2023 World Baseball Classic

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Tie game right here, right now.

 

[ngruz25]

This feels like the inning for something to happen.

 

[Mr. Stinky Esq.]

It's 10:44am in Tokyo right now.

A bunch of people probably called in sick to work today.

Right, I just want a glance at the vibe over there right now

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

This feels like the inning for something to happen.

Where do you have the NASDAQ closing tomorrow? Asking for 2k+ friends.

 

[Don Buddin's GS]

The Mookster!

 

[PC Drunken Friar]

Wow, angels avoid disaster there.

 

[Remagellan]

Wow, angels avoid disaster there.

That's the second time I thought Trout got hit by a pitch.

 

[InstaFace]

Right, I just want a glance at the vibe over there right now

I expect it's a lot of "me watching a World Cup game at 8:00am, alone, after getting to the office early" energy.

But maybe the bars are packed, I dunno. I guess I'm as curious as you are.

 

[ifmanis5]

Squandering everything.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

World Squander Classic

 

[staz]

WTG Goldy

 

[loshjott]

Epic squander.

 

[NJ_Sox_Fan]

Horrible AB by Goldy

 

[InstaFace]

This feels like the inning for something to happen.

...well, that happened...

 

[Pablo's TB Lover]

Hideous effort by Goldy there.

 

[Catcher Block]

Damn it. That AB never had a prayer.

 

[Awesome Fossum]

Unreal.

 

[BaseballJones]

Epic squander.

Looked like the Red Sox there.

 

[Mr. Stinky Esq.]

Christ. Gotta credit Japan’s pitchers to this point. Their stuff has looked filthy.

 

[InstaFace]

If I see one more Behr paint commercial, I'm gonna go knock over a Home Depot.

 

[LogansDad]

Rough night for Goldschmidt.

 

[Ale Xander]

Maybe I haven't been paying attention to enough MLB, but not a lot of big names among these US pitchers

 

[Mr. Stinky Esq.]

We’ve got this all-MLB caliber lineup and a pitching staff of who’s that’s. Meanwhile they’re going to pitch Darvish, Ohtani to close us out.

 

[Phil Plantier]

I thought John Smoltz was a good announcer. Guess I haven't watched a baseball game in a while.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Team USA needs Ryan Brasier to immediately file legal residency in Japan.

 

[LogansDad]

Oh my god, what a play, and what an effort by Ohtani.

 

[loshjott]

I can’t even think of the best MLB starters from the US under 35.

 

[DeadlySplitter]

He might be out by a frame (1/60th second)

 

[Ferm Sheller]

Safe

 

[DeadlySplitter]

When it's this close I prefer to keep it the call on the field, although I've seen this situation overturned.

 

[Van Everyman]

I thought John Smoltz was a good announcer. Guess I haven't watched a baseball game in a while.

It’s all the virulent COVID rattling around in his bloodstream.

 

[Al Zarilla]

It's the old does the ball have to be all the way in the glove or is part way in the glove enough. Part way it is.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Felt the breeze here on that cut

 

[LogansDad]

I can’t even think of the best MLB starters from the US under 35.

Hmmm.

Cole, Burnes, Strider, Nola, Bieber, Shane McLanahan..... there's more, but none of them are here.

 

[Mr. Stinky Esq.]

I can’t even think of the best MLB starters from the US under 35.

Do you have to be under 35? Regardless, Cole? Games not at Fenway.

 

[joe dokes]

That was a pitch to hit on 1-1

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Mayer would look good as an Angel. Just sayin...

 

[Ale Xander]

Bednar!

 

[LogansDad]

BUST

(Kidding.... this is a joke)

 

[Ale Xander]

Mayer would look good as an Angel. Just sayin...

Why do you want to see the kid get hurt?

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Bednar!

God bless you.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Let's go Nolan!

 

[LogansDad]

Okay, that MLB The Show ad was kind of hilarious.

 

[Mr. Stinky Esq.]

Why show a graphic on how the top of the lineup hits against Darvish when 3/4 of them won’t face him?

 

[Awesome Fossum]

I love that we're going to lose 3-1 and everyone will complain about the pitching.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Schwarbs wants that again

 

[Tokyo Sox]

They ought to show some live look ins on watch parties in Japan. (I know it’s some silly hour to be watching baseball there but I’m sure they’re still all over this).

It's 10:44am in Tokyo right now.

A bunch of people probably called in sick to work today.

MLB Japan printed up a "permission slip" type template for people to give to their employers. Pretty decent marketing for a change. I didn't have to make use of one, because we've got it on in my office. The two French guys here who don't give a crap about baseball are like, "can you guys do some work today please?"

View: https://twitter.com/yakyucosmo/status/1638118829023981569?s=20

 

[Kliq]

Hmmm.

Cole, Burnes, Strider, Nola, Bieber, Shane McLanahan..... there's more, but none of them are here.

Woodruff, Cease, Gausman, Gosselin, there are plenty of pitchers just none of them opted in.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Dude puts up the most grinding ABs in late innings

 

[brandonchristensen]

Goddamn that foul Schwarbomb.