Dragon 1,699 Posted September 21, 2022 #41 Share Posted September 21, 2022 21 hours ago, NearPup said: What a game. qualifies for the WBC for the very first time. I don't think it's overstating things to say this is the greatest moment in the history of British baseball. You can argue that winning the Baseball World Cup but beating the USA in 1938 might be bigger, but that was a tiny tournament compared to this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topicmaster1010 2,372 Posted September 21, 2022 #42 Share Posted September 21, 2022 What a turnaround, Czech Republic leads Spain 3-1 with one inning to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,757 Posted September 21, 2022 #43 Share Posted September 21, 2022 (edited) 2 outs, 2 men on base…. Ground ball to first! Wow! Edited September 21, 2022 by Grassmarket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owenp_23 559 Posted September 21, 2022 #44 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Two on, two out, two-run game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owenp_23 559 Posted September 21, 2022 #45 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Qualifies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NearPup 2,156 Posted September 21, 2022 #46 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Well done . Kind of happy isn't qualifying given they have basically no homegrown players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topicmaster1010 2,372 Posted September 21, 2022 #47 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Unbelievable. Czech Republic is going to the World Baseball Classic. First ever fully homegrown European team. Huge for not only Czech baseball but for European baseball as well intoronto 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owenp_23 559 Posted September 21, 2022 #48 Share Posted September 21, 2022 WBC Qualifiers are back next Friday in Panama. vs then vs . I pick and to advance out of Pool B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topicmaster1010 2,372 Posted September 22, 2022 #49 Share Posted September 22, 2022 8 hours ago, owenp_23 said: WBC Qualifiers are back next Friday in Panama. vs then vs . I pick and to advance out of Pool B. Panama is definitely the favourite but I think the 2nd spot will be a battle between Nicaragua and Brazil. Argentina isn't as strong as those 3 teams in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topicmaster1010 2,372 Posted September 22, 2022 #50 Share Posted September 22, 2022 September 21st Final Scores: Czech Republic 3-1 Spain Amazing run by the Czech Republic to qualify for their first WBC tournament after getting thrashed 21-7 by the same team they beat tonight! Even though I'm not sad they missed out, you do have to feel for Spain a little bit. They were two outs away from qualifying yesterday before Great Britain came back and then they lost again tonight. Reminds me a bit of the 2011 MLB World Series in game 6 between the St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers. On another note, it hasn't officially been confirmed but I'm seeing from multiple sources that these are the updated pools. Taichung Tokyo Phoenix Miami Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Cuba Australia Canada Dominican Republic Great Britain China Colombia Israel Italy Czech Republic Mexico Puerto Rico Netherlands Japan United States Venezuela Taiwan South Korea TBD TBD If this is true, then both Great Britain and Czech Republic have good chances of winning a game and staying in the tournament for 2026. Miami Marlins superstar Jazz Chisholm has already committed to playing for Great Britain which is a huge boost for them. The pool is pretty open so I wouldn't be surprised if they go on a surprise run like Israel did in 2017. Wins winning against Australia, Japan and South Korea will be almost impossible for the Czechs, they do have the luxury of being in a pool with China who in my opinion is the worst of the 16 pre-qualified teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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