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Baseball World Cup '06
In March of next year there will be a Baseball World Cup, what team would you like to see the US put on the field?
Here's my roster Rotation Clemens Beckett Halladay Buehrle Willis Pen Farnsworth Shields Isringhausen Politte Street Rhodes Ryan Lineup 1. Damon CF 2. Jeter SS 3. Sheffield RF 4. Bonds DH 5. ARod 3B 6. D Lee 1B 7. Varitek C 8. Brian Roberts 2B 9. Crawford LF Bench Edmonds Loretta Mauer Sweeney I dunno, hard to do with only 25 spots. :o I might try Venezuela and the DR later. Anybody else? |
Who's gunna be in it? USA and...erm...South Korea? I guess we'll start and end it with the finals.
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Are you kidding Haz?
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As for your roster...
I wouldn't count on Roger Clemens coming back next year, but maybe he will just to take part in this. I tried to make my own lineup but it would take me like an hour because there are so many good guys to choose from. One absense I noticed though was Albert Pujols, I thought he was American. I know he grew up in like Kansas City or something, but is he a citizen of somewhere else? For the most part I think the rest of your lineup is pretty solid. Maybe Jeff Kent instead of Brian Roberts, but I guess we'll see which one implodes by years end. Finally, even though he's struggled a bit lately, I don't think they would leave Joe Nathan off the bullpen :p Seriously though |
Nah Pujols is Dominican. And this is just a dream lineup, I couldn't see half these guys actually agreeing to play. I thought about putting Kent on there but I had enough old guys and Roberts has been the best hitter in the AL so far this year.
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Cuba Japan S Korea Canada Puerto Rico Venezuela Domincan Republic Mexico Holland (lol wtf) Australia Italy + 4 more teams. Colombia, Curacao, Panama, and Virgin Island would be my guesses. |
I thought Halladay was Canadian.
Hudson/Mulder I would throw instead of Beckett |
Nope, Halladay is from Denver or some shit.
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Britain should be in this but we'd play Rounders rules.
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I love the whole idea of it, but I just don't know if it will pick up very well just because they have to have it in spring training, while players aren't at the top of their games, and the MLB season is so long its hard to watch any other baseball (olympics or college or whatnot).
Anyway, there are going to be some sweet teams. Quite a few Twins will be representing. Morneau (Canada), Balfour (Austrailia), Santana (Venezuela), Jacque Jones (Africa) I'd have to imagine that Rincon and Rivas both have a legit chance of making rosters too. I know we've got at least two more minor leaguers who played in the Olympics for random countries. Should be pretty cool. |
lol I was only joking. I just didn't know any other countries who played much baseball. Shows what I know really.
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I would think the US is probably one of maybe two or three favorites to win it all, but by no means the same situation as in basketball, where a full US team would blow away any other country.
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So what's Canada got?
Eric Gagne Morneau Walker Koch Stairs Koskie? Is he a canuck? Cormier Bergeron I cant recall any more right now. Someone fill this roster out and make us look like legit contenders. |
Yeah Koskie is a Canuck. Who's the guy on the Rockies who wasn't allowed to go to the Olympics and Moonax made a big fuss about?
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Johnson Willis Halladay Peavy Myers Pen Foulke Percival Shields Isringhausen Looper Street Lineup Damon CF Jeter SS A-Rod 3B Bonds DH D. Lee 1B C. Lee LF Roberts 2B Sheffield RF Varitek C Bench Glaus Sexson Dunn Floyd Edmonds |
It would make me sick to my stomach if Barry Bonds ends up representing the US in any way whatsoever.
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LOL Africa
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Im gonna start a Great Britain baseball team, who wants to join? actually nah just a English baseball team.
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Baseball=Glorified rounders :o
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The Dominican lineup is gonna be pretty nuts if Vlad, Tejada, and Pujols all play.
Also I thought I heard somewhere that the rosters will have 27 players on them. I dunno I could just be making that up. |
Let's try the Dominican Republic dream lineup:
Lineup: 1. Alfonso Soriano 2B 2. Miguel Tejada SS 3. Albert Pujols 1B 4. Vlad Guerrero RF 5. Manny Ramirez LF 6. Aramis Ramirez 3B 7. David Ortiz DH 8. Can't think of catcher 9. Wily Mo Pena CF Bench Sammy Sosa OF Rafeal Furcal MIF Adrian Beltre 3B Raul Mondesi OF Rotation Bartolo Colon Pedro Martinez Odalis Perez Ramon Ortiz Pedro Astacio Bullpen Octavio Dotel Francisco Cordero Yhency Brazoban Damaso Marte Jose Mesa Julian Tavarez Felix Rodriguez I dunno I'm prolly leaving some huge people off |
Dotel won't be able to pitch, he's out for 1 to 2 years.
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use your imagination
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DR is stacked, weak rotation though
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Here's the bracket:
Pool A China Japan Korea Taiwan Pool B USA Canda Mexico South Africa Pool C Cuba Puerto Rico Panama The Netherlands Pool D Dominican Republic Venezuela Australia Italy The rosters haven't been released but I like US, Japan, DR, and Cuba in the final four. |
I would say Group D looks the most competitive right now
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Africa :lol:
still funny. Who's from Italy in the MLB? |
No one. One time I had a dream Marco Scutaro joined up with Mario and Luigi and beat up Michael Young.
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<font color=goldenrod>The only guy that gets mentioned for Italy on the official site is Jason Simontacchi</font>
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From what I understand, it's not just MLB players filling out the international rosters. For the South African and Italian teams you might just see the teams they would field for the Olymipcs.
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There are no South African players in MLB so I would hope so
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I can't wait to see Venezuela and the Dominican play. That should be classic.
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I heard this morning on the radio Kevin Wheeler mentioning how the latin teams would dominate. And how the US, if they show the same kind of enthusiasm as last night at the homerun derby, which is to say none at all, they'd get trounced by players and teams that love to play the game. They can back it up with talent too.
But I find it funny how they are doing all of this, after the Olympic commitee decided to boot baseball and softball from official competition. Kind of a desperate ploy to say yeah, baseball is worthy enougyh to be in the games. |
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