The Hopes of the United States...

[Adidas410s]

rest on the arm of Chan Ho Park right now!!! :( :( :(

Korea 0
Japan 0

2 Innings Complete

[sww-bull52]

GO PARK!!!!!

[Adidas410s]

On the bright side...the Ho has an ERA of 0.00 in the WBC

[kepdawg]

Go Ho!

[Adidas410s]

Bottom 4...runner on 1st

1 out and the Ho has an 0-2 count on Imae (<---like you know who that is!!)

Still 0-0

[Adidas410s]

and the Ho comes through in the clutch!!! He gets Imae to hit a ground ball into an inning ending DP. He sure couldn't get many ground balls in Texas...

[kepdawg]

Originally posted by Adidas410s
and the Ho comes through in the clutch!!! He gets Imae to hit a ground ball into an inning ending DP. He sure couldn't get many ground balls in Texas...

I was kind of worried with Imae at the plate, but good to see the Ho come through!

[Adidas410s]

Originally posted by kepdawg
I was kind of worried with Imae at the plate, but good to see the Ho come through!
k Phil...enough worrying! :p

Bottom 5...still 0-0. The Ho is at 55 pitches with 42 of them being strikes...again where was this stuff in Texas???

[kepdawg]

Korea needs to put some runs on the board!

[Eagle6Man]

Originally posted by Adidas410s
rest on the arm of Chan Ho Park right now!!! :( :( :(

Korea 0
Japan 0

2 Innings Complete

If that's the case, we are in trouble. I never was a fan of Chan Who Puke!

[Adidas410s]

Originally posted by Eagle6Man
If that's the case, we are in trouble. I never was a fan of Chan Who Puke!

5 innings of shutout ball from the Ho...

Let's Go Ho!!! Let's Go Ho!!!

[piratebg]

Let me see if I got this right.

If South Korea beats Japan and US beats Mexico than we are ok.

IF Japan beats South Korea then they have to win by 8 runs in 9 innings in order for the US to have a chance, and again they have to beat Mexico on Thursday.

On another note, are they even showing Japan/Korea on any channel?

[Adidas410s]

Here are the scenarios:

1. Japan must lose to Korea on Wednesday night.
2. Or if the Japanese win, they must score at least seven runs
3. Or allow eight runs or more in the win.

and no this game is still not on TV. You can go to www.worldbaseballclassic.com and click on GameDay to watch live updates

[Adidas410s]

- Korea still has only 1 hit through 6 innings.

- Japan is coming up to bat with Ichiro leading off.

- The Ho has been pulled from the mound.

The way this game is going it doesn't look like either Japan will score at least 7 runs or give up at least 8 runs. So LETS GO KOREA!!!

[Adidas410s]

1 out...Japan moves a runner to 2nd base with Ichiro sac bunting him over.

Ground out by Japan...runner stuck at 2nd...2 OUTS

[Adidas410s]

Korea gets out of a jam...

Korea 0
Japan 0

Top of the 7th

[Adidas410s]

Korea has a runner on 2nd...1 out...GO KOREA!!!

[smustangs]

i havent kept up with any of it. so if korea wins america stays in i gather or is it the other way around?

[District303aPastPlayer]

Originally posted by smustangs
i havent kept up with any of it. so if korea wins america stays in i gather or is it the other way around?

your guess is as good as mine

[piratebg]

Korea must win at this point

[Adidas410s]

Originally posted by Adidas410s
Here are the scenarios:

1. Japan must lose to Korea on Wednesday night.
2. Or if the Japanese win, they must score at least seven runs
3. Or allow eight runs or more in the win.

and no this game is still not on TV. You can go to www.worldbaseballclassic.com and click on GameDay to watch live updates

oh...and Korea didn't score.

Bottom 7th coming up...

Korea 0
Japan 0

[smustangs]

k thanx

[District303aPastPlayer]

*finds translator*

Go Korea!

[Adidas410s]

Byung-Hyun Kim (think Diamondbacks World Series Champs) is pitching for Korea

strikes out Imea
Tamura flies out to left field..

2 outs...

[Adidas410s]

as a side note...5 of the first 6 batters on the Korean roster are named Lee :eek: :eek: :eek:

and Ogasawara strikes out!!!

8th inning here we come...GO KOREA!!

[Adidas410s]

Kim walked...runner on 1st and 1 out

Lee #1 of 5 is coming to the plate

[Adidas410s]

Lee #1 with a single to the outfield. Kim goes from 1st to 3rd and Lee moves up to 2nd on the throw.

2nd and 3rd...1 out

GO KOREA!!!

[District303aPastPlayer]

1-0

Go Koreans

[Adidas410s]

Originally posted by District303aPastPlayer
1-0

Go Koreans

MY DANG THING HASN'T UPDATED YET...GAH!!!

[smustangs]

keep em' comin guys
GO KOREA

[Adidas410s]

wow i'm STILL showing the same guy is up to bat! This is getting ridiculous!!! GO KOREA!!!

[Adidas410s]

well it took forever...

but Lee #2 gets a double that knocks in both runs...he is thrown out trying to stretch it into a triple. 2 OUTS

Lee #3 pops out

Korea 2
Japan 0

Bottom 8

[District303aPastPlayer]

2-0 mid 8th

[Adidas410s]

Japan goes scoreless in the 8th....

GO KOREA!!!

[Adidas410s]

Time for the Bottom of the 9th...

GO KOREA!!!

[Adidas410s]

Japan hits a HOME RUN!!!

It was only the 1st batter...

Korea 2
Japan 1

No outs...bottom 9

[Adidas410s]

1 out...

1/2 count on the next batter...

[Adidas410s]

full count on the same batter...he has fouled off a few pitches

[Adidas410s]

Originally posted by Adidas410s
full count on the same batter...he has fouled off a few pitches

and he singles on the 9th pitch...

[Adidas410s]

Korea pitching change...

Seung Hwan Oh replaces Dae-Sung Koo.

[Adidas410s]

2/2 count on the next batter...

he has fouled off 4 pitches.

still runner on 1st and 1 out for Japan

[Adidas410s]

STRIKE THREE!!!!

one out away!!! :clap: :clap: :clap:

[eagles_victory]

I am getting nervous I hope we can luck out one more time.

[Adidas410s]

this is sad...i'm biting my nails over an internet broadcast that is probably a few minutes behind...sorry to throw that in!!! :p

[Adidas410s]

two foul balls and Japan is down to their last strike...

0/2 count...

[piratebg]

KOREA WINS!!!!

[Adidas410s]

passed ball in the dirt...

1/2 count...

SWINGING STRIKE 3!!!!


KOREA 2
JAPAN 1

FINAL

Clemens takes the hill tomorrow with a chance to lead the USA into the final round!!!

[piratebg]

I have never gotten this worked up over baseball updates before. That was intense. Maybe I'll watch the delayed game on ESPN.

[football4life]

Jeez thank goodness. Keep having to depend on other teams to help us out. Hopefully we can advance and play some good ball in the semis.

[Adidas410s]

Originally posted by piratebg
I have never gotten this worked up over baseball updates before. That was intense. Maybe I'll watch the delayed game on ESPN.

it kept me from packing for 30 minutes or so...but it was well worth it! :D

[kepdawg]

I was just looking at our roster and our pitching is weak. If Willis doesn't get it together we may have to pitch Clemens into retirement!

[Adidas410s]

Originally posted by kepdawg
I was just looking at our roster and our pitching is weak. If Willis doesn't get it together we may have to pitch Clemens into retirement!

the way he pitches...we can handle that right now! Just NO MORE AL LEITER!!!

I like what we did in the 1st round when we pitched our starter for 3 innings and then ran out Timlin, Cordero, Wheeler, Jones, Nathan, and Lidge one inning apiece. It puts pressure on the hitters because they are constantly guessing and can't get into any kind of flow against a pitcher. Plus we still have Huston Street, Scot Shields, and Brian Fuentes to come in.

[eagles_victory]

I think they should change the roster and add a new pitcher for the next round. Rumor has it Willis got rocked for 9 hits and 4 earned runs in 3 innings against the school for the blind.

[piratebg]

By JOHN NADEL, AP Sports Writer
March 16, 2006

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Team USA still has a chance to win the World Baseball Classic thanks to South Korea.

Now, it's up to Roger Clemens and his teammates to take advantage of the opportunity.

Chan Ho Park and four relievers combined to pitch a six-hitter, Jong Beom Lee hit a two-run double in the eighth, and South Korea beat Japan 2-1 Wednesday night to clinch a berth in the semifinals of the inaugural WBC.

The Americans, who would have been eliminated with a low-scoring win by Japan, can wrap up the other semifinal berth in Group One on Thursday with Clemens on the mound by beating Mexico.

"I'll tell you what, I don't know that I've ever been as nervous watching a baseball game as I was in this one," Team USA manager Buck Martinez said. "What a great game that was. It's a big relief, obviously. We were all very anxious for this game tonight. Japan is a very good baseball team.

"It was a well-played game, both teams showed tremendous hearts. There were great defensive plays and key pitching."

Martinez said there's no better big-game pitcher in baseball than Clemens, the 43-year-old right-hander who might be pitching his final game.

"The other night when we were playing Korea, Roger was studying the Mexican hitters' hitting charts," Martinez said. "He is into it. We certainly hope to give him some run support and let him do his thing."

Clemens, who has won 341 games in his big league career, has said he's leaning toward retirement after the Classic.

South Korea went 3-0 in Round 2; the United States is 1-1, Japan finished 1-2, and Mexico is 0-2. The Americans beat Mexico 2-0 in the first round last week.

South Korea and Japan were scoreless when Min Jae Kim drew a one-out walk in the eighth off Toshiya Sugiuchi, and Byung Kyu Lee followed with a single. Center fielder Tatsuhiko Kinjoh's throw to third arrived ahead of Kim, but Toshiaki Imae juggled the ball, and Lee took second on the play. Imae wasn't charged with an error.

Kyuji Fugikawa relieved, and Jong Beom Lee lined a 2-1 pitch to the left-center field gap. Lee raised his fists in triumph as the ball dropped in, but he was thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a triple.

Tsuyoshi Nishioka homered off Dae Sung Koo to begin the bottom of the ninth for Japan's only run. Noguhiko Matsunaka hit a one-out single before Seung Kwan Oh struck out the next two batters to end the game.

South Korea beat Japan 3-2 in first-round action last week in Tokyo.

"I think we are as good as they are, but we lost," Nishioka said through a translator. "We just have to face that Korea is a good team.

"We have to see how the U.S. does. We still have a chance."

The game was played before an announced crowd of 39,679 at Angel Stadium, with most of the fans pulling for South Korea. They chanted and banged their blue and white Thunderstix, often cheered even when a South Korean hit a foul ball, and booed enthusiastically every time Japanese star Ichiro Suzuki came to the plate.

When the game was over, with the crowd waving South Korean flags, the winners took a victory lap around the stadium.

"I was aware of the fact that there were a lot of Koreans living in this area," Jong Beom Lee said. "I didn't know there were that many. I was very touched by their cheering.

"I'm very happy that we beat Japan and we will work much harder to be in the finals."

The semifinals will be played Saturday and the finals Monday at Petco Park in San Diego. The Dominican Republic and Cuba are the semifinalists from Group Two.

Park went five innings, allowing four hits while walking none and striking out three. The San Diego Padres' right-hander threw 66 pitches, 50 of them strikes.

Japan's Shunsuke Watanabe was even better, going six innings and giving up only one hit with two walks and three strikeouts. Watanabe, a 29-year-old right-hander with a submarine delivery, threw 74 pitches, 46 of them strikes, and retired the last 13 batters he faced.

South Korea put two runners aboard with two outs in the second, but Watanabe struck out Min Jae Kim to end the inning. South Korea wouldn't get another baserunner until the seventh.

South Korean right fielder Jin Young Lee made a perfect throw to nail Akinori Iwamura trying to score from second on Tomoya Satozaki's two-out single in the bottom of the inning.

Iwamura left the game at that stage because of pain in his right hamstring, a spokeswoman for the Japanese team said, adding the injury wasn't serious. Iwamura was replaced by Imae.

"We gave everything we had," Japanese manager Sadaharu Oh said. "All the games were hard-fought games. It was also showing that our lineup had trouble scoring runs against real tough pitching."



Updated on Thursday, Mar 16, 2006 2:09 am EST