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2nd and last qualification pool starts this Friday! This time from Panama City. This qualifier features teams from the Americas, Asia and Oceania and features :ARG Argentina, :BRA Brazil, :NZL New Zealand, :NCA Nicaragua, :PAK Pakistan, and :PAN Panama. Unlike the 1st qualification pool, this pool is a bit more top heavy. On paper, Brazil, Nicaragua and Panama are the 3 clear favourites competing for 2 spots in the World Baseball Classic with Panama being biggest favourite of the 3. Personally I'm hoping for Panama and Nicaragua to qualify here since they are countires where baseball is the number 1 sport in the country but they haven't had qualification success in past tournaments.

 

 

 

 

Opening Round Semifinals Qualifier
Winners Bracket
    Game 3      
Game 1   :NCA Nicaragua   Game 8  
:NZL New Zealand  
:BRA Brazil   :WHT Winner Game 1   :WHT Winner Game 3
   
    Game 4   :WHT Winner Game 4  
Game 2   :PAN Panama      
:PAK Pakistan  
:ARG Argentina   :WHT Winner Game 2  
   
Lower Round 1 Lower Round 2 Lower Final
Lower Bracket
Game 5   Game 7      
:WHT Loser Game 2  
:WHT Loser Game 3   :WHT Winner Game 5   Game 9
   
Game 6   :WHT Winner Game 6   :WHT Loser Game 8  
:WHT Loser Game 1  
:WHT Loser Game 4       :WHT Winner Game 7
   

 

 

Day 1 Schedule

 

:NZL New Zealand vs. Brazil :BRA, 12:00 CST

:PAK Pakistan vs. Argentina :ARG, 19:00 CST

 

And as I did for the 1st qualification pool, here's a breakdown of each roster by birth countries. Looks a bit more like national teams this time.

 

Argentina

:ARG Argentina: 20

:VEN Venezuela: 7

:USA United States: 1

 

Brazil

:BRA Brazil: 21

:USA United States: 5

:JPN Japan: 1

:VEN Venezuela: 1

 

New Zealand

:NZL New Zealand: 17

:USA United States: 5

:AUS Australia: 2

:JPN Japan: 2

:ITA Italy: 1

:RSA South Africa: 1

 

Nicaragua

:NCA Nicaragua: 27

:USA United States: 1

 

Pakistan

:PAK Pakistan: 15

:USA United States: 9

:CAN Canada: 3

:JPN Japan: 1

 

Panama

:PAN Panama: 26

:USA United States: 2

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September 30th Scores:

:NZL New Zealand 7-12 Brazil :BRA

:PAK Pakistan 4-7 Argentina :ARG

 

No surprises today.

 

October 1st Schedule:

:BRA Brazil vs. Nicaragua :NCA, 12:00 CDT

:ARG Argentina vs. Panama :PAN, 19:00 CDT

 

 

Opening Round Semifinals Qualifier
Winners Bracket
    Game 3      
Game 1   :NCA Nicaragua   Game 8  
:NZL New Zealand 7
:BRA Brazil 12 :BRA Brazil   :WHT Winner Game 3
   
    Game 4   :WHT Winner Game 4  
Game 2   :PAN Panama      
:PAK Pakistan 4
:ARG Argentina 7 :ARG Argentina  
   
Lower Round 1 Lower Round 2 Lower Final
Lower Bracket
Game 5   Game 7      
:PAK Pakistan  
:WHT Loser Game 3   :WHT Winner Game 5   Game 9
   
Game 6   :WHT Winner Game 6   :WHT Loser Game 8  
:NZL New Zealand  
:WHT Loser Game 4       :WHT Winner Game 7
   
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October 1st Scores:

 

:BRA Brazil 4-1 Nicaragua :NCA

:ARG Argentina 0-11 Panama :PAN F/7

 

Huge win by Brazil. Nicaragua looked pretty sloppy on the other hand so it'll be interesting to see if they can rebound if they end up playing again. In the other game, Panama clearly showed why they're the class of this qualifying group.

 

October 2nd Schedule: 

 

:PAK Pakistan vs. Nicaragua :NCA, 12:00 CDT

:NZL New Zealand vs. Argentina :ARG, 19:00 CDT

 

 

Opening Round Semifinals Qualifier
Winners Bracket
    Game 3      
Game 1   :NCA Nicaragua 1 Game 8  
:NZL New Zealand 7
:BRA Brazil 12 :BRA Brazil 4 :BRA Brazil
   
    Game 4   :PAN Panama  
Game 2   :PAN Panama 11    
:PAK Pakistan 4
:ARG Argentina 7 :ARG Argentina 0
   
Lower Round 1 Lower Round 2 Lower Final
Lower Bracket
Game 5   Game 7      
:PAK Pakistan  
:NCA Nicaragua   :WHT Winner Game 5   Game 9
   
Game 6   :WHT Winner Game 6   :WHT Loser Game 8  
:NZL New Zealand  
:ARG Argentina       :WHT Winner Game 7
   
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October 2nd Scores:

 

:PAK Pakistan 0-12 Nicaragua :NCA F/7

:NZL New Zealand 1-4 Argentina :ARG

 

Pakistan and New Zealand are eliminated from qualification. In the first game, no surprises as Nicaragua is in a completely different tier than Pakistan. Much different story in the 2nd game though. New Zealand was shutting out Argentina through 6 innings but had a complete meltdown in the 7th inning and allowed Argentina to score 4 runs. Nicaragua and Argentina will now play for the right to play for the final qualification spot. Brazil vs. Panama will be the first qualification matchup.

 

October 4th Schedule:

 

:NCA Nicaragua vs. Argentina :ARG, 12:00 CDT

:BRA Brazil vs. Panama :PAN, 19:00 CDT

 

Opening Round Semifinals Qualifier
Winners Bracket
    Game 3      
Game 1   :NCA Nicaragua 1 Game 8  
:NZL New Zealand 7
:BRA Brazil 12 :BRA Brazil 4 :BRA Brazil
   
    Game 4   :PAN Panama  
Game 2   :PAN Panama 11    
:PAK Pakistan 4
:ARG Argentina 7 :ARG Argentina 0
   
Lower Round 1 Lower Round 2 Lower Final
Lower Bracket
Game 5   Game 7      
:PAK Pakistan 0
:NCA Nicaragua 12 :NCA Nicaragua   Game 9
   
Game 6   :ARG Argentina   :WHT Loser Game 8  
:NZL New Zealand 1
:ARG Argentina 4     :WHT Winner Game 7
   
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28 minutes ago, Topicmaster1010 said:

October 2nd Scores:

 

:PAK Pakistan 0-12 Nicaragua :NCA F/7

:NZL New Zealand 1-4 Argentina :ARG

 

Pakistan and New Zealand are eliminated from qualification. In the first game, no surprises as Nicaragua is in a completely different tier than Pakistan. Much different story in the 2nd game though. New Zealand was shutting out Argentina through 6 innings but had a complete meltdown in the 7th inning and allowed Argentina to score 4 runs. Nicaragua and Argentina will now play for the right to play for the final qualification spot. Brazil vs. Panama will be the first qualification matchup.

 

October 4th Schedule:

 

:NCA Nicaragua vs. Argentina :ARG, 12:00 CDT

:BRA Brazil vs. Panama :PAN, 19:00 CDT

 

Opening Round Semifinals Qualifier
Winners Bracket
    Game 3      
Game 1   :NCA Nicaragua 1 Game 8  
:NZL New Zealand 7
:BRA Brazil 12 :BRA Brazil 4 :BRA Brazil
   
    Game 4   :PAN Panama  
Game 2   :PAN Panama 11    
:PAK Pakistan 4
:ARG Argentina 7 :ARG Argentina 0
   
Lower Round 1 Lower Round 2 Lower Final
Lower Bracket
Game 5   Game 7      
:PAK Pakistan 0
:NCA Nicaragua 12 :NCA Nicaragua   Game 9
   
Game 6   :ARG Argentina   :WHT Loser Game 8  
:NZL New Zealand 1
:ARG Argentina 4     :WHT Winner Game 7
   

I think Nicaragua were going to boycott the 1984 Olympics in support of the Soviet Union but the people were so keen to see their country in the baseball demonstration event that the president had to back down and allow the team to go to LA.

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Off day for the qualification tournament so it's a good time to do a roster update.

 

World Baseball Classic MLB Player Commitment Updates (in bold

 

:AUS Australia: Liam Hendriks (Chicago White Sox)Curtis Mead (Tampa Bay Rays)

:CAN Canada: Freddie Freeman (Los Angeles Dodgers), Josh Naylor (Cleveland Guardians), Cal Quantrill (Cleveland Guardians)

:COL Colombia: Sandy Leon (Minnesota Twins), Reiver Sanmartin (Cincinnati Reds)Donovan Solano (Cincinnati Reds), Jose Quintana (St. Louis Cardinals), Harold Ramirez (Tampa Bay Rays), Gio Urshela (Minnesota Twins)

:DOM Dominican Republic: Sandy Alcantara (Miami Marlins), Genesis Cabrera (St. Louis Cardinals), Emmanuel Clase (Cleveland Guardians), Rafael Devers (Boston Red Sox), Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Toronto Blue Jays), Manny Machado (San Diego Padres), Starling Marte (New York Mets), Jose Ramirez (Cleveland Guardians), Gary Sanchez (Minnesota Twins)Juan Soto (San Diego Padres)

:GBR Great Britain: Jazz Chisholm (Miami Marlins), Harry Ford (Seattle Mariners)

:ISR Israel: Harrison Bader (St. Louis Cardinals), Jake Bird (Colorado Rockies), Richard Bleier (Miami Marlins), Jake Fishman (Miami Marlins), Dean Kremer (Baltimore Orioles), Ryan Lavarnway (Miami Marlins), Joc Pederson (San Francisco Giants), Kevin Pillar (Los Angeles Dodgers)

:ITA Italy: David Fletcher (Los Angeles Angels), Trey Mancini (Houston Astros), Adam Ottavino (New York Mets), Jordan Romano (Toronto Blue Jays)

:JPN Japan: Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Angels)

:MEX Mexico: Randy Arozarena (Tampa Bay Rays), Javier Assad (Chicago Cubs)Andres Munoz (Seattle Mariners)Isaac Paredes (Tampa Bay Rays), Manuel Rodriguez (Chicago Cubs), Rowdy Tellez (Milwaukee Brewers)Julio Urias (Los Angeles Dodgers)Jose Urquidy (Houston Astros)Alex Verdugo (Boston Red Sox)

:PUR Puerto Rico: Javier Baez (Detroit Tigers), Jose Berrios (Toronto Blue Jays), Carlos Correa (Minnesota Twins), Alexis Diaz (Cincinnati Reds), Edwin Diaz (New York Mets), Kike Hernandez (Boston Red Sox), Joe Jimenez (Detroit Tigers), Alex Lange (Detroit Tigers), Francisco Lindor (New York Mets), Jorge Lopez (Minnesota Twins), Seth Lugo (New York Mets), Martin Maldonado (Houston Astros), MJ Melendez (Kansas City Royals), Jose Miranda (Minnesota Twins), Jovani Moran (Minnesota Twins), Emilio Pagan (Minnesota Twins), Roberto Perez (Pittsburgh Pirates), Edwin Rios (Los Angeles Dodgers), Emmanuel Rivera (Arizona Diamondbacks), Eddie Rosario (Atlanta Braves), Marcus Stroman (Chicago Cubs), Christian Vazquez (Houston Astros)

:USA United States: Pete Alonso (New York Mets), Tim Anderson (Chicago White Sox), Nolan Arenado (St. Louis Cardinals), Mookie Betts (Los Angeles Dodgers), Paul Goldschmidt (St. Louis Cardinals), Bryce Harper (Philadelphia Phillies), Cedric Mullins (Baltimore Orioles), J.T. Realmuto (Philadelphia Phillies), Will Smith (Los Angeles Dodgers), Trevor Story (Boston Red Sox), Mike Trout (Los Angeles Angels), Kyle Tucker (Houston Astros), Trea Turner (Los Angeles Dodgers)

:VEN Venezuela: Ronald Acuna Jr. (Atlanta Braves), Jose Altuve (Houston Astros), Jose Alvarado (Philadelphia Phillies), Pablo Lopez (Miami Marlins)German Marquez (Colorado Rockies), Ranger Suarez (Philadelphia Phillies)

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