Baseball 2020 Discussion Thread

[Olympian1010 3,131]

 

[Monzanator 790]

Over in the NFL, Tyreek Hill broke his son's arm and got away with it. I can't wait for the classic "settled out of court" article

[Gianlu33 1,826]

2021 Baseball World Championships are postponed to 2023. 

2022 World Games will counts as World Championships

[Olympian1010 3,131]

8 hours ago, Gianlu33 said:

2021 Baseball World Championships are postponed to 2023. 

2022 World Games will counts as World Championships

Ooh, Softball tournament is going to be top class. I guess I’ll have to make a few visits to that venue if I get my accreditation.

[phelps 2,125]

8 hours ago, Gianlu33 said:

2021 Baseball World Championships are postponed to 2023. 

2022 World Games will counts as World Championships

 

actually, it's about Softball...

 

Baseball World Champs don't exist anymore...the World Champions are the World Baseball Classic winners...

[Monzanator 790]

So the 2021 World Baseball Classic is postponed? Or World Softball Championships? (which I have zero knowledge of)

[phelps 2,125]

On 04/05/2020 at 22:17, Monzanator said:

So the 2021 World Baseball Classic is postponed? Or World Softball Championships? (which I have zero knowledge of)

 

so far, it's only the Softball activity...

 

but I fear that also the next WBC would eventually be moved to 2022, as the Baseball Olympic qualifiers (both the Panamerican tournament and the Global "last chance" tournament) have to be rescheduled for early Spring 2021...

 

 

p.s. the new KBO (South Korean pro baseball league) season starts tomorrow (all 5 scheduled games should start at 7 a.m. CET)...

all the games of the season are available for free on Twitch.tv (search for KBO channel on that platform)...

[phelps 2,125]

NPB, the Japanese top tier Professional Baseball League(s) is/are starting in less than half a hour...

 

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/06/18/baseball/japanese-baseball/npb-set-return-altered-form-amid-pandemic/#.Xux5OTozZaQ

 

for schedule, results and stats, this is the official website of NPB:

 

https://npb.jp/eng/

 

and here some thoughts/previews about the upcoming season (all credits to the Japan Times):

 

Central League

 

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/06/19/baseball/japanese-baseball/2020-npb-central-league-preview/#.Xux5zzozZaQ

 

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/06/14/baseball/japanese-baseball/six-players-watch-central-league-2020/#.Xux52TozZaQ

 

Pacific League

 

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/06/18/baseball/japanese-baseball/loaded-hawks-ready-reclaim-pl-crown/#.Xux5zzozZaQ

 

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2020/06/15/baseball/japanese-baseball/six-players-watch-pacific-league-2020/#.Xux51zozZaQ

 

 

a couple of places (paid service only, sorry, but there's no chance to get it for free) where to watch Japanese Baseball:

 

http://www.isakuraiptv.com/ (with the 96 channel lineup, you're sure to get all the games from the start to to the end of the season, Japan Series included)

 

https://tv.pacificleague.jp/ptv/pc/ (this is only a partial way to follow NPB, as it's the official OTT service of the Pacific League only...and of course it doesn't include the Central League games -both RS and PO- nor the Japan Series)...

[phelps 2,125]

very entertaining start of the season in Japan...

 

Hanshin Tigers @ Tokyo Giants, despite the lack of athmosphere because of the closed doors, was a very good and close match, as expected...I truly enjoyed it...

[Gianlu33 1,826]

Amazing news for Italian baseball, after an awful week of doping cases. After 22 years Italy will back to host an European championship