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***2023 World Baseball Classic Thread***

Mar 21, 2023 at 10:23 PM
GOAT level slider
Mar 22, 2023 at 7:31 AM
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Originally posted by TonyStarks:
GOAT level slider

insane
Dude on mlb radio said it had a turn signal
lol
Mar 22, 2023 at 10:19 AM
Please get Ohtani out of Anaheim. Trout too, but especially Ohtani. Its would be what is good for the game.
Mar 22, 2023 at 10:21 AM
Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:
Please get Ohtani out of Anaheim. Trout too, but especially Ohtani. Its would be what is good for the game.
No.

But he's gone after this year anyway.
Mar 22, 2023 at 10:31 AM
Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:
Please get Ohtani out of Anaheim. Trout too, but especially Ohtani. Its would be what is good for the game.

hacum SF doesnt ever sign any star Japanese players?
smdh
Mar 22, 2023 at 11:29 AM
dodgers bound.. facccccckk
Mar 22, 2023 at 12:28 PM
that Roki Sasaki kid with the 100mph fastball going to every other team than the SF Giants.

book it.
Mar 22, 2023 at 12:34 PM
Originally posted by jrg:
Team USA/Cardinals carrying the weight. Turner good too.

So if the Cardinals get credit for carrying the weight a couple games ago, does that mean we get to blame them for sh**ting the bed in the Championship game last night? Cant have your 3/4 hitters going 1 for 7, including killing a rally with a double play in the 7th inning.
Mar 22, 2023 at 12:54 PM
Originally posted by JustinMT:
Originally posted by Niners99:
Lars Nootbaar was born and raised in California but is playing for team Japan because his mom is Japanese? How does that make any sense? Cherry picking partial genetics to represent a country you aren't from is weird.

It's happens in the Olympics all the time. There was a guy who is Cuban who played for Mexico because that's where he defected to.I don't see an issue with it if you want to represent your family's heritage.

Yeah but Nootbaar doesn't live in Japan. He's an American who has always lived here. With that logic any Euro mutt white American could just go play for Great Britain or France. You should need citizenship to represent a country. It's probably not that serious, but its odd to me.
Mar 22, 2023 at 1:07 PM
Originally posted by Niners99:
Originally posted by JustinMT:
Originally posted by Niners99:
Lars Nootbaar was born and raised in California but is playing for team Japan because his mom is Japanese? How does that make any sense? Cherry picking partial genetics to represent a country you aren't from is weird.

It's happens in the Olympics all the time. There was a guy who is Cuban who played for Mexico because that's where he defected to.I don't see an issue with it if you want to represent your family's heritage.

Yeah but Nootbaar doesn't live in Japan. He's an American who has always lived here. With that logic any Euro mutt white American could just go play for Great Britain or France. You should need citizenship to represent a country. It's probably not that serious, but its odd to me.

A lot of Americans who play for other countries don't live in those countries either. It happens all the time, players get nationalized and they're able to play for the different country. The WBC is a lot smaller than the Olympics so if it's good for them, it should be fine for a few baseball games.

Mar 22, 2023 at 1:28 PM
Originally posted by JustinMT:
A lot of Americans who play for other countries don't live in those countries either. It happens all the time, players get nationalized and they're able to play for the different country. The WBC is a lot smaller than the Olympics so if it's good for them, it should be fine for a few baseball games.

Mar 22, 2023 at 1:59 PM
Originally posted by Bluefalcon61:
Originally posted by JustinMT:
A lot of Americans who play for other countries don't live in those countries either. It happens all the time, players get nationalized and they're able to play for the different country. The WBC is a lot smaller than the Olympics so if it's good for them, it should be fine for a few baseball games.


Exactly and I think Hachimura played for Japan.
Mar 22, 2023 at 3:24 PM
Originally posted by JustinMT:
Exactly and I think Hachimura played for Japan.

Yup - and Hachimura was actually born in Japan. Japanese mother.He should be an actual japanese citizen.

Clarkson is more like Nootbaar. Mothers are from the old country but born and raised in the USA
Mar 22, 2023 at 8:50 PM
Originally posted by JustinMT:
A lot of Americans who play for other countries don't live in those countries either. It happens all the time, players get nationalized and they're able to play for the different country. The WBC is a lot smaller than the Olympics so if it's good for them, it should be fine for a few baseball games.

Being a National is different than just having a parent from the country though. Nootbaar isnt a Japanese National. Like I said, its not that serious, but its just kind of weird that you can play for a country based on ethnic heritage rather than actually being a citizen.
Mar 23, 2023 at 1:32 AM
Originally posted by Niners99:
Originally posted by JustinMT:
A lot of Americans who play for other countries don't live in those countries either. It happens all the time, players get nationalized and they're able to play for the different country. The WBC is a lot smaller than the Olympics so if it's good for them, it should be fine for a few baseball games.

Being a National is different than just having a parent from the country though. Nootbaar isnt a Japanese National. Like I said, its not that serious, but its just kind of weird that you can play for a country based on ethnic heritage rather than actually being a citizen.

I believe Olympic ice hockey does that all the time.
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