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Thursday, August 07, 2008

East Windup Chronicle: Shinsano: Huh? Korea Dismantles Cuba 15-3

Holy jagged cago en tu leche! No wonder the Cubans defect…

I guess there’s some kind of justice in me waxing poetic about watching the Cuban national team play, almost declaring them winners of the gold medal but then seeing them stink up the joint the second time around.

Actually, I think this game is best summed up by the old Korean man who sat behind me. He and his friend snuck from the $10 to the the $25 seats early in the game. Kim Dong-joo hit a bases clearing double to knock in Lee Yeong-gyu and Lee Seung-yeop and the guy cheered.

...At the end of the fifth the man started yelling at Cuba’s DH, Alfredo Despaigne as he ran off the field after warming up with the RF. “Hey,” he yelled with the score at 9-0, “Why don’t you make it a game? I don’t want to go home early you punk.”

All in Korean of course.

Unfortunately for most of us the game had no mercy rule in place and the entire nine innings were played, clocking in at just under four hours. After the seventh inning, in which Korea extended it’s lead to 15-1 the man started yelling, “You #######! Don’t you know how to play baseball?” (Laughter) “What the hell is wrong with you? Are you Cuba?”

 

Repoz Posted: August 07, 2008 at 12:07 PM | 7 comment(s) | Login to Bookmark
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   1. plim Posted: August 07, 2008 at 12:30 PM (#2893872)
be the reds!

oops...wrong sport =)
   2. Mike Emeigh Posted: August 07, 2008 at 12:48 PM (#2893888)
I don't think you can take too much away from these pre-Olympic exhibitions. Most of the teams are still in the process of evaluating their players, setting pitching rotations, and determining which guys will fill which roles.

I do think that Team USA will have trouble scoring runs if they aren't hitting HRs (the 17-5 ripping of Team Canada the other night notwithstanding). The USA basically has a four-man offense - Tiffee, LaPorta, Schierholtz, and Hessman - and none are particularly good at getting on base with something other than a longball. The pitching is certainly deep enough to make a run, but can they plate enough runs?

Team Canada doesn't have the pitching to win a medal, IMO.

-- MWE
   3. RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) Posted: August 07, 2008 at 02:00 PM (#2893980)
“You #######! Don’t you know how to play baseball?” (Laughter) “What the hell is wrong with you? Are you Cuba?”


"Hey, maybe your universal health care can help fix your arm after you've injured it giving up all these hits!"

"I bet you wish these runs could be redistributed much like wealth is redistributed in your country!"

"You guys are getting beat like a political dissident!"
   4. The Piehole of David Wells, Red Sox Colostomy Bag Posted: August 07, 2008 at 07:39 PM (#2894515)

"Hey, maybe your universal health care can help fix your arm after you've injured it giving up all these hits!"

"I bet you wish these runs could be redistributed much like wealth is redistributed in your country!"

"You guys are getting beat like a political dissident!"


the first and second are tragic but the third one is just plain funny.
   5. Jolly Old St. Neck Wound, Moral Idiot Posted: August 07, 2008 at 08:02 PM (#2894550)
As the ghost of Syngman Rhee chortles and the ghost of Castro howls in pain....
   6. Shibal Posted: August 07, 2008 at 08:44 PM (#2894589)
Where's a good place to have a breakdown on the Olympics baseball teams?
   7. Srul Itza Posted: August 07, 2008 at 09:13 PM (#2894616)
the ghost of Castro

jumping the gun there a bit, aren't you Andy?
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