USA and baseball power South Africa............

chiefqueen · 03-10-2006, 03:53 PM

..........in extremely tight game.

chiefqueen · 03-10-2006, 03:55 PM

HA! HA!

Made you look, they're one out away from mercy ruling South Africa.

tk13 · 03-10-2006, 04:14 PM

The first round was fun and all... but this next round is what I've been waiting for. I think this is where it starts to get exciting.

Two 4-team pools, both pools are loaded with good teams, and every team has a realistic shot at advancing. That second pool is just gonna be awesome. Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Cuba, Puerto Rico.... that's gonna be some great baseball, and great crowds too I'm sure.

vailpass · 03-10-2006, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by tk13

The first round was fun and all... but this next round is what I've been waiting for. I think this is where it starts to get exciting.

Two 4-team pools, both pools are loaded with good teams, and every team has a realistic shot at advancing. That second pool is just gonna be awesome. Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Cuba, Puerto Rico.... that's gonna be some great baseball, and great crowds too I'm sure.

Yeah, that DR lineup is awesome. I don't see anyone stopping them from winning it all.

The crowd here in Phoenix for the USA-Mexico game was kind of cool; it was like what I hear happens at soccer games. The crowd was half for Mexico and half for USA so the chants would go back and forth. This town is definetely Little Mexico. It's awesome to see that many all-stars in the same (USA) uniform.

For the US-Canada game there were only 16,000 fans at the ballpark. Pretty embarrassing but typical of Phoenix sports "fans".

tk13 · 03-10-2006, 04:26 PM

Yeah, I thought about making a thread about that today. I just don't understand why Americans don't get behind something like this. I love it, I think it's great. All these people complaining about how spoiled and money driven pro sports has become, here is your perfect answer to that. Not playing for a bunch of money, just a bunch of All-Stars playing for their country. And there really is no sure favorite like there's supposed to be in basketball or other international sports.

The Dominicans sure look tough though... plus they're supposed to get Vlad Guerrero back for this next round. Their lineup is going to be sickening. The US or Venezuelan pitching is going to have to have a lights out type day to contain them, that might be the only chance. Actually I'm real interested in seeing how Cuba does against them... Cuba's such a total wildcard in this, you just don't know how good they are. I think the US-Japan matchup should be real interesting too.

vailpass · 03-10-2006, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ENDelt260

I went to the USA-Mexico game. Did you see me? I was the white guy drinking a beer.

Yeah, I thought that was you. You were sitting in that one section in front of those people. You were wearing that one shirt and drinking a lot of beer. I couldn't help but notice that you applauded at the appropriate time when what's-his-name jacked that homer.

vailpass · 03-10-2006, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by tk13

Yeah, I thought about making a thread about that today. I just don't understand why Americans don't get behind something like this. I love it, I think it's great. All these people complaining about how spoiled and money driven pro sports has become, here is your perfect answer to that. Not playing for a bunch of money, just a bunch of All-Stars playing for their country. And there really is no sure favorite like there's supposed to be in basketball or other international sports.

The Dominicans sure look tough though... plus they're supposed to get Vlad Guerrero back for this next round. Their lineup is going to be sickening. The US or Venezuelan pitching is going to have to have a lights out type day to contain them, that might be the only chance. Actually I'm real interested in seeing how Cuba does against them... Cuba's such a total wildcard in this, you just don't know how good they are. I think the US-Japan matchup should be real interesting too.

I agree completely. Did you see how pumped up the crowds are in the Latin American bracket? It's very cool to see other countries adopt our national pastime and make it their own. You can see the pride in their fan's faces.

vailpass · 03-10-2006, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ENDelt260

I only had too many. Honest.

Fixed.

chiefqueen · 03-10-2006, 05:21 PM

Actually the US did the Royals a favor, by winning the US eliminated Canada meaning Guiel and Stairs are headed back to Surprise.

Logical · 03-10-2006, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by vailpass

I agree completely. Did you see how pumped up the crowds are in the Latin American bracket? It's very cool to see other countries adopt our national pastime and make it their own. You can see the pride in their fan's faces.

Is there a football tournament going on?

vailpass · 03-10-2006, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Vlad Logicslav

Is there a football tournament going on?

True. I guess I should have said "our former national pastime".

Ultra Peanut · 03-10-2006, 07:21 PM

Anyone who likes baseball that tries to accuse soccer of being boring is a waste of oxygen.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ENDelt260

I went to the USA-Mexico game. Did you see me? I was the white guy drinking a beer.

Dude, I totally saw you!

VonneMarie · 03-10-2006, 07:47 PM

We won... yay.

dj56dt58 · 03-11-2006, 12:28 AM

I damn near took the spread picking SA to lose by less than the 11 point spread. I was gonna put 50 dollars on it but couldnt decide for sure. I decided to flip a coin and if it landed on heads I would do it. It landed heads 5 times in a row...but something told me not to do it so I didn't. thank god. I figured they would slack off a little but then I remembered they would be pissed after losing to canada.

Frazod · 03-11-2006, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Ultra Peanut

Anyone who likes baseball that tries to accuse soccer of being boring is a waste of oxygen.

Waste of oxygen? Not likely.

AMERICAN CITIZEN BORN IN THIS COUNTRY? Probably.

03-10-2006, 03:53 PM
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03-10-2006, 04:14 PM	#3
tk13 ... Join Date: Nov 2001 Casino cash: $1862500	The first round was fun and all... but this next round is what I've been waiting for. I think this is where it starts to get exciting. Two 4-team pools, both pools are loaded with good teams, and every team has a realistic shot at advancing. That second pool is just gonna be awesome. Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Cuba, Puerto Rico.... that's gonna be some great baseball, and great crowds too I'm sure.
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03-10-2006, 04:26 PM	#5
tk13 ... Join Date: Nov 2001 Casino cash: $1862500	Yeah, I thought about making a thread about that today. I just don't understand why Americans don't get behind something like this. I love it, I think it's great. All these people complaining about how spoiled and money driven pro sports has become, here is your perfect answer to that. Not playing for a bunch of money, just a bunch of All-Stars playing for their country. And there really is no sure favorite like there's supposed to be in basketball or other international sports. The Dominicans sure look tough though... plus they're supposed to get Vlad Guerrero back for this next round. Their lineup is going to be sickening. The US or Venezuelan pitching is going to have to have a lights out type day to contain them, that might be the only chance. Actually I'm real interested in seeing how Cuba does against them... Cuba's such a total wildcard in this, you just don't know how good they are. I think the US-Japan matchup should be real interesting too.
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chiefqueen On my throne Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Kansas City, MO Casino cash: $8162060	Actually the US did the Royals a favor, by winning the US eliminated Canada meaning Guiel and Stairs are headed back to Surprise.
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dj56dt58 Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Missouri Casino cash: $9960055	I damn near took the spread picking SA to lose by less than the 11 point spread. I was gonna put 50 dollars on it but couldnt decide for sure. I decided to flip a coin and if it landed on heads I would do it. It landed heads 5 times in a row...but something told me not to do it so I didn't. thank god. I figured they would slack off a little but then I remembered they would be pissed after losing to canada.
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