2023 World Baseball Classic

[Planet Houston 4943]

Heading to Phoenix with the family. We will be at the US games tonight and tomorrow. Should be fun. 

[Valmy77 13446]

3 hours ago, Planet Houston said:

Heading to Phoenix with the family. We will be at the US games tonight and tomorrow. Should be fun. 

Awesome! Beat those Brits! 

[Fudge Nuggets 19283]

Colombia vs Mexico is a great game. Tied going into the 8th. 

[Fudge Nuggets 19283]

4-4 going to the bottom of the 9th. Mexico has 7,8,9 coming up. Their fans are going nuts, but no fires spotted in the stands so far. 

[Fudge Nuggets 19283]

Arozarena up with a chance to win it. 

And he gets the IBB. Boooooo. 
 

Zuniga for Colombia throwing 100+ mph gas. K’s Verdugo on a 102 mph heater. Free baseball coming up. 

Edited March 11, 2023 by Fudge Nuggets

[Helobious 9511]

Mexico choked the game away. Damn.

[WBT 20763]

Not yet, but blowing the chance to get out of a Manfred inning with no runs could be huge.

[WBT 20763]

Damn, Zuniga mowed them down

[Fudge Nuggets 19283]

Zuniga drags his nuts over Mexico’s faces as Colombia wins it. Great game. 

[Fudge Nuggets 19283]

DR already up 1-0 just 7 pitches in.  This crowd is fucking mental.

[Horny Bull 2766]

This Dominican lineup is filthy.

[BurdineBandit 815]

Luckily found myself in Phoenix this weekend, didn't realize the WBC was going on here, but made it to the Mexico/Colombia game. What a fun atmosphere. About 70% packed. Mexico played very up and down. Arozarena seems like he's ready for a big year. 

[Fudge Nuggets 19283]

6 minutes ago, BurdineBandit said:

Luckily found myself in Phoenix this weekend, didn't realize the WBC was going on here, but made it to the Mexico/Colombia game. What a fun atmosphere. About 70% packed. Mexico played very up and down. Arozarena seems like he's ready for a big year. 

Was that you in the lower level wearing a Longhorn hat?

[Horny Bull 2766]

That was a BOMB.

[Fudge Nuggets 19283]

2 AB, 2 GIDP for Acuña.  Good job.

[BurdineBandit 815]

49 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Was that you in the lower level wearing a Longhorn hat?

Nope, was wearing my Astros today 

[Fudge Nuggets 19283]

Peralta with some serious onions in a tough situation 

[shadow_operative 15932]

big hit from david peralta chases alcantara. venezuela up 3-1 on the dominicans in the 4th.

[WBT 20763]

Acuña didn't gidp that time!  Up to 6 LOB.

Edited March 12, 2023 by WBT

[Fudge Nuggets 19283]

Astros management probably going to fine Neris for throwing high and tight to Altuve.

[WBT 20763]

wrong thread

Edited March 12, 2023 by WBT

[OB3 3633]

1 hour ago, BurdineBandit said:

Luckily found myself in Phoenix this weekend, didn't realize the WBC was going on here, but made it to the Mexico/Colombia game. What a fun atmosphere. About 70% packed. Mexico played very up and down. Arozarena seems like he's ready for a big year. 

Why is Arozarena playing for Mexico? I was reading that he was born and grew up in Cuba 

[Fudge Nuggets 19283]

22 minutes ago, OB3 said:

Why is Arozarena playing for Mexico? I was reading that he was born and grew up in Cuba 

Same reason Freddie Freeman is playing for Canada and Austin Barnes is playing for Mexico?

[Fudge Nuggets 19283]

Marlins Man makes an appearance in the home plate seats. I haven’t noticed his gimmicky ass in a few years.

[tx 3 putt 77955]

Mexico v USA tomorrow is must watch tv !

[UTexasFight 9658]

This atmosphere in Miami right now

 

 

fantastic 

[shadow_operative 15932]

wooooooooow santander. 

[Fudge Nuggets 19283]

It’s like a post season game with everything on the line.

Santander with the grab.

This game is all sorts of badass.

[tx 3 putt 77955]

Just now, Fudge Nuggets said:

It’s like a post season game with everything on the line.

Santander with the grab.

game 7 World Series 

 

this needs to be bumped up to every 4 years 

[Helobious 9511]

52 minutes ago, OB3 said:

Why is Arozarena playing for Mexico? I was reading that he was born and grew up in Cuba 

Defected through Mexico, lives there in offseason.

Just now, tx 3 putt said:

game 7 World Series 

 

this needs to be bumped up to every 4 years 

It is supposed to be every 4 years. Covid just through things off

[TheStoicPaisano 9940]

Trayce Thompson is eligible for Great Britain thru his Bahamas-born father and goes yard. Generic-ass uniforms modeled by Vance Worley:

 

Edited March 12, 2023 by TheStoicPaisano

[tx 3 putt 77955]

GB unis are horrible 

[UTexasFight 9658]

It’s increidlbe

like something fucked up and forgot about needing to have the team name on the front and someone had to run down to hobby lobby and get a pack of letter stickers 

[tx 3 putt 77955]

Soto is damn good 

[UTexasFight 9658]

4 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

Soto is damn good 

100 up and in. Turns on it like an 85 mph meatball down the middle 

haven’t seen one squared up like that off Alvarado since….

You know 

Edited March 12, 2023 by UTexasFight

[WBT 20763]

Alvarado trying to blow another game

[tx 3 putt 77955]

Huge upset 

[Fudge Nuggets 19283]

Big win for the Mighty Altuves.

Santander, Garcia and Altuve showed out.

[Scraps 13600]

Schwarb bomb

[UTexasFight 9658]

Schwarber 3 run monster shot over the pool

 

Man horns dominating KU rolling into Venezuela/DR and now the US. loving this night 

missed baseball 

[Fudge Nuggets 19283]

Just now, Scraps said:

Schwarb bomb
 

He pissed all over that ball 

[tx 3 putt 77955]

 

[UTexasFight 9658]

smoltz is like a wind up doll and he’s been winding since game 6 on Nov 5 to barf his non-stop verbal diarrhea for ~3 hours 

[tx 3 putt 77955]

13 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

smoltz is like a wind up doll and he’s been winding since game 6 on Nov 5 to barf his non-stop verbal diarrhea for ~3 hours 

Thank god Joe Buck moved on, but smoltz sucks 

[tx 3 putt 77955]

I think they’re a little pumped up 

[WBT 20763]

Looks like a beautiful day for baseball in Taiwan but Cuba is ruining the party with a 4 spot in the 1st.  Some of Taiwan's Diamond Dolls seem like they're pretty rude.

[Planet Houston 4943]

Pretty cool atmosphere but tomorrow will be electric. Walking to the stadium early right after the Mexico-Colombia game let out, the Mexican fans are out in force. Also the area around Chase Field and the Suns stadium right next door is pretty cool.

 This was a lucky unintentional shot with the guy in the Bregman jersey, right after Tucker had the go-ahead RBI. Saw a decent amount of Stros fans but it was dominated by (1) Dodgers (2) Padres and (3) Angels jerseys.

 

[tx 3 putt 77955]

Chase Field better double up on the beer tomorrow 

[Fudge Nuggets 19283]

Italy whipping the shit out of Curacao.  We're going to wind up with all five teams at 2-2 if this result holds.

Profar with a nice catch to save two runs, Italy has a six run lead and only needs three outs to close it out.

[Fudge Nuggets 19283]

6 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

Chase Field better double up on the beer cerveza tomorrow 

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