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Anyone watching it?  I kinda wish USA cared more about its team and the whole competition.  So much more to play for IMO.
 

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I watched a bit of the Cuba/China game last night after work.  The Cubans looked sloppy in the field, but they are fast and can hit.  
 

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Can't wait for the other squads

Just had no interest in the japan games
 

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PWNdroia said:
Anyone watching it?  I kinda wish USA cared more about its team and the whole competition.  So much more to play for IMO.
What is there to play for exactly?
 

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Good luck to guys like Eric Gagne and Ryan Dempster who are trying to figure out if a return to the MLB is possible. 
 

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Gagne hasn't been in the league, in what 9 years?
 
Good for him if he pulls it off I guess lol
 

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Last night, the USA team lost to the Twins 3-2. Buxton made a really nice catch on a ball that McCutcheon hit to straightaway center. McCutcheon tipped his cap and Buxton returned the gesture.
 

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brett05 said:
What is there to play for exactly?
I just think playing for a country and national pride is more worthwhile than playing for money.
 

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USA walks off Columbia.  Well-pitched on both sides.  Adam Jones hit a soft single to left-center to drive in Ian Kinsler in the bottom of the 10th.
 

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catman said:
USA walks off Columbia.  Well-pitched on both sides.  Adam Jones hit a soft single to left-center to drive in Ian Kinsler in the bottom of the 10th.
It never should have been that close, but I'll take it.
 

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PWNdroia said:
I just think playing for a country and national pride is more worthwhile than playing for money.
Yea but these are their careers. People are upset that players like Harper, Trout Syndergaard and Bryant aren't playing. I feel like they would consider it after landing that massive deal. Less to lose.

If you get hurt playing in an exhibition game you stand to lose a lot.
 

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And let's not forget MLB teams set restrictions on their players who do participate. They have a lot of money invested in their players -- it's a risk to them.

Until that changes this will be an issue.
 

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Regardless it's great to watch some competitive baseball again and root for the red, white, and blue.
 
Real glad we didn't lose to Colombia...that would have been embarrassing.
 

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PWNdroia said:
I just think playing for a country and national pride is more worthwhile than playing for money.
national pride doesn't pay the bills 
 

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Yes i am getting mad at a wbc lineup

https://twitter.com/usabaseball/status/840683598327963648

Go DR
 

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If it was me

Yelich
Arenado
Goldy
Stanton
Lucroy
Crawford
Kinsler
Hosmer
Jones
 

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It's Jim Leyland bro, what did you expect. He didn't even pitch Andrew Miller in that Columbia game
 

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Hosmer sucks and shouldnt be playing over dan murphy
But i guess he needs work since hes missing ST games
 

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Im all about DR
Lets go(except jose reyes)
 

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