitching/hitting/training center (a la Balls and Strikes if you’re from the St. Louis area) and punched every single person there merely for playing and liking baseball. He then took all of the folding chairs out because, well, that’s what you do when you’re mad. Right?

Props to redbirdnation8206.

vivaelbeñsheets

by vivaelpujols on Mar 9, 2009 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Fantastic.

And That Happened: Sports with a Hint of Sarcasm

by philkid3 on Mar 9, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Austrailia 17, Mexico 7

Chris Snelling is a hero.

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by Jack Moore on Mar 9, 2009 1:14 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

PFX question for the WBC, are they only tracking pitches in certain stadiums? I’m guessing yes. And I’m guessing it’s in the American Ballparks?

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by xanthan on Mar 9, 2009 11:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It seems to be in the active MLB parks.

So basically: Toronto, Miami, San Diego, and Los Angeles.

by R.J. Anderson on Mar 9, 2009 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Anyone else excited to get the Japanese pitchers on pfx?

Space.

It's a problem we face.

So we never go anywhere.

We just stay in one place.

by hazel on Mar 9, 2009 2:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I would love to so Koji something (the guy who signed with Baltimore)

Is he the one with the incredible control and that huge curveball?

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by vivaelpujols on Mar 9, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I want to see Darvish.

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by Jack Moore on Mar 9, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, me too.

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by xanthan on Mar 9, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm drooling already

Anyone on Korea of interest?

by Harry Pavlidis on Mar 10, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

They have a couple good young lefties, I think.

Space.

It's a problem we face.

So we never go anywhere.

We just stay in one place.

by hazel on Mar 11, 2009 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I am really trying to temper my expectations for Darvish.

Also, why the hell is Naruse not on the WBC roster?

Space.

It's a problem we face.

So we never go anywhere.

We just stay in one place.

by hazel on Mar 11, 2009 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Uehara isn't playing for team Japan

If you have mlb.tv, check the archives for BAL v NYM. Not his best work, but you can at least get an idea. He did really well against the DR All Stars, but that was a non televised tuneup game.

Younger writers, more attuned to the use of the Internet than their older colleagues, may not have a problem with the disappearance of the books. But in past years they didn’t have the Internet as an alternative reference site. They apparently just didn’t feel the need for any information the books provided.

by CoachOfEarl on Mar 10, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mexico seemed to be absolutely inept at fielding a baseball.

Most of Australia’s hits to me seemed to be soft line drive, many of which could have been fielded, and they had things happen like a second base error rolling all the way to the centerfield wall.

I love how the Dominican Republic has solved its loss by benching Hanley Ramirez. But Willy Taveras can run through a sign and get thrown out at home a day after getting thrown out at third in the 9th and still play.

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by philkid3 on Mar 9, 2009 4:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I really REALLY hate the coverage

at least covering the USA games, but with ESPN is that really any surprise?

These guys are really trying to sell the WBC, over-emphasizing it’s “moments” and constantly talking about how much it means to certain players. If it’s compelling, it will play out on the field. Instead we’re subjected to analysts trying to convince us it’s important. Example: they really don’t need to harp on how neato it is that rivals David Wright and Jimmy Rollins are on the same page in terms of wanting to win a freakin’ ballgame.

And I could give a rat’s ass if he’s the best dancer in baseball.

I'm starting to like our bullpen......Wuertz and all.

by scatterbrian on Mar 9, 2009 6:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I just turned to ESPN

and I heard someone say that Ryan Howard wouldn’t strikeout as much because Raul Ibanez was hitting behind him. WAAAAAAAAHHHHHH

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by vivaelpujols on Mar 9, 2009 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

haha, right?

was that before or after they said that Bobby Abreu would replace Teixeira’s production?

I'm starting to like our bullpen......Wuertz and all.

by scatterbrian on Mar 9, 2009 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I didn't catch that

But I made a bet with my friend that the Angels wouldn’t win the division next year. His reasoning was basically “They lost K-Rod and Tex, but they got Abreu and Fuentes so they will probably win close to 100 games again”. I love free money.

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by vivaelpujols on Mar 9, 2009 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs