Starts tonight. I hope Wainwright does Ok.
He's past his prime and an upset could put the US in a bind.
The best teams are the US, Japan, and Dominican. May see Puerto Rico sneak in but they don't have the pitching.
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Starts tonight. I hope Wainwright does Ok.
He's past his prime and an upset could put the US in a bind.
The best teams are the US, Japan, and Dominican. May see Puerto Rico sneak in but they don't have the pitching.
I love the concept of the WBC, but not so much the execution.
They need to lower the number of participating teams to 8 or at the most 10. There's just not enough talent out there to support a 20-team tournament.
Tonight, the USA takes on Great Britain, a fake team of mostly Americans, and most of them are minor or independent leaguers. Why is a country like Great Britain with 0 interest in baseball even in this?
At least a country like the Czech Republic (who also doesn't belong) is using actual Czech players.
Is it televised?
FS1 is carrying some games.Quote:
Originally Posted by BuckyIsAB****
USA v Great Britain today is on Fox I believe
I see your point of view. But this is how MLB is trying to grow the game. It does create a tournament with teams with zero chance of winning but at the same time I think it's good marketing. If you are a Jewish baseball fan- some of those people are going to buy Team Israel gear. If you are Italian some of those people will buy Team Italy gear.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quaoarsking
Baseball needs to grow in Europe especially. A lot of the players on Great Britain's team were from the Bahamas. I thought they were pretty decent. Their last pitcher was throwing 100 MPH. He made himself some money tonight.
Came here to ask about Great Britain.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quaoarsking