Small second baseman, opposite field at that.Never expected Japan to tie the game on a home run.
Small second baseman, opposite field at that.Never expected Japan to tie the game on a home run.
I don't know if I'd call that small ball. Single, double, bobble.Japan with the rare bobble gives America the lead playing small ball.
I mean, I thought it was so far gone that's why Cutch wasn't moving.If I ever heard one.
I thought that for a moment too, but it was largely because Vasgersian was screaming his face off.I mean, I thought it was so far gone that's why Cutch wasn't moving.
Was a terrible 2-strike pitch. Lucky it didn't go out.Maybe I'm just in Spring Training mode, but holy HELL did I get Trup'd on that.
And then Cutch throws the ball over his shoulder without even looking to give someone a souvenir to make it even weirder.I mean, I thought it was so far gone that's why Cutch wasn't moving.
This is precisely why I got Truped at first, crappy finish on the pitch's movement (or lack thereof), coupled with the fact Cutch wasn't moving to go back, plus how wide the camera shot was. Thought it was long gone.Was a terrible 2-strike pitch. Lucky it didn't go out.
Yeah, rich nation of 300 million people against its own protectorate, a poor quasi-nation of 3.5M. A loss would be humiliating, and even a win would be at least mildly farcical.USA v Puerto Rico. America wins either way
Of course it isn't the only way it can be done, but it is the right way to do it. Playing one game a week would be dumb. It would be terrible. It would be asinine.We expect the best teams to lose a third of their games in the long haul system we have designed for professional baseball in America. But here's a thought experiment: if, instead of playing everyday for 6 months, MLB teams played only on Sundays, using only one starting pitcher all season long, and playing balls to the wall for every single out, what types of winning percentages would we see? Would the Clayton Kershaw led Dodgers still win only 56% of their games? Would the Christian Friedrich (?) led Padres still manage to win as much as 42% of their games? That was my point with the 2006 Cuban anecdote above--they created a completely different style of play because they focused on winning short tournaments instead of winning 100 games.
A lot of people have a knee jerk antipathy towards the WBC simply because it's baseball being played in a different way than we're used to, but the way we're used to playing the game isn't the only way it can be done.
Frankly, posts like this are why you suck.This is every bit as emotional and exciting as any game you're likely to see in October. People who bitch and moan about this tournament suck.
This is silly. It's a baseball game, not a war. The rich nation in question is paying millions of dollars to the players from the protectorate, because those players are outstanding. So, if those outstanding players win the game, there is no shame involved. I would be surprised if the PR team doesn't win, b/c they are both good and devoted to each other as a team, but anything can happen in one game, which is one of the reason people dislike the format. It doesn't give us the answer to the somewhat childish question, "Who's is the best in the whole world, Daddy?" What it gives us is exciting baseball at a time when a lot of us are longing for it.Yeah, rich nation of 300 million people against its own protectorate, a poor quasi-nation of 3.5M. A loss would be humiliating, and even a win would be at least mildly farcical.
.Frankly, posts like this are why you suck.
If your enjoyment of this tournament is contingent on everyone agreeing with your perspective, you are a lousy fan in addition to being a lousy poster.
Enjoy the tournament without taking gratuitous shots at other posters or just go away.
Sure, and I like that exciting baseball. And if PR can win, they will doubtless deserve it and it'll be a huge credit to them, as was reaching the finals in 2013. But it also won't say great things about the US's national-team organization, who should frankly dominate this competition (with occasional noises from Japan) the way we do international basketball.
I don't think he's saying there's anything wrong with those teams just that he hopes kids appreciate the way they do it too.Maybe Ian Kinsler should keep his mouth shut.
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"I hope kids watching the W.B.C. can watch the way we play the game and appreciate the way we play the game as opposed to the way Puerto Rico plays or the Dominican plays,” Kinsler said. “That’s not taking anything away from them. That just wasn’t the way we were raised. They were raised differently and to show emotion and passion when you play. We do show emotion; we do show passion. But we just do it in a different way.”
That's not how I'm reading it at all. It seems to me that Kinsler is being an old-timey "play the right way" killjoy, and borderline racist to boot. I mean, "I hope kids watching the W.B.C. can watch the way we play the game and appreciate the way we play the game as opposed to the way Puerto Rico plays or the Dominican plays" is certainly open to interpretation, but my interpretation is that he's saying "our way is better" and not "we have conflicting styles that I hope everyone can enjoy." Also, the "this wasn't how we were raised" bullshit is never, ever meant to mean "wow, our cultures are totally different but equally valid." He's saying "we were brought up with a certain level of decorum that you low-class showboaters obviously lack." To which I say, fuck him. I now hope that PR squashes team USA like a cockroach and does backflips while doing it.I don't think he's saying there's anything wrong with those teams just that he hopes kids appreciate the way they do it too.
Yeah, I'd call it racism. I don't even think it's very borderline. Your last 3 sentences are dead on, and I hope Kinsler blows his fucking knee out running to first base after Lugo hits him in the back.That's not how I'm reading it at all. It seems to me that Kinsler is being an old-timey "play the right way" killjoy, and borderline racist to boot. I mean, "I hope kids watching the W.B.C. can watch the way we play the game and appreciate the way we play the game as opposed to the way Puerto Rico plays or the Dominican plays" is certainly open to interpretation, but my interpretation is that he's saying "our way is better" and not "we have conflicting styles that I hope everyone can enjoy." Also, the "this wasn't how we were raised" bullshit is never, ever meant to mean "wow, our cultures are totally different but equally valid." He's saying "we were brought up with a certain level of decorum that you low-class showboaters obviously lack." To which I say, fuck him. I now hope that PR squashes team USA like a cockroach and does backflips while doing it.
He looks all out of sorts right now. Couple at bats I saw last night he had pretty bad happy feet.Arenado Ks for the fifth time in a row.
I really like watching him play. Plays third like Brooks Robinson.He looks all out of sorts right now. Couple at bats I saw last night he had pretty bad happy feet.
The Puerto Rico team dyed their hair blond as part of a team building ritual.Pitcher Lugo looks like Mat Latos from behind with the blonde hair. Speaking of which ???
Seriously, I hate to see the crowd cheering. Act like you've been there before.A little too much emotion there for my tastes
Yeah, I think he worded it inelegantly. A very big deal has been made about the way some of the teams play and seem to, I don't know "enjoy" it more, with the raucous crowds, etc. Kinsler seems to be saying "Yeah, that's cool, but I hope kids can watch us and see we enjoy playing the game too."Maybe less racist than old school, but I certainly could have done without that nonsense.
OK, thanks. Figured it was something like that. Beltran, sans dome hair, died his beard.The Puerto Rico team dyed their hair blond as part of a team building ritual.