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  1. rwilfong86
    Yep. The Venezuelan bullpen has been better than USA.
  2. rwilfong86
    People in places like the Czech Republic, China, England, and Israel were watching this tournament when they would have 0 interest in baseball in the USA. The WBC is a way to grow the game internationally that MLB doesn't necessarily provide. I think as this tournament develops and grows we will see more countries building a baseball team that aren't traditional hotbeds for baseball. Americans tend to forget that not everything is completely about the USA. This tournament is one of those things.
  3. rwilfong86
    He was one pitch away. That's how baseball is. Baseball will break your heart.
  4. rwilfong86
    You must not have been paying any attention to the world outside of your 4 walls. https://frontofficesports.com/world-baseball-classic-setting-records-for-viewership-attendance/ https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-2023-world-baseball-classic-first-round-sets-records-in-attendance
  5. rwilfong86
    I couldn't agree more and I'll actually feel a little sad when it is over but opening day is less than 2 weeks away.
  6. rwilfong86
    Going into a bases loaded nobody out situation and almost getting out of it showed how good Lopez can be. I'm not sure any pitcher could have gotten out of that situation without any damage.
  7. rwilfong86
    It allows foreign players to play for their national identity, it gets the entire world excited about the sport like the World Cup does for soccer, you get stories like Duque Hebbert who nobody had heard of before the tournament who now gets the chance to play professional ball in the Tigers organization, you get stories like Ondrej Satoria who is an electrician from the Czech Republic who strikes out the best player on the planet. It really isn't hard to come up with positive things. I hope this tournament continues to grow and more players decide to take part in it because it is truly special.
  8. rwilfong86
    The World Baseball Classic has done so much to draw interest in baseball this off-season. I can't understand how any "real baseball fan" could have anything negative to say about it.
  9. rwilfong86
    My wife (who is Puerto Rican and didn't really care much about the WBC) was beaming watching the game last night. These type of stories are what makes the WBC so much different than MLB baseball.
  10. rwilfong86
    I want Canada to advance in the WBC so I can keep watching him
  11. rwilfong86
    The teams everyone thought would dominate, USA, DR, PR, already have one loss and may not make it past Pool play.
  12. rwilfong86
    Half of the roster would have to be on the IL for this to happen.
  13. rwilfong86
    Truer words have not been spoken. Well said.
  14. rwilfong86
    If Lopez gets run support, I'm going over on the 10.5 wins.
  15. rwilfong86
    I think his issue is mental, he has incredible stuff but I think going into 2023 knowing he is coming out of the pen, after having an off-season with the team and their system, and the chemistry he has developed with the other players will be a major boost to his confidence.
  16. rwilfong86
    You completely missed the human element part of the Jorge Lopez story, which I have mentioned in numerous posts on this site.
  17. rwilfong86
    Japan. He can join forces with La Tortuga
  18. rwilfong86
    If he is anything close to healthy he is my pick to be the leadoff guy this season.
  19. rwilfong86
    The front office did what they thought was best to win a division last season but I can never understand trading for a pitcher who was on the IL right before the deal. If he has a great 2023 people will forget about what they gave up for him. Let's hope that's the case.
  20. rwilfong86
    I'll take 16-12. Hopefully they can get out to a hot start like last year and keep building
  21. rwilfong86
    I was looking forward to seeing him play in AAA for a full season to develop, he's never really had a chance to learn and grow without his limitations under the spotlight in MLB games.
  22. rwilfong86
    The Vazquez signing was a lowkey big win for the Twins, lots of attention on Gallo, Correa, Taylor and the Lopez trade but this signing was a huge upgrade. Jeffers can be a solid backup but they needed a guy like Vazquez.
  23. rwilfong86
    The difference between Castillo and Mahle is the timing of the injury list stint. One started the season on the IL, the other was on the IL just a couple weeks before the trade deadline.
  24. rwilfong86
    I'll be watching this as much as I can but I worry about injuries.
  25. rwilfong86
    Mahle had been hurt going into the trade, was on the IL with a shoulder strain on July 6 with the Reds. That should have been a red flag. https://www.redlegnation.com/2022/07/06/cincinnati-reds-place-tyler-mahle-on-the-injured-list-with-a-shoulder-strain/
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