WBC 2023--We'll Be Seeing You Later

[Edgy MD]

Ricky Bones trying to help him off.

Seems like he was just pogoing a bit and kapowie.

[Edgy MD]

Looks like the initial hug threw him just a little off balance.

[A Boy Named Seo]

=bmfc1 post_id=119862 time=1678933646 user_id=73]
F these exhibitions. Remove Pete, Jeff, and Adam from the USA roster immediately. F the WBC.

Pete and Jeff aren't even playing tonight. There is no purpose for them being there instead of with the Mets.

[metsmarathon]

All I was thinking was, ‘celebrate gently!'



It didn't look like they were going too hard on the jubilation, either.



Fucking hell, man.

[Edgy MD]

Well, maybe Steve Cohen will get behind moving it to November.



So, Ottavino is the number-two guy out of the pen?

[bmfc1]

My mistake: Pete is playing tonight. He's the DH.

[TransMonk]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: I hear you, but spring training games are exhibitions, too, and not without their own injuries, bizarre as this one was.

Yabbut...no one is celebrating like this after a meaningless ST game.

[metsmarathon]

it's rather ironic that a mets player was injured in a fairly tame post-game celebration, what with our recent history of having a pack of wild dogs chase down a game-winning player and literally rip the jersey off his back. but, ho noes, they jumped around in a circle in celebration of a big emotional victory representing their country. the horror.

[bmfc1]

Yes, you can be hurt playing baseball if you're wearing a Mets uniform or a WBC uniform. You can get hurt when being chased by a wild boar or in a Miami taxi. The difference is that these are Mets employees who were acting for another entity outside of the Mets' control with a different goal than the Mets have. Maybe Raley would have had that injury at PSL or maybe he was throwing just a little bit harder to impress his new coaches. Maybe Quintana was "amped up" and trying too hard for March. However, Diaz definitely would not have been injured in a post-game celebration of a spring training game. Pete is now slumping, Jeff isn't playing and neither is properly getting ready for the season. Screw the WBC.

[Edgy MD]

I thought the Quintana lesion was an organic malady and a non-baseball thing entirely.

[A Boy Named Seo]

For those saying Diaz wouldn't have been hurt in a postgame celebration in spring training, well obviously that's wholly true and I agree. But if you saw the actual celebration, it's apparent that the injury was a freak thing, not caused by a dog pile or something nefarious in the celebration. They were like kids doing little bunny hops and if his ACL or his achilles ruptured (please god no) doing that, then my dudes, that coulda happened climbing out of his car or walking up the steps or playing with hid kid.

[metirish]

World worst people

[Edgy MD]

Keith, man ... .

[A Boy Named Seo]

Easier to know where I stand on things when Olbermann has hot take.



It feels extremely selfish (and a bit of a shit American POV) to decry players from different places for wanting to represent their countries and call it "meaningless". It may mean nothing to Keith fucking Olbermann, but it's a huge source of pride and means a lot to a lot of players.

[Edgy MD]

It's not even really just his opinion I take issue with. I take issue with almost all of his adjectives and nouns.

[batmagadanleadoff]

"...split up teammates based on where their grandmothers got laid."



That's fucking great. I wish I wrote that before Keith did. That's a great line. Even if youse don't even agree with it.

[metirish]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Easier to know where I stand on things when Olbermann has hot take. It feels extremely selfish (and a bit of a shit American POV) to decry players from different places for wanting to represent their countries and call it "meaningless". It may mean nothing to Keith fucking Olbermann, but it's a huge source of pride and means a lot to a lot of players.

Can't agree more, who is Keith or anyone to say what this should mean to players , very isolationist

[Centerfield]

Have no issue with players wanting to represent their country. It's just idiotic that they would hold this tournament before the season.



And I realize that there's no good time to have an injury that takes 8 months to heal, but at least you take out some of the risk if you have it in winter.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Well, players celebrate just like that in the Majors, too. I wonder if this Diaz incident will have the effect of tamping down those MLB end-of-game celebrations that often follow walk-off hits?

[nymr83]

=Centerfield post_id=119932 time=1678990628 user_id=65]
Have no issue with players wanting to represent their country. It's just idiotic that they would hold this tournament before the season.



And I realize that there's no good time to have an injury that takes 8 months to heal, but at least you take out some of the risk if you have it in winter.

[Edgy MD]

=nymr83 post_id=119942 time=1678993559 user_id=54]I'd think most MLB teams would completely nix their pitchers throwing competitive games November through February.

[bmfc1]

Perhaps Adam Ottavino should now remove himself from Team USA.

[nymr83]

Edgy MD wrote: =nymr83 post_id=119942 time=1678993559 user_id=54]I'd think most MLB teams would completely nix their pitchers throwing competitive games November through February.

Yes, you wrote that no team would allow any pitcher to do this, but they regularly do it already, in six or seven different fall and winter leagues.

[Edgy MD]

=nymr83 post_id=119958 time=1679001810 user_id=54]how many MLB pitchers compete in those leagues?

[A Boy Named Seo]

Perhaps Adam Ottavino should now remove himself from Team USA.

Why? To go participate in a different set of "exhibition" games instead? The only guarantee Adam Ottavino has to preventing an injury is don't play baseball.

[bmfc1]

So he doesn't get caught in a dogpile if Team USA wins. So the Mets, the team that is paying his salary, can supervise his spring workouts rather than strangers who have different goals. He's something like the 6th RP on Team USA (he didn't pitch last night) so they won't miss him.

[Edgy MD]

I predict he won't get caught in a victorious-but-injurious dogpile.



Heck, I'm calling Draft Kings to bet on it.

[Benjamin Grimm]

"...split up teammates based on where their grandmothers got laid." That's fucking great. I wish I wrote that before Keith did. That's a great line. Even if youse don't even agree with it.

I agree. It's a great line.

[whippoorwill]

https://twitter.com/KeithOlbermann/status/1636238990046003201 World worst people

Wow how dickheady is that

[metirish]

Makes sense , thoughtful from Ron