2023 World Baseball Classic
- Thread starter Tokyo Sox
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Japan came to play, that's for sure. They are a really fun team. I think I want them to win this game.
Love that we get to see some of these guys thanks to this tournament. Some really fun players to watch.
Yeah he keeps getting got with the same pitch down and away. Japan came with a plan.
I don't even see how this is possible for such a great hitter, but we're seeing it.
Smoltz: the way this Us team is constructed you had to think they’d need to outscore their opponents to win.
I really need a "Crowd Noise Only" optionSmoltz: the way this Us team is constructed you had to think they’d need to outscore their opponents to win.
Yep, me too. They're playing with fire vs this USA lineup, have stranded a ton of runners, but I think you'd probably set the USA's O/U for runs at about 5.5, even now. This is a murderer's row worthy of the '27 Yankees.
If all you'd seen was this game, you might say the same about Trout.
I love that they're teammates. Hard to believe a team built around both of them can't even make the playoffs, but that's another matter.
Rendon raking in the spring. Just once, give us a full season of all 3 guys being healthy.
Their pitching looks okay, too. But man, does that lineup lack depth unless 2022 1st half Taylor Ward and 2021 Jared Walsh come back.
Oh, for sure. And he was still good in the 2nd half, but his first half was fire last year. If that's who they get at the top of the lineup, and Rendon stays healthy, and Walsh has recovered from his thoracic outlet surgery after a rough year last year, that's a solid 1-6.
It's a lot of "if's" though. That said, I think Thaiss/Logan O'Hoppe should be solid upgrades at catcher from Stassi (assuming they decide to move on), and I would love to see Jo Adell put it all together finally (he's somehow still only 23!).
They could be good, but it's going to take a lot going right.
The Mariners are my second favorite team at the moment, but I am always pulling for the Angels to find a way into the playoffs.
They ought to show some live look ins on watch parties in Japan. (I know it’s some silly hour to be watching baseball there but I’m sure they’re still all over this).
It's 10:44am in Tokyo right now.
A bunch of people probably called in sick to work today.
On Wednesday, hump day no less (but don't know if they do hump day in Japan. Probably not).