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| #26481 | 11/07/2015 5:13:50 pm | ||
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Krakonico Joined: 01/04/2013 Posts: 312 Inactive 
| DR has a big obstacle against Mexico in the first phase, the others big countries are somehow more favored with the matchup. | ||
| #26524 | 11/08/2015 12:00:27 pm | ||
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admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator 
| Dominican Republic is one of the more competitive teams...Mexico-DR is really the best first round match-up. Colombia versus Nicaragua and Cuba versus Venezuela are also great match-up. Looks like three good Latin American teams will be eliminated in Round #1. Aruba, South Africa and Germany look to have pretty tough opponents to start...don't expect them to advance. Steve Updated Sunday, November 8 2015 @ 12:02:35 pm PST |
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| #26529 | 11/08/2015 12:35:39 pm | ||
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newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive
| Aruba, South Africa and Germany look to have pretty tough opponents to start...don't expect them to advance. You forgot Russia, really don't see them advancing against Canada. Agree though, DR vs Mexico is the round #1 match-up to watch. |
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| #26540 | 11/08/2015 4:08:52 pm | ||
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Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals III.2 
| I'm quite excited for Brazil and Puerto Rico. I almost forgot that I have a pitcher playing for Ireland. Updated Sunday, November 8 2015 @ 4:13:43 pm PST |
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| #26541 | 11/08/2015 4:15:53 pm | ||
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Yuri84 Joined: 10/14/2014 Posts: 639 Apple Valley Raccoons IV.4 
| I have minor leaguers playing for Germany, Czech Republic and Bahamas. Do the games they play at World Classic count towards their experience? | ||
| #26542 | 11/08/2015 4:21:57 pm | ||
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Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 818 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5 
| You forgot Russia, really don't see them advancing against Canada. It's @ Russia, so there's a chance if the maple leafs forget vodka is a "bit" stronger than beer. If they stay somewhat sober and get a home series, there will be one heck of a caravan heading north from Fall River to see how our 2 best pitcher claims ever are used. Does "Moose" Baker get the closer role in his second go around with the national team? Will "Chief" Chapman make the cut for the rotation as a 24 year old? |
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| #26546 | 11/08/2015 8:33:01 pm | ||
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newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive
| Nathan Kennedy (SS/Ireland) and Alejandro Reyna (3B/Dominican Republic) are my only two players playing in the World Classic. It's one more than last season, but still... | ||
| #26553 | 11/08/2015 9:42:55 pm | ||
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Crazy Li Joined: 01/25/2015 Posts: 879 Inactive
| I guess I'm obligated to root for Australia again since my pitcher, Phillips made the team for like the 4th straight season. Though also hoping for good things out of Taiwan as my rookie pitch, Qi Hu made their team. | ||
| #26572 | 11/09/2015 7:08:10 am | ||
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AD24 Joined: 09/04/2015 Posts: 112 Inactive
| gotta root for Puerto Rico, my boy Cardenas is on the team | ||
| #26578 | 11/09/2015 8:17:57 am | ||
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admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator
| Considering moving the World Classic up by half a day....maybe starting the games Tuesday afternoon (PST) and the final series would be on Thursday afternoon (PST). Steve |
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| #26588 | 11/09/2015 9:01:11 am | ||
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newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive
| Since the off-season was accelerated it seems like a good idea so as to actually have it finished the day before spring training starts. | ||
| #26596 | 11/09/2015 10:45:57 am | ||
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admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator
| Yeah...that was my thinking... Steve |
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| #26598 | 11/09/2015 10:56:04 am | ||
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newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive
| Not sure if this matters, but I noticed looking at the events page that the new first World Classic game is on January 18th. Interestingly it is currently January 20th, as that is the default first day after the season flip... so are we going to go back in time to play some baseball from now on?  |
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| #26618 | 11/09/2015 6:54:20 pm | ||
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dwindacatcher Joined: 04/03/2014 Posts: 633 Inactive
| I just noticed I have had a minor league pitcher on team curacao for the last two years. This makes me think there should be more players from curacao in the international pool, becase my guy is pretty bad. Edit: nvm, I thought there was a lot more ball players from curacao in the mlb. There's only been 14. Updated Monday, November 9 2015 @ 6:57:17 pm PST |
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| #26625 | 11/10/2015 12:18:55 am | ||
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admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator
| Not sure if this matters, but I noticed looking at the events page that the new first World Classic game is on January 18th. Interestingly it is currently January 20th, as that is the default first day after the season flip... so are we going to go back in time to play some baseball from now on? Back to the future! Or back to the past... Anyway, I guess I better push the first date earlier now that we have an extra round of the classic, the games are starting earlier in the year. Steve |
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| #26631 | 11/10/2015 7:30:35 am | ||
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newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive
| @dwind, it's a pretty small island. @Steve, thanks for going with my joke, sometimes I wonder if anyone enjoys my humor. |
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| #26634 | 11/10/2015 8:21:13 am | ||
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admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator
| According to world factbook, Curocao's population isn't that big. Population: 148,406 (July 2015 est.) Amazing that they've produced 16 big leaguers. Steve |
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| #26648 | 11/10/2015 3:03:53 pm | ||
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Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals III.2
| I've noticed that the Brazil manager plays Fabio Lima at 2B instead of CF. The guy at CF only has 9 arm and 17 range. Lima has 16 range and 17 arm. | ||
| #26651 | 11/10/2015 3:25:38 pm | ||
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Crazy Li Joined: 01/25/2015 Posts: 879 Inactive
| Poor Curacao down 2-0 now after a good outing by my man Phillips | ||
| #26653 | 11/10/2015 4:03:11 pm | ||
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Yuri84 Joined: 10/14/2014 Posts: 639 Apple Valley Raccoons IV.4
| France vs Thailand series is simply epic. | ||
| #26654 | 11/10/2015 4:25:05 pm | ||
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Crazy Li Joined: 01/25/2015 Posts: 879 Inactive
| I'm a little surprised Cuba swept. All were 1 run games though so I guess it could have give either way. | ||
| #26655 | 11/10/2015 4:33:00 pm | ||
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admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator
| Yeah...Venezuela lost in three to a good Cuba team. Steve |
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| #26657 | 11/10/2015 4:39:11 pm | ||
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nsparks89 Joined: 06/23/2014 Posts: 9 Thousand Oaks Kings VI.15 
| My boy Canepa with Italy going a complete game and a shut out! | ||
| #26659 | 11/10/2015 4:47:57 pm | ||
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dwindacatcher Joined: 04/03/2014 Posts: 633 Inactive
| My afformentioned curacaoian pitcher went 3 1/3 over two games. Only mistake being a walkout home run >_> Have my only position player on the aussie squad. My minor league pitcher got hI'm to fly out. Along the out of position lines, he is a OF/2b that played first 2/3 games and right in the other. Doesn't really matter to me, but figured I'd mention it too. |
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| #26660 | 11/10/2015 5:28:46 pm | ||
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admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator
| Census Information (approximately correlates to team strength): Rank Nation Code Players Pitchers Total 1 United States USA 13080 9358 22438 2 Dominican Republic DOM 1401 950 2351 3 Mexico MEX 1297 938 2235 4 Puerto Rico PRC 1200 800 2000 5 Canada CAN 659 486 1145 6 Cuba CUB 636 447 1083 7 Japan JAP 452 329 781 8 South Korea KOR 306 201 507 9 Venezuela VEN 284 171 455 10 Panama PAN 195 121 316 11 Australia AUS 148 99 247 12 Nicaragua NIC 109 59 168 13 Taiwan TAI 82 53 135 14 Colombia COL 73 48 121 15 Netherlands NET 51 30 81 16 Italy ITA 47 24 71 17 Curaçao CUR 25 28 53 18 China CHI 32 20 52 19 Russia RUS 31 18 49 20 Great Britain GBR 26 21 47 21 Ireland IRE 31 12 43 22 Spain SPA 20 18 38 23 Sweden SWE 25 11 36 24 Germany GER 18 18 36 25 Brazil BRA 20 12 32 26 France FRA 24 7 31 27 Philippines PHI 17 13 30 28 Czech Republic CZE 19 10 29 29 Aruba ARU 20 8 28 30 Thailand THA 17 9 26 31 South Africa RSA 18 8 26 32 Bahamas BAH 13 13 26 33 Virgin Islands VIR 13 8 21 34 Costa Rica CRC 11 8 19 35 Belgium BEL 10 9 19 36 Jamaica JAM 7 7 14 37 Argentina ARG 6 7 13 38 Hong Kong HKG 5 7 12 39 Switzerland SWI 7 4 11 40 Guam GUA 8 3 11 41 Greece GRE 6 4 10 42 New Zealand NZL 5 4 9 43 Norway NOR 5 4 9 44 Israel ISR 5 4 9 45 Poland POL 3 3 6 46 Croatia CRO 2 3 5 47 Pakistan PAK 1 2 3 48 Portugal POR 2 0 2 49 Indonesia IND 0 0 0 Steve Updated Tuesday, November 10 2015 @ 5:29:19 pm PST |
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| #26679 | 11/10/2015 11:30:48 pm | ||
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admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator
| Not a lot of upsets in the first round. I think the best match-up in round #2 is probably Cuba vs. Japan. Steve |
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| #26683 | 11/11/2015 1:18:41 am | ||
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newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive
| I don't know, Thailand/Netherlands has the makings of another Thailand/France series, so if you want 5 games and a ton of scoring, that might be the match-up to watch. | ||
| #26687 | 11/11/2015 3:13:24 am | ||
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Balbinjj Joined: 05/27/2014 Posts: 213 Appleton Foxes III.1 
| Go Philippines! | ||
| #26688 | 11/11/2015 3:30:24 am | ||
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Favuz Joined: 02/26/2014 Posts: 639 Oxnard Sunsets IV.3 
| My Italy is clearly the underdog against Australia, but let's see how it goes. Updated Wednesday, November 11 2015 @ 3:30:33 am PST |
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| #26691 | 11/11/2015 5:17:12 am | ||
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MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive
| If you haven't done so, check out the Thailand-France war zone. Epic is an understatement, Yuri. 130 runs scored in 5 games! Are we sure they weren't playing slow pitch softball? | ||
| #26693 | 11/11/2015 7:03:49 am | ||
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Pig_Cola Joined: 09/15/2013 Posts: 1445 Glendale Marshals III.2
| I'm kind of worried about Brazil since they're playing Canada in 2nd round. | ||
| #26695 | 11/11/2015 7:19:36 am | ||
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admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator
| Japan struggling against Cuba with Osamu "The Beast" Hasegawa only playing one position. Steve |
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| #26696 | 11/11/2015 7:20:25 am | ||
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admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator
| If you haven't done so, check out the Thailand-France war zone. Epic is an understatement, Yuri. 130 runs scored in 5 games! Are we sure they weren't playing slow pitch softball? France only has 6 pitchers, so they don't have much of a bullpen. Steve |
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| #26700 | 11/11/2015 7:31:46 am | ||
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newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive
| France only has 6 pitchers, so they don't have much of a bullpen. Sometimes it is fun to just watch batting practice. |
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| #26701 | 11/11/2015 7:37:39 am | ||
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Crazy Li Joined: 01/25/2015 Posts: 879 Inactive
| I think my Taiwanese national player is just keeping the bullpen bench warm  |
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| #26702 | 11/11/2015 7:42:12 am | ||
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Yuri84 Joined: 10/14/2014 Posts: 639 Apple Valley Raccoons IV.4
| Italy got so close in the first game against Australia. Rooting for them, and as usual, for Korea. |
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| #26715 | 11/11/2015 9:01:06 am | ||
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Crazy Li Joined: 01/25/2015 Posts: 879 Inactive
| Another stunning performance by Phillips in game 2 versus Italy pitching 6 shutout innings and earning player of the game honors. | ||
| #26719 | 11/11/2015 10:09:11 am | ||
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Crazy Li Joined: 01/25/2015 Posts: 879 Inactive
| Taiwan gets swept. I blame it on the under-utilization of Qi Hu. He only got to pitch for 1 out. Chances are, he could have pitched a few scoreless innings. | ||
| #26721 | 11/11/2015 10:15:52 am | ||
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admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator
| Japan falls to Cuba. Most of the other favorites advance to round #3. Steve |
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| #26723 | 11/11/2015 11:22:45 am | ||
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newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive
| United States versus Canada looks like the most compelling match-up. It seems to be the first real test for either team, and will eliminate another of the favorites. This Classic has been really good, there has been a match-up of two top teams in each round (Dominican Republic/Mexico in 1st, and Japan/Cuba in 2nd). At the same time there are still about 6 of 8 left that feel like they have a shot at winning it. |
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| #26735 | 11/11/2015 2:16:33 pm | ||
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admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator
| Northern Aggression - Canada crushes USA in game 1! Steve |
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| #26736 | 11/11/2015 2:21:57 pm | ||
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FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive
| Other than clicking on every team to check rosters, is there any way to quickly see which of your own players are playing in the classic. Are our players world classic stats available somewhere? Thanks!! |
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| #26737 | 11/11/2015 2:29:58 pm | ||
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Crazy Li Joined: 01/25/2015 Posts: 879 Inactive
| Click on your players' cards. Players on a national team have a purple star for this year's start line. Don't think stats are saved anywhere though other than keeping a running total through that particular classic as seen in the box scores. Now for my question: does having players in the world classic do anything for your attendance that season? Like fans really want to see national team players? I think it should give a small boost. I've noticed other sims with national team competitions do this. |
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| #26739 | 11/11/2015 3:28:03 pm | ||
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Krakonico Joined: 01/04/2013 Posts: 312 Inactive
| Dominican - Puerto Rico One more win and Dominican Republic will go to the semifinals. The same with Canada - USA, the Canadians just need another win, USA need to come back with three. Will both Daddy and Son return back from their historically rivals? Korea and Cuba, The Koreans are commanding their round against the caribbeans with two wins, the next one will decide if Korea are into the semis or Cuba are still breathing. The other serie is tie. |
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| #26740 | 11/11/2015 3:28:34 pm | ||
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Benchwarmer Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 445 Inactive
| Well, looks like I got my first player in the World Classic. Granted, he's a no-name rookie on the Bahamas who have been eliminated (I wonder why.)  |
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| #26741 | 11/11/2015 3:31:42 pm | ||
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admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator
| We didn't save statistics from the first World Classic, but after that we've been collecting them. You can view WC team statistics from the nation page by clicking on National Team Statistics. Or for individual players you can switch the statistics over to the World Classic with the statistics selector drop down box. Then you get some thing like this: Lee Klein World Classic Statistics. Steve |
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| #26744 | 11/11/2015 4:06:15 pm | ||
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Crazy Li Joined: 01/25/2015 Posts: 879 Inactive
| I hired a Canadian manager and after seeing Canada crush the US, I'm sure we'll have a good season. | ||
| #26745 | 11/11/2015 4:07:02 pm | ||
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admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator
| Canada sweeps USA....so whose the favorite now? Dominican Republic? Canada? The winner of Korea vs. Cuba? Steve |
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| #26746 | 11/11/2015 4:08:44 pm | ||
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FMcgriff1b Joined: 11/23/2012 Posts: 103 Inactive
| Big upset with Canada taking out team USA. Go Canada! | ||
| #26747 | 11/11/2015 4:11:22 pm | ||
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Yuri84 Joined: 10/14/2014 Posts: 639 Apple Valley Raccoons IV.4
| I'm betting on the winner of Korea vs Cuba. | ||
| #26748 | 11/11/2015 4:19:05 pm | ||
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newtman Joined: 11/02/2013 Posts: 3343 Inactive
| My 3B Alejandro Reyna FINALLY had his breakout national team game. Much the same as how he plays for me, he plays mediocre baseball most of the time and then he takes it upon himself to win a game every now and again. The problem for me was he didn't do it in the playoffs. Edit: Just went through the box scores of Canada vs. US, I don't see how Canada isn't the favorite after that series. Dominican Republic looks really good, but Canada playing like they did against the United States is virtually unbeatable. Updated Wednesday, November 11 2015 @ 4:35:53 pm PST |
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| #26750 | 11/11/2015 5:07:37 pm | ||
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dwindacatcher Joined: 04/03/2014 Posts: 633 Inactive
| Aussie aussie aussie! | ||
| #26777 | 11/12/2015 8:54:14 am | ||
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admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator
| Dominican Republic have a 2-0 lead on Korea. Are they the favorite to win it all now? Australia v. Canada tied at 1-1.... Steve |
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| #26779 | 11/12/2015 9:58:27 am | ||
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Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5201 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends 
| Had a vibe about DR this tournament. Little weak posting that now though. Maybe the last chance at a championship for some of the older Canadian stalwarts like Evans and Walker. Hoping they can see this through. |
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| #26783 | 11/12/2015 11:38:36 am | ||
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PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1168 Bloomington Thunder Legends 
| North vs South Mounties vs Islanders Blizzards vs Beaches I'll take Canada in 5. |
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| #26786 | 11/12/2015 1:58:37 pm | ||
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Krakonico Joined: 01/04/2013 Posts: 312 Inactive
| Let's go Dominicans!!!! | ||
| #26787 | 11/12/2015 1:58:37 pm | ||
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Krakonico Joined: 01/04/2013 Posts: 312 Inactive
| Let's go Dominicans!!!! | ||
| #26794 | 11/12/2015 2:55:33 pm | ||
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FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive
| Go Canada 13-1 in the Classic so far. @ Seca...really weak!! hahaha *wink* |
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| #26797 | 11/12/2015 3:14:03 pm | ||
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admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator
| More poutine for everyone...Canada up 2-0! Steve |
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| #26803 | 11/12/2015 5:08:41 pm | ||
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admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator
| 2-2...one game left! Could go either way! Steve |
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| #26804 | 11/12/2015 5:19:49 pm | ||
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DaveCool Joined: 02/28/2015 Posts: 141 Inactive
| This is truly a classic. | ||
| #26805 | 11/12/2015 5:31:19 pm | ||
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FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive
| Can the game be "watched" without spoilers? |
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| #26807 | 11/12/2015 5:56:35 pm | ||
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admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator
| Sorry...there isn't really a game action version. Steve |
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| #26808 | 11/12/2015 6:07:11 pm | ||
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FreddyTheEye Joined: 11/11/2014 Posts: 625 Inactive
| Heartbreaking! Three straight late inning home run heroics for the Dominican Republic. Oh Canada! |
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| #26809 | 11/12/2015 6:13:54 pm | ||
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xLee227 Joined: 07/06/2015 Posts: 269 Inactive
| I can't believe Canada lost...it hurts all the more since my pitcher Davies gave up the game-loosing two run HR in the eight inning of a potentially series-winning game 4. At least we won the Pan Am title IRL |
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| #26815 | 11/12/2015 7:34:36 pm | ||
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Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5201 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends
| Ya. Pretty discouraging. 2 easy wins and then 3 1 run loses 8th or later. Oh well. Congratulations Dominican Republic. |
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| #26819 | 11/12/2015 9:14:48 pm | ||
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Brewnoe Joined: 03/25/2014 Posts: 818 Fall River Naughty Dawgs IV.5
| Game 3 was especially painful for all the Fall River fans that had been tailgating in the parking lot all month waiting for the bus ride north to cheer on their guys and had to watch a 5th series on the Jumbotron. Despite not allowing a runner to reach scoring position for 5 2/3 innings and only having thrown 80 pitches, Chapman got yanked with a 2-0 lead going into the bottom of the 7th for low stamina closer Baker. Moose gave up a one-out homer in the 7th, barely escaped the 8th by getting a ground ball with runners on 2nd and 3rd and 2 outs and then clearly fatigued, he got called back out for the 9th ... predictably he gave up a leadoff double was still left in to give up the tying homerun. Hopefully, "Default Manager" gets the hint from all the burning effigies hanging from the Braga bridge and realizes you don't call the closer until an 8th inning emergency at the earliest. PS. Team Canada is hoping for a least 1 home series next season. |
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| #26823 | 11/12/2015 11:45:57 pm | ||
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admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator
| Technically, all the games are played at a neutral site. Steve |
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| #26825 | 11/13/2015 1:59:50 am | ||
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Yuri84 Joined: 10/14/2014 Posts: 639 Apple Valley Raccoons IV.4
| From the piece of news on the site: And congratulations to Puerto Rico for winning the 5th annual World Classic! I think it should be fixed. |
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| #26834 | 11/13/2015 5:41:51 am | ||
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Krakonico Joined: 01/04/2013 Posts: 312 Inactive
| I got that feeling too! Viva la patria Dominicana!... I had to say it! | ||
| #26850 | 11/13/2015 8:21:34 am | ||
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admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator
| Hope everyone enjoyed the World Classic. Originally, it was designed just to eat up the time between the season flip and spring training, but I think it's become a bit more. Do you like the new 32-team format? The bottom 16 didn't do very well, but I think it's nice to include more teams. Steve |
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| #26851 | 11/13/2015 8:35:13 am | ||
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Jynxed Joined: 08/26/2013 Posts: 284 Inactive
| It was cool for sure I like it. Shame my one guy that makes it in every year never plays but he isn't all that good anyway just happens to play for the Netherlands lol. Had hoped Floyd Ayers might get a shot for USA. Updated Friday, November 13 2015 @ 8:35:25 am PST |
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| #26864 | 11/13/2015 9:48:56 am | ||
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Crazy Li Joined: 01/25/2015 Posts: 879 Inactive
| USA is very hard to make. I still think my team should draw more fans for have two NT players :p People will come from their homeland just to watch. |
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| #26866 | 11/13/2015 9:55:55 am | ||
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Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5201 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends
| The expanded format was good. More teams means more managers that have players in the tournament. Generates more interest. The chaff blows off fairly quickly. | ||
| #26873 | 11/13/2015 12:37:16 pm | ||
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Yuri84 Joined: 10/14/2014 Posts: 639 Apple Valley Raccoons IV.4
| Yep, definitely like the expanded format. | ||
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