[palandri]

Mark your calendar. The World Baseball Classic starts on March 2, 2013: World Baseball Classic: Home

[baseballbert]

Been watching it around the clock on my iPhone/iPad (boooooooo! You suck with you iOS devices!! :-)), and I'm hooked!

[palandri]

I've watched a few of the games.

[fwaits]

Yeah been following it a bit here and there. Dominican Republic looks strong offensively. Japan and Cuba are always tough too. USA and Mexico go at it tonight so I'll be checking that one out for sure.

[baseballbert]

What about the team Italy punching Canada in the face 14-4 today?? They could be a problem for Team USA tomorrow.

[baseballbert]

RA isn't pitching for Dickey tonight. 4-0 Mexico so far.

[fwaits]

Yeah Dickey looked horrible, had nothing on his knuckler and was getting lashed. At least they took care of ITA tonight. Need a solid win vs. Canada tomorrow to cinch it for the next round.

[palandri]

The grand slam against Italy was nice to see!

[palandri]

Anyone see the big brawl at the end of the Canada vs Mexico game?

[fwaits]

Anyone see the big brawl at the end of the Canada vs Mexico game?

haha Yeah Mexico was mad they were getting owned and totally plunked that Canadian batter. Was so obvious.

[baseballbert]

Hockey match broke out on the mound!

[palandri]

U.S. advances to round 2

[baseballbert]

That was a great game. I might go to a game at AT&T to see what the atmosphere is like.

[palandri]

That was a great game. I might go to a game at AT&T to see what the atmosphere is like.

You get the semifinals and the finals. It maybe hard to get a ticket.

[baseballbert]

I will send a picture from my seat! 😊

[Duvi]

Kind of lopsided when it comes to hitting (Dominican Rep.). Cano is one of my favorite players, so I'm happy.

My sis' (not blood) cousins are the Molina brothers. Definitely rooting for those two to do good.

[fwaits]

I'd love to hit up a game at AT&T park, but at $150/ticket for the cheapest seats and trying to bring a family of 4-5, it's just too expensive for my blood.

[Duvi]

I'd love to hit up a game at AT&T park, but at $150/ticket for the cheapest seats and trying to bring a family of 4-5, it's just too expensive for my blood.

Imagine you got mediocre seats! Sheesh.

[Talldog]

So last night, ESPN showed the Deportes broadcast of the game between Puerto Rico and The Dominican, with a note on the crawl that you could see the English broadcast on MLB. But when I went to MLB, the game was blacked out, presumably because I live in Connecticut where ESPN is located. I ended up having to watch the game in Spanish, which unfortunately I don't speak. What a major screwup on ESPN's part, although it was kind of fun to watch the Spanish versions of the "This is Sportscenter" commercials.

[Duvi]

So last night, ESPN showed the Deportes broadcast of the game between Puerto Rico and The Dominican, with a note on the crawl that you could see the English broadcast on MLB. But when I went to MLB, the game was blacked out, presumably because I live in Connecticut where ESPN is located. I ended up having to watch the game in Spanish, which unfortunately I don't speak. What a major screwup on ESPN's part, although it was kind of fun to watch the Spanish versions of the "This is Sportscenter" commercials.

I enjoyed it. Nice to see how it's done on Deportes.

[Talldog]

I enjoyed it. Nice to see how it's done on Deportes.

Yeah, it didn't suck. I mean, baseball IS baseball, but I enjoy listening to the game commentary, and while Spanish is very pleasant on the ears, it's not the same when you can't understand what they're saying.

[palandri]

Round 2

Puerto Rico vs United States

Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 8:00 PM ET at Marlins Park

[baseballbert]

That's going to be a tough game. PR is a solid club that plays well on both sides of the ball.

[palandri]

United States 7
Puerto Rico 1



Next game Thursday United States vs Dominican Republic.

[fwaits]

United States 7
Puerto Rico 1

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Next game Thursday United States vs Dominican Republic.

DR might be their biggest challenge in the tourney. Let's hope Dickey is on his game, he looked flat vs. Mexico.