Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2023

[thepharoah 2,413]

 

Go Keyuba Go  

[mrv86 3,240]

17 minutes ago, Topicmaster1010 said:

Miami is about to go crazy for  Cuba on Sunday!

That is if the players don’t blend in the crowd and fail to appear on the field

[owenp_23 564]

@thepharoah Kooba advances to the semifinals where they will play either or .

 

I am shocked Kooba made it here. From their pre-tournament exhibitions and first two Pool Play performances, I firmly believed there was no way they would make it out of a group with and . Clearly, they have found something that works and it had led to three straight wins. And as @Topicmaster1010 said, Kooba will have a huge home fanbase in Miami rather than if they played in Tokyo.

[phelps 8,284]

3 hours ago, owenp_23 said:

@thepharoah Kooba advances to the semifinals where they will play either or .

 

I am shocked Kooba made it here. From their pre-tournament exhibitions and first two Pool Play performances, I firmly believed there was no way they would make it out of a group with and . Clearly, they have found something that works and it had led to three straight wins. And as @Topicmaster1010 said, Kooba will have a huge home fanbase in Miami rather than if they played in Tokyo.

Cuba will face the winner of one of the quarterfinals played by the groups C and D, not JPN.

 

p.s. the Miami Cuban crowd is made of anti-Castro expats...they will never support the National team.

if they play USA, DOM, PUR, VEN or MEX, the stadium will be completely against them.

[intoronto 6,407]

Freddie Freeman out for rest of the tournament 

[owenp_23 564]

Tournament is over for . They drop the final game to  1-5.

 

 did not perform to the level of the competition in the toughest group (besides  win which qualifies them for 2026)

 

Tough to see because of their crazy run in the previous edition.

[owenp_23 564]

It is here,  and . Two nations meeting in the middle in the desert with tournament advancement hanging in the balance.

[dcro 10,210]

Astonishingly bad start for Canada, starting with a challenge wasted on the first at bat.

[owenp_23 564]

 strikes first! Two runs in the opening frame

[owenp_23 564]

 gets one run back, but leaves the bags juiced.