Comments on: World Baseball Classic Recap: Semifinals

By: Didi

Didi — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 21:01:17 +0000

I wish I read Korean.

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By: hank

hank — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 20:36:51 +0000

Geoff, finally got up my spring training comments on the site. ur comments(constructive critism would be appreciated) aloha, hank

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By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 19:30:13 +0000

From Davenport’s Simulations:

1. USA 33.54%
2. DOM 20.88%
3. VNZ 16.13%
4. JPN 7.93%
5. PUR 5.71%
6. MEX 4.33%
7. CAN 3.98%
8. KOR 3.13%
9. CBA 2.66%
10. ITA 0.68%
11. TAI 0.37%
12. PAN 0.26%
13. NED 0.23%
14. AUS 0.15%
15. CHN 0.0008%
16. RSA Never Happened

It’s kinda cool that the #4 team is playing #9. I would have preferred a China v. South Africa final, but I’ll sette for this one.

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By: Didi

Didi — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 17:11:27 +0000

That sounds fun. I was glad to see Aki getting to pitch in Petco again. Wish I were there to soak in the atmosphere. Thanks, Geoff.

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By: Lee Panas

Lee Panas — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:57:35 +0000

Good job Geoff. I was not really looking forward to the WBC but I enjoyed the games I saw on TV. They are exhibition games in the sense that anything can happen in a short series of games and not all players are in peak form yet. However, the enthusiasm and effort of the players was obvious and made it a very entertaining event. Lee

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By: dprat

dprat — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 18:18:12 +0000

Nice commentary & nice pix, Geoff. Sorry I missed that evening game. I’ve noticed that many of the skeptics have come around. Shaun O’Neil at the NC Times had a column this a.m. that professed just that. Several of the BP authors that were critical in advance turned around once the games started.

Yes, changes are needed. (E.g., Japan with a 4-3 record gets to the final over a 6-1 team that beat them 2 out of 3.) But these are quibbles really. The fact is this is good, often enough great, baseball. And playing for national pride adds great color and drama to the games. VIVA EL WBC! Ooops, make that… viva el wbc. (Don’t want to wake Geoff.)

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