8-0, stern for canada with an inside the parker

3/8/2006 5:54:17 PM

WTF?? Who is pitching for the US?

3/8/2006 5:57:17 PM

8-2 Canada....


Teixeria is about to hit a 3run bomb to make it 8-5....

3/8/2006 6:01:15 PM

2 runs in the 5th for the USA.

^^ Dontrelle Willis allowed 5 runs and 6 hits in 2 and 2/3 innings.
Al Leiter allowed 2 runs and 3 hits in 2/3 of an inning.
Gary Majewski has allowed 1 run and 3 hits in 1 and 2/3 innings and is still pitching.

[Edited on March 8, 2006 at 6:03 PM. Reason : .]

3/8/2006 6:01:36 PM

Willis = overrated.

Leiter = should not be allowed anywhere near a mound ever

Canada will act like this is a bigger upset than our 1980 Olympic team.



[Edited on March 8, 2006 at 6:05 PM. Reason : d]

3/8/2006 6:04:56 PM

grand slam-Jason Varitek

3/8/2006 6:08:41 PM

damn!!! 8-6 headin into the 6th.

We got a ball game now.

3/8/2006 6:09:33 PM

Quote :

"Canada will act like this is a bigger upset than our 1980 Olympic team"

start watchin the game fool

8-6, Canada is still up...but now the crowd is cheerin USA instead of booin

and Huston Street is comin in

3/8/2006 6:10:29 PM

i just started watching now, do they have DH's in the WBC? i would assume so but...?

3/8/2006 6:34:37 PM

yes

3/8/2006 6:36:55 PM

that was nice!!!

3/8/2006 6:44:22 PM

i guess the rest of the world hasn't learned not to run on francouer (sp?) yet.

3/8/2006 6:44:59 PM

damn. that was close. any other part of the field besides straight away center and the us would be up.

3/8/2006 6:56:50 PM

Damn.. I though Chase got that one...

3/8/2006 6:57:05 PM

Down 2, 2 men on, and you hit the ball 400 feet which would normally be a home run to put you in the lead...but you hit it dead center.

3/8/2006 6:57:41 PM

it's baseball man

3/8/2006 6:59:32 PM

^ I know. I'm not pissed off, just stating it like a sports radio guy would.

3/8/2006 7:00:52 PM

i see what you were going for, my bad

3/8/2006 7:02:34 PM

bottom of the 9th

By the way, this could turn into Bud Selig's worst nightmare if the USA loses. Assume that Mexico and the USA defeat South Africa, and then Mexico defeat Canada. You'd have the following:

Mexico, Canada, USA 2-1
South Africa 0-3

Top two go to next round. Tiebreakers include ERA and batting average. Selig needs the event to be a success and that means at the least a deep run by the USA.

Plus, he has Barry Bonds.

3/8/2006 7:08:17 PM

Poor A-Rod.

3/8/2006 7:09:30 PM

A-Rod should be playin for the Dominican anyways...

3/8/2006 7:10:34 PM

Popped out of the ole glove.

Tying run at the plate.

3/8/2006 7:11:18 PM

could we be witnessing an ncsu type of meltdown?

3/8/2006 7:11:35 PM

nope

3/8/2006 7:12:07 PM

WOW. Come on damnit.

3/8/2006 7:13:07 PM

aha

nobody in usa cares about this thing anyway

there's always next time, boys

3/8/2006 7:13:12 PM

Teixeira grounds out.

Canada 8, USA 6

USA should be fine. No way we lose to South Africa Friday...

...just as long as that 3-way 2-1 happens. So go for Canada to beat Mexico.

3/8/2006 7:14:14 PM

It's not like it's over. They SHOULD hold the tiebreaker over Mexico and SA if they win tomorrow..

I can't imagine head to head doesn't factor in to the tiebreaker...

The team that defeated the other tied team head-to-head in a given Round shall be ranked higher in the pool standings for such Round.
The tied teams shall be ranked in the standings for that Round according to fewest runs allowed divided by the number of innings (including partial innings) played in defense in the games in that Round between the teams tied.
The tied teams shall be ranked in the standings according to fewest earned runs allowed divided by the number of innings (including partial innings) played in defense in the games in that Round between the teams tied.
The tied teams shall be ranked in the standings according to highest batting average in games in that Round between the teams tied.
Standings shall be determined by the drawing of lots, conducted by WBCI.

** There ya go. If we win tomorrow we are in the 2nd round.. no question.

[Edited on March 8, 2006 at 7:16 PM. Reason : f]

3/8/2006 7:14:40 PM

Its the Curse of PayRod.

When A-Rod played for Seattle they were on the cusp, the year he left Seattle had the best record in the majors. With Texas the Rangers were horrible, the year he left they climbed out of the cellar. With the Yankees they allowed the single greatest comeback in series playoff history in any sport. The Yankees have struggled in the playoffs since getting A-Rod. Spurning the DR he plays for the US who lose to Canada.

3/8/2006 7:17:09 PM

Quote :

"It's not like it's over. They SHOULD hold the tiebreaker over Mexico and SA if they win tomorrow.. I can't imagine head to head doesn't factor in to the tiebreaker..."

What I was talking about is a possibility.

Assume for a second Mexico beats South Africa tonight and USA beats South Africa Friday. That should happen, S.A. plays cricket. So the standings would be:

Canada 2-0
USA 2-1
Mexico 1-1
S. Africa 0-3

with the Canada-Mexico game remaining. Assume Mexico beats Canada. Your standings would look like this, with the head-to-head for the tied teams in parentheses next to the record

Canada 2-1 (1-1)
Mexico 2-1 (1-1)
USA 2-1 (1-1)
S. Africa 0-3

Sorry, I've watched enough World Cups in soccer and seen enough teams get left out by tiebreakers.

3/8/2006 7:21:09 PM

in the WBC they take the team that has the highest earned run total if there is a tie

3/8/2006 7:27:06 PM

Seriously NYM, where's those analytical thinking skills? USA has to beat the living shit out of South Africa for some tiebreaking insurance.

3/8/2006 7:43:09 PM

I think it’s ridiculous that the US couldn’t hit a bunch of minor league baseball pitchers.
I know people give the argument of anyone can win one game, but that’s crap. The US
players came into this event unprepared and it is showing.

Now the US faces a South African team that was beating this Canada team in the ninth
inning. These games shouldn’t even be close in this pool play, but the US so far has been an embarrassment. These players knew this thing was coming and could of prepared better, but they didn’t.

Congrats to team USA for getting dominated by a 21 year old pitcher from the CLASS A Carolina league. Adam Loewen had a tougher time pitching against the Myrtle Beach Pelicans.

3/8/2006 7:47:14 PM

The teams that the pitchers the USA faced today played for:

Adam Loewen - Frederick Keys (A, Balitmore Orioles)
Chris Begg - Connecticut Defenders (AA, San Francisco Giants)
Eric Cyr - Uni-President Lions (Taiwan - Chinese Professional Baseball League)
Scott Mathieson - Philadelphia Phillies
Steve Green - Toledo Mud Hens (AAA, Detroit Tigers)

Stubby Clapp though, that's one heck of a name.

3/8/2006 8:00:02 PM

Loewen's a stud. He was at a tourney a few years ago at the same time as me. Scott Kazmir was on his team, I believe. Talk about two studs on one team.

3/8/2006 8:12:43 PM

(tie breaker order is 1) head to head; 2) run/9; 3) ERA)

** this assumes USA wins tomorrow

South Africa CAN NOT finish ahead of us if we win. They are a non factor.

If Mexico wins tonight and tomorrow we are all 2-1 thus head to head is gone. So look at R/9. As it stands Canada is at 7, US at 4.00, Mexico at 2.25. Therefore we would have to win a high scoring game and Canada would have to lose a low scoring game (chances of this happening or slim).

If Canada wins tomorrow we automatically are in next round too...

3/8/2006 8:13:52 PM

Quote :

"If Mexico, Canada and the United States finish 2-1, the tie would be broken by fewest runs allowed per inning in competition involving only those three teams. In that case, the United States would advance if Mexico scores at least three runs against Canada on Thursday."

3/8/2006 9:38:09 PM

Mexico killed Canada, so as long as the USA win tomorrow, they advance to the next round and Canada are eliminated.

The next group stage is also pretty setup:

Pool 1 in Anaheim-South Korea, Japan, Mexico, USA/Canada
Pool 2 in San Juan-Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Venezuela

That San Juan pool looks loaded.

3/9/2006 11:37:55 PM

USA 17-0 over s africa in the 4th

lol

3/10/2006 4:34:04 PM

3/10/2006 4:36:13 PM

This is about the only good thing to happen today in sports. Fucking State and Duke.

3/10/2006 4:41:33 PM

On ESPN2, Japan leading USA 3-1 right now in new group stage.

USA 0-0
Japan 0-0
South Korea 0-0
Mexico 0-0

Cuba 1-0
Dominican Republic 0-0
Puerto Rico 0-0
Venezuela 0-1

Dominican Republic-Puerto Rico and South Korea-Japan on ESPN2 at 8 and 11 tonight.

[Edited on March 12, 2006 at 5:28 PM. Reason : .]

3/12/2006 5:21:43 PM

3-3 jpn/usa tied now

3/12/2006 5:46:52 PM

why do i have tennis on espn2?

3/12/2006 5:49:59 PM

aha my digital menu says tennis, but it's def wold baseball

[Edited on March 12, 2006 at 5:53 PM. Reason : +]

3/12/2006 5:53:02 PM

Bottom of the 9th! Lidge just got out of some DEEP SHIT!

Hopefully we see a walk off..

I'm probably in the minority but I'm REALLY enjoying this WBC. The players are pumped up like a World Series type game every day.. I love it...

3/12/2006 7:02:38 PM

wow, the japanese team got really screwed on that, although even if it costs them this game i'm willing to bet they will still win the rest of their games and advance

3/12/2006 7:08:18 PM

^^i totally agree. the dr/venezuela game really got me interested

3/12/2006 7:14:05 PM

damn you ken griffey jr.


c'mon A-Rod (God did I just say that)

3/12/2006 7:18:51 PM

game over

3/12/2006 7:19:40 PM