BBTF.org/m/wbc : Taiwan apologizes to S. Korea after scouts sneak into practice match ahead of WBC

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Freeman was set to play for Canada

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posted on March 23, 2013 at 10:24 AM by The Mighty Quinn to wbc | 3 comment(s)

But does he know the lyrics to ” Let’s Go to the Mall” or the “Beaver Song”?

“LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. - How many national teams can boast having a suitable replacement for an MVP winner?

Had Joey Votto’s knee prevented him from playing in this month’s World Baseball Classic, Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman was ready and willing to wear the maple leaf.

“I told the players association to make sure they let the WBC know that both my parents were born in Canada,” Freeman ...

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1. Dale H. posted on February 20, 2013 at 12:13 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Are they trying to steal the secret play they've been working on to relay the ball in from the outfield? Or the pick play used to get a runner to second safely? Or maybe steal their strategy of "hard stuff in" "breaking balls away"?

2. BourbonSamurai, vassal of the Harpsburg Empire posted on February 20, 2013 at 12:16 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Awesome! Let's have some WBC gamesmanship!

3. RollingWave posted on February 20, 2013 at 05:56 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

They must have realized when those trainee raised their hand for striiiiike and poped up a radar gun.

4. ShoeGrit posted on February 20, 2013 at 06:28 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Why bother....the Taiwanese squad will just throw the games anyway

5. Hack Wilson posted on February 20, 2013 at 08:56 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I suspect there have been wars resulting from disputed football games (the nonsense about the assassination of an Archduke starting WWI is clearly false, it was a Serbia/Hungary football game that was the real cause). Why not baseball.

So if there is a war(which would help the American arms industry selling to both sides), who would win? I believe South Korea has about twice the population, but Taiwan may have a larger, more modern army and navy. I'm sure the CIA can stir things up even further. If the war is big enough, it will clearly make baseball an international sport.

6. Neutral Milk Dotel (Dan Lee) posted on February 20, 2013 at 09:03 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

So if there is a war(which would help the American arms industry selling to both sides), who would win?

China.

7. depletion posted on February 20, 2013 at 09:09 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Taiwanese coach Bill Belichek was not available for comment.

I suspect there have been wars resulting from disputed football games

El Salvador vs. Honduras 1969

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Saturday, March 23, 2013

Freeman was set to play for Canada

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