Monday, March 9Korea 7 - 2 AustraliaThe most tense 7-2 game of all time, Korea does just enough to win the tiebreak over Australia and Taiwan and advance to the quarterfinals. Brutal error in the 9th by Australia to allow the tiebreak winning run. Pool C put on a show.Dominican Republic vs IsraelIsrael is still very much alive as they try to pull off a massive upset here.Colombia vs PanamaColombia can possibly avoid relegation with a win. Panama is still alive to advance but it's a longshot, they can still finish last as well.Brazil vs Great BritainRelegation bowlCuba vs Puerto RicoBoth teams are 2-0, a win guarantees a quarterfinal berth. The crowd should be electric for this matchup of traditional caribbean powerhouses, though neither is actually anything close to a powerhouse at the moment.Venezuela vs NicaraguaNicaragua tries one more time to win their first ever WBC game. But even if they somehow pull off the upset they will finish in last placeMexico vs USAThe game of the day. Both teams are 2-0, though a win still does not guarantee advancement as Italy is 2-0 as well. Mexico has won three consecutive games against USA in the WBC. Hard to say which way the crowd will lean but it will be a rowdy one no doubt.
>israellol
pissrael kek
I don't think Israel is winning this
>colombia got a hit with rispit IS possible
WE SCORED A FUCKING RUN AAAAAAAAA
>>153794679>Relegation BowlIs there a WBC2?
>>153796534only the last place team in each group doesn't auto qualify for the next WBCwe don't even know when the next WBC will be btw
>>153796517They scored too
>>153796544Is it always held in proper Baseball nations, or do they do like FIFA and host it in new places (so long as they can afford the bribes)?
https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/mlb/news/world-baseball-classic-standings-results-scores-2026/9df470cd2cbfa1903a932b1bPool standings. Who's getting out of pool B? Italy's a spoiler and a dark horse. Odds are Mexico and USA.
This da Silva guy looks like he's in his 40s
>>153796582baseball countries. It's always in USA and Japan, and there's always one or two other hosts also, each group is played in a different stadium. The final rounds have always been in the USA.This year there's also a group in Puerto Rico.Taiwan, Korea, Canada, and Mexico have also hosted a group or two before. DR and Venezuela have not even though they are 2 of the 4 best baseball countries, politics I guess for Venezuela, and DR I can only assume just doesn't have the facility for it.wew what a play
Can jizzum save gbr
Why cant they play like how they did vs. the USAre they stupid
absolutely fucking GASSED
>colombialmao
>Korea fought hard to just get the chance to lose horribly against DRDR is an MLB All-Star team. Korea's great but they can't compare. This is probably the best DR team in years, and I hope they win. These little countries need some wins under their belt for national pride.
We're so fucking shit
If Canada loses to both PR and Cuba, Colombia will finish lastotherwise Panama will be last
lmao Panama fighting each other in the dugout
>>153797064We had lot of injuries and Bo choosed the metsIts sucks we dont habe a much big player pool
>>153797144How do you even get injured at baseball
>Tatis Gram Sland
>>153797144I hope we can get some young players ready for next tournament after all the 40yos retire. Claudio Pereira will save us
>>153797144Taiwan was injured as well. Sucks but it happens. I'll be rooting for you guys to qualify again next time around.
>we get to automatically qualify for next tourney having learned absolutely nothingYay
>>153797290Yeah they got rocked by their IL. Sucks to not see them actually at their best
>>153797155Legs hands, a pitcher of us got arm injured 2 days before tournament in a pratice game>>153797236We got some young guys this time too, our experient guys were playing more as respect and tribute for them>>153797290We got last in 2012 and we came back, we will be back again I'm sure even it take 50 yearsIt only sucks beacuse I wanted see a victory at least once
>>153797290>>153797480The fact they almost went to QF even with injuries show how strong they arePremier12 will be fun next year specially with them and Korea strong and Japan bleeding players to MLB
>>153797064Brazil made a game of it with the US (until the 9th). Just keep cultivating those Japanese descendents.
Bo was also bad luck. Maybe he'll be able to next time.
>>153797547Lmaoo they just needed more smuggled azns
dominicans are gonna be a major problem
>>153797970If by problem you mean an absolute joy to watch every single game
Our national anthem's gonna be booed loudly today fuck meBy the way, was Israel's booed yet?
>rain delay again
Nicacaca lets go
>>153799455>>153799455>>153799455
>>153796896We havent played against Korea, i think you are confused...
It's OVAH
I'm glad Korea made the quarterfinals to keep their positive baseball momentum going, KBO has been huge lately. I guess you could say the same thing about Taiwan though, but they at least have some recent success to fall back on. Korea was a more desperate situation, another poor showing here could have been a death blow. My ideal world would have had both of them advancing and Japan being knocked out somehow.
>>153799312really would love to see the guy that decided WBC should be held in a rainforest
Nicaragua baby what the fuck are you doing
>>153799540'>we' fucking suck
>>153799810KBO has always been huge. I lived a ten minute walk away from Sajik for a couple years. Absolutely hype there. Cannot recommend going to games there enough. Get your chicken off the back of a truck, a flat of beer from the homeplus, and walk into the atmosphere.
The referee favored Korea, yet Korea lost to Japan.
>>153800334
>giving up a bases clearing double to Martin Maldonado
I want to go to a game at the Tokyo Dome one day. I really know nothing about Japanese baseball. But seeing it in the WBC this year made it look amazing.
well Mexico vs USA is overtime to watch Cuba and PR until the next inevitable rain delay, looks like it's raining pretty hard
>>153800782NPB there is pretty soulless because Yomiuri. You are better off at pretty much any other park. I did the Yahoo dome and it was great, but frankly the games in Korea are better. Japanese are too orderly and polite even when making noise at the game.
>here lie Nicaragua>they never scored
>pitch clock violation
>still no nicaraguan flags on spsigh
