2009 World Baseball Classic Quads [Winners: See 1st Post]

[AmphibiousRodent]

All games from the first set are underway:

Pool A, Game 1
China vs. Chinese Taipei
[game]4108420[/game]

Pool A, Game 2
Japan vs. Korea
[game]4108476[/game]

Pool B, Game 1
Australia vs. Cuba
[game]4108486[/game]

Pool B, Game 2
Mexico vs. South Africa
[game]4108491[/game]

Pool C, Game 1
Canada vs. Italy
[game]4108496[/game]

Pool C, Game 2
USA vs. Venezuela
[game]4108497[/game]

Pool D, Game 1
Dominican Republic vs. Netherlands
[game]4108515[/game]

Pool D, Game 2
Panama vs. Puerto Rico
[game]4108536[/game]

[AmphibiousRodent]

Canada notches the first win of the tournament, knocking out Italy in five rounds. [game]4108496[/game]

[AmphibiousRodent]

And the other Pool C game is finished, with USA dispatching Venezuela in five rounds. [game]4108497[/game]

Venezuela will meet Italy in an elimination game, while USA and Canada will face off for a spot in Round 2. These two games will go out later this evening.

[AmphibiousRodent]

The Netherlands have advanced to the winner's bracket with an opening win over Dominican Republic. [game]4108515[/game]

[AmphibiousRodent]

Australia defeats Cuba in [game]4108486[/game]. Meanwhile, Panama and Korea are on the verge of victories.

[ga7]

[game]4108491[/game]
Mexico dealt with South Africa aztec style and went on parading wearing their four skins

[Blitzaholic]

were still battling

[Blitzaholic]

4108486
we won

[AmphibiousRodent]

The World Baseball Classic saw its first eliminations yesterday as Venezuela took out Italy in Pool C and the Dominican Republic emphatically defeated Puerto Rico on a Jose Lima grand slam in Pool D. Meanwhile, the United States slipped into Round Two on a two-run double in the ninth by Ryan Braun to defeat Canada.

[AmphibiousRodent]

Mexico became the second team to secure a spot in the second round, upsetting Australia yesterday in six rounds.
[game]4212916[/game]

[AmphibiousRodent]

Pool C is the first to determine its two advancing teams. Canada and USA will now duel to determine the pool winner.

In other news, we have had four teams eliminated to this point, and all were at the bottom of the pre-tournament rankings: No. 16 Puerto Rico (0-2), No. 15 Venezuela (1-2), No. 14 Cuba (0-2) and No. 13 Italy (0-2). Maybe there's some weight to these rankings.

[cowboyz]

nice, keep the updates coming

How can you see what the pre-tourney ranking are?

[AmphibiousRodent]

They're on page 3. I just now copied them to the top of the second post on the first page.

[Shatners Bassoon]

My dice are playing like a split-finger fastball.

[AmphibiousRodent]

Korea became the latest team to punch a ticket to Round 2, defeating China in Pool A Game 3.

Also, I switched posts 2 and 3 to move the standings high up in the thread.

[General Mojo]

My dice are playing like a split-finger fastball.

We will deal with you and your traitor of a teammate jpeter in round 2, Shatner.....prepare for a bench-clearing brawl.

[AmphibiousRodent]

The Dominican Republic is into the second round after a Game 5 victory over Panama in Pool D. In Pool A, Korea became the first team to skate through the round, taking down China in Game 3.

[AmphibiousRodent]

Pool A is coming together as Japan eliminates Chinese Taipei in Pool A Game 4 ([game]4275234[/game]) Japan now faces China in another elimination game.

[Big Whiskey]

BW-Neph-Blitz-osujacket win [game]4329163[/game]

[Blitzaholic]

My dice are playing like a split-finger fastball.

We will deal with you and your traitor of a teammate jpeter in round 2, Shatner.....prepare for a bench-clearing brawl.

I miss trapyoung

[Blitzaholic]

BW-Neph-Blitz-osujacket win [game]4329163[/game]

BOO------------------------YA

[AmphibiousRodent]

Canada exacts a bit of revenge and hands the United States its first defeat, taking the Pool C title in the process.
[game]4338618[/game]
The two have a chance to meet again in Round 2, and I know the Dominican Republic is collectively drooling at a chance to take on the Yanks.

[banana_hammocks]

China Defeat Japan

[AmphibiousRodent]

China performs the eighth and final elimination of the first round, defeating Japan in [game]4401141[/game]. The Chinese will now face Korea for the Pool A title.

Meanwhile, the Dominican Republic has won Pool D, winning three straight games after dropping the opener to the Netherlands. The most recent win, in a rematch against the Dutch, has set up a Round 2 matchup with the DR's archenemy, the United States. Expect some beanballs and throwdowns in this one. Canada and the Netherlands face off in the other Pool 2 opener.

[mcapizzi]

Yeh, the Dominican Republic (DR), made up of members of the Double Rainbow Society (DRSers?) are on a roll. Got some clutch "hitting," and we're rolling to another win. So far, there have been no beanballs, but a few tasteless comments from the Dominicans (I have crass teammates).