hw88 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Any baseball fans? Anyone interested? GB play today for the first time ever. Looking at the draw avoiding last place in the group will be a success. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayakman Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 10 minutes ago, hw88 said: Any baseball fans? Anyone interested? GB play today for the first time ever. Looking at the draw avoiding last place in the group will be a success. I'm a baseball fan but the classic holds no great appeal to myself (and many others)......its a side show diversion until the regular season gets underway...sort of an extension of spring training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrumonside ref Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 5 hours ago, Kayakman said: I'm a baseball fan but the classic holds no great appeal to myself (and many others)......its a side show diversion until the regular season gets underway...sort of an extension of spring training. Being taken more seriously by the American players though it seems this year with talent like Trout and Betts signed up. Dominican Republic the team to beat though and Japan will be awkward opponents too. Hope GB can do as well as hoped - think Freddie Freeman playing for Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 The pools played outside the US are always a lot more fun. The Taiwan crowds in particular have a fantastic time. But then the CPBL is just outrageously good fun even if games can take all day. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrumonside ref Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 1 hour ago, gingerjon said: The pools played outside the US are always a lot more fun. The Taiwan crowds in particular have a fantastic time. But then the CPBL is just outrageously good fun even if games can take all day. Sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emesssea Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 (edited) On 10/03/2023 at 05:48, Kayakman said: I'm a baseball fan but the classic holds no great appeal to myself (and many others)......its a side show diversion until the regular season gets underway...sort of an extension of spring training. Think thats what England said about the WC in the 30s as well. Anyways, Im geared up for it. Unfortunately its at an awkward time, players arent at peak game readiness and March is a month owned by college basketball. I'd much prefer it be moved to the middle of the summer. Take a two week break form the season and make it the true all-star break (though that comes with its own logistical headaches) Edited March 11, 2023 by emesssea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayakman Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 6 hours ago, emesssea said: Think thats what England said about the WC in the 30s as well. Anyways, Im geared up for it. Unfortunately its at an awkward time, players arent at peak game readiness and March is a month owned by college basketball. I'd much prefer it be moved to the middle of the summer. Take a two week break form the season and make it the true all-star break (though that comes with its own logistical headaches) It gets some interest but is more of a preseason training thing to be honest...its big for some folks though but not really that many...opening day will that again is another matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 In GB's opener, they go down 6-2 to the United States. https://www.mlb.com/gameday/great-britain-vs-united-states/2023/03/11/719524/final/wrap Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hw88 Posted March 12, 2023 Author Share Posted March 12, 2023 7 hours ago, gingerjon said: In GB's opener, they go down 6-2 to the United States. https://www.mlb.com/gameday/great-britain-vs-united-states/2023/03/11/719524/final/wrap Only conceding 6 runs - not a bad effort. Pool A was tight, each team won 2 and lost 2 - bet that took some sorting out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emesssea Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 On 11/03/2023 at 14:54, Kayakman said: It gets some interest but is more of a preseason training thing to be honest...its big for some folks though but not really that many...opening day will that again is another matter. Every other team except the US is playing like the losing is not an option. The tournament being spring training doesnt help the profile of the tournament but make no mistake these teams care and their fans care. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Down to earth against Canada but then this 1 Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hw88 Posted March 14, 2023 Author Share Posted March 14, 2023 2 hours ago, gingerjon said: Down to earth against Canada but then this Baseball's coming home! Just a pity Colombia beat Mexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Bowing out following an expected loss to Mexico. 1-3 the record. But played a lot, lot better than many people feared. 1 Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrumonside ref Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, gingerjon said: Bowing out following an expected loss to Mexico. 1-3 the record. But played a lot, lot better than many people feared. I saw some of the Colombia game and the play by play commentator was talking up development efforts generally for the U.K. baseball team so it sounds like they’re on the right trajectory. Edited March 15, 2023 by Gerrumonside ref Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 And GB gets the biggest prize - automatic qualification for the 2026 event. 1 Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copa Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Back in the day in Australia, many top level cricketers used to play baseball in the off season. Did that ever happen in England? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 5 hours ago, Copa said: Back in the day in Australia, many top level cricketers used to play baseball in the off season. Did that ever happen in England? Baseball was fairly big in England but that was forgotten around the time of the second world war and it's now a very, very minor sport, albeit growing. There is a more traditional 'British baseball' (sometimes called 'Welsh baseball') that was played specifically in Liverpool and in and around Newport and Cardiff in Wales. That had essentially died but there are a very small number of teams (3-4 each summer) that keep it going. It has scoring like cricket but plays like rounders. 1 Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 USA beat Venezuela to get to the semi finals where they will play Cuba, whilst Mexico face Japan. 36,000 in to see the USA-Venezuela game which, and I'm not arguing the point about priorities, given that most baseball fans in the US will care more about Spring Training, is remarkable. A USA-Mexico final would be ... insane. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 (edited) On 17/03/2023 at 00:47, Copa said: Back in the day in Australia, many top level cricketers used to play baseball in the off season. Did that ever happen in England? Used to follow Stretford Saints in the early 1960s though I think they were mainly made up of players from Burtonwood airbase. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Baseball_Club Edited March 22, 2023 by JohnM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 And this is how it ends 1 Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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