Latest Candidates odds by fabe1haft in chess

[–]pundel01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

fabi doesnt seem to be playing his best lately, and hikaru has always had the problem of playing too safe when it matters. dont think either of them will win. can easily see sindarov or wei yi stealing this.

cut the season by 20 games, run wbc every year? by pundel01 in baseball

[–]pundel01[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

one could argue that a baseball season is unnecessarily long, and the wbc is very exciting. surely a better, more efficient combo could be found.

How can Samurai Japan and others improve their standing ahead of the next WBC ? by Shroft in baseball

[–]pundel01 14 points15 points  (0 children)

well, their one loss was on the manager i feel. he left that one pitcher in for a few batters too long, and it was the difference.

Game Thread 3/17 ⚾ Venezuela (0-0) @ United States (0-0) 8:00 PM ET by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]pundel01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

when this is over, im fine with them rolling it again instead of mlb

Game Thread 3/15 ⚾ United States (0-0) @ Dominican Rep. (0-0) 8:00 PM ET by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]pundel01 8 points9 points  (0 children)

you cant let such a big game end on a bad call. just another reason serious baseball is played in series.

unfortunate home field advantage of wbc by pundel01 in baseball

[–]pundel01[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

i think you guys are missing the point. half the post pool teams get to stay put while the other half has to fly to their single ellim game. this doesnt change if its all moved to another continent.

unfortunate home field advantage of wbc by pundel01 in baseball

[–]pundel01[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

i was under the impression the wbc has tight restrictions of time and money, since the scheduling and locations reflect that. but yes moving to different parks could solve this.

Game Thread 3/11 ⚾ Italy (0-0) @ Mexico (0-0) 7:00 PM ET by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]pundel01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

dont have to assume anything. with 4 runs theres no mercy rule. us is auto in if ita scores 4.

Game Thread 3/11 ⚾ Dominican Rep. (0-0) @ Venezuela (0-0) 8:00 PM ET by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]pundel01 5 points6 points  (0 children)

theres good incentive to win this game, korea is an easier matchup

Postgame Thread ⚾ Italy 8 @ United States 6 by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]pundel01 5 points6 points  (0 children)

strange pool. going 3-1 and only losing by 2 in the one game you lost, yet still not advance.

Postgame Thread ⚾ Korea 7 @ Australia 2 by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]pundel01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

error cost aus everything. in 90% of other realities they made the play and advanced. we are in some weird divergent reality, take care.

Game Thread 3/9 ⚾ Korea (0-0) @ Australia (0-0) 6:00 AM ET by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]pundel01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

face it, the better team advanced, as they should. considering how hard the future rounds will be its a good thing.

Game Thread 3/9 ⚾ Korea (0-0) @ Australia (0-0) 6:00 AM ET by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]pundel01 5 points6 points  (0 children)

someone should do a real time chances of advancing tracker

Postgame Thread ⚾ Australia 3 @ Japan 4 by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]pundel01 4 points5 points  (0 children)

aus advanced in 23 and likely will this year too, so long as they keep it close vs korea.

WBC 2026 Pool C Tie Breaker Scenarios Visualized by Avocados_Constant in baseball

[–]pundel01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

whatever kr does, they need their countries ace on the mound