Canada has no respect for baseball.

[nietzsche]

Winning 9-3, eliminating the other team and start the 9th with a bunt single?



Seriously?

[Evil Semp]

Winning 9-3, eliminating the other team and start the 9th with a bunt single?



Seriously?

Why is that disrespectful to baseball? A 6 runs is not insurmountable lead. If the losing team is still going to try to score runs why shouldn't the team that is leading try to score more runs. This box score shows it isn't impossible to catch up and make a game out of it.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes ... 5170.shtml

[Symmetry]

It just isn't cricket.

[codeblue1018]

Winning 9-3, eliminating the other team and start the 9th with a bunt single?



Seriously?

Why is that disrespectful to baseball? A 6 runs is not insurmountable lead. If the losing team is still going to try to score runs why shouldn't the team that is leading try to score more runs. This box score shows it isn't impossible to catch up and make a game out of it.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes ... 5170.shtml

Thank you!! You play just as hard as if it was the 1st inning until the game is over.

[jsnyder748]

good. we don't want other countries giving baseball respect. its ours. its our 5 hour long games. its our boring camera shots of guys chewing. its our...

oh i don't care.

[Symmetry]

good. we don't want other countries giving baseball respect. its ours. its our 5 hour long games. its our boring camera shots of guys chewing. its our...

oh i don't care.

There's always cricket. The matches can take days, and rubbing the ball on your arse is part of the game.

[nietzsche]

Winning 9-3, eliminating the other team and start the 9th with a bunt single?



Seriously?

Why is that disrespectful to baseball? A 6 runs is not insurmountable lead. If the losing team is still going to try to score runs why shouldn't the team that is leading try to score more runs. This box score shows it isn't impossible to catch up and make a game out of it.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes ... 5170.shtml

And you sr. don't know baseball.

They can hit all the homers they want, grand slams, they can make 30 more runs if they want to, you just don't bunt single to start the top of the 9th when you are winning 9-3 without much contest.

[keiths31]

When runs for and against count as a tie breaker, you do all you can to score runs. Take your anger out on the organizers of the tournament...not the team(s) playing within the rules.

[nietzsche]

When runs for and against count as a tie breaker, you do all you can to score runs. Take your anger out on the organizers of the tournament...not the team(s) playing within the rules.

I thought about that, but baseball unwritten rules are above the rules of the tournament, specially when these rules are not the normal rules.

The hitter knew the beaning was coming, he should've just taken it.

Only issue is that the pitcher didn't take the order of the catcher to hit him the first two pitches.

[notyou2]

We are embarrassed about our loss to Italy. It's bravado.

[Frigidus]

Well, baseball is a pretty dull sport...can't blame them.

[Fruitcake]

good. we don't want other countries giving baseball respect. its ours. its our 5 hour long games. its our boring camera shots of guys chewing. its our...

oh i don't care.

There's always cricket. The matches can take days, and rubbing the ball on your arse is part of the game.

I miss those days of rubbing the ball around my bollocks. That gentle red stain on one's whites was worn with pride and said "Yes, I am a bowler"

[chang50]

good. we don't want other countries giving baseball respect. its ours. its our 5 hour long games. its our boring camera shots of guys chewing. its our...

oh i don't care.

There's always cricket. The matches can take days, and rubbing the ball on your arse is part of the game.

I miss those days of rubbing the ball around my bollocks. That gentle red stain on one's whites was worn with pride and said "Yes, I am a bowler"

Ah,the sound of willow on leather,the smell of freshly mown grass,warm beer....

[keiths31]

When runs for and against count as a tie breaker, you do all you can to score runs. Take your anger out on the organizers of the tournament...not the team(s) playing within the rules.

I thought about that, but baseball unwritten rules are above the rules of the tournament, specially when these rules are not the normal rules.

The hitter knew the beaning was coming, he should've just taken it.

Only issue is that the pitcher didn't take the order of the catcher to hit him the first two pitches.

I have to disagree. When you could lose out on moving to the next round by a single run, you need all you can get. Italy didn't let up on Canada and mercied them.

What I thought was against the un-written rules of baseball was that if after your first attempt at beaning a player fails and you try a second time and then get warned by the ump, that you don't try a third time. If he had hit him on the first attempt, he would have taken his base and no fight would have broken out. But the Mexican pitcher needed three attempts to hit him.

[tzor]

They can hit all the homers they want, grand slams, they can make 30 more runs if they want to, you just don't bunt single to start the top of the 9th when you are winning 9-3 without much contest.

If there is such a "rule" it is because few MLB professional players are expert in the bunt to the point where they can actually make base with reliability. (Bunts are typically designed to advance a runner from first to second and typically the batter is thrown out at first.)

I do know it's not considered proper to steal a base given this condition, but even then I've also seen exceptions to that as well.

[nietzsche]

When runs for and against count as a tie breaker, you do all you can to score runs. Take your anger out on the organizers of the tournament...not the team(s) playing within the rules.

I thought about that, but baseball unwritten rules are above the rules of the tournament, specially when these rules are not the normal rules.

The hitter knew the beaning was coming, he should've just taken it.

Only issue is that the pitcher didn't take the order of the catcher to hit him the first two pitches.

I have to disagree. When you could lose out on moving to the next round by a single run, you need all you can get. Italy didn't let up on Canada and mercied them.

What I thought was against the un-written rules of baseball was that if after your first attempt at beaning a player fails and you try a second time and then get warned by the ump, that you don't try a third time. If he had hit him on the first attempt, he would have taken his base and no fight would have broken out. But the Mexican pitcher needed three attempts to hit him.

I'm not saying they had to strike out 3 times in the 9th. They could've made 30 runs if they wanted.

You are not getting my point. A bunt single to start the top of the 9th after you are winning 9-3 without much contest is cheap and classless. Narrators both in english and spanish even predicted the beaning BEFORE the first attempt to hit the batter.

[Army of GOD]

Nietzsche just has his panties in a bunch because La Mexique lost.

[nietzsche]

Nietzsche just has his panties in a bunch because La Mexique lost.

But we beat the USA who has the best team ever in a WBC.

[Army of GOD]

Nietzsche just has his panties in a bunch because La Mexique lost.

But we beat the USA who has the best team ever in a WBC.

We started Dickey. Never trust a knuckleballer.

[Evil Semp]

Winning 9-3, eliminating the other team and start the 9th with a bunt single?



Seriously?

Why is that disrespectful to baseball? A 6 runs is not insurmountable lead. If the losing team is still going to try to score runs why shouldn't the team that is leading try to score more runs. This box score shows it isn't impossible to catch up and make a game out of it.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes ... 5170.shtml

And you sr. don't know baseball.[/qoute]

[quote="nietzsche"]On the contrary sir. It is you who doesn't know baseball if you think a 6 run lead can't be over come.

[Army of GOD]

If Papelbon is pitching any deficit is overcomeable.

[nietzsche]

Winning 9-3, eliminating the other team and start the 9th with a bunt single?



Seriously?

Why is that disrespectful to baseball? A 6 runs is not insurmountable lead. If the losing team is still going to try to score runs why shouldn't the team that is leading try to score more runs. This box score shows it isn't impossible to catch up and make a game out of it.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes ... 5170.shtml

And you sr. don't know baseball.[/qoute]

On the contrary sir. It is you who doesn't know baseball if you think a 6 run lead can't be over come.

???

So you know more than ex-professional players? Because those think (as well as anyone who knows about baseball) that it was classless.

You do get it was a BUNT single? I'm not saying they could not score more runs, I'm talking about the way.

This is my last post on this matter, it's obvious that those who are responding to it don't know what I'm talking about.

[keiths31]

I'm not saying they had to strike out 3 times in the 9th. They could've made 30 runs if they wanted.

You are not getting my point. A bunt single to start the top of the 9th after you are winning 9-3 without much contest is cheap and classless. Narrators both in english and spanish even predicted the beaning BEFORE the first attempt to hit the batter.

I am not missing the point. Of course the commentators were predicting the bean pitch...the third baseman TOLD the pitcher to hit the next guy. I know baseball. I played it, coached it and follow it. I also know that if it takes you three pitches to hit the batter, you have other issues than being bunted on. Maybe if he had better control Canada wouldn't have had a six run lead.

[notyou2]

Winning 9-3, eliminating the other team and start the 9th with a bunt single?



Seriously?

Why is that disrespectful to baseball? A 6 runs is not insurmountable lead. If the losing team is still going to try to score runs why shouldn't the team that is leading try to score more runs. This box score shows it isn't impossible to catch up and make a game out of it.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes ... 5170.shtml

And you sr. don't know baseball.[/qoute]

On the contrary sir. It is you who doesn't know baseball if you think a 6 run lead can't be over come.

???

So you know more than ex-professional players? Because those think (as well as anyone who knows about baseball) that it was classless.

You do get it was a BUNT single? I'm not saying they could not score more runs, I'm talking about the way.

This is my last post on this matter, it's obvious that those who are responding to it don't know what I'm talking about.

I do know what you are talking about. I did respond why Canada did what they did, you just chose to ignore me. Or perhaps you have foed me.

[nietzsche]

Winning 9-3, eliminating the other team and start the 9th with a bunt single?



Seriously?

Why is that disrespectful to baseball? A 6 runs is not insurmountable lead. If the losing team is still going to try to score runs why shouldn't the team that is leading try to score more runs. This box score shows it isn't impossible to catch up and make a game out of it.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes ... 5170.shtml

And you sr. don't know baseball.[/qoute]

On the contrary sir. It is you who doesn't know baseball if you think a 6 run lead can't be over come.

???

So you know more than ex-professional players? Because those think (as well as anyone who knows about baseball) that it was classless.

You do get it was a BUNT single? I'm not saying they could not score more runs, I'm talking about the way.

This is my last post on this matter, it's obvious that those who are responding to it don't know what I'm talking about.

I do know what you are talking about. I did respond why Canada did what they did, you just chose to ignore me. Or perhaps you have foed me.

Excuse me mr. Sensitive, I didn't know you had taken the title from Symmetry.