WBC IGT: Dominican Republic v. Venezuela, 3/7

[Guest Rotblatt]

Single by Encarnacion, but Zambrano gets Castillo to ground out to second to end the inning.

[Frayed Knot]

Friggin Zambrano getting lit up.
I can't believe he was traded for ... Oh it's Carlos!


Nevermind.

[Guest Rotblatt]

heh. We'll get to see Victor before this game is out, I think . . .

Vizquel grounds out, but Guillen singles into left.

Pujols charges a slow grounder up the 1st base line and gets back to 1st before Abreu.

Sounds like a nice play--the announcers are impressed with his fitness level and improvement at 1st.

Cabrera with a deep deep home run!! DR lead cut to 6-3.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Guillen is playing first, not Hernandez. I'm not sure who's catching yet, but I assume it's Victor Martinez . . .

Taveras walks, then Soriano grounds to short. Vizquel with a nice flip to Fonzie, who makes a strong throw to first, but bounces it. Guillen makes a clean grab to nail Soriano.

Zambrano strikes out Tejada to end the half.

Good game.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Fonzie's en fugeo!!! Solo shot home run to cut the lead to 6-4!!!

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Zambrano, Victor is living on the wild side.
2 on, 2 out for Dominica.


Figures the one game I wanted to watch is the one they put on when I'm in school.

[Guest Rotblatt]

I missed a chunk of this, but Vizquel is on second with no outs. Score still 6-4.

Guillen just struck out.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Marte is pitching.

[Willets Point]

Controversy on a hit by Cabrera that bounces off the top of the wall. Umps get the call right, Venezuela scores only one run to make it 6-5.

[Guest Rotblatt]

6-5 top half of the eighth inning.

Another home run, I think, but a minor crisis at work prevented me from hearing anything other than yelling on the radio.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Victor sets em down 1-2-3. Soriano is 0-5 and makes the last out. Again.

6 more outs for Venezuela.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Belliard replaces Soriano at 2nd and makes a nice play to nail Victor Martinez, then Tejada makes a bare handed throw to rob red-hot Fonzie of an infield single.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Tejada, 0-4 with 3 K's, bunts for a lead-off single against Victor.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Jesus, but Ortiz is a monster. Another long home run--it went over the bullpen.

Carlos Hernandez relieved Victor, who got the job done for Venezuela.

This is a good fucking game.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Wow. Beltre with another home run as well. 10-5, DR.

This game got lop-sided in a hurry.

[soupcan]

Thanks for the updates!

[Guest Rotblatt]

Julio relieved Herandez after Ortiz's home run, then gave up a single, a home run, a single and now walked a batter.

Who were those poor schmucks that traded a decent SP for him again? They must be kicking themselves right now . . .

[Guest Rotblatt]

Julio gets his first out, then gives up a ribbie single for Belliard.

Something happened and Julio got out of the inning.

11-5, Dominican Republic.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Sanchez in to close it out for the Dominicans.

Apparently, the Dominican fans are very, very, very excited.

Not about Sanchez, but about the offensive firepower in the ninth.

I wish I had a TV in my office . . .

[Guest Edgy DC]

Met Julio vs. Met Sanchez on the mounds now.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

I sure hope that John Maine turns out to be pretty good.

[Guest Rotblatt]

2 outs, 2 strikes on Abreu.

[Guest Rotblatt]

Sanchez gets Abreu to pop up and the crowd sounds lit its going nuts. The DR team streams out of the 3rd base dugout carrying the Dominican flag.