11-7 Taipei in the bottom of the eighth. I was distracted, so I didn't get the name of the hitter.
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Oh darn, I would have loved to hear the announcers pronounce that.
By the way, I have tried to watch that Czech video, but I can't read the translations. Maybe if I get it on the telly...
Yeah he’s been pressing all Spring. The backwards K in his final AB was a bit high. Borderline call but just not one that goes your way when you’re slumping i guess. He’s had some ugly swings, and he’s fouled off or popped up several pitches that last summer he would have hit 450 feet.
The one bomb he hit in the exhibition games was when he was dropped from 4th to 6th in the order. But then once the tournament started he was back at cleanup and it’s been ugly.
I do still hope Kuriyama lets him hit his way out of it — both remaining pool games vs Czech & Aussie should be relatively low pressure — but if he’s still not right by the knockout stage, it’s a tough decision.
Yeah, I was thinking about just moving him down in the order. Yoshida is swinging a hot bat (so pumped for this guy on the Sox) and Ohtani is going to get pitched around so perhaps too much mentally for Murakami to have to knock in runs behind the best player on Earth and fan favorite. The pitching he's facing isn't even that good so hard to think it gets better once MLB fireballers start coming his way. But the upside is so vast that I don't think you can bench him altogether.
Yoshida coming through again with a 2-out, 2-run double in the third to put Japan up 2-1 over Czech Republic. Then he comes around to score on a single by Yamada. 3-1 after 3.
The above had me switching stations, only to see Chang hit into a double play. Where is Chang supposed to be playing this year? Worcester? Boston?
The tiebreakers to advance are complicated but I assume if they're all 2-2 it would just be overall run differential, so every run even in garbage time could be important.
Utility infield. Last year he played 1B, 2B and SS for us, plus 3B at his stops in Tampa and Cleveland.
He must have been in Worcester, or my memory is worse than I thought it was. (I don't remember seeing him in Fenway.)
The noise in this Taipei game is so loud and the booth guys, who are good, are micked so low that I have to turn off the sound and read the captions, not ideal.
It's funny---am I the only one rooting for whichever team seems to be the underdog? I was sorry to see Japan crush the Czechs, even though a Red Sox player had a lot to do with said crushing.
It's weird seeing Tapei playing twice on Saturday the 11th...once at 0600 and again at 11PM tonight. Of course, that's the schedule in the Eastern time zone of the USA. Tonight's game will be Sunday AM in Asia.
If anyone has traveled to Asia, they can tell you that the effects of the jet lag on returning to the United States can be quite troublesome. I mean it is easy to simply fall asleep at the strangest times. And doing the trips in business class with lie flat seats didn't seem to help much! So it will be interesting to see how those players coming from the Asian rounds fare once they come to Florida for the final rounds.
If anyone has traveled to Asia, they can tell you that the effects of the jet lag on returning to the United States can be quite troublesome. I mean it is easy to simply fall asleep at the strangest times. And doing the trips in business class with lie flat seats didn't seem to help much! So it will be interesting to see how those players coming from the Asian rounds fare once they come to Florida for the final rounds.
This matchup between Nicaragua and Puerto Rico may be the most lop-sided so far. The P.R. team is loaded with Baez, Hernandez, Vazquez and Maldonado, to name just a few. (Edit: forgot Lindor!)
Also, while I was away watching the Sox, Nica. scored. Gotta go see how.
Also, while I was away watching the Sox, Nica. scored. Gotta go see how.
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P.R. up 5-1. The difference between the two teams showing up starkly, as one batter after another gets on base.
He played 11 games and had 26 plate appearances in Boston last year, all in late September/October.
Thanks. I just don't remember him, my bad.
The next game is Mex/Columbia. There seem to be some Rays on the Mexican team.
Team Puerto Rico should replace the Marlins. The fans and atmosphere there are great. Sounds like a World Series game.
Yeah
Trying to figure out if I should go today or Wednesday (I’m #TEAMDR) but don’t rally feel like driving 90 mins+ each way plus looking for parking in Little Havana at night.
Wednesday atmosphere should be even more insane
That is true. He started game one.
I had forgotten Verdugo was on Team Mexico. Made an out, moved Arozarena to third.
Reported attendance is 35,399. Last time the Marlins drew that many was the 2017 home opener (36,519). Excluding home openers, they've only twice had crowd that big, once in 2012 and once in 2014.
I think that's our Alfaro who just hit a double for Columbia. Yes? No?
Never mind, it is. He's the DH.
https://www.mlb.com/player/jorge-alfaro-595751
Never mind, it is. He's the DH.
https://www.mlb.com/player/jorge-alfaro-595751
Marlins full 40-man CBT payroll commitment right now: $119,666,667
Puerto Rico guaranteed CBT payroll commitments: $159,663,000
Note that the Puerto Rico number accounts for 12 players of their 30. The rest of their roster are pre-arb 40-man roster guys and minor leaguers.
I'm surprised how much faster my internet is than Directv. I saw that Arozarena homer on the mlb page well before I saw it on the TV/
2 outs tied bottom of 9th Barnes gets a double and is pinch ran for
Arozarena IbB
Dugo up to be a hero
Arozarena IbB
Dugo up to be a hero
Alcantara vs. Perez looks very interesting, at 7 pm. I was astonished how much better Perez pitched after he left the Sox.