BigHurt3515 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Israel beat Korea early this morning and now are putting a beating on Chinese Taipei, 6-0 USA doesn't play until Friday evening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Team "Israel" is pretty lenient with their requirements. "My dad once dated a Jewish woman." Welcome aboard, kid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Archer vs Quintana on Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 7, 2017 -> 07:08 AM) Team "Israel" is pretty lenient with their requirements. "My dad once dated a Jewish woman." Welcome aboard, kid! Yeah because Israel is a joke. A made up country that mysteriously appeared after some people said, yes, yes it should exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonbluess Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 (edited) QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Mar 7, 2017 -> 01:03 PM) Yeah because Israel is a joke. A made up country that mysteriously appeared after some people said, yes, yes it should exist. Eligibility A player is eligible to participate on a World Baseball Classic team if any one of the following criteria is met: The player is a citizen of the nation the team represents. The player is qualified for citizenship or to hold a passport under the laws of a nation represented by a team, but has not been granted citizenship or been issued a passport, then the player may be made eligible by WBCI upon petition by the player or team. The player is a permanent legal resident of the nation or territory the team represents. The player was born in the nation or territory the team represents. The player has one parent who is, or if deceased was, a citizen of the nation the team represents. The player has one parent who was born in the nation or territory the team represents. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Baseball_Classic Edited March 7, 2017 by SmashROT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonbluess Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Watched Japan vs. Cuba this morning. Almost like a soccer match in that dome! They had an entire horn section. Fun stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonbluess Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 For MLB.TV subscribers, all games are streamed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almagest Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 QUOTE (SmashROT @ Mar 7, 2017 -> 04:10 PM) Watched Japan vs. Cuba this morning. Almost like a soccer match in that dome! They had an entire horn section. Fun stuff!I saw a Tokyo Giants game in the Tokyo dome in 2012 and its like that during their regular season too. They have custom chants for each player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 QUOTE (SmashROT @ Mar 7, 2017 -> 04:08 PM) Eligibility A player is eligible to participate on a World Baseball Classic team if any one of the following criteria is met: The player is a citizen of the nation the team represents. The player is qualified for citizenship or to hold a passport under the laws of a nation represented by a team, but has not been granted citizenship or been issued a passport, then the player may be made eligible by WBCI upon petition by the player or team. The player is a permanent legal resident of the nation or territory the team represents. The player was born in the nation or territory the team represents. The player has one parent who is, or if deceased was, a citizen of the nation the team represents. The player has one parent who was born in the nation or territory the team represents. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Baseball_Classic Dylan Axelrod's grandpa is Jewish. Not sure where that lands on the eligibility list but it earned him a roster spot. That's how most of the roster was put together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3GamesToLove Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Yeah, Israel's WBC requirements are basically identical to their citizen requirements thanks to the right of return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSoxFanMike Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Unfortunately there aren't too many Jewish ballplayers these days so they had to be lenient in order to put together a team. I'm rooting for them for sure. #JewCrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Mar 8, 2017 -> 08:09 AM) Unfortunately there aren't too many Jewish ballplayers these days so they had to be lenient in order to put together a team. I'm rooting for them for sure. #JewCrew Pretty good article by Passan about how the #JewCrew was put together http://sports.yahoo.com/news/lox-to-advanc...-152318561.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Ethnically/culturally/racially, whichever you want to go with, I identify as Jewish. I've got a lot of friends in the same boat - barely or not not religious at all, but a core part of our identity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Mar 7, 2017 -> 01:03 PM) Yeah because Israel is a joke. A made up country that mysteriously appeared after some people said, yes, yes it should exist. This is cutting very close to politics. Fair warning to all, come no closer than this, please. And in fact this may be a little too far. This is a baseball thread. Discussing the lax eligibility rules are fair game, but commenting on whether or not a country is "real" is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 What channel are these games on? MLB network? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Mar 8, 2017 -> 03:23 PM) What channel are these games on? MLB network? Yeah and MLBTV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHurt3515 Posted March 9, 2017 Author Share Posted March 9, 2017 Israel is currently beating the Netherlands 4-1 in the 8th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Didn't even realize the number that Katz, Goldberg and Axelrod were on Team Israel. I'm down with Jew Crew so hard. Team Israel isn’t the only team to benefit from the eligibility rules. In the qualifying round, Israel played against a Brazilian team led by Dante Bichette’s American sons (their mom is Brazilian) and a Great Britain team with 10 Bahamian players (their parents were born in the Bahamas when it was technically still a British colony). American-born Chicago Cubs star Anthony Rizzo played for Italy in 2013. Johnny Damon played for Team USA in 2006 and then tried to help Thailand qualify in 2012, something he was able to do on account of his Thai-born mother. Israel clearly benefits the most, though. It didn’t add a player or two or 10: It added an entire team. https://theringer.com/americans-are-dominat...9465#.ny4sn8kle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Ryan Dempster, 4 years removed from MLB, starting for Canada against the monstrous Dominican lineup. This should go well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 4-0 DR. Hard to imagine any team coming close to beating DR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonbluess Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Mexico in trouble after giving up a 4 run lead to Italy last night. 2 games remaining in their pool and they (probably) have to win both. Problem is, it's vs. Venezuela and Puerto Rico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonbluess Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Tonight! 5:00 PM CT! This is our year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Q being Q. I'm going to miss him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Stroman looking good and a 2-0 lead for team USA. Italy and Venezuela in a slobber knocker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Royals on Royals catcher crime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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