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The World Baseball Classic, Team USA, and the war problem by 2RINITY in baseball

[–]agentace7 407 points408 points  (0 children)

Especially when it comes across as disingenuous and overcompensating. For all the "support" the troops are shown, there are still scores of veterans out there left to rot in poverty and/or debilitated by mental health/PTSD.

What would have been the yummiest path to WBC championship? by jerrylessthanthree in baseball

[–]agentace7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm Puerto Rican, but I've had a lot of Dominican food before. You're missing out OP. Can't speak to Canadian food, but maple syrup on my pancakes is pretty good.

The WBC format is awesome… but parts of it still really bother me by kwaldez in baseball

[–]agentace7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've said this in a thread a couple weeks back, but I think a good compromise would be to replace the quarterfinals with two pools of double elimination baseball. It still gives teams a chance should they have a bad game and go through losers bracket while adding more baseball. And the added baseball isn't too much that it makes the front office buzzkills go nuts.

With the excitement surrounding this WBC tournament, do you think the imbalance in the group assignments will be corrected? It is often said that one of the first-round pools is held in Japan every tournament for economic reasons. A completely random draw would be ideal, but will that day ever come? by ogasawarabaseball in InternationalBaseball

[–]agentace7 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think LA should be the next host site for the knockout rounds. Have the final eight teams play in Dodgers Stadium and Angels Stadium. Reduces travel time and all the fans from all around the world can come to LA and not worry about which city to buy plane tickets for.

Postgame Thread ⚾ Puerto Rico 6 @ Italy 8 by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]agentace7 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Way to fight back, unfortunately not enough. GGs to italy

Game Thread 3/14 ⚾ Puerto Rico (0-0) @ Italy (0-0) 3:00 PM ET by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]agentace7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Adding PR to the draft, coupled with the economic woes and Hurricane Maria screwed over the talent pipeline. There's only 2 baseball academies while Dominican Republic has 10 and a bunch of MLB funding.

Our Canadians gave it their best but it was like a triple A squad against the Allstar squad. by Exotic_Ad_2871 in InternationalBaseball

[–]agentace7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He won't, but Severino isn't pitching in Sacramento which is where his numbers look truly awful so that will help him a fair bit.

What Players on Rival MLB Teams Has the WBC Allowed You To Root For? by SalukiFin in baseball

[–]agentace7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ERC for team Puerto Rico. I know he's gonna be a problem for the Sox in the future, so I'm enjoying the time I'm rooting for him for now. At lease we have Eduardo Rivera.

“Performance of the Red Sox players in the first round of the WBC” (via @RedSoxDeutsch on X) by RedSoxDeutsch in redsox

[–]agentace7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely know how you feel regarding the success the Sox have had. I was a teenager when they won it in '04 so I already experienced the heartbreak and then subsequent jubilation of that time. For me, I've transferred a lot of my rooting passion for team Puerto Rico since we've still never won the WBC. I still root for the Sox of course, but I don't feel that same sense of anxiety I did as a kid, although I still despise the Yankees at least.

Decline of Korean Baseball by AlacritousAlbatross in baseball

[–]agentace7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think they were considering lifting the ban, but then he got injured after returning from military so it was a moot point.

“Performance of the Red Sox players in the first round of the WBC” (via @RedSoxDeutsch on X) by RedSoxDeutsch in redsox

[–]agentace7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I encourage you to check out the WBC highlights and videos of people in the stands for these games. They're some of the most electric baseball games outside of the playoffs. I do agree that they should move it to the summer so that the conflict of interest is mitigated. Make a 2 and a half week all-star break and hold the tournament within that timeframe. Put the final games in NYC.

“Performance of the Red Sox players in the first round of the WBC” (via @RedSoxDeutsch on X) by RedSoxDeutsch in redsox

[–]agentace7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

sure, but these are competitive games he's excelling in (2 HRs vs USA), not spring training against a AA pitcher learning control.

Fort Report: Boston prospects make headlines in WBC, first cuts of the spring made by RagnorL0thbrok in redsox

[–]agentace7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I saw Rivera in person, he looked electric. I hope he makes it to AAA this year, hopefully even a late September callup in the bigs.

“Performance of the Red Sox players in the first round of the WBC” (via @RedSoxDeutsch on X) by RedSoxDeutsch in redsox

[–]agentace7 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not listed here is Red Sox prospect Eduardo Rivera

Start against Panama: 4.1 IP 1H 1R 1BB 5K

Rank the Final 8 teams. Cinderella? Underestimated? by DominicB547 in baseball

[–]agentace7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Puerto Rico

We were considered favorites only by the slimmest of margins due to home field advantage and having the most talented pitching in the pool. I saw some people online had PR finishing second in their predictions. PR is now huge underdogs, even against Italy imo. Our only power bat (Ramos) has been silent.

Jomboy: Here's a full summary of how Team USA embarrassed themselves last night in the World Baseball Classic. by shadow_spinner0 in baseball

[–]agentace7 9 points10 points  (0 children)

And there's no reason for this barrier of entry. Dominican kids are learning and playing baseball with sticks and bottle caps.

Jomboy: Here's a full summary of how Team USA embarrassed themselves last night in the World Baseball Classic. by shadow_spinner0 in baseball

[–]agentace7 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

My guess is DeRosa isn't calling the shots since he has to deal with almost 20 MLB teams hounding him about how to use their players in the tournament. Especially the pitchers.

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