# Sunday, February 26, 2006
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Set your TiVo

Although I've expressed here that I think the World Baseball Classic is poorly organized and pretty lame, I'm not a guy who's going to pass on watching baseball in early March. The offseason is long and painful for diehard baseball fans, so, yes, I will be tuned in to the WBC. Actually, I'm very excited to see Daisuke Matsuzaka and his infamous gyroball, as well as the players I haven't seen from Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela.

You can check out the TV schedule here, and here are the games from the first rounds that I'm going to TiVo...

3/3: Japan vs. China - 4:30 AM EST - ESPN2

3/7: Dominican Republic vs. Venezuela - 1 PM EST - ESPN

3/8: Cuba vs. Panama - 1 PM EST - ESPN2

3/8: USA vs. Canada - 4 PM EST - ESPN2

It's a nice mix because I'll get to see eight different teams play. Don't get me wrong, I still think that the timing is bad, that it's just a big commercial for MLB, the pitch limits (while necessary) are lame, and there are mercy rules - which is ridiculous. But, if there's baseball on TV, I'll watch it. You don't have to twist my arm!

 

Sunday, February 26, 2006 8:39:56 PM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)  #    Disclaimer  |  Comments [5]  |  Trackback
Monday, February 27, 2006 1:50:35 PM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
Wait, I highly highly recommend seeing... I think it'll be the third Japan game. Shunsuke Watanabe's supposed to be starting, and it's against Korea, which is going to be the toughest opponent Japan. He's a submariner and AWESOME, he's my favorite player on the Chiba Lotte Marines. That's the game I'm most hoping I can find someone to Tivo for me... maybe I should get cable. Hmm. Also, the game's against Korea, which means it might be the only difficult game for the Japanese team.
Deanna
Monday, February 27, 2006 2:26:51 PM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
Cool - thanks for the tip. I'll record that game as well. I love submarine pitchers - they're right up there with knuckleballers for me.
Conor
Monday, February 27, 2006 2:35:49 PM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
Okay, fine Glassey, I'll watch.

But only because I share your enthusiasm about halfway meaningful baseball in early March.
Churchill
Monday, February 27, 2006 4:34:52 PM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
Hey, it's sounding more like Koji Uehara is supposed to start the game on March 3, Daisuke Matsuzaka on March 4, and Shunsuke Watanabe on March 5. Just a heads-up.

Also, wow, my comment above really got mangled... I'm not sure how that happened.
Deanna
Monday, February 27, 2006 5:20:23 PM (Pacific Standard Time, UTC-08:00)
Deanna -
Again, thanks for the heads up. What about your earlier comment got mangled? I have no idea how it would happen because I haven't had many comments. In fact, I think this is the first time I've had more than one comment in a row.
Conor
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