http://mlb.com/r/article?ymd=20170304&content_id=217925390&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
The 4th World Baseball Classic is upon us! Tomorrow the premier international baseball competition kicks off with Israel vs S. Korea at 4:30 AM EST. Let's talk about it!
Pool A
>South Korea
>Chinese Taipei
>Israel
>Netherlands
Pool B
>Japan
>Australia
>China
>Cuba
Pool C
>USA
>Dominican Republic
>Canada
>Colombia
Pool D
>Mexico
>Italy
>Puerto Rico
>Venezuela
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/world-baseball-classic-2017-rosters-posey-stanton-mccutchen-headline-team-usa/
>McCutchen
>Posey
>Stanton
>Goldschmidt
>Yelich
Team USA looking pretty swole. Maybe they'll actually make it past the semifinals.
>Xander Bogaerts playing for Netherlands
The fuck?
>>74518435
Looks like Italy and Israel are gonna get shit on
>>74519107
Israel has a few MLB Jew ringers
who even plays for the jew team
>>74518435
>Mlb network
Welp can't watch it now. Was excited to watch those comfy asian games at 5am before classes. None of the streaming services like slingtv have mlb network. Great way to grow the sport MLB. Its not 1990 anymore. Cable is dead.
kek the jews have a player named Shlomo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shlomo_Lipetz
>>74523777
some isreali network will be streaming
>>74524374
Which players that are even good play for Taiwan?
>>74524383
None really but the Dutch just have awful pitching
If the US doesn't make it to the finals they are to disband immediately and never play again
literally can not lose
>>74523777
lmao, look at this poorfag who cant afford MLB Network. Too bad I dont give a shit about this meme tournament and would rather watch my team's spring training games.
>>74524382
Now that's a group of death.
>>74518917
Aruba is part of the Netherlands. Their Caribbean possessions are the only reason they're in contention.
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>>74523738
What players brought shame to their families by not becoming doctors or lawyers?
>>74518836
Might be the worst team we've sent yet desu. Still should be plenty good enough to win though, but they won't
CF Sam Fuld (FA; last played for A's in 2015)
3B Ty Kelly (Mets non-roster invitee; spilt time between AA & AAA)
LF Blake Gailen (FA; last played AA)
1B Nate Freiman (FA; last played AA)
RF Zach Bornstein (Arizona; AAA)
DH Cody Decker (FA; lp AA)
C Ryan Lavarnway (Oakland; AAA)
2B Tyler Krieger (Cleveland; A+)
SS Scott Burcham (Colorado; A)
SP Jason Marquis (FA: lp Cincinnati in 2015)
He'll probably only throw 40 pitches
>>74518435
Is the Israel team literally all just American Jews?
>>74527850
OY VEY
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CF Lee Yong-kyu (Hanwha Eagles; KOR)
2B Seo Geon-chang (Nexen Heroes; KOR)
DH Kim Tae-kyun (Hanwha Eagles; KOR)
1B Lee Dae-ho (Lotte Giants; KOR)
RF Son Ah-seop (Lotte Giants; KOR)
LF Min Byung-heon (Doosan Bears; KOR)
C Yang Eui-ji (Doosan Bears; KOR)
3B Hur Kyoung-min (Doosan Bears; KOR)
SS Kim Jae-ho (Doosan Bears; KBO)
SP Chang Won-jun (Doosan Bears; KBO)
>>74523777
strikeout dot me
>>74518836
Yeah but look at their pitching
If last year was any indication, every game is going to be high scoring if they want to win
>>74527883
Only 1 actually born there, although there's another one with parents from there
>>74527850
>3B Ty Kelly
>Kelly
>Team Israel
wot
make a gamethread faggots
>>74525705
How old are you that you still use cable?
>>74527942
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>>74527942
IN HERE, FAGGOTS