Thread theme: https://vocaroo.com/1f3CJNQrnmbLGame is at 10PM eastern but the board is moving slow so this can be a pre-game discussion + game threadPool C standings:ROK: 1-0Australia: 1-0Czechia: 0-1Taiwan: 0-1Japan: Hasn't played yetWhat's at stake? If Australia wins it (probably) sets up a situation where the winner of Korea vs Australia makes it to the next round. If Australia loses, Korea will probably make it to the next round. If Czechia loses they are at a HUGE risk of ending in last place in the pool and not getting automatic qualification for next WBC (Spain or Germany are hoping to take their spot no doubt). WBC games are going to becoming in hard. Tomorrow there are 8 games! So let's start having individual threads for each game like this so we don't have confusion in /mlb/
why can't we just have a /wbc/ and a /mlb/? some of those game threads will get like 13 posts total
is there a stream?>Chechia vs AustraliaIs there a match among real countries?
>>153742807>>153742807All the games will have full participation. Plus having threads for each games creates more chances for high quality participation and may attract newcomers to the sport like how during World Cup and Olympics there are many threads.
>>153742997Tomorrow will be a "Day of Legends" Pool C gets a head start because it's an Asia (so it needs to finish early to allow winners to adjust to time zone when they go America (country, not continent) to participate in qf, sf, and finals
>>153743021well i admire your optimism and i hope i'm wrong
doesn't Team Taiwan only have one MLB player? They seem quite poor in comparison to others. Dominican Republic looks like an MLB All-Star team for instance. I hope they go far. People have high hopes for Korea since they did so poorly last time around.
>>153743043I studied based on 2023, this is based on past history and simulations I ran based on /sp/ activity over the last 3 years. Here's the following activity scores for tomorrow1 United States vs Brazil 942.3872 Japan vs Chinese Taipei 892.6413 Nicaragua vs Dominican Republic 871.5094 Mexico vs Great Britain 843.2765 Netherlands vs Venezuela 792.8546 Puerto Rico vs Colombia 741.3387 Cuba vs Panama 688.4478 Chinese Taipei vs Czechia 603.112Anything above 700 is sure to hit 300+Anything above 850 will approach 500+ but thread may not require new threadAnything above 900 will need multiple threads 700-650 = 50% chance of 300+600-650 = 25% chance of 300+The scale is curved as you can see Higher chance of BELOW 500 games and even BELOW 400 LATER in pool play
>>153743172hey grok scratch my ass for me
>>153743171Total shame they aren't doing games at the Taiwanese stadium. The energy and the cheerleaders for Taiwan are something else. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lw9tgQYqWM&pp=ygUXV0JDIDIwMjMgVGFpd2FuIGRhbmNlcnM%3D
>Your players for this asian team are Nip Dong Ching Wong, Kim Gwei Jong, and Jonny SmithForeign brown players is cheating.
>>153742997fuck up cunt, good job in the hockey too, you cunts live for that shit and got fuckin hammered by the burgers its like their 3rd or 4th most popular sport and your number 1 KEK
The Czechs have two Jucos and a guy playing D2 pingswing lol
>>153743195It’s not Grok. I wrote a Python script that scraped archived /sp/ threads from the 2023 WBC and pulled post counts + timestamps. I used requests and BeautifulSoup to grab the threads, dumped everything into pandas, and calculated posts-per-minute for each game thread.Then I built a weighted scoring model to estimate engagement for future matchups. Each game gets a score based on a few variables:score = w1*fanbase + w2*time_slot + w3*meme_factor + w4*historical_thread_activityfanbase = how popular the country is on /sp/time_slot = primetime vs graveyard hoursmeme_factor = underdog / funny matchup bonushistorical_thread_activity = average engagement from similar games in 2023After calculating the raw score I normalize everything to a 1000-point scale so the matchups are comparable.
>>153743438winky go to bed
>>153743244I miss that crowd
czech 'em
>>153743172>>153743438I appreciate your autism and respect your efforts to promote this tournament here but 4chan is a dying website. The decline even from 2023 to now is noticeable.
too bad the time zone isn't good for the Czech bro
Czech has this one
Let's go Czechs!
czech these digits
>>153743577czeched>>153744031fag
I have a question. Australia is said to be good at cricket. Very good. How come they are playing baseball this time?
>>153744121they have a pretty good league for a nowhere nation, some minor leaguers make their way over there to play baybaw
Comfy
>>153744121Australians can do anything they set their minds to
>>153744178What just happened?
>>153744121They're pretty good at most sports. Very sporty people in general desu.
>>153744178Kek
>>153744178me in my pajamas with my arms crossed
fuck you fox I don't want to watch the last minute of a cbb blowout.
>>153744241yes, why are they showing this baskethoop
the ends of apehoop games are unbearable
>>153744121Our baseball players are rejected cricket players.
>>153744258this was my assumptiondo baseball players make decent money in Australia?
it's on fs2
>relegated to FS2 by LIV golf and college basketball
>>153744199So like the US but in the southern hemisphere? That's cool.
>>153744268not really. most of them are either playing because they don't want to get a job or hoping to be noticed by an asian team
>>153744286>most of them are either playing because they don't want to get a jobummm based?
>>153744293yes. i never said that was a bad thing, i'd be doing it if i could
bazz bomb incoming
sit down bazinga
time to find a fs2 stream
this dude throwing 85 down the middle
jfc Rutgers you lost get over it and let us watch some baseball
You guys didn’t miss much the czech guy threw 85 down the middle and the aussies popped it up or grounded out and went 1-2-3
>we interrupt your regularly scheduled baseball programming with aids buttfucking medicine
>he’s Pro-cop Based
swing batta batta
>>153744340If you don't take PrEP you're retarded. I'm straight and use it so I can fuck women off tinder bareback
I went for a smoke and they are still shooting freethrows
>exene cervenka mentionedwaow
>>153744340Ass medicine? I need that!
Anyone got that streaming site the Aussie posted the other day?
there were 3 minutes left in this basketball game like half an hour ago
>>153744366>I'm straightsure you are hunny
WALK WITH ELIJAH
guys a pretty good pitcher
Windgrove looks like Mike trout
Looks like this one is gonna be a real slurper
Do the Japanese crowd like Australia or Czech more?
>>153744457yes
>>153744457Probably Czech. Plucky underdogs innit. Ohtani wore a Czech hat after their game last time.
>>153744457They've had a bit of a love affair with the Czechs since last time, but they probably appreciate Australia too for humiliating Korea
>>153744457definitely the Czechs, they became a little bit of a viral sensation in Japan after one of their pitchers managed to strike out Ohtani
>>153744457It's said that the Japanese like the sun and a good beer. So I'll say both.
>people in the crowd still wearing masksholy zog
BASED czechs actually putting some life into the game
>>153744483>he doesn't protect his fellow man from infectious agentsnot very harmonious of you...
TOTAL CZECH VICTORY
>taiwanLosersChina Numba Won
sac bunting on 3-0 is a choice
Yep, that's some good ol fashioned small ball
bunting on 3-0 is wild
If Czechia wins then 2nd place in Pool C is WIDE open. Let's assume everybody loses to JapanJapan 1st at 4-0so:Taiwan 0-1Australia 0-1Czechia 0-1Korea 0-1Add results we know so far:Taiwan 0-2Australia 1-1Czechia 0-2Korea 1-1Add assumed Czech victory over AustraliaTaiwan 0-2 (J, A)Australia 1-2 (C, J, T)Czechia 1-2 (J, A, K)Korea 1-1 (J, C)Taiwan beats Czechia, Taiwan beats KOREATaiwan 2-2 (FINAL)Australia 1-2 (CJT)Czechia 1-3 (JAKT)Korea 1-2 (JCT)Korea beats AustraliaTaiwan 2-2Korea 2-2Australia 1-3Czechia 1-3 TAIWAN ADVANCES WITH JAPAN LET'S ALL CHEER AND SUPPORT
>aussie defending
the man just wanted to bunt
>>153744457The Czechs are their darlings. They've been support the team's training for years.
THERE WE GO CZECHIA
>>153744519Remember, first tiebreaker is not +/- it's FEWEST RUNS ALLOWED PER DEFENSE OUTS PLAYEDKorea allowed 4, Taiwan 3.Taiwan is leading! Let's all support!
>>153744457Australia beat Taiwan so it’s natural for us to wish AU to lose this one
>>153744457Probably Japanese audiences basically like both, and can purely enjoy watching baseball.
CZECHS STRIKE FIRST
That's my Hrosi Brno legend!!!!
>>153744538this is not about preference, but tactics to win the tournament
world bunt classic
>the milwaukee milkmen
>>153744519autistanon i feel like i need to have a way to contact you
Honestly for a country that has no pro league or any baseball culture Czecho has impressed. That three run homer yesterday was kino
guys please support Taiwan because we support baseball. let's all support Taiwan
could have had a big inning thoughFUCK buntsno chance Czech pitching shuts down the aussie lineup for 9 innings, they'll hit a couple dingers
Some1 post a stream and I might watch this slurping sport
>>153744553i agree, bunting DOES kick ass
starting to dislike Taiwan for no discernible reason
>tfw never went on a field trip to a WBC game
>>153744552Of course I agree with that.
Straya is shook
>>153744569freestreamslive
Czech sleeping giant of baseball
In Melbourne this dude is a fucking legend, one of the best hitters in team history. He's a household name in Australia.
>>153744569Would this be your first time seeing baseball? Please ask us if you have any questions we will be happy to answer!
>czech fielding
>Czech please
VGH... the last home of Visegrad 4 in the tournament....
BAZZ BOMB COMING
>>153744595i thought about it for houston but holy FUCK those ticket prices
The Taiwan cheerleaders aren’t that hot Cute clothes but meh girls
>Two out walk Trust the plan Czech sisters.
Curtis Sneed
Perfect location on that strike 2 fastball
>>153744640They are doing games here?
Oh no. This may summon Peruano.
If Czechia wins Taiwan is back in it... assuming they beat Korea... If Australia wins then probably the game will be decided by Korea v Australia assuming Korea beats Taiwan
no…NO!!!
>>153744569>>153744598search fs1
>>153744653the us is playing its pool games at daikin
HOME FUCKING RUN 3 RUN DINGER HAHAHAHAHAHA GET FUCKED CZECHIA
Fucking Aussie cunt
SNEED
SNEED BOMB
Czechbros...it's over...
That's game
And there it is
noooooooooooooooo
not turning that tailor made double play killed em
Less fucking go is there a sport we can't play?
holy shit I can't be the only one who saw that blonde Aussie bombshell with an unbuttoned jersey exposing her breasts in a sports bra (cleavage)
>skraper
this has been a good game so far tbqh
>>153744662If Korea beats Australia then Taiwan can just destroy Korea and get in
>>153744693If you guys cuck Korea again and advance to quarterfinals Koreans will literally commit mass suicide I follow Korean baseball twitter and they've been raging for 3 years. They will explode if you guys cuck them gain.
white sox legend
>>153744698I was distracted by the kids in yellow hats
King Meader and the Dinger Swinger
damn what a catch
Australia doesn't even have a real league lmao
>>153744703Keyword has been... Czechia isn't scoring again. Manfred blew it again and ruined something that was once good. Fuck Manfred.
>>153744706based, do it bruce
I blame the sac bunt tbdesuloser mentality move, all went downhill after that
>>153744719neither does czechia
>>153744706We will do thr needful
>>153744706Korea used to be pretty good at baseball werent they? What caused the falloff
And here I thought Ondra had a notebook on Mead
>Australia advancing to 1/4ths last WBC was not a fluke>You lived to see Australia be a top 10 Baseball country somehow above Taiwan and Korea
>>153744737The talent pool has become very small because they don't have kids
>>153744737They only play hard when military service exemptions are on the line
>>153744737Hubris. It's still the number 1 sport they just randomly started sucking. IDK what's going on with Taiwan. There's not even competition with soccer there like there is with Korea. Baseball is all they care about. It's the only country with baseball on their money.
>>153744737Their pitching has been shit for the last 10 years
>>153744746Australia is an athletic powerhouse, they punch well above their weight in olympics too. These east asian midgets can't handle them.
NICE
>>153744770they throw fast but have no commands
>>153744737They’re still pretty good, just massive chokers. Also their birth rate crisis makes Japan look like a healthy nation
CZECH PLAYER STOPPED SPRINTING WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!!
>>153744761Taiwan won the 2024 Premier12 in TokyoIdk what's gone wrong since
fuck what a pick
Why are there two Martin Cervinkas on this team
saved by banana
>australians in charge of fielding routine ground balls
How good is bazana? I saw him on the news when he made the mlb like a year ago
Guys I'm studying Econ 101 as I watch baseball, how awesome is that? I'm learning about how when price exceeds minimum AVC the firm maximizes profit by producing the output at which MC equals price.
>>153744770Over reliance on foreign arms in the KBO.
>>153744706they don't have kids and they also don't really play youth sports much. they have dedicated sports pipelines though, if you do choose to have your kid do sports that's basically all they'll do so they still produce decent athletes in a lot of sports but the pool is small, and baseball is more competitive than shit like speed skating or archery. Not sure how they are at soccer these days but I think they've fallen behind Japan there also.
>>153744797this girl I went to college with is a baseball groupie and she dm's minor leaguers on insta. She tried to suck his cock but he blocked her.
>>153744800checked. wait until macro when you learn how malleable the ppf is
>>153744758kek
>>153744808Based baz denying the succubus
>>153744797he hasn't made the majors yet, but he should this season. His hype has died down a little bit, top 20ish prospect instead of top 10, but he could still be a good player
>>153744797actually better last season than i expected. if he breaks camp with the tribe he could play a legitimate bench role
Do you think they're okay?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAGkovLWGH8:(
>>153744805>Not sure how they are at soccer these days but I think they've fallen behind JapanOh definitely. Hell, Japan cucked Germany and Spain and almost beat Croatia in the last WC. Nips are aiming for the top while Kim just wants to beat le regional rival/WW2 grudge match
czechia...
Ondrej "I struck out Shohei Ohtani" Satoria coming in to put out the fire
Ondra wasn't bad at all, defense fucked him with the double play that wasn’t
>>153744825>>153744828Oh they made it sound like he was a prodigy lol
man that czech RF has two very nice plays now
satoriasisters emergency meeting
nigga name dale
>>153742448any mlb players between these two?
>>153744859ehh honestly for being born and raised in sydney he kinda is
Based electrician
>>153744859He was drafted #1 overall in the amateur draft, generally that's something reserved for prodigies. Minor league numbers can be misleading too, what stands out to me is the high BB:K ratio, that shows he has a pretty advanced approach for the level he's playing at. >>153744870Mead and Bazzana on Australia, Vavra on Czechia
>sex number bendersit the FUCK down
Ondrej "I struck out Robbie Perkins" Satoria did it
>>153744860both of those were routine
>>153744832grim! MY heart breaks for them!
>>153744889not for plumbers and electricians
Based Satoria
The Messi Effect is realMy dad who has ALWAYS hated soccer and thought it was boring just called me up and said>Hey want to come over and see the Messi game tomorrow?I had to explain there's no game tomorrow and he was like>Okay well when there is let me know. Apparently this guy is like the Michael Jordan or Tom Brady of soccer. We gotta see it.If you didn't think Messi could get Americans into soccer... you're wrong.
>struck out Ohtani with a 78mph four seamlmao
It's kind of pathetic how bad Korea and Taiwan are at baseball these daysthey should be a tier above Australia and Czechia
Cervenka is a good hitter
Coach Primate
im seein' doublefour cerevinkas!
>>153744911listen buddy that thing is filthy. you and i would shit our pants swinging at it
I need this hat!
>>153744911Definitive proof Ohtani is a fraud >>153744914he's the closest a Czech-born player has gotten to the major leagues since the 1910's (Czech immigrant players to the USA), he got to the final level of the minors and was even added to the 40-man roster of a MLB team but never got to play a game.
GOATED 2023 full BJORK Hope she's watching again...
>>153744922The Australia Athletics
>>153744922>fifty three united states american dollars>for a fucking hat
>skenes :has struck out ohtani but gave up a homerun>satoria: has struck out ohtani and not gave up a homerun
>>153744915and there it is
>>153744932+ shipping + taxes + tip
>Ohtani and Sasaki towering over the Czech players in these photos
Ondrej SHIToria
whats up with kennelly
the LEGENDARY ondrej satoria:[x] struck out ohtani[ ] struck out travis bazzana
They got the double play. Nice.
This is the Czech inning
satoriachads rise up
Czechs are keeping this surprisingly close
czech defence is elite
>>153744922Lol i was thinking same thing
Digits and Czechs hit a grand slam later
>>153744922>$50Why is it so expensive
Australia's about to sign the Czech
singles and czech wins
>>153745012WAOW
WTF is going on here??? Czechia are you okay???
cmon czechia get on base
this nigga look like a saving private ryan extra
do cziggers really
>every single czech swinging on the first pitchcmon lads
What link is everyone using to watch the game
>el peruano
hows the ump been
Is this the world cup equivalent
>>153745043streamup
>>153745078yes
he likes that down low pitch huh
Nice hit
>>153745068shockingly good, actually
Almost avoided a brutal collision right there.
what the fuck was escala doing kek
exactly WHY was he fucking sliding in to catch that
>>153745043Only Netflix.In Japan, live streaming of the match is only available on Netflix.Until last time, only the match against Japan could be watched on free TV.https://live.qq.com/10064071
>>153744984
i want to lick the hot doctor's butt hole
>>153744984still stands btw
>>153745124Kinda mad that Netflix Japan stopped uploading the Japanese commentary highlights globally.
>>153745060Be nice. He's interested in >our sports
if czechia can get one run then theyll only need one run to tie
>>153745164is this true?
I DARE YOU to watch this video and tell me Brazil loses to USA tomorrow:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg3c1rsEebgBrazil has the fucking vibes. As an American who's been many times and enjoyed engaging with the baseball community in São Paulo... I'm rooting for Brazil.Take me back to Piaui... VGHWarning: Video may start your life long love affair with Brazil.
>>153745164source????
cant stay awake
imagine a team of only defenders
is Satoria the goat baseball electrician?
>>153745196alright, i'm imagining it. now what?
>>153745124God I wish I knew what the fuck they were sayingWhat do Jap commentators even say during games not involving Jap teams?
I'm calling it, Satoria=ELITE.
gotta get this guy in
Australia is going on a cinderella run
>>153745209It's just normal commentary.It covers team strategies, country introductions, individual player introductions, etc.For example, Satoria is an amateur electrician.
>>153745209>What do Jap commentators even say during games not involving Jap teams?What do american commentators say during games not involving the american teams? What kind of question is that?
>Ryan Johnsonvery Czech name
Czechs said 'fuck it, bring in the ringer'
>>153745260Koreans might kill themselves if they get cucked by the Aussies in the group.
>>153745315it happened in the last WBC, could totally happen again especially since the Australian team has only gotten better since then
>>153745290>>153745279What are the anecdotes likeShit like that
Pospisil plays for a D2 school near me
and it's over
Czechbros...
Australia going to need to step their game up to beat South Korea, this shouldn't have been nearly as close as it actually was...Czechs need to develop some actual MLB-caliber talent. Cervenka and Chlup are the closest they have.
Okay, now it's over.
Czech manager SEETHING
>>153745376Czech baseball is amateur levelIt's honestly kind of impressive what they have but they aren't gonna produce much
MELTDOWN
>Schlup
>>153745421Cervenka made it to AAA
IT'S CZECHOVER
yfw Aussies might just be the second strongest baseball nation in the Pacific Rim after JapanAlso Czech manager is very upset
you gotta take johnson out man hes cooked
Poor Satoria gave it his all only for (((Rian Johnson))) to come in and dig the hole deeper
what's the score? I'm at work and my data is very slow
holy shit what a throw
>>1537454774-1 aus, 1 out, runner on third
>>153745442South Africa had a guy in triple A
>>153745470>Rian>>153745477It was 4-1 until a second ago, now it's 5-1
>>153745489they have one currently in MLB, Tayler Scott. He's a reliever. Also had Gift Ngoepe, but their national team is very weak (can't even qualify for the WBC)
>>153745488>>153745498thanks
its a total czech meltdown I'm afraid
czech bros not like this
Czech Republic Last Hope Fight Song: "Baseball is Love (read love backwards)"https://voca.ro/1eIQQLIEzkFv
>>153745507Shame because it was a somewhat close game until this inning>bases loaded 1 outwelp there goes any chance of a cinematic comeback in the bottom of 9th
the ultimate and final bazzbomb
Bazzana and Mead likely going to rip this game wide open
throw strikes retard
>goes to the bullpen>its even worseany kinos for this feel?
he's out
Hey, at least Czechia had the lead at one point
the score was 1-0
Did they try to recruit Nick Sogard?
>>153745573Theoretically, they could get Randal Grichuk too.
>>153745573only Eric Sogard has the Czech mom
Czech gotta hope the Aussies have a bigger meltdown.
just dont swing at anything and walk 4 runs
Shouldn't have been slow to first base.
Where to watch
it's nearly over ladbut vipbox is going ok
Ohtani dies tonight. of shame after being humiliated by Taiwanbe there
>>153745753at the moment I believe Yamamoto to be more valuable player than ohtani for dogers
Australia looks scary af I will root for them to win the entire thing even versus the USA. Feel bad for Chechia, Europe should stop being gay and get these dudes hooked up with all the best gear and training because they have raw brilliant talent. The world wants Europe to play baseball, they NEED you on that mound. We can't handle that truth.
>>153745957>Australia looks scary afit does have the world's highest amount of dangerous animals
>>153742807We have an autist who thinks he gets points for making separate threads.
>>153745957Australia are getting 2nd in their group
