Good job Canada!!! World Baseball Classic!!!

**Devastatin Dave** · 03-09-2006, 16:06

Knowing the possibility for this to get nasty, considering who's starting this thread not in the least, but I gotta give props to the boys up north for putting the smakedown on our team, the overpaid spoiled Major league American players. Not saying Canada doesn't have its share of high priced players, but the American team is stocked top to bottom with All Stars. So good job Canada, and I hope you go all the way.

PS Tribeman and Goofy can still kiss my hairy, pimply butt!!!

So, is anybody watching? I would encourage everyone to because its cool to see some talent out there that haven't made it to the Bigs.

**lars573** · 03-09-2006, 16:49

This is our revenge for the olympic hockey disaster.

**Goofball** · 03-09-2006, 17:59

This is why baseball is and always will be my favorite sport. More so than in other sports, on any given day, any team stands a pretty good chance of beating any other team, no matter where the two are ranked.

And depending on who's pitching, of course...

At any rate, I am certainly not gloating. I saw what happened to our high-priced hockey talent at the Olympics.

And from what I understand, we just used our best pitcher to get by you guys, and pitchers are strictly regulated by pitch count and innings pitched in this tourney.

And, we have to face another very tough team next: Mexico.

Yikes.

I also think it would be a damned shame if the U.S. team didn't make it to the second round, since this is the inaugural event and being played in the U.S.

You guys are experiencing the anxiety Canadians will be experiencing for our hockey team when the Olympics are in Vancouver in 4 years.

Good luck...

**Hurin_Rules** · 03-09-2006, 18:05

They're calling it the 'Miracle on Grass'. Yep, I'd have to admit I've seen a few miracles on grass myself

I too heard the Americans might not even make it to the next round. How can this be? they're 1-1, and will most likely end up 2-1. While Canada would still come out ahead in a tiebreaker, surely more than one team makes it to the final round?

And good on ya DD for pointing out the game; I'll try to do something nice for an American today

**Goofball** · 03-09-2006, 18:07

Originally Posted by Hurin_Rules

They're calling it the 'Miracle on Grass'. Yep, I'd have to admit I've seen a few miracles on grass myself

I too heard the Americans might not even make it to the next round. How can this be? they're 1-1, and will most likely end up 2-1. While Canada would still come out ahead in a tiebreaker, surely more than one team makes it to the final round?

Two teams from each pool of four teams advance to the next round. Canada (after having also beaten South Africa) is the only undefeated team in their pool right now.

**Devastatin Dave** · 03-09-2006, 18:20

Originally Posted by Hurin_Rules

I'll try to do something nice for an American today

Now don't hurt yourself...

**Proletariat** · 03-09-2006, 21:37

Originally Posted by Hurin_Rules

I too heard the Americans might not even make it to the next round. How can this be? they're 1-1, and will most likely end up 2-1. While Canada would still come out ahead in a tiebreaker, surely more than one team makes it to the final round?

I think it's because if you guys win, and we win vs South Africa, we'll need to beat a tiebreaker with Mexico which comes down to total runs scored. I'll have to double check later, but the US could be in big trouble.

Congrats so far Canadians, you must be pretty proud.

**Beirut** · 03-09-2006, 22:44

Well good for us!

As for the hockey... we lost because of the Bertuzzi curse. That snivelling wretch should never, ever, have been let on the team. What a discrace.

To have seen that shmuck with an Olympic medal around his neck would have been sickening.