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    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. Derb posted on November 19, 2012 at 02:24 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I'm pretty sad that the qualifiers will be done after this.
    2. Callum posted on November 19, 2012 at 02:27 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    +1
    3. Gamingboy posted on November 19, 2012 at 02:53 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I'd say Panama has the advantage tonight, as their hitting has come to life, but one notable thing is that Brazil has 11 pitchers available (only their two starters have been burned) while Panama will only have 8, so Barry Larkin will be able to mix-and-match more while Roberto Kelly might have to risk leaving some guys in too long.
    4. Jarrod HypnerotomachiaPoliphili(Teddy F. Ballgame) posted on November 19, 2012 at 05:20 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Sad about the qualifiers being over, but not about the vuvuzelas being retired for a while.
    5. Jarrod HypnerotomachiaPoliphili(Teddy F. Ballgame) posted on November 19, 2012 at 05:21 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    BTW, Gamingboy, I forget your connection to international ball. Do you live outside the US, or was it something else?
    6. Der_K posted on November 19, 2012 at 05:38 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Not to speak for Gamingboy, but I always thought it was because baseball is teh awesome.
    7. Gamingboy posted on November 19, 2012 at 06:05 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    BTW, Gamingboy, I forget your connection to international ball. Do you live outside the US, or was it something else?

    Not to speak for Gamingboy, but I always thought it was because baseball is teh awesome.


    Der K basically has it. It's a cross between the fact that the more baseball the better and just the fact I find how baseball is in other countries neat.
    8. Jarrod HypnerotomachiaPoliphili(Teddy F. Ballgame) posted on November 19, 2012 at 07:33 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    OK, so we're in the same boat then. I think the current state of international baseball is a lot like it must have been in the US decades ago, with a variety of leagues all over the place, widely varying in style and quality.
    9. Gamingboy posted on November 19, 2012 at 08:08 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    That's part of the appeal it has to me. The varied styles and quality means that it's a lot easier to have good David-and-Goliath stories like the Honkballers or this year's Brazilians.
    10. Gamingboy posted on November 19, 2012 at 09:03 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I predict that either this'll be a Panamanian blowout or a close Brazil win.
    11. Gamingboy posted on November 19, 2012 at 09:16 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Wow, what a catch to stop Lee from getting a hit.
    12. 'Spos posted on November 19, 2012 at 09:16 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    So far, so good!
    13. Bitter Calculus Instructor posted on November 19, 2012 at 09:25 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    On one hand, I'd like to see the best teams in the tournament. On the other hand, Panama didn't win a game in '06 or '09 so it'd be nice to see somebody new get a shot. And also, it'll feel kind of weird if Panama wins in that they'll have gone 1-1 head to head, but Panama wins.

    Also, when will the bracket assignments for the qualifying teams get announced?
    14. Gamingboy posted on November 19, 2012 at 09:30 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0


    Also, when will the bracket assignments for the qualifying teams get announced?


    Do you mean the teams that have already qualified or the teams that came in during the qualifiers?
    15. Bitter Calculus Instructor posted on November 19, 2012 at 09:33 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I mean when will Canada, Spain, Taiwan and today's winner get placed? I know the other 12 teams have already been placed for the first round.http://web.worldbaseballclassic.com/wbc/2013/pools_and_venues/
    16. Gamingboy posted on November 19, 2012 at 09:36 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I figure during the winter meetings. That's apparently when they will be revealing the provisional rosters (I.E. the players from which the final rosters will be picked from)
    17. Tschingsch posted on November 19, 2012 at 09:38 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Anyone else lose the MLB Network feed? Luckily the stream is still working...
    18. Gamingboy posted on November 19, 2012 at 09:39 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    BTW, it seems Japan has the worst possible timing: Ichiro and Hiroki Kuroda have said that they won't take part. Not surprisingly, they also are free agents (although apparently Ichiro is partially because he likes the fact that if he doesn't play in the WBC again it'll guarantee that he had gone out on top in it).
    19. Gamingboy posted on November 19, 2012 at 09:41 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0


    Anyone else lose the MLB Network feed? Luckily the stream is still working...


    I still got the MLB Network feed..
    20. Tschingsch posted on November 19, 2012 at 09:42 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    It came back on once I mentioned it, which always seems to happen, which is precisely why I brought it up.
    21. Good cripple hitter posted on November 19, 2012 at 09:51 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Brazil just got bailed out on that Conradian play.
    22. Bitter Calculus Instructor posted on November 19, 2012 at 09:52 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Awful play by the 2B, but even worse baserunning.
    23. 'Spos posted on November 19, 2012 at 09:52 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Good Luck? Bad luck?
    24. Tschingsch posted on November 19, 2012 at 09:52 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Wow, that was bad.
    25. Gamingboy posted on November 19, 2012 at 09:53 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    That was... unusual.
    26. OsunaSakata posted on November 19, 2012 at 09:58 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Must have learned his baserunning from teammate Ruben Rivera.
    27. 'Spos posted on November 19, 2012 at 10:00 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    First blood!
    28. Gamingboy posted on November 19, 2012 at 10:01 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    The balls are falling JUST over the Panamanians heads. It's like they have mastered the art of physics.
    29. 'Spos posted on November 19, 2012 at 10:01 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Benny Hill...
    30. 'Spos posted on November 19, 2012 at 10:08 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Wow.
    31. Gamingboy posted on November 19, 2012 at 10:18 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I look forward to the Barry Larkin manager rumors whenever Dusty Baker leaves Cincy.
    32. Gamingboy posted on November 19, 2012 at 10:28 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Question: Is Brazil technically part of Latin America? Because, I mean, they speak Portuguese, not Spanish...
    33. 'Spos posted on November 19, 2012 at 10:30 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Well, it is still a Romance Language...
    34. 'Spos posted on November 19, 2012 at 10:35 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Rueben ain't nothing but a sandwich...
    35. OsunaSakata posted on November 19, 2012 at 10:35 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Brazil has always been part of Latin American. You could stretch the definition to include the French speaking islands like Haiti. Really fuzzy thinkers include everything that's not Canada and the 50 United States, so that definition would include Belize, Jamaica and Suriname.

    Mota just referred to Steve Garvey as a father figure. ORLY?
    36. 'Spos posted on November 19, 2012 at 10:41 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Mendoooooza!
    37. Gamingboy posted on November 19, 2012 at 10:55 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Another run for Brazil would be huge.
    38. 'Spos posted on November 19, 2012 at 10:56 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    You seem to be calling 'em GB
    39. 'Spos posted on November 19, 2012 at 10:57 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    lousy bunt
    40. Gamingboy posted on November 19, 2012 at 10:58 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Imagine if they hadn't gotten him at second...
    41. Jarrod HypnerotomachiaPoliphili(Teddy F. Ballgame) posted on November 19, 2012 at 10:58 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    How do you say "rally" in Portuguese?
    42. Gamingboy posted on November 19, 2012 at 11:00 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    'Spos jinxed it!
    43. Jarrod HypnerotomachiaPoliphili(Teddy F. Ballgame) posted on November 19, 2012 at 11:00 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I guess it's spelled GDP.
    44. 'Spos posted on November 19, 2012 at 11:00 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Not Januario, that two faced so & so...
    45. Tschingsch posted on November 19, 2012 at 11:01 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    How do you say "rally" in Portuguese?


    Not sure, but it's not "Januario".
    46. Gamingboy posted on November 19, 2012 at 11:02 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Lee, Rivera and Macias due up. The boomsticks.
    47. Tschingsch posted on November 19, 2012 at 11:02 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Coke to 'Spos
    48. Gamingboy posted on November 19, 2012 at 11:03 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Nice range, Orlando!
    49. Jarrod HypnerotomachiaPoliphili(Teddy F. Ballgame) posted on November 19, 2012 at 11:07 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I'd like to say six outs to go, but I'm afraid of being a jinx.
    50. 'Spos posted on November 19, 2012 at 11:07 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Mmmmphhhh...

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