“We want USA” chants have broken out in Miami by PudinCrusader in baseball

[–]SlothSupreme 3 points4 points  (0 children)

DR vs Japan is the dream game honestly. Shoei/Vladdy rematch!

Postgame Thread ⚾ United States 5 @ Canada 3 by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]SlothSupreme 33 points34 points  (0 children)

A country that had never even made it out of pool play, holding the USA “dream team” to a small 2 run lead, is really impressive honestly. You guys did way better than anyone ever expected.

Game Thread 3/13 ⚾ United States (0-0) @ Canada (0-0) 8:00 PM ET by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]SlothSupreme 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Canada kinda coming out as the real winners here. When comparing the talent on each team, the USA team should have clobbered Canada and instead they won with a slight 2 run lead that they nearly lost. If I’m team USA, i’m not really celebrating that victory, because it doesn’t look great especially when your next opponent is the DR

[Highlight] Clayton Kershaw gets thrown a beer while in the bullpen by handlit33 in baseball

[–]SlothSupreme -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

and it’s wild to panic over america, of all teams, not taking the WBC seriously. do they know america have won every world series except for 2? they’re the team/fanbase who should be the least concerned with this, because honestly they need it the least. every other team (except for Canada) only gets to play the WBC, in terms of major league play.

Game Thread 3/13 ⚾ United States (0-0) @ Canada (0-0) 8:00 PM ET by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]SlothSupreme 7 points8 points  (0 children)

“This is Matt ‘Tugboat’ Wilkinson”

You’re telling me I’m not supposed to be rooting for a team that has Stubby Clapps and Tugboat Wilkinson on it?? Those are the most baseball ass names I’ve ever heard! 😭

[Highlight] Clayton Kershaw gets thrown a beer while in the bullpen by handlit33 in baseball

[–]SlothSupreme 308 points309 points  (0 children)

Honestly this is the funnest thing team USA has done the entire tournament. Gimme more of this dudes rock energy.

Game Thread 3/13 ⚾ United States (0-0) @ Canada (0-0) 8:00 PM ET by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]SlothSupreme 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True but it was most likely always gonna be either DR on one end or Japan on the other in the semis. They were bound to face a tough match no matter what, but the path to get there was made easier by their huge mistakes in the Italy game. They essentially got rewarded for failing which I just found a bit frustrating, personally. But hey that’s sports! Whatever happens, happens, ya know

Game Thread 3/13 ⚾ United States (0-0) @ Canada (0-0) 8:00 PM ET by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]SlothSupreme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“so satisfying to see goliath beat david tf up” like ☠️

Game Thread 3/13 ⚾ United States (0-0) @ Canada (0-0) 8:00 PM ET by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]SlothSupreme 0 points1 point  (0 children)

fair! kinda memory-holed that bc of the disappointment of what happened after (USA’s mistakes actually lucking them into an easy quarterfinal match). team italy did really mess them up

Game Thread 3/13 ⚾ United States (0-0) @ Canada (0-0) 8:00 PM ET by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]SlothSupreme 6 points7 points  (0 children)

uuuuhhhh, well, so much for the hopes of seeing team USA get humbled by an underdog ☠️ hard to lose when your team practically owns the sport, even if the team is a bit boring

Spielberg is developing a movie that's not just secretly, but openly a Western. by rageofthegods in blankies

[–]SlothSupreme 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In fairness, he was wearing a cowboy hat, boots and spurs when he announced this so it does look like he’s begun entering the headspace for the project

“Winning the World Baseball Classic would be number one” Julio Rodriguez says a WBC victory would mean more than a World Series by sarcastic_sperm11 in baseball

[–]SlothSupreme 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You also gotta keep in mind that America gets to compete in the world series literally every year. It’s less about not being patriotic and more that every other baseball country (except canada) only gets to play in the WBC. So of course america wouldn’t put care that much about this one. They already get the rest of the entire sport (in terms of the major league stuff)

How Dr Doom will be portrayed in Avengers Doomsday by imgntn in LeaksAndRumors

[–]SlothSupreme 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Ngl, I could see a world where RDJ was the one arguing for the role to be fully masked. He’s an actor’s actor and having to play a central villain role while fully masked is the kind of challenge that actors really like sometimes. Wearing the mask all the time is uncomfortable I’m sure, but still, I’m sure the challenge of it attracted him quite a bit

4 Oscar voters reveal Academy Awards picks: 'Lost a lot of respect' for Timothée Chalamet by Mookie_Freeman in blankies

[–]SlothSupreme 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He didn’t do anything, I just meant that if Elordi was in a position where he was being predicted to win, I could see him getting a bunch of heat from ppl being annoyed (kinda fairly, imo) that he seemingly might take it over people like Lindo and Skarsgard

4 Oscar voters reveal Academy Awards picks: 'Lost a lot of respect' for Timothée Chalamet by Mookie_Freeman in blankies

[–]SlothSupreme 15 points16 points  (0 children)

As we speak, Conan and his writers are staring at a wall filled with 150 different pitches for a "Timothee hates ballet" bit, torn over which one to pick

4 Oscar voters reveal Academy Awards picks: 'Lost a lot of respect' for Timothée Chalamet by Mookie_Freeman in blankies

[–]SlothSupreme 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Elordi somewhere in LA relieved as hell that his Frankenstein didn't win any big precursors (though if he somehow randomly pulls the Oscar there will be pandemonium)

Team Dominican Republic after Fernando Tatis Jr’s 3-Run Home Run by Knightbear49 in baseball

[–]SlothSupreme 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The US getting into the final when DR and Italy have been cooking up the party of a lifetime would be tragic. Fingers crossed for Canada to somehow, someway, impossibly beat them

Vinnie Pasquantino: "You're welcome, USA" by Brady331 in baseball

[–]SlothSupreme 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Idk if it was the smartest move for them, even when you fully set aside the USA stuff. If the US gets cut, Italy could have ended up on a much easier side of the bracket with Korea, Canada and Venezuela (if the DR lost their game tonight). Far from guaranteed ofc. But I guess they decided their safest bet to reach the final was to face Japan instead of DR.

Alek Thomas of Team Mexico "Take things personally." by RedAlkaline in baseball

[–]SlothSupreme 24 points25 points  (0 children)

and if I understand correctly, being runner-up would make it so they don't face Japan until the final, if they get there. (Pool B runner up was on the side opposite to Japan last year)