WBC Open Thread: USA vs. Venezuela
by Ian Casselberry on Mar 8, 2009 8:20 PM EDT
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You know, it just occurred to me that maybe we should have an Open Thread for tonight's USA vs. Venezuela World Baseball Classic game, considering that four Detroit Tigers are playing.
Miguel Cabrera (1B), Magglio Ordonez (LF), and Carlos Guillen (DH) are batting 4-5-6 for Venezuela, while Armando Galarraga is the starting pitcher.
Curtis Granderson bats ninth and plays in centerfield for Team USA.
Apologies for the tardiness. We're in the bottom of the first inning, as I post this. If you're watching, we are here for you.
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Here's a dilemma for you...
What if Jason Grilli was available? Would you want him pitching for Team USA or Venezuela?
by Ian Casselberry on Mar 8, 2009 8:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Team USA
Does not need any weak sh*t from Jason Grilli.
I don't want to hear any weak sh*t from Jason Grilli.
by cherub_daemon on Mar 8, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Has the turf at Rogers Centre always looked that bad?
Maybe it’s my imagination. The seams have never seemed so visible.
by Ian Casselberry on Mar 8, 2009 8:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
wow. look at galarraga go! other than throwing that ball at the batter, he’s looking great!
by wepri31 on Mar 8, 2009 8:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They posted the lineups...
…and I thought the USA one was upside-down.
Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.
by andromache on Mar 8, 2009 8:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He took the loss for Italy yesterday
After his 1/3 inning of work.
by happydrifter on Mar 8, 2009 8:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I kind of sort of
feel bad for Grilli. He was a nice guy, and I think the whole Jason v Jim battle got blown way out of proportion (by jimmy). I want him to do well….but I’m glad he’s gone.
by wepri31 on Mar 8, 2009 9:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He was probably our best reliever when we traded him, too
He just became such a focus of fan animosity that they almost HAD to send him away
by happydrifter on Mar 8, 2009 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mags,
that was close. Good thing Grandy is on it.
by Zappatista on Mar 8, 2009 9:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
USA versus the TIGERS
I wish I could hear the conversations the day they all get back to Lakeland.
by wepri31 on Mar 8, 2009 9:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jason Grilli isn't pitching for the USA
cause Jason Grilli didn’t pitch good enough when he was in the USA.
I love these games but it’s so confusing seeing all our Tigers on the different teams. These games sure are better than watching spring training games. Lots more excitement!
by densogirl on Mar 8, 2009 9:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
One scary thing about the WBC
The advertising on some of the uniforms. Was it the Dominican Republic that had that big Best Buy patch on the sleeve?
If this is the future, it’s going to be gaudy and ugly.
by Ian Casselberry on Mar 8, 2009 9:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't mind ads
I’ve got a hockey sweater where the main logo is a swedish beer company and about 5 or 6 different patches on it. Kinda reminds of NASCAR, which, well, I guess is overdoing it a bit. But I don’t mind the ads.
by MackAveKurt on Mar 8, 2009 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of ads and Grilli.
Surely you’ve all seen this ad.
Anyway, I love the Jason Grilli animosity because he and I had a lot of beef with one another before the whole Jim/Jason war. I wrote about it on my blog, and then decided that the hatchet had been buried because he gave me a ball when I went to the games in Atlanta two years ago. I did however, quickly end our relationship forever after he blew a game a few days later. I guess you could say, I was a fair weather Jason Grilli fan. Uncharacteristic of me as a whole, but pretty funny nonetheless.
I also posted a funny article you all may have seen that was in Yahoo! early last season when we started 2-10. You can see that post here.
Great win by USA btw.
by Detroit4lyfe on Mar 8, 2009 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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