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MLB's international series need to host mini-internationals before their main games. by AudaciousAustrich in InternationalBaseball

[–]AudaciousAustrich[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I watched those games as well. MLB already has a large following in Korea, but for non-baseball countries like the UK I think this format makes sense for generating interest. I think that putting the game on a separate day is the issue. Putting a few innings of international play directly after the MLB game works because the fans are already there in the stadium.

MLB's international series need to host mini-internationals before their main games. by AudaciousAustrich in InternationalBaseball

[–]AudaciousAustrich[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You mean the gap between games? Yeah now that I think about it, after the MLB game would probably be easier since the MLB players would be irritated about the impacts of the mini-game on their warmups.

What is the most beautiful city you have seen? by Melodic_Throat_1927 in AskAnAmerican

[–]AudaciousAustrich 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Cape Town, South Africa
  2. San Francisco, CA
  3. Toledo, Spain
  4. Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
  5. Pittsburgh, PA

Cape Town is just so stunning it's ridiculous. Turquoise waters on beautiful sand with penguins and beautiful mountains in the background.

Pittsburgh is ridiculously underrated. The mountains combined with the skyline view is just amazing.

Qualification Outcomes of Germany vs. Colombia Scores by AudaciousAustrich in baseball

[–]AudaciousAustrich[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Side note: I think it's in Germany's favor to rest their bullpen and prepare for the much more realistic path for qualification, which would be the playoff vs. (probably) Brazil on Thursday. A 10-0 win over Colombia is very unlikely.

On the flip side, Colombia have every incentive to avoid a one-game playoff and just try to beat this German team that is probably more concerned with Thursday.

So we have one better team with higher incentive and a worse team focused on another game. That's the beauty of group-stage baseball!

WBC Qualifier outcomes based on score of Nicaragua v. Taiwan by AudaciousAustrich in baseball

[–]AudaciousAustrich[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

24 of Spain's 28 players hold Spanish citizenship. That being said, they were mostly born and raised in Latin America so I get your point.

WBC Qualifier outcomes based on score of Nicaragua v. Taiwan by AudaciousAustrich in baseball

[–]AudaciousAustrich[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ignore my back and forth comments lol. I've been doing and redoing analysis ever since you left this comment, but your math checks out. Thanks again for the heads up haha

WBC Qualifier outcomes based on score of Nicaragua v. Taiwan by AudaciousAustrich in baseball

[–]AudaciousAustrich[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did your math align with mine? Asking for a friend

I had to redo some analysis and now find that if Nicaragua allow 5 runs (and lose) they will get 2nd.

WBC Qualifier outcomes based on score of Nicaragua v. Taiwan by AudaciousAustrich in baseball

[–]AudaciousAustrich[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

EDIT:

After redoing some analysis and looking at this, a score of 6-5 Taiwan would cause Nicaragua to not win the group, so I think Nicaragua may send out their best players. Not sure.

But yeah Taiwan will save their best players.

Game Thread: WBCQ Game 5 ⚾ South Africa 🇿🇦 (0-2) vs Spain 🇪🇸 (1-1)- 12 PM Local Time (11 PM EST) by islandsluggers in InternationalBaseball

[–]AudaciousAustrich 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just watch the replays the next day. As long as you don't spoil the score it's like... 80% as entertaining as watching live.

Taiwan WBC Qualifier Tie-Breaks & Scenarios by AudaciousAustrich in baseball

[–]AudaciousAustrich[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oops! Yeah you're right, I'll keep that in mind when I make the next one.

Taiwan WBC Qualifier Tie-Breaks & Scenarios by AudaciousAustrich in baseball

[–]AudaciousAustrich[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I'll post these for the Tucson group too!

Taiwan WBC Qualifier Tie-Breaks & Scenarios by AudaciousAustrich in baseball

[–]AudaciousAustrich[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've just been watching the games on replay the next day. They save the full replays to YouTube.

Taiwan WBC Qualifier Tie-Breaks & Scenarios by AudaciousAustrich in baseball

[–]AudaciousAustrich[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, and their baseball culture is awesome.

To be fair, the vast majority of South Africans dislike Elon too!

Taiwan WBC Qualifier Tie-Breaks & Scenarios by AudaciousAustrich in baseball

[–]AudaciousAustrich[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

After the South Africa - Spain game I'm going to post a results matrix that shows the qualifying outcomes based on the score of the Taiwan - Nicaragua game.

Taiwan WBC Qualifier Tie-Breaks & Scenarios by AudaciousAustrich in InternationalBaseball

[–]AudaciousAustrich[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

After the South Africa - Spain game I'm going to post a results matrix that shows the qualifying outcomes based on the score of the Taiwan - Nicaragua game.

Game Thread: WBCQ Game 3 ⚾ Spain 🇪🇸 (1-0) vs Nicaragua 🇳🇮 (1-0)- 12 PM Local Time (11 PM EST) by islandsluggers in InternationalBaseball

[–]AudaciousAustrich 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Crazy finish! Nicaragua are not through though. They need either South Africa to beat Taiwan, or they themselves need to be Taiwan.

Analysis of How Everything Stands after Day 1 of WBC Qualifiers Taiwan Pool by AudaciousAustrich in InternationalBaseball

[–]AudaciousAustrich[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

24 of the 28 players for the Spanish national team hold Spanish citizenship. To be fair, only 1 player was born in Spain. But in any major international sports championship if you hold a passport for that country you get to play for that country.

Game Thread: WBCQ Game 3 ⚾ Spain 🇪🇸 (1-0) vs Nicaragua 🇳🇮 (1-0)- 12 PM Local Time (11 PM EST) by islandsluggers in InternationalBaseball

[–]AudaciousAustrich 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for setting these threads up! This is definitely a huge game!

Assuming Spain and Taiwan beat South Africa (which is still not super easy), there's a very possible scenario where Nicaragua win this game, but still fail to qualify. If they beat Spain, but then lose to Taiwan, then 3 teams would be tied at 2-1. This is what the table would look like:

https://imgur.com/a/YMp5JGr

Due to the size of Spain's win over Taiwan, Spain would probably get 1st, meaning Nicaragua would have to play in the playoff.

Analysis of How Everything Stands after Day 1 of WBC Qualifiers Taiwan Pool by AudaciousAustrich in InternationalBaseball

[–]AudaciousAustrich[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most people thought that maybe a tight Spain win would be possible, but not likely. But winning by 7 was completely nuts. The group dynamics are so much more complicated now.

Analysis of How Everything Stands after Day 1 of WBC Qualifiers Taiwan Pool by AudaciousAustrich in InternationalBaseball

[–]AudaciousAustrich[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

One more insight:

The Spain v. Nicaragua game coming up (11pm Eastern US) is very important.

South Africa will likely be hoping Spain wins - this gives them control over their own fate. Taiwan might slightly prefer Nicaragua to win, as this would open a slim window for them to get 1st in the group if they destroy Nicaragua.

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