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What's their anti-Cuba shit about, anyways? Chances are it's more incredibly brainwashed and idiotic views on Cuban politics, I bet. People should know that a majority of Cubans HATE the communists in control, thus why a good majority of them are trying to escape life and limb and get to this country. Remember what happened to the last Cuban team who came here to play? They didn't want to leave. For me, it's hard not rooting for the Cuban team, not just because it's my nationality, but considering this is one of the few teams in this thing completely composed of mostly amateurs going up against guys who play in the pros here in the States. They're going up against guys who make millions doing this. Well one of the announcers was Dominican, so I don't think that helped. It wasn't DIRECTLY anti-cuba, but their tone of voice when they brought up the subject was fairly negative...and it's like, why even bring it up, you can't really understand their situation, most of those people have no real CHOICE to leave/change the way things are there. I have to agree with the rooting for cuba sentiment, you can tell those guys have raw talent, but they don't have the experience/training regimens of the pro players. I mean, Castro's son or nephew was the team doctor/trainer that's a bit scary.

Exactly. I want to see their .400 hitter up at bat with DR only up by 3 runs...say he hits a grand slam, it goes to the bottom of the ninth with DR down 1...AWESOME game And he didn't even come close to going, it was clearly chcecked, and the ball was nowhere near a strike. Just bothers me, (Even worse that it happened to cuba, too) Clearly not the best umpires working between that and the HORRIBLE japan call.

BAD call by the ump on that check swing, he never went. Should have been a walk. I'm really hating the announcers with their anti-cuba shit. Just announce baseball.

This is gonna be a tough pool to come out of... Dominican and Cuba will both be 1-1 after this game, say Puerto Rico loses to Venezuela, then all 4 teams are 1-1 going into the last 2 games. That's something.

Is it wrong that when I look at the bracket for Pitt...I'm more worried about their first 3 games, and that if they win out of those 3, I think they can go all the way...But I'm so nervous about Kent St. and Kansas...

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Ahh, that was Daniels? He wore a mask, so I couldn't recognize him.

I believe the word overrated is appropriate here. In college, at Louisville, he would be getting the playing time and hands on instruction from Rick Pitino that he needs to improve. You don't get that in the nba, so you don't improve in certain fundamentals...he lacks so many skills/habits that a successful nba point guard needs. Look at Chris Paul. There's no way you can deny he benefitted greatly from his time at Wake Forest. But really, he doesn't do anything especially well on the NBA level. He got the NYC hype. If someone of his talent level played high school in Oregon or Montana, he might not have even been recruited to a top program, much less drafted in the 1st round out of high school. Fortunately for players like that, NBA has the 19 year age limit...and I think it's a GOOD thing for the young players.

Weird. Did you know that Samoa Joe was a wrestler used on an episode of Distraction It's currently one of the ones offered on Comcast On Demand, so if you have it...make sure I'm not crazy. That's so goofy to be watching it and see Samoa Joe come out. Wonder how much he got paid. He just kinda DVD'd this chick onto the mat that they're using, that's funny as hell.

Wow. This guy from Korea has a NICE swing. 4 hr's already...and this one came against a decent MLB pitcher too, he seems to have a decent eye too, taking some close pitches.

Puerto Rico POUNDING the Dominican 7 to 1 in the 7th inning.

P.R. vs. D.R. is gonna be huge, so much intensity in this stadium. Poor fielding for the D.R....might come back to hurt them...

SWEET, Dickie V got back JUST after Duke's bracket is done. Yay, no need to listen to him talk about Duke.

I think SDSU will make it to the sweet sixteen as an 11 seed...other than that I think mostly 1's through 6's will be winning

The only good thing about the NCAA tourney on CBS.... I don't have to hear Vitale masturbating about Duke.

These studio guys know their stuff, why are nantz and packer analyzing anything...

They are mega-douches

Atlanta bracket is the hardest for me to predict...but I have Iowa, Pitt, UNC, Villanova my second picks are Texas, UCLA, UConn, and BC (I also like nevada in that Minneapolis bracket)

Pacific is gonna give BC trouble If BC gets out of that game, I REALLY like BC vs. Nevada, gonna be an awesome game. Fazekas vs. Smith

Still one more bracket...

And maybe Cincinatti who can play them tough.... Missouri state guys look REALLY f'in nervous

Tennessee got a 2 seed?!?!?!? WTF Pitt is like 100 times better than Tennessee Holy crap

Albany upsets a lethargic Uconn team and shocks the f'in world.

I don't f'in BELIEVE Pitt has to play KEnt St. That's like the worst revenge matchup ever. I do think we match up well against Kansas and Memphis. I'm SO looking forward to Pitt vs. UCLA Jamie Dixon vs. Ben Howland matchup to make it to the final four, that would be the ultimate

I can't believe the cbs analysts actually said WVU v. Iowa is the interesting 2nd round matchup EVERYONE in College Basketball Fandom is DYING to see GW vs. Duke, that's THE game. EDIT: Iowa is gonna destroy WVU if they play, that big linebacker white guy center dude whose name I can't remember is athletic enough to take Pittsnogle out of his game, and Pittsnogle is a poor interior defender.