**Official World Baseball Classic Thread**

[raystorm]

Its on ESPN Classic.

 

[raystorm]

LAWL ABREU....LOL LOPEZ


Korea leads by 1 and still nobody out in the first.

 

[raystorm]

Choo with a 3 run homer. Korea leads 5 - 0 in the first inning. LOL Silva

 

[dbk]

Korea shouldn't sleep on the Venezuelan team even with a 5 run lead.

 

[raystorm]

The big Kim with a 2 run homer and the Koreans lead by 7 in the second inning. Sojo finally takes out Silolva

 

[dbk]

I agree with Steve Phillips - you can't go home with King Felix on the bench

 

[Cookie Monster]

10-2 win for team korea!

Man, what the hell happened?? Thank you SILVA!

I was rooting for korea (since Im korean) but didn't think we would beat a team with ~18 MLB players in it.. (correct me if Im wrong about the numbers)

 

[skim milk]

TEAM KOREA~!!!

 

[DanTMWTMP]

man, what a rush!!! I just came back from Dodgers Stadium! Venezuelians are great fans. They stayed 'till the bitter end, dancing with the Korean fans. I guess Venezuelians have no love for Chavez. They had signs like "go to hell Chavez!".

 

[dbk]

Luis Sojo underestimated Korea and put Carlos Silva (seriously?) out there when Felix Hernandez was available. He wanted King Felix for the finals.

Why wasn't Carloz Zambrano even on the roster? He's clearly the best Venezuelan pitcher (starter) in the MLB right now.

 

[Cookie Monster]

Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP
man, what a rush!!! I just came back from Dodgers Stadium! Venezuelians are great fans. They stayed 'till the bitter end, dancing with the Korean fans. I guess Venezuelians have no love for Chavez. They had signs like "go to hell Chavez!".

Haha, but honestly, i was expecting something like Cuba vs Korea in the mens olympic baseball finals in beijing last year. That last pitch was one of the most intense moments ive experienced ever! (fully loaded bases, last pitch, a gold or silver situation)

I thought the Venezuelans were quite threatening in the 3rd/4th innings, but they kinda lost steam afterwards. Too many errors as well. I had to agree with the commentators. The Koreans were taking these MLB players to school and not the other way around!

 

[DanTMWTMP]

As much as I want Korea to win it all, I seriously think Japan will win. Dice-K in the semi's followed up by Darvish inthe Finals? holy shit.

I'll be rooting for USA tomorrow. It'll be an awesome pitcher's duel.

 

[RedArmy]

Land of the rising sun!!!!!!

 

[dbk]

USA up 1 - 0 top 2nd

Oswalt vs Matsuzaka

 

[raystorm]

...something brewing for Japan. 1st and 3rd and no outs


edit: awful job by Fukudome

 

[raystorm]

Johjima ties the game with a sac fly

 

[dbk]

Alright, second go around at Daisuke...nice hit by JRoll

and a SB to boot!

 

[raystorm]

yay Dave! Wright with a rbi double. That 2 - 2 pitch was way too close though.

 

[Baked]

Woot, Rollins is a thief, team USA just manufactured a run! 2-1 baby!

 

[raystorm]

Nice play by David. He loves doing those plays.

 

[Flash1969]

It's being broadcast on ESPN360

 

[raystorm]

Followed by a hideous play by David..lol.. part of that is DeRosa's inexperience at first but Wright had time to make a better throw even if its Ichiro running

 

[raystorm]

Solid inning for Matsuzaka.

 

[raystorm]

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!! Smacking around Oswalt, Roberts with some iffy play and Dunn with the noodle arm. Japan leads 4 - 2

 

[raystorm]

Get Oswalt off the fucking mound already Davey!