randomguy 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2006 A-Rod is good. He has his bad days but everyone does. As far as the US not playing well - the other teams are good! Baseball at the Major League level is very diverse. Much more so than basketball. The US team is probably under-performing but this is in no way comparable to basketball where the US pros should still be much much better. You know what is missing in baseball these days? Black americans. It's pretty interesting. Most teams have few if any black americans on them, and college teams are largely the same. Almost all the darker players on MLB teams come from Central/South America. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shooting Star 0 Report post Posted March 15, 2006 Nope. The top 2 teams in each group play each other in the SF's. This format was not created to give the US the advantage of playing none of the Hispanic teams until the final. Of course not. Actually considering the geographic locations of everywhere, the brackets were chosen pretty smart (Other than italy, south africa, and netherlands, they weren't going to win anyhow) All the latin teams WANT to play each other. That's BIG down there. If you take the usa (and maybe even mexico then) out of the bracket we're in, that makes it WAY too heavy on one side with quality teams (And it already is pretty heavy to the latin side) I think it's just fine, I mean the u.s. isn't even likely to MAKE the semifinals at this point. Yeah I don't know how seriously people are taking this up there in U.S.A but down here it's the biggest event ever. Dominicans wanted to at least defeat Venezuela even if we didn't make the finals. Specially now that Hugo Chavez is talking shit about us saying how Venezuela in a few years will take our place as the Spanish country with more baseball players. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Princess Leena Report post Posted March 15, 2006 It sucks this Korea-Japan game isn't on live. Sigh. Damn tennis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2006 Fair warning that this thread may contain spoilers. Puerto Rico and Cuba are tied 1-1 in the fourth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kahran Ramsus 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2006 Fair warning that this thread may contain spoilers. That should be expected. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Princess Leena Report post Posted March 16, 2006 Korea-Nippon tied 0-0 after 1st inning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2006 PR/Cuba is providing some good drama. Puerto Rico trails 4-3, but has two runners on in the 8th. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kahran Ramsus 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2006 CUBA!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2006 Cuba defeats Puerto Rico 4-3 and advances to the semifinal. They will play the Dominicans at 3pm ET on Saturday, at Petco Park. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naiwf 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2006 Stupid Puerto Ricans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2006 Korea scores two runs in the top of the eighth, take a 2-0 lead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2006 Still 2-0 through eight innings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Princess Leena Report post Posted March 16, 2006 Japan's best hitters coming up in the 9th, though. I'm sensing something big from Fukudome. He's due. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Princess Leena Report post Posted March 16, 2006 Mishioka goes deep to start the bottom of the 9th. 2-1. I was one hitter off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2006 I have tiebreaker scenarios figured out but I'm waiting for this game to end before announcing them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2006 Japan has a runner on first with Takahiro Arai at the plate. One out, 2-1 Korea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2006 Arai strikes out. Hitoshi Tamura up, two outs, one runner on. Tamura almost hit the first pitch out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2006 Tamura strikes out. Koreans win 2-1, and earn a spot in the Semifinals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2006 With that taken care of, here are the scenarios for tomorrow's game. (1)If the U.S. wins, they advance. (2)If Mexico wins 1-0, the U.S. still advances. (3)If Mexico wins a shutout game that goes 13 innings or longer, Mexico advances. (4)If Mexico wins by any other score, Japan advances. (5)If the game ends in a tie, the U.S. advances. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Princess Leena Report post Posted March 16, 2006 Fuck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2006 So potentially there could be a final between Korea and Cuba. Just a hunch that's not what Selig had in mind when he came up with this idea. According to ESPN the U.S. is almost virtually a lock to advance by tiebreak even if they lose to Mexico. Woo hoo back in and advance! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USC Wuz Robbed! 0 Report post Posted March 16, 2006 USA finds a way to stay alive by circumstance! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted March 16, 2006 Cuba defeats Puerto Rico 4-3 and advances to the semifinal. They will play the Dominicans at 3pm ET on Saturday, at Petco Park. Fuckin A, YES!!! VIVA CUBA~ Good luck against that nasty DR squad, though. I wouldn't be surprised to see DR win, no matter how much I'm pulling for Cuba. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2006 Mexico has been eliminated because they scored a run. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mike546 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2006 How is that possible? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Princess Leena Report post Posted March 17, 2006 Because they allowed too many runs in other games, and their only possibility for making the next round was an extra inning shutout to boost their least runs per 9 inning stat. Anyway, lose USA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brett Favre 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2006 Fuck Bob Davidson. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shooting Star 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2006 So does that mean that Japan is going instead of U.S.A? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smues Report post Posted March 17, 2006 Griffey strikes out and we're 2 outs away from being eliminated. Sad. Chipper just walked, which an optimist would say is good, but me being the pessimist just assumes that means a-rod will ground into a DP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mike546 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2006 I want the U.S to win but even as a Yankee fan something inside me wants A-Rod to hit into a DP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
