caulfield12 Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 mobile.twitter.com › status 7 hours ago · The starting pitching matchup will be Yu Darvish vs. Merrill Kelly if Japan advances to face USA in the WBC championship, per... Should have done it with two outs instead for more drama lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Wow. This and the US/Ven game were two of the best games I’ve seen in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 It’s just funny listening to Smoltz try not to go on a rant about anyone celebrating. He’s just awful 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 Hard to feel too sorry for Astros and Mets with their injuries compared to a small market star like a Jose Ramirez going down. That said...if the US doesn't win against Japan, how many owners will be willing to potentially sacrifice their $30+ million starting pitchers? Not many will think it's as important as the Asian and Latin American players do to win the WBC no matter what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 (edited) -------wrong game sorry Edited March 21, 2023 by pcq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 A fitting end, the two best baseball teams colliding. Should be an interesting match. Darvish has familiarity with all these players and vice versa. The US is sending a mid pitcher against the Japanese staff. Who will blink first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eminor3rd Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 15 hours ago, caulfield12 said: mobile.twitter.com › status 7 hours ago · The starting pitching matchup will be Yu Darvish vs. Merrill Kelly if Japan advances to face USA in the WBC championship, per... Should have done it with two outs instead for more drama lol. I’m now seeing that Japan is going to start Shota Imanaga? Which is interesting. He throws like 91 but there’s something about his fastball that seems to make it exceptionally hard to square up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almagest Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 13 minutes ago, Eminor3rd said: I’m now seeing that Japan is going to start Shota Imanaga? Which is interesting. He throws like 91 but there’s something about his fastball that seems to make it exceptionally hard to square up. Also he's a lefty but apparently is hell on righties. Should be interesting - guessing he'll have a short leash with Darvish and Ohtani in reserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 6 hours ago, Kyyle23 said: This is like how Argentina is good with Messi. France is good with Mbappe. But PSG, which has them both on it, is not that good (at least in Champions League). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 Makes a lot of sense that you try to go with the unfamiliar pitcher and sneak 2+ innings in. A different version of going to Crochet early in Game 3 against the A's. Or even Ohtani depending on matchup/situations. Then bring in Darvish as the brudge to get to the last 2-3 innings of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 Rain delay of course? South Florida. Just says delay at MLB.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Here we go ! I hope the Japanese manager's strategy of changing starting pitcher to Imanaga backfires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Great hustle by Trout ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Imanaga has better stuff than just about every starter on the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Turner is on some kind of heater 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Trea Turner has been unreal in bracket play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Turner bomb ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Unreal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Dreamin Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Trea should've worn a Team USA shirt under his uniform in the playoffs last year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 TA doesn't care what your splits are. If you're a lefty he's getting a hit off you. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 TA right up the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 That looked way better off the bat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 1 minute ago, chw42 said: That looked way better off the bat I totally expected it to carry out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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