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March 17, 2006
World Baseball Thingy
Sorry. I just can't care. Much like Olympic hockey or basketball, it's a bunch of pros who are just wearing different uniforms. Yawn.
Posted by Mr. Bingley at March 17, 2006 07:58 AM
Comments
Well, when Team U.S.A. loses to Mexico among others, it's time to change the channel anyway.
Posted by: tree hugging sister at March 17, 2006 08:17 AM
It would be if it were a bunch of amateurs playing eachother, then maybe there might be some type of national pride at stake, some compelling reason to watch. But the few minutes I watched of one game, oh heck it was 'Venezuela' against the 'DR', I think, it was all pros, like watching the Expos play the Mets.
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at March 17, 2006 08:34 AM
The Mets are pros?
Posted by: Crusader at March 17, 2006 11:19 AM
Well, only in that for some reason they get paid.
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at March 17, 2006 12:41 PM
I don't get the rules. The tie-breakers read like the IRS code, and there's this cockamamie "no more than 65 pitches" thing for a pitcher, after which they MUST get four games off. (Relievers are allowed to go back to back, but only if the first appearance was fewer than 30 pitches; then they have to get at least one day off.) I think the limits go up for the semis and the finals, but that's ridiculous.
Posted by: Nightfly at March 17, 2006 03:37 PM
Bad mouthing my team even before the season starts!!
Posted by: Kcruella at March 17, 2006 11:58 PM