WBC 2023--We'll Be Seeing You Later

[metirish]

Colombia get the one run in extra innings.... Zuniga with two outs

[metirish]

Zuniga closes it out, fun game to watch

[Frayed Knot]

Upset! Upset!

Colombia is Cinderella ... Will the glass slipper fit?!?







Sorry, I got carried away. I thought that's how we're supposed to react at this time of year.

[Frayed Knot]

Team Venezuela is pouring out of the dugout to celebrate 4th Inning runs and even hits in their game vs the D.R. Definitely not treating it like an exhibition.



V 3 - DR 1, Top 5

[Frayed Knot]

In the US v UK game (just starting) how are they going to overcome the language barrier?

[Frayed Knot]

OK, haven't seen 'em all, but 'Great Britain' appears to have the 'worst uni prize' locked up.

I've worn more interesting stuff during college intramural games that we got from local sporting goods stores.

[metirish]

Truly awful

[Edgy MD]

Jeff McNeil sitting on an 0-3 as the US leads 5-1.



Vance Worley, who hasn't seen MLB action since 2017, throwing three innings without an earned run for the glory of King Charles. Unfortunately, two unearnies slipped in there.

[bmfc1]

Matt Harvey went 4 today for Italy, and manager Mike Piazza, while only giving up 1 ER as Italy defeats the Netherlands and advances to the quarterfinals.

[metirish]

I'm thrilled for Harvey , good showcase and of course repping his heritage

[A Boy Named Seo]

WBC was really goddamn fun, yall. Had a day/night doubleheader on Saturday with Dodgers/Cubs and USA/GB. Took only one picture in the day time game, but it was on a pitch that Syndergaard gave up a bomb to someone. LOL



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The spring training game was very crisp (the clock and pace was absolutely apparent) but it was 100% spring training vibes. Get a beer and get some sun and watch some baseball. I was a little disappointed the game was only 2:20. The sun felt good on my skin after all the snow and cold this winter.



Zip back to the hotel, get an uber and go downtown to the Diamondbacks stadium for the night game. Vibes 100% different. Lines were around the block to get into the stadium an hour and a half before start time. The energy before first pitch felt as close to a playoff baseball game as I've experienced outside an actual playoff game. Everyone standing. Some USA USA chants. Bunch of dudes dressed like founding fathers. A handful of disappointed fans because Alonso was on the pine (ok, just me). 39,650 was the attendance reported in the box score and it was electric.



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Our neighbors were from Tijuana and came for both WBC games that day. Even though Mexico wasn't playing that game, there were a TON of Mexican fans in the stadium and they were FUN. Watching that group of American all-stars warm up before the game was pretty wild. The offense is just littered with super stars. This part is anecdotal, but there seemed like way more kids on the kid-to-adult ratio at the WBC game than the ST game. And it felt like every person there stopped what they were doing when Mike Trout did anything. He has a magnetism that I know he doesn't totally embrace, but everyone there was keyed in on Trout. He is baseball's reluctant Lebron James.



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Due to time restraints (but mostly money) we skipped USA/Mexico last night (StubHub had tickets started at $250 for the sold out game). I did have a friend in attendance who has been to lots of Rockies and AAA Albuquerque games, and got this update from him during the game which summed it all up perfectly:


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TL;DR - the WBC is awesome. Go once if you ever get the chance.

[Edgy MD]

Great recap.



With Yoenis Céspedes bringing it for Cuba, Matt Harvey getting his Itallian on, and Ruben Tejada donning his Panama hat, I love the fact that the tournament is filled with these figures from the Mets' 2015 pennant run still chasing the cup years after their last MLB appearances.



What this tournament needs is some Daniel Murphy.

[Frayed Knot]

California-born Freddie Freeman, playing for Canada, clearly hates America.



Earlier, Puerto Rico not only beat team Israel and not only run-ruled them (10 - 0) but perfect-gamed them (though just thru 8 innings on account of the run rule).

[Frayed Knot]

9 - 0 USA, end of one.

Yes, there are no typos in that.

[Edgy MD]

Wow, and that's without Daniel Murphy.

[metirish]

Cool story

[A Boy Named Seo]

That is awesome, great for the Duque. It's remarkable that in 2023, there could be that much talent that is somehow "undiscovered". Stuff like this reminds me of the World Cup. A dude somehow no one knows from a small country has a great appearance and is signed by Chelsea for €80 a half an hour later.

[kcmets]

I plan on watching tonight vs. Columbia at 7 pm ET. I'll probably

'pause' the first twenty minutes to be on delay and fast forward

through the commercials for awhile.



How much Zeposia and Extra can one sit through in one WBC?

[kcmets]

Got some bad 'time' info... will be DVR'ng haha...

[Frayed Knot]

Yeah, the USA/Colombia game is at 10 EDT

But at 7 is a D.R. vs P.R. win or go home* match. That's a fun rivalry and a lotta ML stars game even if there were less on the line.





* or, y'know, back to S.T.

[kcmets]

We'll see how they score it but, Lindor with an inside-the-park-er.

[kcmets]

Anyway, it was exciting. I will admit that when he turned on the jets

my first thought was, "don't pop a hammy here for this, brother..."

[TransMonk]

[Edgy MD]

They all went blond together. There's a team rallying around their captain.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Oh Jesus, Edwin Diaz just got hurt (looks like pretty damn seriously) during the post-game (!!) celebration. He's getting carried off the field. Lindor looks crushed.

[A Boy Named Seo]

His brother Alexis is sobbing. This looks bad, guys.

[Edgy MD]

Fuckity fuckity! Yer joking, right?

[bmfc1]

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.

Edited March 15, 2023 by Guest

[metsmarathon]

[bIGPURPLE]Motherfucker[/bIGPURPLE]

[A Boy Named Seo]

Edgy MD wrote: Fuckity fuckity! Yer joking, right?

ugh I wish