Matsuzaka to pitch in the WBC

[TheKilo]

lol diaper lol lol lol so funy lol

[Southie Sox]

i dont mind this. i understand the risk/timlin factor, but im all for countries going all in on the WBC.

 

and how about that Yu Darvish?

[TheKilo]

Pedro looks awesome.

[CrespoBlows]

How do you let the Dutch stay this close?

[TheKilo]

Wow thought Ramirez had one there.

[CrespoBlows]

Seven scoreless innings. This is incredible.

[Dojji]

The Dutch fundamental defense is very, very good. I'm extremely impressed.

 

Of course it would certainly help if they had more than one guy who hits the ball out of the infield.

 

Quick question: Where did Leon Boyd come from? And is there any chance that the Sox could sign him? I don't see him on places like Fangraphs or Baseball Reference, indicating that he is apparently not on an MLB farm roster.

[CrespoBlows]

The Dutch fundamental defense is very' date=' very good. I'm extremely impressed.[/quote']

 

They suck.

 

I am f***ing shocked that a team that is 100X better is playing this poorly.

[Dojji]

They suck.

 

I am f***ing shocked that a team that is 100X better is playing this poorly.

 

Dude, when it happens consistently for three games that teams with star-studded lineups cannot score against them, I think "they suck" is a pretty poor hypothesis as to why it happens.

[CrespoBlows]

Quick question: Where did Leon Boyd come from? And is there any chance that the Sox could sign him? I don't see him on places like Fangraphs or Baseball Reference, indicating that he is apparently not on an MLB farm roster.

 

Leon Boyd is 25 years old, and played for Neptunus last year.

 

Pass.

[CrespoBlows]

Dude' date=' when it happens consistently for three games that teams with star-studded lineups cannot score against them, I think "they suck" is a pretty poor hypothesis as to why it happens.[/quote']

 

Luck.

[CrespoBlows]

No one cares about this in the Netherlands, so it's kind of pointless to try and fix it.

[Dojji]

Well these Dutch seem determined to not go quietly into that good night, at least.

 

Frankly most of them seem to be from the Netherlands' Carribean holdings.

[Dojji]

Well that's that. It was always going to be a game of first team to score a run wins -- 1-0 DR on a Kingsale fielding error of all things..

 

EDIT: Or, you know, not. 1-1 on a Gene Kingsale hit.

[Dojji]

Wow. Schoop makes contact here it's over for the DR.

 

EDIT: K. Quite a riveting game considering the 1-1 score.

[TheKilo]

Holy crap.

 

Well, Ortiz is in camp sooner. That's a plus.

[Dojji]

And Yurendel de Caster wins it for the Netherlands -- on an error...

 

Of all the improbable things...

[Dipre]

Kudos to the Netherlands, they played a hell of a game.

 

However:

 

I hope this teaches the Dominican team NOT to go to international events unprepared......they deserve the loss.

[Gom]

Diaper, you have no idea how happy I am your country s*** the bed. The Netherlands? LOL!

[TheKilo]

STOP CALLING HIM DIAPER.

[Keeper]

I would say the Dominican Republic losing twice to the Netherlands is more embarrassing than what happened to the U.S. in 2006.

[Dojji]

Embarrassing for the DR, good for baseball in the Netherlands, adds a great story to WBC history such as it is, depends on your perspective.

[BSN07]

Muaahhhhh!

 

 

The Dutch rule!

 

 

Ok now that I have gloated I can say how shocked I am by this. There are like 3 guys on the Dutch team that I have over .500 AVG against(extremely small sample size), and the DR couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with a shovel against them! The Netherlands play good D and they look to be out to prove something.

 

The DR bought into everyones hype and played very uninspiring ball this tournament(outside of a couple players).

 

Another thing to consider, most the Dutch guys throw in the mid 80's, and when your used to seeing 90+MPH FB's, it can be hard to pick up and get your timing down.

 

 

 

The really sad thing is people outside of the baseball group here probably don't even know about the game, or just how big of an upset or how remarkable this really is.

 

 

 

 

 

Also for those making fun of the Netherlands team, there playing ball, what are you doing?

[BoSox21]

A short, two-loss elimination baseball tournament is a recipe for upsets so I think any kind of upset in this thing can only be so embarassing

[BSN07]

A short' date=' two-loss elimination baseball tournament is a recipe for upsets so I think any kind of upset in this thing can only be so embarassing[/quote']

 

And considering what time of year it is too.

 

 

I think if they played each other over the AS break it might be a different story.

[Dojji]

But still in the final analysis you have the Netherlands beating the Dominican Republic at baseball. It might happen any time of the year that one team gets lucky over the course of 2-3 games. But even then the chances of this happening are still remote.

 

I wouldn't be too surprised to see some of the younger unsigned Dutch players signed to speculative MLB contracts either. Just to see if there might be more than a coincidence here.

[BoSox21]

Looking back though, it is pretty funny to see that Peter King wrote the following line Monday:

 

If these teams played 20 times, the Dominicans would win 19. Saturday just happened to be that one time.

[Dojji]

Looking back though' date=' it is pretty funny to see that Peter King wrote the following line Monday:[/quote']

 

Why am I reminded about the Jeter quote in the 2001 World Series.

[CrespoBlows]

But still in the final analysis you have the Netherlands beating the Dominican Republic at baseball. It might happen any time of the year that one team gets lucky over the course of 2-3 games. But even then the chances of this happening are still remote.

 

I wouldn't be too surprised to see some of the younger unsigned Dutch players signed to speculative MLB contracts either. Just to see if there might be more than a coincidence here.

 

Yes, but they are still chances, however remote they are. According to the testimony of BSN07, he managed to get hits off of these pitchers. A nothing Dutch team beat a very strong Dominican team. That's pretty much what you can take from this.

 

A fantastic story though.

[CrespoBlows]

Also for those making fun of the Netherlands team, there playing ball, what are you doing?

 

Are you serious? I am supposed to stop being objective, because I would be a useless international baseball competitor?

 

The majority of the Dutch players won't sniff MLB rosters, but they did play outstanding baseball. I hope they keep winning.