TEAM USA vs THE WORLD (ok 5 teams)

[petscii 1190]

First up Japan vs Dominican Republic....
 

[Helobious 9516]

WBC was/is so much better. Glad baseball is back in the olympics though. 

[petscii 1190]

5 hours ago, Helobious said:

WBC was/is so much better. Glad baseball is back in the olympics though. 

I watched Japan / DR.   Looked like Japan was going to lose until the 9th.  Brisk game though.

I think the CWS champion should be the team that represents us in the Olympics.   

[torre 1291]

The USA baseball team features 12 former NCAA baseball players, including 2013 Men's College World Series champion Eric Filia of UCLA. Team USA will play Israel at 6 a.m. ET on Friday, Jul 30 and South Korea at 6 a.m. ET on Saturday, July 31.   Knockout phase begins 1 Aug. https://www.usabaseball.com/team-usa/professional-team/roster

Edited July 29, 2021 by torre

[WBT 20776]

Up 7-1 on Israel in the 8th.  Shawn Green isn't walking through that door.

[WBT 20776]

We're down 2-0 to Japan in the 4th

[WBT 20776]

US coming to bat in the bottom of the 8th, now up 6-5

[WBT 20776]

Oops, Japan was the home team.  Anyway, going to extras now.  Japan tied it on an RBI grounder.  Manfred ball coming up!

Oh, it's juiced up Manfred ball.  Runners start on 1st and 2nd.  Todd Frazier leading off - I'm sure he'll be able to bunt them over.

Edited August 2, 2021 by WBT

[WBT 20776]

4 minutes ago, WBT said:

Todd Frazier leading off - I'm sure he'll be able to bunt them over.

Or just strikeout

[WBT 20776]

Japan's pinstripe jerseys are pretty nice

US doesn't score in the top of the 10th.

Edited August 2, 2021 by WBT

[Beau Vine 55027]

Chill, Edwin Jackson's got this. 

Wait, EDWIN JACKSON?!?!?!

[WBT 20776]

Bunt them over, double off the wall to get 'em in.  Easy game.

Japan goes to the semis.  

US will now have to beat the winner of Dominican Republic-Israel and then the loser of Japan-South Korea to make the final.  If I'm reading this fucked up bracket right.

Edited August 2, 2021 by WBT

[torre 1291]

40 minutes ago, WBT said:

Bunt them over, double off the wall to get 'em in.  Easy game.

Japan goes to the semis.  

US will now have to beat the winner of Dominican Republic-Israel and then the loser of Japan-South Korea to make the final.  If I'm reading this fucked up bracket right.

Appreciate the updates  !

[henrygandorf 29201]

1 hour ago, Beau Vine said:

Chill, Edwin Jackson's got this. 

Wait, EDWIN JACKSON?!?!?!

is this his 31st team?

[WBT 20776]

Dominican Republic beat Israel 7-6.  Now, we play DR tonight at 10.  Loser finishes in 4th, winner is guaranteed at least a bronze.

[Valmy77 13456]

1 hour ago, WBT said:

Dominican Republic beat Israel 7-6.  Now, we play DR tonight at 10.  Loser finishes in 4th, winner is guaranteed at least a bronze.

Interesting. I would like to see this game.

Um...anybody have any ideas on how I might do that?

[Saint Austin 745]

44 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

Interesting. I would like to see this game.

Um...anybody have any ideas on how I might do that?

NBC Sports App. You should be able to download it from any smart tv, roku, or from the app store.

[petscii 1190]

I was able to watch on the nbc page...

https://www.nbcolympics.com/baseball

 

 

[Valmy77 13456]

Goddamnit America! Our outfield sucks.

[Valmy77 13456]

But Kazmir gets a couple ground balls and we get out of it. USA! USA!

Um...I have to work tomorrow though so I probably won't last much past the 3rd inning. Hopefully NBC app lets me catch a replay tomorrow.

Edited August 4, 2021 by Valmy77

[ztejas 43777]

This score graphic is fucking atrocious. Whose dumbass idea was this?

[ztejas 43777]

YARD!!!

2 run shot - US up 2-0 bot 1.

Edited August 4, 2021 by ztejas

[Valmy77 13456]

I like baseball players named Tristan. 2-0 'murica

Edited August 4, 2021 by Valmy77

[ztejas 43777]

Getting some bats on this dude.

[ztejas 43777]

Holy shit their 1B is fat. Even by Latin 1B standards. 

If the DR needs this dude to go 5 like they're saying they might be in trouble. 

Edited August 4, 2021 by ztejas

[Valmy77 13456]

Yeah Reyes threw at least 30 pitches that inning. He won't last four innings at this rate, I hope DR's bullpen is as bad as they say.

Weird getting used to Covid ball again. Not even any cardboard fans.

[ztejas 43777]

Ah the classic 1 pitch bunt out with 2 outs and zero on base.

[Valmy77 13456]

Nice inning by Kazmir.

I am starting to fade I can probably only go one more half inning. Come on USA!

[Valmy77 13456]

1 minute ago, ztejas said:

Ah the classic 1 pitch bunt out with 2 outs and zero on base.

Even Augie thought that was excessive bunting.

[Valmy77 13456]

Wish we had made Reyes throw a few more pitches there.

Ah well. Still 2-0 USA. I am going to bed, hopefully I can watch these guys in the gold medal game next.

[shadow_operative 15932]

i'm on the peacock app right now and i still can't find the game, just old highlights. goddamn i hate NBC. any help?

[shadow_operative 15932]

ive browses both the NBC app and the Peacock app on my roku TV and i cannot find this game. what the fuck.

[ztejas 43777]

I'm using the nbcolympics.com website. 

[UTexasFight 9660]

Wait Mike Scioscia is the manager?

if we lose this game, his team finishing 4th out of 5 (ok 6) teams would be the most Mike Scioscia thing ever

[UTexasFight 9660]

3 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

ive browses both the NBC app and the Peacock app on my roku TV and i cannot find this game. what the fuck.

NBC Sports

[shadow_operative 15932]

Just now, UTexasFight said:

NBC Sports

there's a THIRD app? i can't watch the fucking olympics without having three different nbc apps? 

[UTexasFight 9660]

Not sure

i just know nbc sports app is what I just downloaded on my phone and it works

 

roku tv is tied up with Astros/Dodgers 

Edited August 4, 2021 by UTexasFight

[shadow_operative 15932]

NBC just rocketed ahead of FOX for my most hated network for sports. seriously fuck everyone responsible for this retarded shit. 

[shadow_operative 15932]

1 minute ago, UTexasFight said:

Not sure

i just know nbc sports app is what I just downloaded on my phone and it works

 

roku tv is tied up with Astros/Dodgers 

yeah, having the NBC app and the Peacock app wasn't enough for me to watch THE FUCKING OLYMPICS. i had to download a third NBC app just to watch THE FUCKING OLYMPICS. whoever the head of NBC is, i hope he dies in the next 5-10 minutes. jesus christ what a bunch of bullshit. 

[ztejas 43777]

1 minute ago, shadow_operative said:

NBC just rocketed ahead of FOX for my most hated network for sports. seriously fuck everyone responsible for this retarded shit. 

What's funny is the nbcolympics website is actually pretty great if you have a cable login.

It's trying to watch it on an actual TV that seems to have been a nightmare for everyone. 

[UTexasFight 9660]

2 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

NBC just rocketed ahead of FOX for my most hated network for sports. seriously fuck everyone responsible for this retarded shit. 

Well, the actual NBC Sports Network is getting the ax by the end of the year so there’s that.

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/media/2021/01/22/nbcsn-to-shut-down-2021/6678669002/

[WBT 20776]

The nbc sports app is pretty great too.  It has live streams and replays of just about everything.  I think maybe there's some peacock exclusive stuff but nothing I've wanted to watch.

[shadow_operative 15932]

Austin crushed that ball. You knew it was gone off the bat. 

[ztejas 43777]

OHHHH BIG BIG AMERICA HOME RUN!!! VERY MUCH JOY HAD BY AMERICA!!!!!

[ztejas 43777]

Just now, shadow_operative said:

Austin crushed that ball. You knew it was gone off the bat. 

Our first one was gone off the bat, too. Not quite as crushed as that one. 

[ztejas 43777]

Sucks because this would be awesome with a Japanese crowd. Place would be packed. 

[ztejas 43777]

Ahhh shitty error

[shadow_operative 15932]

time to roll the deuce.

[ztejas 43777]

Jesus fucking Christ just make the throw to first.

[shadow_operative 15932]

i like how NBC, an American broadcasting company, is showing the pitches in km/hr but not mph. 140 km/hr sounds pretty fast, but since our dumbass country is stubborn to teach the metric system i really have zero concept as to how hard he's actually throwing.