Monzanator 3,594 Posted June 29, 2021 #11 Share Posted June 29, 2021 I guess that's what you get when only 6 teams will play. The bracket would look much easier if 12 or 16 teams played. Two rounds of repechages when only 4 teams will be involved. Yikes. One SF team will have played 3 matches to get there, one other 4 and two others 5? The worst team will only play three games and game over? All that and it's still gonna be Japan vs USA final most likely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NearPup 2,156 Posted June 29, 2021 #12 Share Posted June 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Monzanator said: All that and it's still gonna be Japan vs USA final most likely? Given the variance inherent in such a short tournament any permutation of finalists is plausible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxim Fastovsky 124 Posted June 29, 2021 #13 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Just now, NearPup said: Given the variance inherent in such a short tournament any permutation of finalists is plausible, As much as i want it to be, i seriously doubt israel will be there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaker2001 246 Posted June 29, 2021 #14 Share Posted June 29, 2021 2 hours ago, Monzanator said: I guess that's what you get when only 6 teams will play. The bracket would look much easier if 12 or 16 teams played. Two rounds of repechages when only 4 teams will be involved. Yikes. One SF team will have played 3 matches to get there, one other 4 and two others 5? The worst team will only play three games and game over? All that and it's still gonna be Japan vs USA final most likely? Otherwise known as "double elimination." Very standard for baseball tournaments. Baseball is not a good sport to play single elimination. So yea, this is a really strange format they came up with (and is pretty much the same number of games as the softball tournament), but probably the best they could do to make a 6 team tournament work with only 1 venue Paris 2024 competition schedule by Day Paris 2024 competition schedule by Sport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,549 Posted June 29, 2021 #15 Share Posted June 29, 2021 3 hours ago, Quaker2001 said: Otherwise known as "double elimination." Very standard for baseball tournaments. Baseball is not a good sport to play single elimination. So yea, this is a really strange format they came up with (and is pretty much the same number of games as the softball tournament), but probably the best they could do to make a 6 team tournament work with only 1 venue What makes baseball so unique a single elimination isn't good enough? Hopefully not one of those things one sees in literally every sport, where people involved in said sport say "surprising results are so typical for sport X, anything can happen in this sport!"...which basically goes for every sport If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnl 659 Posted June 29, 2021 #16 Share Posted June 29, 2021 6 hours ago, Maxim Fastovsky said: As much as i want it to be, i seriously doubt israel will be there So i'll be the Optemisitc one.., we have a group of players that most of them are playing together since 2016 or so, some of them has an MLB expireince and were at the top (Ian kinsler for example) so i don't see why not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxim Fastovsky 124 Posted June 29, 2021 #17 Share Posted June 29, 2021 1 minute ago, Dnl said: So i'll be the Optemisitc one.., we have a group of players that most of them are playing together since 2016 or so, some of them has an MLB expireince and were at the top (Ian kinsler for example) so i don't see why not Kinsler is playing? i didnt see a roster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnl 659 Posted June 29, 2021 #18 Share Posted June 29, 2021 11 minutes ago, Maxim Fastovsky said: Kinsler is playing? i didnt see a roster yesss he is https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/sports/israel-unveils-expanded-roster-for-tokyo-games-665051 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topicmaster1010 2,372 Posted July 2, 2021 #19 Share Posted July 2, 2021 Pitchers: Shane Baz, Anthony Carter, Brandon Dickson, Anthony Gose, Edwin Jackson, Scott Kazmir, Nick Martinez, Scott McGough, David Robertson, Joe Ryan, Ryder Ryan, Simeon Woods-Richardson Catchers: Tim Federowicz, Mark Kolozsvary Infielders: Nick Allen, Eddy Alvarez, Triston Casas, Todd Frazier, Jamie Westbrook Outfielders: Tyler Austin, Eric Filia, Patrick Kivlehan, Bubba Starling Utility: Jack Lopez As expected, it's a mix of former MLB players and top prospects. As a Blue Jays fan, it's great to see Simeon Woods-Richardson make the team. Also of note is that Eddy Alvarez was on the short track speed skating team at the 2014 olympics and he joins the list of people who have competed in both a summer and winter olympics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxim Fastovsky 124 Posted July 2, 2021 #20 Share Posted July 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, Topicmaster1010 said: Pitchers: Shane Baz, Anthony Carter, Brandon Dickson, Anthony Gose, Edwin Jackson, Scott Kazmir, Nick Martinez, Scott McGough, David Robertson, Joe Ryan, Ryder Ryan, Simeon Woods-Richardson Catchers: Tim Federowicz, Mark Kolozsvary Infielders: Nick Allen, Eddy Alvarez, Triston Casas, Todd Frazier, Jamie Westbrook Outfielders: Tyler Austin, Eric Filia, Patrick Kivlehan, Bubba Starling Utility: Jack Lopez As expected, it's a mix of former MLB players and top prospects. As a Blue Jays fan, it's great to see Simeon Woods-Richardson make the team. Also of note is that Eddy Alvarez was on the short track speed skating team at the 2014 olympics and he joins the list of people who have competed in both a summer and winter olympics. Edwin Jackson threw a no hitter once, Scott Kazmir had quite a few great years in Tampa, David Roberts was a yankees closer. Not a bad team, hopefully though they will be able to have an agreement for LA2028 to send the majors players since it will be in Dodger Stadium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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