NationStates Jolt Archive

Welcome, everyone to World Baseball Classic 8. You have stumbled across a very valuable thread, because it is here that all information related to WBC 8 will take place.

Rosters? Yep.
Roleplay? Most Definitely!
Scores? Of course!
Discussions? Uh huh!

Below are the groups. For the nations that posted the roster, click their nation name to retrieve it.

Group A:
Qazox (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13904675&postcount=10)
Yafor 2 (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13903665&postcount=3)
Bluth Corporation (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13910874&postcount=24)
Tocrowkia (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13904251&postcount=9)
West Pocono (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13918903&postcount=48)

Group B:
Zwangzug (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13906486&postcount=15)
Liventia
Green Wombat (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13912386&postcount=33)
Swilatia (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13918565&postcount=47)
Jeruselem (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13905582&postcount=13)

Group C:
Milchama (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13919043&postcount=49)
Newmanistan (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13910901&postcount=25)
The Indonesian States
kenavt
Greal

Group D:
Taeshan (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13902974&postcount=2)
Prux (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13912409&postcount=35)
Lovisa
Secristan (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13916623&postcount=45)
Kosovoe (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13914154&postcount=42)

Official Group Draw; Schedule; and other very useful information located HERE (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13911402&postcount=28)

Yes thats right everybody the Purple Knights of Taeshan are back, and ready to beat some Newmanistan butt.(figuratively) The Knights look to regain not rogain there composure(im not bald im 14). Anyways were back in black so to speak for are 6th WBC. Thats right the only countries that have done this longer then me are Qazox, Milchama, Corneliu if he would sign up for them anymore,(hes still around) and maybe Green Wombat.

Heres the Roster
Anthony Rielas SP #1 24 Knuckler, Curve, 4 Seam, Slider Left
Zeke Peters SP #3 25 Slider, 2 Seam, 4 Seam, Change, Palmball Left
Rian Willemson SP #7 27 Slider, Change, 4 Seam, Curve Right
Coi Vecxen SP #90 23 Curve, Slider, Palmball, Knuckler Right
Victor Frun RP #45 34 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Curve, Slider Left
Goeli Hans RP #78 35 4 Seam, Slider, Palmball, Curve, Change Left
Ohmegode Frede RP #92 34 Curve, 4 Seam, Change, Slider Right
Willie Stavra RP #46 23 Slider, Curve, Sinker, Change Ambidextrous
Danny Laemen RP #25 21 Slurve, Change, Knuckler, Palmball Right
Starting Lineup
Freddy Myers Catcher #12 34 Switch Right
Tadihito Shakiri 1B #2 26 Switch Right
Zoey Menigen 2B #22 37 Switch Right
Zi Zo 3B #18 34 Switch Right
Flean Diageo SS #46 38 Switch Right
Fier henris LF #66 31 Switch Left
Riane Totalez CF #24 28 Switch Left
Socki Lewis RF #14 20 Swith Right
Bench
Yeckers Flederichi Catcher #78 24 Switch Left
Sol Jeeves IF #49 28 Switch Right
Jose Deigo IF #34 25 Switch Right
Alexander Parea IF #7 21 Switch Left
Jay Nedved OF #29 24 Switch Left
Xeric Peters OF #83 22 Switch Left
Joel Myers OF #41 27 Switch Left
Xavier Dendes OF #93 26 Switch Right

Yaforite Firebugs Roster

Style modifier is a totally Yaforite -2 - if there is such a thing as a karelan baseball team, the Grand Democratic Duchy is that. Good, strong pitching and terrific defense give the Yaforites their victories (if they can get any!), but their lackluster hitting can lose them matches (which is why they tend to try and play small-ball). Upcoming is the twenty-five man roster:

[Yaforites play at home without a DH, in as pitcher's a park as there can be. When there is a DH, Jarifar is inserted into the fourth place in the batting line-up].

[Position] [Name] [Team] [Bats/Throws] [Description]

3B - Caris Juir (S/R). Chelmar Flame. Juir is a good defensive player (he gets dirty often and a lot, and has a strong arm). He has the attributes that one looks for in a lead-off hitter; speed, a high on-base percentage, and the drive to, ever day, in and out, give 110%. If he tries to steal too often, it may be because he can get on base so much, and does so, often by bunting.

SS - Arrin Jarridan (S/R). Uharan Otters. Jarridan is the best player on the Yaforite team. Not only is he a perennial award-winner for his defense (he is quick and has a thunderous arm, especially from the whole), but he is also the best player offensively. From the left side, he is a slap-hitter, sprinting out base hits and taking walks. From the right side, he his for power, accounting for his back-to-back-to-back 50-50 seasons. He has excellent speed, as well. League leader in VORP, unsurprisingly.

1B - Tyrius Valderrana (R/R). Darigeris Wildfire. Valderrana is a rarity - a first baseman with some amount of speed. He can run fairly well, and field his position well, as well. He is in the line-up to provide some fair amount of power. Valderrana is also something of a surprise in the way he bats, since he is almost completely an opposite-field hitter, which can be both a weakness and a strength.

LF - Rabyn Zaranez (L/L). Uharan Otters. If there is a weak link in terms of fielding, it is Zaranez, who leads the team in errors. He, despite his fourth position on the team, is not a power hitter - instead, he is batting fourth for his ability to hit in the clutch. Zaranez not only has won award after award for his RBI abilities, but Zaranez is also a league leader in RISP. Zaranez may not catch every ball, but he makes that up for his ability to drive them in.

C - Daaklen Kirjai (S/R). Cirad Blaze. Kirjai is a very good defensive catcher. His greatest strength, it is said, is his ability to call a good game, which is a prized ability in a catcher. He also is very good at getting down and blocking balls in the dirt, though he can, like anyone, mess up. Kirjai, a switch-hitting batter, also possess a strong arm, having thrown out over nine tenths of opposing hitters in his career.

RF - Nan Judaron (S/R). South Ajer Titans. Judaron is anything but a defensive liability. His massive arm in the right field allows him to reach the catcher or third baseman without even a bounce, placing it perfectly for the play. However, he often hits for extra bases as a hitter, but does not have much power.

CF - Tyrius Carian (S/L). J'kar Ice. Quick and dangerous, Carian is much more of a defensive player than an offensive one. With Zaranez a bit of a weakness, Carian and his skills make up for the fault, due to his excellent range and diving ability. His arm is not suspect at all, but his hitting is, because, while he hits from both sides of the plate, only his speed is above suspicion.

2B - Haridas Jyolt (S/R) N'samri Heights Fire. If Carian is a second number-one hitter, than Jyolt is a second number-two hitter. He has the ability to bunt a runner over, to do things with a hit and run, and other such number-two hitter abilities. He also turns two well with Jarridan, and as a result, makes up a very good double-play combination.

P - Whoever.

Bench
SS/2B - Monar Calraahim (R/R). North Ajer Blizzard. - A patient hitter like most of the rest of the squad, Calraahim is an excellent pinch-runner because of his speed.
1B/3B/DH - Garregan Jarifar (S/R). Uhari Cutters. - A powerful hitter, Jarifar is the DH when playing with a DH because of his power. He has pop from both sides of the plate and good plate discipline to compliment his abilities. He's a massive person, though, so he isn't fast.
IF - Magan Dorianas (L/R). North Ajer Blizzard. - A slick-fielding versatile infielder, Dorianas is a very good back-up. His veteran abilities make him an excellent addition late in the game.
C - Caristan Nelias (L/L). Chelmar Flame. - The dependable, intelligent, defensive veteran catcher every team needs.
RF/LF - Corvan Ta'an (S/R). West Ajer Panthers. - Has a fair bit of pop in his bat, but strikes out a lot, as well. A swing-for-the-fences-or-nothing player, he can win a team games with one swing.
CF - Melius Vankirior (L/L). Satiran Boars. - Another quick back-up, who provides outstanding defense in center field and eases the pressure off of the other outfielders with his excellent play.

Starting Pitchers
RHP - Pedran Alvar. Southeast Ajer Whirlwind. Alvar has an excellent fastball, with tremendous movement on his pitches. His fastball often reaches triple digits. In comparison, his slider looks wicked. When Alvar is on, he is untouchable.
LHP - Johan Rean. Indigar Horsemen. A "junkballer", Rean is noteworthy for the fact that he sets up his 87-mph fastball with a 64-mph curve, jamming lefties and righties alike.
RHP - Darius Hadagamerion. North Ajer Blizzard. His fastball reaches up to 94-95 mph, but his abilities with his four off-speed pitched make up for it. He can defeat a team on his own and can always be counted on to be solid. He may be slightly overrated - his BABIP is quite above the league average.
RHP - Davrain Karajad. Uharan Otters. His fastball hovers around 97 mph usually, and, with his quick-moving slider and dangerous curve, can be counted as the most solid starter on a very solid staff. His WHIP is traditionally among the best in the league.
LHP - Raecher Harill. West Ajer Panthers. A left-hander with a big, breaking-curve, Harill may be the most suspect on the staff, but is probably the best number-five starter out there.

Middle Relievers/Long Relievers (come in when behind/tied)
RHP - Josain Villikan. North Ajer Blizzard. Good long reliever with mid 90s fastball.
RHP - Corvan Macran. South Ajer Titans. Stronger fastball, but weaker against lefties.
LHP - Gregan Xiarin. J'kar Ice. Good against both lefties and righties.

Set-Up Men (come in when ahead)
LHP - Maxin Cotras. Chelmar Flame. Primarily a lefthanded specialist, can also get out righties.
RHP - John Stanford. Cardarel Gazelles. Throws around 98 mph, can get out almost anybody.

Closer
RHP - Tyrius Validor. Uharan Otters. Throws around 104 mph, with three off-speed pitches as well. Has been untouchable in his career.

[OOC: I think I ought to win because of my avatar. :wink:]

um yeah im notlisted am i

Taeshan Manager job wide open says TBF

Today the leaders of the Taeshan Baseball Federation announced that the Managerial position on the Taeshan Purple Knights baseball team is wide open. Well obviously they haven't signed anybody up to replace longtime coach Johnny Nashille, it wouldhave been front page news. Duh!!!! They did announce that though he thought about retiring himself former National Team pitcher and Purple Knight pitching coach God Aghful has been signed on to a new 3 year keeping him on the team during the Olympics, and the next two WBC's.

So Who Will coach

Well nobody knows. The federation says it will except aplications for the job until first pitch in the Olympics will be thrown.(till the 12th you can send in official job lookings) Some of the main Managers from Taeshan who are sure to enter are Fomer pitcher Max Colesaw, Jamie Stewart, and Tyler Vieda. And on Kosovoe Manager has been mentioned a Zax Michils. It is up for grabs.

um yes are syle modifier will be the most defensive possible, and are home stadium(if home games will be used) is Blacklake Blues Ballpark. It is a pitchers park demensions will be listed when i find them

um yeah im notlisted am i


Whoops!
THat's the last time I do a straight cut & paste off a Qazox list. :p

Sorry!

its okay it might have happened before. Hmmm...

Batting Order:
3B - Kitten Dyfuse (R/R)
[ The 21 Year-old Kitten has a great set of wheels, among the leaders in her league in extra base hits, infield singles (despite being a righty) and stolen bases last year. Usually not a power hitter, but she has been known to go deep once in about every ten to fifteen at bats.
LF - Willhelm Dynrus (L/L)
[ Another Speed demon, and an expert at threading the needle with on the line base hits, bloopers and in field singles. Not a longball player, but he draws a lot of walks to make up for it.
SS - Jill Haviland (R/R)
[ A rarity among infielders, Jill Haviland has an excellent power stroke. She is known for her majestic, 425+ ft homeruns that come easily to her, giving her the tongue-in-cheek nickname "Princess of Pounders" Everything works for her, and her swing is regarded as one of the most beautiful in Tocrowkian baseball. She is much more than just a slugger though, and can pretty much get every type of hit from line drivers to tape measure jacks. She can also protect her strike zone fairly well. On top of that, she is a media darling with a great personality, thus making her the easiest choice for team captain. [
CF - Dmitri Rykov (R/R)
[ Baring the nickname "Mr. Clutch", Dmitri Rykov is a man that thrives on clutch situations when a hit means a run. He lead the league in walk-off hits last year and looks to repeat this year. And as expected for the fourth hitter in your lineup, he posses significant power in his bat and he can protect the zone. ]
1B - Johnny Stryker (L/L)
[ Another power hitter, Stryker is a talented but arrogant player known for his show-boating (such as casually strolling the bases and grinning at the pitcher after hitting a home run). However, he is something of a free-swinger early in the count, but does have a significant amount of success in hitting, if not crushing, the first pitch. ]
C - Hoyt Klaus (R/R)
[ Hoyt is a veteran, hard-nosed player. Despite being more of a line-drive hitter at this point in his career, Hoyt still has pop in his bat. He likes breaking balls and his highly regarded for his ability to hit them ]
2B - Domino Mazdrick (R/S)
[ Mazdrick's position in the order should not reflect poorly on her. She is perhaps the best "pure hitter" on the team. Though she does posses power, that just isn't her game. She prefers hitting frozen ropes, line drives, bloopers and one hoppers and terrorizing the opposition that way. She is the most protective of her strike zone out of anyone on the team, and draws a lot of walks and runs up the pitch count that way. ]
RF - Alec Travylin (L/L)
[ Like the middle of the order, a power hitter. But a free swinger and he strikes out a bunch, so he's 8th for that reason. ]

Designates team captain

Pitchers:
SP - Tommy Thunder (Righty)
[ Classic power pitcher, with a 93-98 MPH fastball, 12-6 Curve, cut fastball and circle change making up his arsenal. Attacks the strike zone, especially the corners, with his fastball and uses his other pitches for outs. ]
SP - Jeanna Glaus (Lefty)
[ A sink baller by nature, Jeanna also has a 92-96 MPH fastball, curve ball and a slider to make use of. Of course her sinker is her main pitch however, which results in a lot of ground outs. ]
SP - Matthew Shaporio (Righty)
[ A pitcher with excellent control of four pitches: A 92-97 MPH fastball, an odd screwball, a deceptive splitter and a great change up. Has an odd wind-up and delivery style, which of course deceives hitters.]
SP - Mercedes Gaunt (Lefty)
MR - Jaycen Hester (Righty)
MR - Gerald Fischer (Lefty)
MR - Kimberly Soylnt (Righty)
MR - Hans Koller
LHP - Darrel Klitz (Lefty)
LHP - Anna Tavker (Lefty)
SU - Amber Taven (Righty)
CL - Jamie Von Tipker (Righty)

Bench:
Eva Bethge (Utility Infielder) (R/R)
Stefan Küchler (Utility Infielder) (R/R)
Michel Keitel (Utility Infielder) (R/R)
Heinz Görtz (Utility Outfielder) (L/L)
Carmen Rein (Utility Outfielder) (L/L)

Uniforms:
http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/5564/tocrowkianwbcteamunicopgs6.png (http://imageshack.us)

Stadium:
Willhulf Memorial Field (http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/5450/newwrigley1qm3.jpg) (Modifer +1)
Capacity: 292,500

Dimensions
Left Field: 317 Ft
Left-Center: 401 Ft
Center: 415 Ft
Right Field: 312 Ft
Right-Center: 388 Ft

The Other Stuff:
Choose my runscorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: No
Follow my Pitching rotation Rotation: No
Godmod scoring events: A cautious yes for now
RP injuries to my players: No
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Eject my players: No
Godmod other events: Another cautious yes for now. Stuff like charging the mound, bench clearing bawls? That's fine with me. One of my players flirting with one of the players from the other team? Cool. But I don't want to see my players murdering or raping people.
DH in home park: No

(:p to both of you, IT'S THE HOSTS JOB, not mine.)

The Qazox Pheonix send the A-team out one last time, in hopes of securign a 2nd title, after the stunning semifinal loss to Zwangzug, the defending champions.

Manager: Adam Victorini

Starting Lineup

1) CF: Brian Pippen Bats: R; Throws: R- A classic lead off hitter. Won't hit many Homeruns, but will steal at least one or more bases a game. Doesn't draw many walks. Decent fielder, with excellent range, but a spotty arm.

2) 1B: Lonnie Redman Bats: L; Throws: L- Overall the best hitter on the team, but has one of the poorest gloves. Hits to all fields and has just enough speed to turn some singles into doubles. Gets subbed for in late innings for defensive purposes.

3) C: David Liber Bats R; Throws: R- Classic power hitter, strikesout frequently, however. Adequate arm, throws out about 25% of steal attampts. Crushes lefties.

4) RF: Carver Thompson Bats: S; Throws: R Very dangerous hitter, hits both righties and lefties with equal regularity. Not a deep-ball threat, but if there are runners on base, they score. Powerful arm, but erratic accuracy.

5) 3B: David Riggs Bats: L; Throws: R Excellent defensive player, makes very few errors. Streaky at the plate, but when hot, can hit it anywhere. Has decent power.

6) 2B: Pascual Benjamin Bats: S; Throws: L Best glove on the team, and has decent pop in the bat. But has knee problems and is inconsistent at the plate.

7) SS: Vance Taresi Bats: L; Throws: L Overall a decent player, but not great at any one aspect of play. Gets hit by pitches a lot, due to unusual stance at the plate.

8) LF: Lucas Morgan Bats: R; Throws: R Should bat higher in the order, but has tenendcy to strike out alot. Has excellent speed and a cannon for an arm, don't try to score from 2nd on him.

9) Pitcher.
BENCH:
C: Frank Carre Bats: L, throws L A rarity, a southpaw catcher. Calls a good game but is weak at the plate.

1B: Oliver Yardley Bats: L, throws R Decent all-around player, but is very inconsistent at the plate.

2B/SS: Thomas Daevis Bats: S, throws L On any other team, he would be a starter, but provides a late inning defensive upgrade at short.

OF: Jason Washington Bats: R, throws R Fastest player on team, best pinch-runner, but has horrid arm and is lackadaisical in the field.

OF: Joseph Mason Bats: L, throws R Excellent late inning pinch-hitter, but is worst fielder on the team.

INF: Kyle Tersely Bats: R, throws R Can play anywhere in the infield, but has tendendcy to strike out alot.

DH: Gregory Felde Bats: R; Throws: R Just like Redman, has a great bat, but poor glove. Not much power, but has a great batting eye and will walk frequently. (bats 7th in games used)

PITCHERS:
STARTING ROTATION:
Samuel Ridge: (Throws: L) Has great 3 pitches, a 97-mph fastball, a 12-6 Slider and a nasty Circle Change. Does throw a split-finger fastball, but it tends to get hit hard.

Brian Meggars: (Throws: R) Has 2 good pitches and 2 decent ones. A 95-mph splitter, and a 10-4 curve that falls away from righties. The other pitches are a 93-mph fastball that tends to rise and a Knuckle-Curve that does neither.

Stan Forde: (Throws: R) Has a great Changeup and a decent 95-mph fastball, but not much else. Throws a lazy curve that often gets hit far.

Micheal Nieves: (Throws: L) Has a Knuckleball that is almost impossible to hit, unless it does. Also throws a 89-mph fastball and a Circle Change that does tend to drift in on lefties.

BULLPEN:
LHP: James Thurston: Workhorse in pen. Throws 3 pitches (fastball, curve and sinker) well, but does walk a few here and there.

LHP: Fred Davis: Has a great slider and not much else. Tends to fall behind a lot int he count. Usually used in a mop-up role.

RHP: Hector Ortega: Good slurve and 12-6 slider, but leaves too many pitches over the plate. Can get rattled a bit.

RHP: Brandon Ericsen: If not for Pitts, he'd be the closer. Throws a mean 10-4 curve and a 94 mph fastball, but it tends to rise a bit too much.

Closer: Tyrone Pitts (Throws: R) Has a fastball that has been clocked at 101 mph. Also has a 94-mph slider that breaks away from lefties. Can throw a Forkball, but only if there are runners on and he needs a ground ball out.

VENUE:
Pheonix Stadium- Capacity: 58,145. (a +1 hitters park)
http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/pheonix_stadium.jpg

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my runscorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: follow the one i have.
Follow my Pitching rotation Rotation: YES
Godmod scoring events: no
RP injuries to my players: Yes
Godmod injuries to my players: no
Eject my players:No
Godmod other events: No
DH in home park: No

TBF Announces Quarant Xa'virt Sphark Stadium As New Home of The Purple Knights

Thats right the brand new stadium in the young town of Quarant Xa'virt on the 9th island(the first island not concidered as a province. The park has 373,000 seats. It is the hottest island in Taeshan ranging from the low 20's to the high 40's, and it is the second snowiest of the islands. So9 excpect snow baseball fans. The demensions are 400 to left, 445 to center, and 402 to right.

(anyone up for the Manager job)

ooc: I do have the FIRST WBC page up in the wiki, BUT since i have no idea how to get a nice header for it (ie: like the ones for the World Cup or Oxen Cup) it's not as good as it should be. If anyone can fix that... Thanks in advance. Hopefully I'll have all 7 WBC's done by the time this one ends.

Team is all male

Batting Order:
LF - Ray Parker (R/R)
3B - Clove Marshall (L/L)
CF - Reece Conway (L/L)
SS - Gavin Rossi (L/L) - CAPTAIN
C - Terry Misty (L/L)
1B - Paul Hanson (R/R)
RF - Clay Clackus (R/R)
2B - Dave Toolster (L/S)

Pitchers:
SP - Woz Planks (Lefty)
SP - Flak Jankovic (Righty)
SP - Kim Frank (Lefty)
SP - Gary Absman (Righty)
MR - Michael Konk (Lefty)
MR - Mark Lanson (Righty)
MR - Quinton Salmon (Lefty)
MR - Unke German (Lefty)
LHP - Adolf Hitman (Righty)
LHP - Loft Daffen (Righty)
SU - Len Kiely (Lefty)
CL - Peter Womann (Lefty)

Bench:
Eva Bethge (Utility Infielder) (L/L)
Stefan Küchler (Utility Infielder) (L/L)
Michel Keitel (Utility Infielder) (L/L)
Heinz Görtz (Utility Outfielder) (R/R)
Carmen Rein (Utility Outfielder) (R/R)

Stadium:
Fizz Cramer Field (Modifer +1)
Capacity: 25,000 (ya, it's small)

Dimensions
Left Field: 327 Ft
Left-Center: 391 Ft
Center: 425 Ft
Right Field: 322 Ft
Right-Center: 378 Ft

The Other Stuff:
Choose my runscorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: Yes
Follow my Pitching rotation Rotation: No
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: No
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Eject my players: No
Godmod other events: No
DH in home park: No

OOC - Yes, I copied someone! Yes, it's Tocrowkia. Format is like my football one. :)

ooc: I do have the FIRST WBC page up in the wiki, BUT since i have no idea how to get a nice header for it (ie: like the ones for the World Cup or Oxen Cup) it's not as good as it should be. If anyone can fix that... Thanks in advance. Hopefully I'll have all 7 WBC's done by the time this one ends.I'd be glad to help, but what do you mean by "header"? I can't see anything like that on the World Cup wikistates page...The Oxen Cup has a "infobox football tournament" we could probably rip off if you wanted.

The Zwangzug Zebras, WBC 8 edition:

Returning to defend the title, but with far more turnover than the pundits had seen coming. An all-new class of rookies in WBC4 reached their peak last tournament, perhaps, and some will stay for transition's sake, admittedly on the bench.

The rise of the LAZY as a domestic league, however, has introduced coaches and scouts to a new generation of players. Stars or flameouts? We'll see...

Starting rotation:
#26, Veasna Blago (Aurora)
#15, Judson Slovinsky (Dragons)
#4, Brianna Schneider (Tigers)
#39, Moises Chiszar (Wildcats)
#53, Isaac Slova (Grey Socks)

Bullpen:
#29, Russell Coleman (long relief) (Bears)
#22, Danny Greger (long relief) (Dolphins)
#34, Arianna Shadduck (middle relief) (Millers)
#37, Bruce Turmay (middle relief) (Crabs)
#30, Rod Kirst (middle relief) (Gray Sox)
#13, Kelsey Loh (middle relief) (Rainmakers)
#19, Mitt Amadeo (closer) (Worms)

Starting lineup:
#12, Spencer Pargman, second base (Flash)
#5, Rufus Lievano, shortstop (Worms)
#18, Eric Steen, catcher (Aurora)
#27, Grover Funct, right field (Grey Socks)
#10, Patricia Worland, first base (Panthers)
#33, Noah Trecarichi, center field (Worms)
#43, Valerie Dvorak, left field (Dragons)
#21, Elena Kintopp, third base (Red-Tails)
pitcher

Bench:
#6, Johann Longbottom, first base (Mustangs)
#9, Clint Barry, right field (Gray Sox)
#20, Ollie Jingle, DH if needed (bats fifth) / outfield (Mustangs)
#24, Brigid Hoefflin, catcher (Rainmakers)
#16, Ken Schlemmer, utility infield (Wildcats)

RPers-do what you want, though please follow lineup/rotation given above. Zwangzug does not use the DH at its home stadium: the Worm Hole in Spenson, a neutral park.

The Zebras are a defensively-minded team overall, however, eschewing many power hitters in favor of patience at the plate. Pitchers, likewise, tend more towards finesse than speed.

oh yeah id like to add to my stadium info that my stadium does not use DH.

West Pocono (my puppet) has been added as the 20th team. With the 20, we will have four groups of five, and everyone will play each other twice (once in each ball park). More details will follow.

Style Modifiers will range from +2 (hitters park) to -2 (pitchers park). When posting your roster, it is recommend that you include the RP permission box that several other nations have posted, and also mention if your home stadium will use the DH.

Once we move to Newmanistan after the group stage, the DH will NOT be used.

I'd be glad to help, but what do you mean by "header"? I can't see anything like that on the World Cup wikistates page...The Oxen Cup has a "infobox football tournament" we could probably rip off if you wanted.

(ooc: that's what I meant, but it doesn't translate into "infobox baseball tournament" very well)

OOC : Apologies, but having been burgled and had my laptop stolen, I will have to withdraw as I won't be abvle to get online again for about 10 days or so.

OOC : Apologies, but having been burgled and had my laptop stolen, I will have to withdraw as I won't be abvle to get online again for about 10 days or so.

Very sorry to hear about this, I hope they catch the bastard.

You sure though, that you would rather withdraw then just ride out your WBC points? This will be about a 2-3 week long competition.

Very sorry to hear about this, I hope they catch the bastard.

You sure though, that you would rather withdraw then just ride out your WBC points? This will be about a 2-3 week long competition.

yeah your one of the top teams in the world you could probally ride past a first round. I wouldnt stop playing. And if he does indeed stay the course i will offer Kosovoed into the tournament.(20 teams is easier to do then 18)

OR... we could eliminate West Pocono and go back to 18 teams.

(ooc: anywho... The 1st FOUR WBC's are now up on the wiki.

Zwangzug, thanks for the header on the main WBC page, but I need one for each individual WBC as well. [Something like the head for WC41 seen here: http://wikistates.outwardhosting.com/wiki/World_Cup_41.] and yes i did try to copy and use that one, just doesn't work for baseball, i can't get the GOALS to switch to RUNS)

Starting pitchers:

Dwight Fish #14
Sean McIntyre #8
David Sisk #37
Thomas Shelton #16
Cory Smith #25


Bullpen:

Cody Meny #9
Logan Canaan #1
Karl McLain #22
Roth Cole #13
Christopher Brewster #18
Theodore Dages #5
Jonathan Hunt #41


Catchers:

Jared Ritchie #17
Karl Vandenberg #29


Infielders:

Benjamin Eads #23
Kyle Thorson #4
Joseph Coomer #19
Clint Eaton #51
Sepp Stein #38
Alexander Beadles #24


Outfielders:

Jared Lamar #20
Kevin Hurst #15
Cody McConnell #28
Chester Stonecipher #36
Arthur King #40


Home stadium: Ramius Field, Newport Beach (capacity 43,000)
DH in home stadium: Abso-freekin'-lutely not
Follow my pitching rotation: Pretty please
Everything else: Whatever

They went to the final in their first attempt. Why change up a good thing?! Everyone returns!

Choose my runscorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: No, as my lineup is posted here. Follow that!
Follow my Pitching Rotation: My starting pitcher for the next game will always be announced in my RP from the previous game.
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes, but only to the extent of saying so and so was injured. I’ll determine the severity
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Eject my players: Yes, as long as you are fair with it and don’t get carried way.
Godmod other events: No, except for weather. That you can.
DH in home park: No

Additional Information that is very important to me: Newmanistan does not prescribe to the modern day concept of pitch counts determining how long a starting pitcher is kept in for. In fact, pitch counts are not even kept track of outside of curiosity sake. Such count is not displayed on the scoreboard, so if you want to track it for your pitcher, you must do it manually. If Newmanistan has given up 3 runs or less, then the starting pitcher has gone all nine innings. No ifs, ands, or buts. This is true even if it would have been a save situation.
– Another Newmanistan trait is aggressive base stealing. Think back to the days of Vince Coleman and Ricky Henderson in their primes.

Team Nickname: The Rockets
Stadium Modifier: 0
Home Stadium to be used: Pocono City Stadium, capacity 55,000.
Dimensions: LF: 355ft, LCF: 366 ft, CF: 393 ft, RCF: 377 ft, RF: 360 ft. (walls are 8 ft in height, except for LF, which is 10 ft)

Head Coach- Christina Sanders
Hitting Coach- Allyson Payne
Pitching Coach- Carrie Lynsder

Rotation: (pitchers bat with the same hand the pitch with)
1) Tara Stewart (LHP)- A 29 year old veteran, with a career 1.92 ERA. She is coming off her best season, in which she went 22-5 with a 1.69 ERA for the South Tier Seagulls. Her best pitch is her curve, though she mixes in an effective slider, and a fastball that you must respect.

2) Kristen Haynes (RHP)- Due to her petite stature, Kristen does not look like she would be an overpowering pitcher. On the contrary. The 24 year old won the league’s Curtis Award (equivalent of the Cy Young) in just her second season. Kristen’s fastball is in the low 90's, but its her ability to mix up speeds that makes her real effective. That, and her devastating splitter. She has a career 1.98 ERA.

3) Courtney Lombardi (RHP)- Just 22, Courtney came out of no where in her rookie season, after being a mere 18th round draft pick by the Pocono City Capitals. She, and her 98 MPH fastball have proven the critics wrong. She mixes in an assortment of breaking pitches, including a fantastic slider.

4) Stacey Keisler (LHP)- A 25 year old veteran, Keisler’s is a lot like Lombardi in the way that she gets batters out. However, she generally racks up more K’s then does Courtney. She can be a bit prone to giving up the long ball, which has led coach to put her 4th as opposed to 3rd. Pictures of Keisler are commonly found on the walls of men of all ages.

5) Jennifer Caudron (RHP)- Caudron, 24, is an aggressive pitcher who relies on the accuracy of her fastball to get batters out. She mixes it up with a curveball and a wicked cutter that will throw batters off.

Bullpen:
Lauren Tippett (LHP)- The 23 year old will generally be used in situations where the Rockets need to pull one of their starters early, and then Tippett will go several innings. She is mainly a sinker/slider type pitcher.

Shannon Talcott (RHP)- Another youngster, at just 22, Talcott will be a versatile member of the bullpen, and be called upon in varying situations. She is also a sinker/slider type pitcher.

Jessica Vauclair (RHP) - The 28 year old features everyone’s favorite pitch, the knuckleball. She will mainly be used after Keisler and Lombardi, to make batters have to adjust to a knuckler after facing the heat all game.

Set up/Short Relief: Sara Chamberlain- Sara is all about the fastball. The 34 year old veteran relies on it entirely, though she mixes up speeds well.

Closer: Ashley Colfer- With a respectable fastball and a nasty cutter, all while mixing in a splitter, Colfer’s ability to mix things up make the 33 year old a fantastic closer.


Batting Order: (throws/bats)
1) Brittany Wright- CF (R/R)- Wright is everything you want in a leadoff hitter. The 25 year old has outstanding speed, and draws a ton of walks. Sadly for pitchers, it is often a 3-base walk. Wright will steal 3rd as aggressively as she steals 2nd. She has a 93% success rate, and a career .292 BA.

2) Michelle Rancourt- LF (R/S)- What could be better then having a leadoff hitter like Wright? Having another player just like her batting second. This 1-2 combination will cause fits to opponents not used to aggressive base-running, or pitchers that struggle to hold runners on. At 25, she has a 88% success rate, and a career .273 BA.

3) Carrie Nicolette- 2B (R/S)- Behind the speedsters is one of the Empire’s all time best contact hitters, although its not fair to label her quite as that, as she averages 15-20 HR’s a year. The 26 year old has a career .340 BA.

4) Rachel Crockett- RF (R/S)- Crockett’s power must be respected. She consistently averages 40-50 HR’s per season, but unlike a lot of power hitters, she also hits for a great BA (career .320 hitter), and rarely strikes out. At times, Rachel will do a little showboating after a homerun, but its one of the reason the fans love the 27 year old slugger.

5) Sarah Boland- 3B (L/S)- Boland has the same HR capability as does Crockett, she’s just slightly less of an all-around player, with a .311 career BA. Also like Crockett, the 30 year old is a complete show off, but at the same time is a terrific clubhouse leader, as evidenced by the fact that she was named team captain.

6) Natalie Monroe- 1B (R/R)- Monroe is a balanced hitter, with a career .314 BA and a modest 20 HR’s or so per year, though she is still pretty young, at just 22 years of age. Monroe is also a threat to steal bases. She’s one to watch, and will make you pay if you want to pitch around Boland and Crockett.

7) Nicole Flick- C (L/L)- When describing the 34 year old catcher, you first have to start with her behind the plate ability, as she does a fantastic job calling a game and working with her pitchers. She also does a good job containing the running game, which in Newmanistan is a major component. Flick has some power, but is more of a contact hitter. She has a .276 career BA, but is coming off a career year where she hit .328.

8) Tara Cuyler- SS (R/S)- There is no let up in the 8 spot, in fact, it is because Sanders wants to make sure the bottom of the order is not a walk through, that Cuyler hits here and not 6th. Tara is a career .334 hitter, and can hit the ball over the fence with regularity. She is 27.

9) Pitcher (w/o DH)
9) (w/ DH) Caitlin Peters (INF by trade) (R/S)- Caitlin is a speedster. Opposing pitchers will hate it when 9-1-2 will hit in an inning of a game that uses the DH. She isn’t quite as fast as Wright and Rancourt, so she doesn’t run quite as much, but she’ll take her shot. She’s also a pure contact hitter, with a .333 career BA. Very little power. Her career high for HR’s in a season is three.

On the Bench: (Bios may come later, but I make no promises!)
Andrea Colanno- C
Sarah Conrad- C (utility OF as a last resort if necessary)
Jennifer Dawkins- MI (Middle Infield)
Stacie Gallant- CI (Corner Infield)
Kiersten Johnson- OF
Meghann Carillo- OF

Zwangzug, thanks for the header on the main WBC page, but I need one for each individual WBC as well. [Something like the head for WC41 seen here: http://wikistates.outwardhosting.com/wiki/World_Cup_41.] and yes i did try to copy and use that one, just doesn't work for baseball, i can't get the GOALS to switch to RUNS)You can just leave that field blank-the WC41 page doesn't have a goalscoring statistic in the box.

You can just leave that field blank-the WC41 page doesn't have a goalscoring statistic in the box.

(ooc: True, but I want it in there eventually)

It is time, everybody, to get World Baseball Classic 8 underway! Who will realize the utlimate glory? Will it be one of the known top contenders, or do we have a surprise in store as we all saw in the 7th version. There are 20 nations that will be participating. Due to unfortunate circumstances, the nation of Mallatarsland, considered a threat at the championship, has withdrawn from the competition, and did not rescind that withdrawal when offered. Therefore, that 20th spot will be occupied by the nation of Kosovoe.

This post will be linked to in the first post of this thread. That post will also provide links to all rosters, and other information, so do keep an eye on that thread.

Gameplay will begin on Wednesday, August 13th, with RP cutoff times generally between 9-10am EDT, or 1pm-2pm GMT. Many nations have submitted their rosters already, and everyone is asked to submit a roster and to submit a RP permissions box, an example of which is located below:

Choose my runscorers:
Choose my lineup:
Follow my Pitching Rotation:
Godmod scoring events:
RP injuries to my players:
Godmod injuries to my players:
Eject my players:
Godmod other events:
DH in home park:

Feel free to also offer additional information such as the following note on my team roster:
– Another Newmanistan trait is aggressive base stealing. Think back to the days of Vince Coleman and Ricky Henderson in their primes.


Stadium Style Modifiers will range from -2 (pitchers park) to +2 (hitters park)

SETUP: We have 20 teams, so we will have four groups of five. Everyone will play everyone once at home and once on the road in the Group Stage. From there, the top two teams in each group will advance to the winner’s bracket in Newmanistan, and be seeded 1-8. Group winners, regardless of records will own the top 4 spots. Teams, in the quarterfinal, we have a three game series to advance to the semifinal. In the semis, there will be a five game series to advance to the final, and the final series will be a 7-game affair. There will be a 3-game series between semifinal losers to determine third place.

Additionally, teams finishing 3rd and 4th in each group will also advance to Newmanistan, where they will be seeded 1-8 based on their records, and have a straight up, single game knockout tournament amongst them. Why? Well, why not? This is just to give more baseball to the Newmanistanian audience and the winner of this “tournament” won’t really win anything other then knowing that they won it.

Time for the Group Draw! The Pots were as follows:
Pot 1: Zwangzug, Qazox, Taeshan, Milchama
Pot 2: Liventia, Newmanistan, Prux, Yafor 2
Pot 3: Green wombat, The Indonesian States, Bluth Corporation, Lovisa
Pot 4: Tocrowkia, kenavt, Secristan, Swilatia
Pot 5: Jeruselem, Greal, West Pocono, Kosovoe

And the Draw would be:

Group A:
Qazox
Yafor 2
Bluth Corporation
Tocrowkia
West Pocono

Group B:
Zwangzug
Liventia
Green wombat
Swilatia
Jeruselem

Group C:
Milchama
Newmanistan
The Indonesian States
kenavt
Greal

Group D:
Taeshan
Prux
Lovisa
Secristan
Kosovoe

Schedule:
MD1 (Aug 13)- 1 @ 4, 3 @ 5 Bye: 2
MD2 (Aug 14)- 1 @ 3, 2 @ 5 Bye: 4
MD3 (Aug 15)- 5 @ 1, 4 @ 2 Bye: 3
MD4 (Aug 16)- 3 @ 2, 5 @ 4 Bye: 1
MD5 (Aug 17)- 2 @ 1, 4 @ 3 Bye: 5
MD6 (Aug 18)- 4 @ 1, 5 @ 3 Bye: 2
MD7 (Aug 19)- 3 @ 1, 5 @ 2 Bye: 4
MD8 (Aug 20)- 1 @ 5, 2 @ 4 Bye: 3
MD9 (Aug 21)- 2 @ 3, 4 @ 5 Bye: 1
MD10 (Aug 22)- 1 @ 2, 3 @ 4 Bye: 5

All Games Now in Newmanistan!
Aug 23: 9th-16th Rd 1
Aug 24: QFG1, 9th-16th RD 2
Aug 25: QFG2, 9th-16th Semis
Aug 26: QFG3, 9th-16th Final

(Semis and The Final will still start on the dates listed even all preceding series did not need all “if necessary” games)

Aug 27: SFG1
Aug 28: SFG2
Aug 29: SFG3
Aug 30: SFG4
Aug 31: SFG5

Sept. 1: Final, Game 1
Sept. 2: Final, Game 2
Sept. 3: Final, Game 3
Sept. 4: Final, Game 4
Sept. 5: Final, Game 5 (if nec)
Sept. 6: Final, Game 6 (if nec)
Sept. 7: Final, Game 7 (if nec)

Newmanistan Stadium Information:
– During the Group Stages, Newmanistan uses Pocono City Stadium, which is described on our roster thread.

However, all games after that are being played at the TUNDRA FALLS PROVING GROUNDS, which will use a zero modifier, for fairness, even though it really is a pitcher’s park. It’s dimensions are: 365 (LF), 388 (LCF), 409 (CF), 395 (RCF), 373 (RF). Seats are tight up against the foul lines, so there isn’t a lot of in-the-park foul ground to cover.

TIEBREAK CRITERIA:
2 WAY: Head to head. If split, then RD, then RF, then tiebreaker game.
3 WAY: Head to head. If one team “clears” the other two (i.e. 2-0, 1-1, 1-1, the 2-0 team advances; in a 1-1, 1-1, 0-2 situation, the “1-1"’s clear the 0-2, then 2-way criteria is used). If H2H still tied, then we go to RD, and like before look for a team to “clear” the other two. If still unable, then go to RF. If still unable, scream. Then schedule tiebreaker games.
4 WAY: Same as 3-way really, just that involved another team.


If there are any questions, now is the time to ask.

um will be using already posted rps(such as coaching suff) i know this seems kindoff stupid to ask by me but i was just wondering

MILLIONAIRES TO GROUP D

The World Baseball Classic officially marks the first competition in which Secristan will be competing in for the second time. After not doing too well the first time out, there is likely only one way we can go, as a nation, in the 8th version. If you’re wondering where our roster is, don’t worry, it’s coming. Bidding for roster spots finalizes tomorrow. It is expected that the team will have a pretty different look then the group of people that attempt to qualify for the 7th Classic. The group draw, though, has been announced, and Secristan will be in Group D with Taeshan, Prux, Lovisa, and Kosovoe. Many people are listing Taeshan as the favorite to come out of the group, but we recall that this was also the case the last time we were put in the same group as us, that being World Bowl II, where they choked and did not advance. Secristan is hoping for advancement this time, and will not fear any of the other teams in the group.

Groups announced

today in Newmanistan the groups were announced with the favorite Taeshan Purple Knights being entered in a group with the Prux Prawns, Lovisa, the Secristan Millionares, and the protectorate the Kosovoe Blud Tornado. The Knights are expected to easily win the group, but weirder things have happened such as the World Bowl 2. Anyways the Purple Knights play the haters in the first round. Thats right they play Secristan, and we will win that game it is a must.

Coaching Staff Announced

It was announced today by the Taeshan Baseball Federation that Jamie Stewart will be the new coach of the National team. Two other persons intending to get the job will also be having positions on the team. Max Coleslaw will become the Hitting Coach, and Tyler Veida will become the 3rd Base Coach. The other person ijn the running Zax Michils will be the coach of the Kosovoe National team. That was announced earlier thus taking him out of contention for the Taeshani Job. Se yah at the park Haters.

((OOC: Updated my roster with my starting lineup's bios.))

Wombat's WBC 8 Roster. (+1 modifer)

After failing to advance last time out, despite bing hosts, Green wombat decide to start from scratch and try this line up for the 8th WBC.

BATTING ORDER:
LF- antonio Desrosiers
SS- albert Beckham
RF- robert Ortega
C- alan Monge
1B- aaron Clemente
3B- jose Gove
DH- andrew Held
2B- travis Seals

PITCHERS
SP kenneth Maclean
SP howard Lheureux
SP adam Moll
SP/RP eric Catalano
RP dale Luther
RP ernest Wayman
RP leonard Sheehan
CP jacob Wolford

BENCH
INF- randy Wells
OF- norman Cromer
INF- dennis Jasso
OF- jeffery Lundy

All home games will be held at Wombat Field, In Hellispont.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Angel_Stadium_of_Anaheim.jpg/120px-Angel_Stadium_of_Anaheim.jpg
RF Line: 325
RF (straightaway): 340
Right center: 372
Center: 400
Left Center: 372
LF (straightaway): 340
LF Line: 325

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my runscorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: NO (stick to the one I have)
Follow my Pitching rotation Rotation: Yes or no
Godmod scoring events: NO
RP injuries to my players: Yes
Godmod injuries to my players: NO
Eject my players: Yes
Godmod other events: Yes
DH in home park: YES

Green wombat Daily Tattler

WBC 8 is upon us, and though the wombats are staring an all-new lineup, there is hope, as there are 2 newcomers in the group, Swilatia and Jeruselem. But the other 2 teams are defending champions, Zwangzug and
Liventia, who are pretty good as well.

THE SCHEDULE:
MD1 @ Jeruselem
MD2 vs. Zwangzug
MD3 BYE
MD4 @ Liventia
MD5 vs. Swilatia
MD6 vs. Jeruselem
MD7 @ Zwangzug
MD8 BYE
MD9 vs. Liventia
MD10 @ Swilatia.

If the wombats can steal a home game from either Zwangzug or Liventia, then they have a chance to make it into the next round.

The Prux POWER have decided to use REAL PERSONS, not Robo-ducks, nor sentient cheese, nor candy bars nor abstract concepts, but REAL PEOPLE this time around.

STARTING LINEUP
1. Louis Jaquez (SS)
2. Gerald Schlegel (1B)
3. Steven Fenn (LF)
4. Joe Lower (RF)
5. Robert Looney (DH)
6. Earl Harrigan (C)
7. Christopher Burnside (2B)
8. Lawrence Bosco (3B)
9. Alan Begin (CF)

In games w/o a DH, #6-#9 move up a spot and the pitcher bats 9th)

PITCHING ROTATION
LHP- Timothy Eskew
RHP- Johnny Wilson
RHP- Manuel Marker
LHP- Samuel Comfort

Reserves
SS/2B- Roy Chong
OF- Travis Gill
C- Kenneth White
3B/1B- Frank Fanning
INF- Patrick Russo
LHRP- Howard Bedell
RHRP- Nicholas Ripley
RHRP- Victor Dorman
LHRP- Gregory Kerr
LHRP- Henry Sheets
Closer- Alan Nicely
UTIL- Tony Rasmussen (Can play every postition, including P)

Stadium Info: (-1 Pitchers Park)
McCoy Stadium, Pawtucket, Prux Capacity: 10,031
Dimensions:
Left Field- 325 ft
Left Center- 375 ft
Center Field- 400 ft
Right Center- 375 ft
Right Field- 325 ft
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/McCoy_Stadium_Pan.jpg/300px-McCoy_Stadium_Pan.jpg


My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my runscorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: No
Uses DH in homepark: YES
Follow my Pitching rotation Rotation: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes
Godmod injuries to my players: no
Eject my players: Yes (1 per game, and make it interesting, ie: threw a bat at an umpire so such)
Godmod other events: No
DH in home park: Yes

Schedule:
MD1 BYE
MD2 @ Kosovoe
MD3 vs Secristan
MD4 vs Lovisa
MD5 @ Taeshan
MD6 BYE
MD7 vs Kosovoe
MD8 @ Secristan
MD9 @ Lovisa
MD10 vs Taeshan

QSPN WBC Today

John Morgan: Hello all, I'm the new host of WBC Today, and joining me today are Mike Kruk and Billy Ryan. The WBC draw and schedule came out today, and Qazox was placed in Group A, as the #1 seed. Also in the group are: Yafor 2, the underdogs: Bluth Corporation and Tocrowkia, and newcomers, West Pocono. From the looks of it, Qazox should have little trouble advancing, right?

Mike Kruk: If they don't go undefeated, then it would be an upset.

Billy Ryan: This group is wide open for 2nd, though Yafor 2 has the better chance to earn that spot.

Morgan: Which group is the toughest, if Pool A is the easiest?

Ryan: Pool B. Liventia and the defending champs, Zwangzug are there, as are Green wombat, who are not pushovers either.

Kruk: I disagree with you there, Billy. I think Pool C is tougher. Milchama, 2-time champions, the hosts, Newmanistan and the returning The Indonesian States is not a pushover. kenavt has suprised people before in competitions like this as well.

Morgan: Let's take a quick look at the schedule:


MD1 @ Tocrowkia
MD2 @ Bluth Corporation
MD3 vs. West Pocono
MD4 BYE
MD5 vs. Yafor 2
MD6 vs. Tocrowkia
MD7 vs. Bluth Corporation
MD8 @ West Pocono
MD9 BYE
MD10 @ Yafor 2


Morgan: Is there any trap games?

Kruk: Only the last game @ Yafor 2. By then the Pool should be clinched, and quite possibly, the reserves will be playing.

Ryan: That game and maybe @ Bluth Corporation. That team looks like it could upset a team like ours, especially since we'll be landing there only 15 hours before the game, after the visit to Tocrowkia. The jet-lag factor.

Morgan: We'll see you tomorrow, for a complete Pool Stage preview. Until then, Adios.

((OOC: Just noticed I'm in the same pool as Qazox...does God hate me?))

(ooc to Tocrowkia: Short Answer: YES, Long answer, Probably ;) )

(OOC2: EVERY WBC is now on the wiki!....:hail::hail::hail: You are welcome.)

yeah can somebody do the box template thingies for my other teasm besides Soccer(baseball mostly everything else but Olympics is fine by me)
great news everyone group 4 will be more competitive as in baseball i may actually treat Kosovoe like i do in soccer with roster. and unlike soccer Rps.

(ooc to Tocrowkia: Short Answer: YES, Long answer, Probably ;) )



((OOC: Oh well...it IS baseball. Stranger things have happened...maybe I can pull it off.))

THE ROCKET REPORT

AFTER FINALS RUN; LADIES LOOK FOR NEXT STEP

Pocono City, Newmanistan- World Baseball Classic 7 was such a fun time, and it had a little bit of everything. The Rockets went into the tournament having never participated in it, but had a ton of confidence, which was in large part to their domination of the region in the sport. How would it translate against the powers of the world? Well, we soon found out. Despite being the underdogs, and considered an afterthought for the tournament, Newmanistan was placed in a tough group with powers Taeshan and Liventia. Both nations have proven themselves to be amongst the best, with Taeshan in particular, a nation that has success in making the semifinals of the event, but not much afterwards. Against all odds, Newmanistan finished 2nd in the group due to the tiebreaker that was in place, although it took a little bit of effort to insure that the Rockets made it to Green wombat. There, they advanced to the knockouts, and took care of Taeshan, then Qazox, before meeting up with Zwangzug. The championship didn’t quite have the storybook ending we wanted, but it came pretty close to it.

Now, Newmanistan is back. But not only are they back, they are bringing the rest of the world here as the hosts of the event. In the 7th Classic, the Rockets showed the world the quality of play that exists in the Empire, and now be are honored to bring the world here, and let them see how baseball-crazed our nation is. We hope that visiting fans, whether for the group stages in Pocono City, or the knockouts in Tundra Falls thereafter, take the time to catch a glimpse for themselves of Newmanistan’s own baseball history. A history that while beginning to earn a name for itself on the World stage, is a well known entity on the Regional level. Everything about the Rockets roster from last year returns, with one big exception. That is, they now have experience. They have been through it before, and will know what it takes to push themselves to the next level. The starting pitchers, the bullpen, the lineup, and the reserves, all the same people. Newmanistan will continue to use their starting pitchers in the manner that was very effective last time out, and will continue to be extremely aggressive on the basepaths. The fact that the championship will be played right here in the Empire is just a bit of added motivation for our young ladies.

First, there will be the group stage, and Newmanistan was placed in Group C during the group draw, where many people look at them as the second best team in the group. What a change, huh? Last time, in World Baseball Classic 7, they said we’d be lucky to win two games. Now, we are a favorite. Milchama, a nation who’s baseball history is nearly as glorious as their world football history, is the biggest threat to the Rockets within the group, and the general consensus will be that Newmanistan and Milchama will be the top two teams, and their order likely determined by which country you live in. But that’s not all this group will be about. The Indonesian States are a very solid team, and they will be a spoiler of concern. Kenavt can be a gutsy, hard working team, but they will need to put out a better performance here then they did in World Bowl II. Then there’s Greal, a newcomer. Not much is really known about them, but if they try to use us as a model for their own success, then this team can’t be discounted, either. All in all, it has the looks of competitive group, but one we feel good about. The defending champions, Zwangzug are in Group B. The World Baseball Classic begins on Wednesday.

Rockets Schedule:
MD1: Bye
MD2: @ Greal
MD3: vs kenavt
MD4: vs The Indonesian States
MD5: @ Milchama
MD6: Bye
MD7: vs Greal
MD8: @ kenavt
MD9: @ The Indonesian States
MD10: vs Milchama

Yes the Blue Tornado actually has a roster. Yes they do, and here it is. Thge tEam is coached by Zax Michils.

Roster
Name Age Number Hand Pitches/Spot in Batting Order
Starters
Max Mgreevy 27 12 Left Change, 4 Seam, Curve, Palmball
Wyatt Kramer 21 15 Right Change, Curve, 4 Seam, Gyro
Aaron Plecant 25 30 Right Change, Slider, Palmball, Gyro
Soren Williams 24 59 Left Change, Palmball, Gyro, Circle Change
Relievers
Jeffrey Smith 26 46 Left Change, Gyro, Forkball
Asher Morgan 22 37 Left Palmball, Forkball, Splitter
Sisoen Gueng 26 99 Right Gyro, Fork, Splitter
Tad Keota 29 63 Right Gyro, Fork, Change, Slider
Chad Carmicheal 32 21 Left(Closer) Gyro, Fork, Curve, 4 Seam
Starting 8
Zack Tyson (C) 27 2 Left 8
Gustav "Gus" Rudd (1b) 22 19 Right 7
Pierre Dubaiq (2b-Captain) 20 14 Left 2
Matt Andere (3B) 23 5 Right 6
Jerry Mewaire (ss) 22 11 Right 5
Seth Kline (LF) 27 17 Left 3
Steve Fishar (CF) 22 1 Right 4
Zafalia Baker (RF) 19 22 Right 1
SUBS
Matt Mellar (C) 21 40 Right
Nyra Elizabeth (IF) 22 33 Left
Preston Phillipo (IF) 25 41 Right
Eric Dejavu (OF) 23 32 Right
Ryan Dejavu (OF) 23 31 Left

QSPN WBC Today

John Morgan: Hello all, I'm the new host of WBC Today, and joining me today are Mike Kruk and Billy Ryan. Today we take a quick look at all the groups, and our predcitions, and yours from QSPN.com. Up first, of course is Pool A, which is Qazox' group. Krukie, how is it gonna finish?

Mike Kruk: This is easy: Qazox, then Yafor 2, Tocrowkia, The Blouman Corporation, then West Pocono.

Billy Ryan: Qazox, then Yafor 2, The Blouman Corporation, Tocrowkia, then West Pocono.

Morgan: And let's see how the fans voted:

QSPN.com Vote (in order of 1st place votes)
Qazox- 96.2%
Yafor 2- 1.6%
Tocrowkia- 1.1%
The Blouman Corporation- 0.8%
West Pocono- 0.3%

Morgan: Quite unsuprisingly, Qazox dominated the votes by our fans. Next Group B, which has the defending champs, Zwangzug; Liventia and Green wombat. Billy, who emerges from this group as your picks.

Ryan: Zwangzug wins this Pool over Green wombat, then Liventia, Jeruselem and finally Swilatia.

Kruk: Zwangzug wins, but Liventia takes 2nd, Green wombat third, Swilatia 4th, and Jeruselem is last.

Morgan: Let's see how the fans voted for Pool B:

QSPN.com Vote (in order of 1st place votes)
Zwangzug- 66.5%
Liventia- 12.9%
Green wombat- 12.3%
Jeruselem- 4.8%
Swilatia- 3.5%

Morgan: Real close vote there for 2nd place, as Zwangzug dominated the vote. On to Pool C, which has Milchama, the hosts, Newmanistan, The Indonesian States, kenavt and Greal. Krukie, who ya got?

Kruk: I think that Newmanistan is for real and will win this group, and Milchama edges out TIS for 2nd. kenavt is 4th and Greal last.

Ryan: I don't think Newmanistan is for real, and Milchama wins the group and The Indonesian States upset Newmanistan and take 2nd. kenavt is in 4th and Greal last.

Morgan: Let's see how the fans voted for Pool C:

QSPN.com Vote (in order of 1st place votes)
Milchama- 45.5%
Newmanistan- 44.6%
The Indonesian States- 8.2%
kenavt- 1.5%
Greal- 0.2%

Morgan: Close vote, but Milchama wins it by less than 1%. Now finally onto Pool D, which has fellow continuum members, Prux and Taeshan, along with Lovisa, Secristan and Kosovoe. Ryan, looks like a two-team race, right?

Ryan: Yep, it all comes down to Prux v. Taeshan, with Secristan in 3rd, perennial underachievers Lovisa 4th, and Kosovoe 5th. I think Taeshan will win the Pool.

Kruk: Prux wins the pool, as Taeshan takes second. Lovisa manages to take third, with Secristan and Kosovoe trailing them.

Morgan: Allright, let's see how the fans voted for Pool D:

QSPN.com Vote (in order of 1st place votes)
Prux- 47.1%
Taeshan- 46.9%
Secristan- 4.3%
Lovisa- 1.2%
Kosovoe- 0.5%

Morgan: Almost a dead-heat between Taeshan and Prux. Looking at my score card, basically all the top 8 seeds advance. Well as they say, the games aren't played on paper, they're played on grass and turf. So for now, adios!

Rossi: Hi, I'm the World Baseball Championship 8 captain.
Marie: Can you explain this Baseball for me?
Rossi: Well, you try to score as many home runs as possible or more than your opponent.
Marie: Sounds simple enough!

Rossi: No so simple, there's a lot of rules ... too hard to explain to someone who hasn't played before.
Marie: I heard you throw the ball in a funny way.
Rossi: It's called pitching, not throwing.
Marie: Princess Marie has a lot to learn I see! Are we any good?

Rossi: No ...
Marie: Why?
Rossi: We're all amateurs here. We're up against the professionals.
Marie: So we aren't going to win then.

Rossi: Not really, we'll try to win a game.
Marie: Well, do your best for Jeruselem.
Rossi: We'll try. Don't expect us to be that good.
Marie: Good luck!

Rossi: We'll need more than luck Marie.
Marie: Can I have a hit?
Rossi: Sure, the boys would love to help out.
Marie: So how do hit this ball? It's so small!

<Later>

Rossi: Say, you're not bad!
Marie: Really?
Rossi: Yeah, you hit the ball pretty hard. I don't suppose you want come along with us?
Marie: I can't, I have play some tennis.

Rossi: We'd love you on the team. Most of us are crap hitters. You've got good hand-eye coordination. You look mean when you hit the ball.
Marie: I'm a football player.
Rossi: Oh yes, I forgot about that.
Marie: I'm more than a pretty face ya know.

Rossi: You aren't a bad pitcher either.
Marie: I'm not very accurate, I threw the ball over the place!
Rossi: But you sure can get the ball to go fast.
Marie: Well, I just need more practice.

Rossi: I reckon you could be better than us.
Marie: I'll stick to football and tennis.
Rossi: Oh well, hopefully we can find some girls who like Baseball.

Here are your winning bidders for spots on the Secristan baseball team. Because of the pathetic performance of the team in World Baseball Classic 7, no one from that team was allowed to bid for this one.

Stadium Info: Our home games are played at the 41,000 seat Amherst Field. They bid the highest for the rights to the games. It has a +2 Stadium Modifier. We use the DH for home games. It’d be kind of stupid to play in a hitters park and not, right?

RP Permissions: Do whatever you want, short of deaths, and please stick to my batting order. If you are going to RP something unusual involving us, please keep in mind that due to our players being young and filthy rich, they tend to be very arrogant and stuck up.

Rotation: (Age, Throws/Bats)
Steve Jamison (26, R/R) Best Pitch: Curve. Ok, we let him back. Just because he’s really good.
Michael Pletcher (23, L/L) Best Pitch: Fastball. When he’s on, he’s awesome. When he’s off, oh man, he’s horrific.
Chris Canty (20, L/L) Best Pitch: Fastball; Enjoys “beaning” people.
Adrian Richmond (28, R/R) Best Pitch: Slider/Sinker Combo
Kevin Borland (25, R/R) Best Pitch: Knuckleball

Bullpen:
Steve Brown (25, R/R) Best Pitch: Fastball. Used in long relief.
Brad Forrester (26, R/R) Best Pitch: Curve. Another long reliever.
Terry Gill (32, L/L) Best Pitch: Circle Change. Versatile.
Rick Ormand (39, R/R) Best Pitch: Changeup. Situational Shortman.
Judd Aaron (37, L/L) Best Pitch: Fastball. Another situational shortman.
Chad Jarvis (25, R/R) Best Pitch: Cutter . Set-up Man.
Michael McKeon (28, L/L) Best Pitch: Fastball. The CLOSER.

Starting Lineup: (Age, Throws/Bats)
1) Larry Pritchett- CF (30, R/S)- Prototypical leadoff type.
2) Scott Asbury- LF (29, R/R)- Contact hitter. Also has a good eye.
3) Tony Miller- 3B (32, L/L)- All around player, moderate power. Good fielder.
4) Andrew Lake- RF (27, L/S)- Power threat; hits for a decent average too.
5) John Fusco- 1B (21, R/S)- Explosive power; should hit 4th but he was outbid.
6) Mike Bradley- 2B (26, R/R)- Solid but not flashy all-around threat.
7) Shawn Lessick- SS (27, L/L)- Hits for average, minimal pop.
8) Carl Houston- C (34, R/S)- Calls a good game, moderate hitting ability.
9) Matt Harris- DH (30, L/S)- Power threat, though also strikes out a ton. If he bid more, he’s start (he’s an INF)
Obviously, in games when there is no DH, Harris doesn’t play.

Bench:
Jarred Zoeller- C (31, L/L)
Ken Doyle- INF (27, R/S)
Kevin Harrigan- OF (20, L/S)
Jim Smith- OF (24, R/R)

Coach- John Michaelson (51)
Hitting Coach- Gerry Farrell (48)
Pitching Coach- Mark Jones (44)

Ha Ha Bruxen Globe picks Prux To win what a Shank

We here at the Machrobat Mrning Eagle are the only skeptics of the Taeshani Baseball Team in Taeshan. Yes' thats right were the dreaded five, none of the Knights players want to see us after games. They literally hate us. It's hlorrible. The Knights shouldn't even compete at home or on the road this WBC cause they are posers. No way they make it out of the group stage. Prux is just to good, and the underachievers of Lovisa should make it to the second round. We think even Kosovoe will do better then the Knights in this group stage. Hmm i wonder if theres any donuts left in the break room. Hmmm Donuts.

(team to come later, as, well, i don't really know anything about baseball)

Stadium:
BSD Park Stadium, Vilvek (Modifer 0)
Capacity: 32 000

Misc.:
Choose my runscorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: ?
Follow my Pitching rotation Rotation: ?
Godmode scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Eject my players: Yes
Godmode other events: Yes
DH in home park: No

Here is the roster for the West Pocono Racers; as well as the other important information:

Choose my runscorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: No, lineup shown
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Yes. If it’s game 3, then its starter 3; game 7, its starter 2... etc.
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes, but only say they are hurt.
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Eject my players: Yes
Godmod other events: Within reason. If unsure, TG me.
DH in home park: Yes

Stadium: West Pocono Airways Stadium; Capacity 52,379. +2 Modifier.

Rotation:
1) Johnny Boutwell (RHP)
2) Scott Cronin (LHP)
3) Mark Lewis (RHP)
4) John McCormick (RHP)
5) Michael Claxton (RHP)

Bullpen:
Closer- Chris Connolly (RHP)
Setup- Kevin Parker (LHP)
Situational Lefty- Matt Conway
Situational Righty- Ken White
Anything Goes- Brad Rizzo (RHP)
Long Relief A- Shane LaCorte (LHP)
Long Relief B- Larry Myers(RHP)

Lineup: (Throws/Bats) Single Season Career Highs: BA/HR/RBI/SB listed
1) Tom Henry- CF (R/R) .335/6/52/94
2) Steve Downing- 2B (L/L) .302/2/55/80
3) Vernon Hayes- LF (R/S) .333/20/102/33
4) Andy Duckett- 1B (R/R) .317/44/152/18
5) Tony Chartrand- RF (L/S) .302/33/124/3
6) Steve Picotte- 3B (R/S) .294/26/106/11
7) Randy Triplett- SS (R/S) .321/4/82/14
8) Calvin Vassar- C (L/L) .219/4/20/0 (On team more for his behind the plate skills)
9) Kevin Patterson- DH (L/S) .277/14/90/4 (INF)

Bench
1) Tim Morris- C (L/L) .242/20/77/0
2) John Manzer- INF (R/R) .291/2/59/91
3) Matt Edwards- OF (R/S) .310/15/88/16

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Milchama to have secret roster for first game of WBC.

In what can only come down to pure laziness, or possibly a new strategy that nobody is quite sure of the Milchama Warriors have yet to release a roster for the 8th World Baseball Classic. With new players necessary after the title winning players have retired after getting old the Warriors need replacement. They are getting them, only secretly as nobody is sure who is replacing the old guard. The Baseball Selection Committee would not even the release what teams in the MBL were being represented and how many from each team.

This lack of knowledge has been hailed in some circles as a new way forward for Milchama, as after the massive debacles in choosing a football squad for the World Cup maybe not releasing a roster can make teams believe that we are actually having a team of all players instead of a team made up of pictures, signs and whatever else we have.

Mostly though this decision has been lambasted by fans who want to know who is playing in Milchama's most popular sport and why baseball has to be different from all other sports. For their part the Selection Committee has said that this is only temporary and after the first or second game a roster will be released so that all teams will know who is playing for the Warriors. However, some things have been released such as that Milchama will not be playing with a DH and that they will a 0 home park and playing style.

Here is what we know now, the team is a mystery and it will be fun to watch just who is playing (and of course winning) for the Warriors this time around. Still the best baseball team in the world needs to come and wait for more support to finally win a game.

This box was also released, though we have no idea what it means:
Choose my runscorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: Yes
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Yes.
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes
Godmod injuries to my players: Yes
Eject my players: Yes
Godmod other events: Yes- Go all out please. Aliens coming down? Accidental explosions? I don't know.
DH in home park: No

Play Ball!!!!!!!!!!!!! MD1 is cutoff.

Group A:
Qazox 6-1 Tocrowkia
Bluth Corporation 5-3 West Pocono

Group B:
Zwangzug 7-2 Swilatia
Green Wombat 2-3 Jeruselem

Group C:
Milchama 3-1 kenavt
The Indonesian States 3-4 (11 inn) Greal

Group D:
Taeshan 4-1 Secristan
Lovisa 5-4 Kosovoe

You're listening to WTB, AM 1450, Zwischen. Still Zwangzug's official home for World Baseball Classic news.

Still probably shouldn't be.

"We're here in Vilvek, Swilatia, to wrap up the first game in the World Baseball Classic."

"A park and a stadium, BSD covers all the bases."

"They say eight is the lucky number for this tournament, but Zwangzug put up a lucky seven on the scoreboard, the most runs of any team."

"Well, the final from Greal isn't in yet."

"Oh, no, of course not. Sorry 'bout that."

"No problem. So, let's get to the highlight reel..."

"...winds and delivers, Funct nicks it off the end of his bat. Way back-oh, connected! A two-run double for Grover Funct, and in comes Lievano."

"Funct got all of a bad ball, but he knows how to pull them..."

"...with the full count, Trecarichi is...taking it, and that's ball four."

"Steen trots in, score of five-one..."

"...comes in with a curve! But he's gone around, and that'll be strike three."

"Blago pitches out of the jam, and that'll surely be all for him with the pitcher's spot due up next."

"Still, quality start, one run in six innings. Is he the ace of this side?"

"Oh, absolutely."

"Yeah..."

"So, a successful start for the defending champions."

"Mm...hmm. Yeah, real good."

"Well, now that we've won the title, is the announcer's curse broken?"

"There's no curse."

"Oh yeah, forgot that."

"Right."

Knights Smash Secristan 4-1

Thats right all the sceptics were wrong the Purple Knights baseball team is the real deal. In there opening game of the 8th World Baseball Classic the Knights took on the Playah Haters of Sexcristan whose newspapers said we couldn't do it. Said that Knights baseball would do exactly as the Fitin' Falcons had done in Football, but no the Knights one beating the Millionares 4-1 behind Ace Pitcher Anthony rielas and homerun swingin' Socki Lewis.

The game started of with a bang. After a Zi Zo strikeout, and a Zoey Menigen walk in the top of the first Socki Lewis came up to bat and cleared the fences with a 3 run bam. Then Secristan pitcher Steve Jamison threw out Flean Diageo at first on a bad lead and Yeckers Flederichi in for the soe catcher got thrown out. Secristan didn't do anything in the botttom of the inning and niether did theKnights for a while.

In the bottom of the seventh the Secristani Cleanup hitter came up with the bases unloaded, and rocketed the ball way out of the park. The score was 3-1 until the Knights Zi Zo came up with a man on third and got a base hit scoring the runner. Then in the bottom of the ninth the Knights closer mowed three Secristani pitchers down for the win. Next the Knights face Lovisa. A win could be expected, but weirder things happen

OOC:Note: When I say fastball, I mean 4-seam unless otherwise noted.

Stadium Modifier: -1

Stadium: Vincho Place (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Tigers_opening_day2_2007.jpg)

Dimensions of stadium (grass)
RF Line: 330
RF (straightaway): 360
Right center: 372
Center: 420
Left Center: 370
LF (straightaway): 345
LF Line: 325

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my runscorers: Yes
Choose my lineup: No
Follow my Pitching Rotation: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes (make it fun-otherwise no)
RP injuries to my players: Yes (minor please)
Godmod injuries to my players: Yes (minor and fun please!)
Eject my players: Yes
Godmod other events: No
DH in home park: No

Team Trends:

Half of the starting lineup can decently steal-and the big guys do it when you don't expect it.

Roster

Manager: Quentin Morris
Hitting Coach: Carver Gartwert
Pitching Coach: Patrick Wach

The contrast of left and right-handed batters makes starting a lefty or righty based on how batters' hit pretty irrelevant.

Batting Lineup:
1 Luke Goldwright RF (L/L) Speedy can lay down a bunt. Good glove, OK bat. Great at just getting on base however he can!
2 Matthew Enots LF (R/R) Good speed, good bat, good glove.
3 Connor da Vincho CF (R/S) Speedy, Power, Contact, Glove. All you want! Superstar material.
4 Benjamin Korker C (L/L) Typical catcher mold. Great power, good at throwing stealers out, but slow.
5 Derek Reiew 1B (R/R) Great glove, OK speed, good power. The basic package at first-and 5th in the batting order.
6 Cole Sasnak SS (L/L) Can make the deep throw from shallow right to first. The question is power-can he do it? Speed-OK
7 Ahmed Nogere 2B (R/R) Great double-play combination wtih Sasnak and Reiew-otherwise OK defense. Can bat fair.
8 *Pitcher Slot*
9 Larry Vance 3B (R/R) Can barely bat to save his life, as an incident happened years ago when he had to do so. Good D.
DH: Gary Wilson (L/L) Good power, bad defense. Only made the team for the DH spot(Bats 6th if using, bump 6th & 7th down).

Reserves (Throws/Bats):

INF Ryan Truesdell (R/R) All-around good player-and by far best sport on team.
INF Daniel Brumwell (L/L) Fine bat, spotty field.
Utility Zach Esahc (L/L) Plays catcher best, great fielder but will not pinch-hit.
OF Garret Crisp (R/R) Can catch like the best, run like the best, bat like the worst. Barely averages better than the Mendoza Line.
OF Terrell Pispy (L/L) Great bat, fine running, bad defense.

Pitching Rotation(Throws/Bats):

1 Warren Azodnem (L/L) 3 great pitches-fastball, change-up, slider-plus decent control of a knuckleball and a curveball.
2 David Faber (R/R) Knuckleball pitcher, fair fastball and change-up to back it up. Korker sometimes has trouble catching him.
3 Grant Baig (L/L) Mainly depends on curve and slider, also has fastball and change-up in his repertoire.
4 Fred Slater (R/R) When he has a cool head, Slater hits 103mph on his fastball. When he doesn't... don't start your best guys!
5 Brian Shields (R/R) Fastball pitcher, has OK control of change-up and slider.

Bullpen (Throws/Bats):

Closer: Francisco Halperin (R/R) Just gets them out any way he can. 2-seam fastball, change, slider
Set-Up (8th): Rico Montana (L/L) Mr. Dependable. Gets out of jams easily. Main pitch: knuckleball. Also has slider, fastball.
Set-Up (7th): Antonio Earl (L/L) Doesn't have much stamina, can maybe last for two innings. Fastball, circle change, sinker.
Short Relief: Troy Poiuyt (R/R) Led KBL in the new statistic of "holds". Fastball, change, curve.
Middle Relief: Danny Batista (L/L) Needs to work on his speed, lots of soft stuff. Slow fastball, change, sinker, weak knuckler.
Long Relief: Anthony Rodriguez (R/R) A OK starter in the KBL. Due to large stock of great starters, he will be in the bullpen.

Kenavt’s Group: C
Milchama
Newmanistan
The Indonesian States
kenavt
Greal

Schedule:
MD1: (Aug 13) Milchama at Kenavt
MD2: (Aug 14) Bye
MD3: (Aug 15) Kenavt at Newmanistan
MD4: (Aug 16) Greal at Kenavt
MD5: (Aug 17) Kenavt at Indonesian States
MD6: (Aug 18) Kenavt at Milchama
MD7: (Aug 19) Bye
MD8: (Aug 20) Newmanistan at Kenavt
MD9: (Aug 21) Kenavt at Greal
MD10: (Aug 22) Indonesian States at Kenavt

QSPN WBC Today

John Morgan: Today marked Game 1 of hopefully many for the Pheonix as the travel to Tocrowkia, then make a long flight to The Bluth Corporation tommorrow. But back today, a 6-1 win for Qazox, as Samuel Ridge, who struggled 2 years ago looked fine going 7 1/3, allowing 1 ER and only 5 hits. Offensively, a pair of homeruns for Lonnie Redman led the way, as he also finished with 3 RBI's. Overall a good impressive road win for the team.


BOX SCORE:
TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Qazox 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 6 13 0
Tocrowkia 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 0

Batting:
2B: Riggs, Taresi
3B: None
HR: Redman 2
RBI: Redman 3, Benjamin, Taresi, Liber
SB: Pippen
CS: None
SF: None
Sac: None
HBP: None

Pitching:
PITCHER IP R ER H K BB ERA
Ridge 7.1 1 1 5 9 2 1.23 (W 1-0)
Thurston 1.2 0 0 2 2 1 0.00 (Sv. 1)


Fielding:
E: None
WP: None
PB: None

SCORING SUMMARY:
Qazox Third:
Ridge flied out to right.
Pippen walked.
Redman Homerun to left, Morgan and Redman scored.
Liber struck out.
Thompson grounded out to first.
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB (2-0 Qazox)
Qazox Fifth:
Ridge struck out.
Pippen grounded out to third.
Redman Homerun to left, Redman scored.
Liber struck out.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB (3-0 Qazox)
Qazox Sixth:
Thompson singled to left.
Riggs doubled to right, Thompson to third.
Benjamin grounded out to second, Thompson scored.
Taresi flied out to right.
Morgan singled to left, Riggs to third.
Ridge grounded out to short.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB (4-0 Qazox)
Tocrowkia Seventh:
Dmitri Rykov singled to left.
Johnny Stryker doubled to right, Rykov to third.
Hoyt Klaus flied out to center, Rykov scored.
Domino Mazdrick singles to left, Stryker out advancing home (7-2), Mazdrick to second on throw.
Alec Travylin struck out.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (4-1 Qazox)
Qazox Eighth:
Thompson struck out.
Riggs singled to center.
Benjamin singled to center, Riggs to second.
Taresi doubled to left, Riggs scored, Benjamin out advancing (7-5-2).
Morgan flies out to right.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (5-1 Qazox)
Qazox Ninth:
Thurston struck out.
Pippen singled to left.
Pippen stole second (no throw)
Redman walked.
Liber singled to center, Pippen scored, Redman to second.
Thompson grounded into double play (6-4-3), Liber out at second.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (6-1 Qazox)

first match first win, go go Loviki

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"Mysterious" Milchama Magnificently Maul kenavt

The Selection Committee still hasn't released the rosters. But it's pretty obvious who is playing, all you need to do is know a lot about baseball and see the player's faces. Something that everybody knows in Milchama, so before we start the report let us go through and name every man on the roster (no women this time around, at least so far, sorry). Jack Hegeboom is still the manager and there were no dugout shots, so we could not see the backups. We're sure we'll find them out at a later date, for now here is the roster.

1. Torry Kelling CF
2. Onis Tolt 3B
3. Logan Heredin 1B
4. Tony Vallanovkis RF
5. William Brayer LF
6. Colton Bort 2B
7. Ricky Sentavahn SS
8. Zoltan Miresh C
9. Kerry Connor P

We only saw one reliever, the apparent closer, Thom Hill. There were no pinch hitters, so this is what we know of the Milchama roster.

As for the game itself, it was a pitching and defense show from the Warriors. A leadoff homer in the bottom of the 1st by Luke Goldwright was the only time Connor was roughed up throughout the game. The apparent Milchama ace controlled throughout, throwing 110 pitches in 8 innings of work getting 9 strikeouts and giving up a stingy 3 hits. He also walked one batter but it really was all about how dominant he was. There were no kenavt baserunners after the 4th inning and they only got a baserunner at second, after the homer, once, in the 3rd inning where a single and a walk put runners at first and second. Then a strike out and double play ended the inning. Connor's wicked curveball was in full force and he mixed speeds well. Finally his fastball was really popping getting up to 97 mph at points, but usually settling at about 94, 95 mph, looking very quick as most of his other pitches are in the mid to high 80s. It was a tip top performance and sets the bar very high for the other Milchama starters, whoever they are.

As for the offense, they struggled a little in the early going. Warren Azodnem, the kenavt ace, really put some good oomph on the fastball forcing the hitters to react and his knuckleball was really knuckling keeping the Warriors off balance. Through 3 2/3 innings he had a perfect game going. It was a knuckleball that did him in though, he hung one to Logan Heredin and Heredin pounded the pitch for a double. Of course nothing much happened after that as Vallanovkis grounded weakly to the short stop but the table had been set. This table was knocked upside down in the 6th inning. Zoltan Miresh started off the inning with a single to center. Then, in the great Milchama tradition of never sacrifice bunting, Kerry Connor got up to the plate. On the first pitch he promptly drove the ball to the gap in left center for a double to put runners on second and third. Tolt struck out but Heredin didn't. Logan crushed Azodnem's third pitch to centerfield, the ball landed over Connor da Vincho's head and on the warning track bringing home both Connor and Miresh to give Milchama a 2-1 lead. Heredin ended up on second on the play. The next batter as Tony Vallanovkis. Vallanovkis then singled in Heredin to put the Warriors up 3-1. That was it for the offense but that was all they needed to win the game. Some improvement may be necessary if we want to advance to the late rounds but it was good enough for now.

The analysis of this game? A great game to open the tournament, our ace pitched like an ace and our offense did enough to guarantee a victory. While maybe it could have gone faster, better or stronger it was good enough and at this stage in the tournament that is all you need. The Warriors and are looking good there is nothing more we need.

Wachovia Daily News

A big upset today at Fizz Cramer Field in Jeruselem, as Green wombat lost to the home team, 3-2 on a walk-off 2-run HR by Gavin Rossi off of Jacob Wolford. Green wombat had a 2-0 lead entering the bottom of the 9th, but after back-to-back doubles by Clove Marshall and Reece Conway; Rossi slapped the first pitch from Wolford over the right field fence for the win. On the offensive side, albert Beckham had 2 doubles, both of which scored a run.

Up next is a trip back home to take on Zwangzug.


GW: 2 runs, 9 hits, 0 errors
Jeru: 3 runs, 6 hits, 1 error

Green wombat's Batting:
antonio Desrosiers: 1/4
albert Beckham: 2/4, 2 doubles, 2 RBI's
robert Ortega: 1/4
alan Monge: 2/4,
aaron Clemente: 0/4
jose Gove: 1/3, walk, run
travis Seals: 2/4, 1 run

Pitching:
kenneth Maclean: 7 IP, 3 hits, 7 K's, 2 BB, 0 runs, 0 ER
dale Luther: 1+ IP, 2 hits, 1 K, 0 BB, 1 run, 2 ER
jacob Wolford: 0 IP, 1 hit, 0 K, 0 BB, 2 runs, 1 ER. (Loss 0-1)
Luther pitched to 2 batters in 9th.
Wolford pitched to 1 batter in 9th.

Pawtucket Times-Herald

An off day for Prux, and they are predictably 3rd in the group. Today's group winners? Taeshan and Lovisa, over Secristan and Kosovoe, respectively.

So will having the frist day off effect the team's play any? or will the extra rest help get them off to a good start? Only the game will tell.

Cutoff time for MD #2!

(Tables will be made after MD3)

Group A:
Qazox 4-1 Bluth Corporation
Yafor 2 6-3 West Pocono

Group B:
Zwangzug 4-5 Green Wombat
Liventia 5-2 Jeruselem

Group C:
Milchama 6-1 The Indonesian States
Newmanistan 4-1 Greal

Group D:
Taeshan 3-4 (10 inn) Lovisa
Prux 3-1 Kosovoe

Gazeta Swilajska
English Version
There hasn't really been much in the way of international competion for us lately, it would usually begin and end with the World Cup, but we haven't sent a team to that in a while, we never qualify. However, for the people who actually tuned into that previously-unknown broadcaster presenting the World Bowl, Swilatia is now participating in another tournament of a sport it knows nothing about. The World Baseball Classic.

Just like the attempt to bring a National Baseball Tournament to the country, this is very likely to end horribly, with our team finishing near the bottom of the group, We recently lost very predicably to the defending chapions Zwangzug, and all the other are going to end this way as well, except maybe against the other Newcomers, Jeresulem. But, more likely, we're going to finish last in our group. Our player don't even know what they're doing.

And then, today's not having a match only brings us further down. And then the match against Leventia is also an obvious loss, after that comes the only match we have any chance of winning. And then we lose again. Rinse and repeat. This means we're probably only going to win 2 matches out of 10, which is not going to be enough to take us to the next stage of the tournament. At least in the world cup, we once almost made it.

"Live in Wombat Field, Hellispont, a stadium that should need no introduction to Zebras fans."

"Should we give one anyway?"

"Sure."

"All right then. The hitter's park has a symmetrical fence, but its fame here arises from its role as the site of the seventh World Baseball Classic series-where Zwangzug, of course, emerged triumphant."

"And more success could be in store tonight, as Zwangzug takes on third seeds Green Wombat."

"Uh...yeah. Yeah. Um, Zwangzug should win it. Mmhmm..."

"...Slovinsky winds and delivers, that one lifted way deep. It's a sure double for Clemente, that one sailing into the corner. Here come Ortega and Beckham, they'll score, oh, he's trying for three! The throw from Dvorak is...in time! Got him!"

"So Slovinsky gets out of the fourth, but not before three runs come in, and it's 4-1 Wombats..."

"...the chance to tie it up here in the seventh."

"The sign from Monge. Luther throws, Worland doesn't go around, and she'll be called out on strikes."

"The Zebras get two, but they need one more. Time for the stretch, it's Green wombat 5, Zwangzug 4..."

"...All right, that didn't go so well."

"No. It didn't."

"Not for Zwangzug anyhow."

"Of course."

"But I think they should bounce back on the next day, home against Jeruselem."

"Definitely."

QSPN WBC Today

John Morgan: Two games, two wins for the Pheonix, as they defeat The Bluth Corporation at Ramius Field, Newport Beach; 4-1, to take early control of Group A. The big hit came off of the bat of David Liber, whose bases-clearing double in the 5th broke a 1-1 tie. Liber knocked in all 4 of Qazox' runs. Brian Meggars went 7 strong innings, allowing 8 hits and 1 run, while Tyrone Pitts picked up his first save of the tourney.

Up next is the home opener against West Pocono, who are 0-2 so far, and are the weakest team in the group. Stan Forde will get the start.


BOX SCORE:
TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Qazox 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
TBC 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0

Batting:
2B: Liber, Thompson
3B: None
HR: None
RBI: Liber 4 (5)
SB: Pippen 2 (3)
CS: None
SF: None
Sac: Meggars
HBP: Redman 5th inning (McIntyre)

Pitching:
PITCHER IP R ER H K BB ERA
Meggars 7.0 1 1 8 7 0 1.42 (W 1-0)
Ortega 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Pitts 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 (Sv. 1)


Fielding:
E: None
WP: Ortega
PB: None

SCORING SUMMARY:
Qazox First:
Pippen singled to right.
Pippen stole second.
Redman flied out to center.
Liber singled to right, Pippen Scored, Liber to second on throw.
Thompson intentionally walked.
Riggs grounded into double play (5-4-3), Thompson out at second.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (1-0 Qazox)
Bluth Corporation Third:
Sean McIntyre struck out.
Jared Lamar doubled to right.
Joseph Coomer singled to center, Lamar to third.
Clint Eaton singled to left, Lamar scored, Coomer to second.
Cody McConnell flied out to center, Coomer to third.
Jared Ritchie grounded out to second.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB (1-1)
Qazox Fifth:
Taresi singled to right.
Morgan singled to center, Taresi to second.
Meggars sac bunt to pitcher, Morgan to second, Taresi to third.
Pippen struck out.
Redman Hit by Pitch (McIntyre).
Liber doubles to center, Taresi, Morgan and Redman score, Liber to third on throw.
Thompson flied out to left.
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (4-1 Qazox)

Knights lose to Lovisa in Lovisa. What?????

Yes that is some stunning news for the Nation of Taeshan as the Purple Knight lost to Lovisa a team none thinks they can lose to. The Lovisans are th most notable underacivers never doing the expected. They beat the Knights 4-3 in 10 innings. Shocking enough it is added with the perhaps carrer ending injury of Knights 3rd basemen Zi Zo who has been in a contoversy earlier bu non greater then this.

Yes it seems Zi Zo may have her last nights in the Taeshani dugout in these next few weeks after being carted of from the field after a sliding dive in short left field. She collided with left fielder Fier Henris in short left coming in to make the play. Zo could not see Henris and Henris had a minimal amount of time to make a sliding move out of the way. She was replaced by young Infield Utilityman Alexander Parea. By the way that was the play were the first three Lovisans scored runs to take a 3-0 lead.

The Knights trying to win won for the gipper so to say came back slowly, but surely to tie it off of 3 Home Runs by Zoey Menigen, Flean Diageo and Socki Lewis but in the bottom of the ninth the longtime reliever Goeli Hans threw a wild pitch and a Lovisan runner scored from third. Next thye Knights have a by after that emotionally draining game they need one.

Wachovia Daily News

A bigger upset today at Wombat Field in Hellispont, as Green wombat defeated defending Chmapions, Zwangzug, in the same stadium they won the title in. A 2-run double in the 4th by aaron Clemente made it 4-1, although Zwangzug cut it to 4-3, a solo homerun by andrew Held in the 7th made it 5-3, and jacob Wolford shut down the zebras in the 9th for the 5-4 win. Now there is a chance that the Wombats can advance to the next round.

Up next is a day off before traveling to Liventia.


Zwang: 4 runs, 11 hits, 0 errors
GW: 5 runs, 10 hits, 0 errors

Green wombat's Batting:
antonio Desrosiers: 1/4, 1 run
albert Beckham: 0/4
robert Ortega: 2/4, 1 double, 2 runs, 1 RBI
alan Monge: 1/4, 1 run
aaron Clemente: 3/4 2 doubles, 3 RBI's
jose Gove: 1/3, 1 walk
andrew Held: 2/4, solo HR in 7th, 1 RBI
travis Seals: 0/3


Pitching:
howard Lheureux: 6 IP, 7 hits, 8 K's, 1 BB, 3 runs, 3 ER (WIN 1-0)
ernest Wayman: 2 IP, 4 hits, 2 K, 1 BB, 1 run, 1 ER
jacob Wolford: 1 IP, 0 hits, 1 K, 0 BB, 0 runs, 0 ER. (Save 1)

Pawtucket Times-Herald

Good start for the Power, in their first game ever using Real people. A 3-run 6th broke up a scoreless tie. The player of the game was Timothy Eskew, who went 8 innings allowing only 3 hits and 1 run. Alan Nicely pitched a perfect 9th for the save.

Prux: 000 003 000 3 9 0
Kosovoe: 000 000 010 1 5 0

Batting Stats:
Doubles: Robert Looney 2, Christopher Burnside
Triples: none
Homeruns: none
Runs: Steven Fenn, Looney, Earl Harrigan
RBI: Looney, Burnside 2

Pitching stats:
Timothy Eskew: 8 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 10 K's, 0 BB (W 1-0)
Alan Nicely: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 K's, 0 BB (Sv. 1)

MD3 Cutoff

Group A:
West Pocono 2-5 Qazox
Tocrowkia 4-3 Yafor 2

Group B:
Jeruselem 2-6 Zwangzug
Swilatia 4-3 Liventia

Group C:
Greal 1-6 Milchama
kenavt 0-3 Newmanistan

Group D:
Kosovoe 1-5 Taeshan
Secristan 3-5 Prux

Tables....


Group A GP W L RF RA RD
Qazox 3 3 0 15 4 11
Yafor 2 2 1 1 9 7 2
Bluth Corporation 2 1 1 6 7 -1
Tocrowkia 2 1 1 5 9 -4
West Pocono 3 0 3 8 16 -8

Group B GP W L RF RA RD
Zwangzug 3 2 1 17 11 6
Liventia 2 1 1 8 6 2
Green Wombat 2 1 1 7 7 0
Swilatia 2 1 1 6 10 -4
Jeruselem 3 1 2 9 13 -4

Group C GP W L RF RA RD
Milchama 3 3 0 15 3 12
Newmanistan 2 2 0 7 1 6
Greal 3 1 2 6 13 -7
kenavt 2 0 2 1 6 -5
The Indon. States 2 0 2 4 10 -6

Group D GP W L RF RA RD
Prux 2 2 0 8 4 4
Lovisa 2 2 0 9 7 2
Taeshan 3 2 1 12 6 6
Secristan 2 0 2 4 9 -5
Kosovoe 3 0 3 6 13 -7

THE ROCKET REPORT

ROCKETS OPEN WITH TWO WINS

Pocono City, Newmanistan- In front of a sold out crowd at Pocono City Stadium, the Rockets improved to 2-0 following a shutout victory over Kenavt by the score of 3-0. Kristen Haynes, who was absolutely remarkable in the classic WBC 7 run to the final that we had completely shut down the kenavt offense. Tossing a complete game shutout, Kristen allowed just two hits in the contest, did not walk anyone, and struck out 12, including Kenavt’s featured slugger Connor da Vincho all three times he came up to the plate. It is the second complete game in as many as games for the Rockets starting pitchers. Tara Stewart went all nine in Newmanistan’s opening 4-1 win over Greal. Following her performance, Kristen told us that, “I felt so good today. A lot of people have been wondering how we’re going to do in our second tournament, or if we were just a fluke. There was some guy, I think from Qazox it was, who said that he thought that we weren’t for real. And that’s ok, he can believe that. It just shows that what we did last time was not enough, and that we still have a lot more to prove, so that eventually people will not doubt whether or not we are for real.”

That comment really reflects the attitudes of the Rockets as we get World Baseball Classic 8 underway. Sure, the world knows what we did last time, but it was just our first tournament. We did beat several proven powers along the way including Taeshan and Qazox, but still to establish yourself as a legitimate contender and a threat to the big powers, you have to show that you can continue to play at a high level. Newmanistan does have plenty to prove, still. And you better believe that the Rockets will give it everything they have, because with the knockout series in Tundra Falls, they expect to be there and to do well, if not win the whole thing.

A WINLESS HOLE TO START

This wasn’t going to be easy. Entering the World Baseball Classic as a nation that not many people are familiar with was hard enough. To be tossed in a difficult Group A that features the powerful team from Qazox just makes things all the more difficult. We’re 0-3, and have probably been written off by just about everyone, but perhaps we will make a stronger statement as the tournament goes on, and win a game here and there, so when it is all said and done we can get a little respect. Just a little bit.

We opened our Classic off with a 5-3 loss at the hands of the Bluth Corporation. This was a game that started off pretty well, as we jumped out to a 2-0 lead on a 2-run blast off the bat of Andy Duckett. It took the Corporation five innings to score off of Johnny Boutwell, but once they did, they simply took control of the game. Then we lost to Yafor 2, by the score of 6-3 in a game that followed a pretty similar script. We took the early lead, and let it 3-1 going into the 7th when the proverbial crap hit the pan. Yafor 2 put a 5-spot on the board in the 7th, thanks to a 3-run bases clearing double with 2-outs from Rabyn Zaranez. I guess it’s true what they say about him being a clutch hitter, huh? Then came Qazox. And yes, we lost again. 5-2 was the score.

So, it’s an 0-3 start. Now we will find out if we can get something positive going against Tocrowkia, or if we will emerge as the group punching bag.

"...and taking the mound for the Zebras is Brianna Schneider."

"The Hadiln ace relies on power and speed on the mound, unlike many pitchers on the national team."

"She's also the first woman in the Zebra starting rotation."

"The pitch comes in, Parker...swings late. 0 and 1 the count as the bottom of the first gets underway..."

"...Southpaw Kim Frank facing Lievano."

"Gets the sign from Terry Misty, himself left-handed!"

"The pitch: Lievano is gonna poke that into right field."

"Toolster with the cutoff from Clackus, Misty grabs it and he'll swivel right into-no! Pargman scores!"

"Ooh, I dunno if that was the right call, I think they got him."

"That could be, yeah. Zwangzug 3-0 up anyway..."

"...Turmay delivers from the sidearm."

"Oh, Rossi got all of that one. Pulled way deep to right, and that is out of here."

"No question at all."

"None..."

"...6-2 the final from the Worm Hole."

"Well, that's what we want to see. These the only two teams that've played all three games and they're at opposite ends of the group."

"Yeah. So, good for Zwangzug, obviously, them being the ones on top."

"Mmhmm."

"And the best offense, all around, which sort of comes as a surprise."

"Well, the Worm Hole, you know, smaller than some of the big parks."

"So maybe not that much of a big deal."

"Nah."

Knights Crush Blue Tornado 5-1.

The Knights got back to there winning ways after there loss against Lovisa with a new third baseman starter Alexander Parrea in for the injured veteran Zi Zo out for perhaps ever. Behind Purple Knight starter Rian Willemson the knights easily won there matchup at home against the Kosovoe Blue Tornado.

In the top of the first Blue Tornado shortstop Pierre Dubaiq scored a solo homerun for the Tornado the only score of the game for them. In the third Socki Lewis gave the Knights there first lead of the game with a two run homer with Zoey Menigen on base. The Knights led from then on out. In the fifth flean Diageo singled home Parrea, and Lewis to make it 4-1 and finally Jay Nedved in for a spell in the outfield cleared the fences with a bomb of his own and the Knights won 5-1.

ANOTHER SLOW START

So far, the Millionaires are still struggling to make an impact in Baseball the same way that they have been able to in other sports, such as basketball, lacrosse, and the Olympics. Even our Gridiron performance was respectable even though we fell short of qualifying at the very end. This is our second attempt at participating in the World Baseball Classic, and we were hoping for a better performance. The SDOS did this by not allowing any of the bidders from the last team to come back this time around except for pitching ace Steve Jamison. But Jamison did not have his best stuff in the game against Taeshan, and even though there will be people who try and tell us that Taeshan is a level above us, no one here is going to believe that. Things went better against Prux today. We jumped off to a quick 3-0 lead, boosted by back-to-back home runs by Andrew Lake and John Fusco. It stayed this way until the seventh, and then. Well. We choked. Three Prux runs in the 7th, and two more in the 8th ended all hopes of a Secristan upset.

Maybe it isn’t that bad. Taeshan and Prux are the two highest ranked teams in the group, so hopefully we can collect ourselves, regroup, against the other two weaker teams before we get our second chance at the top teams. Lovisa though, will be tough as they were able to beat Taeshan earlier. So far the SDOS hasn’t gotten quite the revenue they were hoping for, but the expectations are within reach. Hopefully, a few wins will turn things around in their favor. As we all know, even with the huge success of the Olympics, they will never be satisfied.

QSPN WBC Today

John Morgan: Pheonix stadium was the site for the 4th and 5th WBC's, and today saw pool play action as Qazox took on West Pocono in the 3rd game of the qualifiers. While the final result was not the blow-out as all evidence pointed towards, the 5-2 win makes the Pheonix, just one of 2 teams sporting a 3-0 record so far.

Up next a well earned day off before Yafor 2 comes to visit, the 2nd of 4 consecutive home games.


BOX SCORE:
TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
W. Pocono 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Qazox 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 x 5 13 0

Batting:
2B: Thompson, Taresi
3B: Mason
HR: None
RBI: Thompson, Riggs, Morgan, Mason 2
SB: None
CS: None
SF: Riggs, Morgan
Sac: none
HBP: None

Pitching:
PITCHER IP R ER H K BB ERA
Forde 6.0 2 2 3 5 3 3.00 (W 1-0)
Ortega 1.0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Ericsen 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Pitts 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 (Sv. 2)

HBP: by Forde (Chartrand)

Fielding:
E: None
WP: Ortega (2)
PB: Liber

SCORING SUMMARY:
Qazox First:
Pippen flied out to center.
Redman singled to right.
Liber singled to center, Redman to second.
Thompson doubled to center, Redman scored, Liber to third.
Riggs flied out to right, Liber scored.
Benjamin grounded out to first.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (2-0 Qazox)
West Pocono Second:
Andy Duckett walked.
Tony Chartrand hit-by-pitch, Duckett to second.
Steve Picotte singled to left, Duckett to third, Chartrand to second.
Randy Triplett struck out.
Duckett scored on Liber's passed ball, Chartrand to third.
Calvin Vassar singled to left, Chartrand scored, Picotte to second.
Mark Lewis grounded into double play (2-4-3), Vassar out at second.
2 runs, 1 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (2-2)
Qazox Fourth:
Benjamin singled to right.
Taresi doubled to right, Benjamin to third.
Morgan flied out to center, Benjamin scored, Taresi to third.
Forde struck out.
Pippen grounded out to third.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (3-2 Qazox)
Qazox Sixth:
Pitching change: West Pocono- Brad Rizzo in for Mark Lewis
Riggs struck out.
Benjamin flied out to right.
Taresi singled to left.
Morgan singled to right, Taresi to second.
Pinch Hitter: Joseph Mason for Stan Forde
Mason tripled to center, Morgan and Taresi scored.
Pippen walked.
Redman grounded into fielder's choice (6-4), Pippen out at second.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (5-2 Qazox)

Returning to form

-A TNSE article

After a poor performance at home, The Tocrowkian National Team seemed to, for once play the way fans expected them too. Jenna Glaus pitched a strong 6 1/2 innings, and the offense came alive later in the game when Captain Jill Haviland, the Princess of Pounders lived up to her name and delivered a tap-measure two-run shot to deep center. Rykov followed up with a home run of his own on the very next pitch, and an RBI double by Mazdrick secured a strong lead. Yafor threatened, but a solid performance by the bullpen ended the thread.

"3-0 baby! 3-0!"

"Woo hoo!"

"And we're doing it in great fashion"

"Yeh, we really are our pitchers haven't gone less then 8 innings in any game and we've won our last two games 6-1"

"By the way do you know the other pitchers?"

"Yeh we actually know about 4 more players total"

"Who?"

"Well the next two starters in the rotation are Dan Rorlit and Cornell Vint. At least one of our set up men in Charlie Fontein and our backup infielders include Quentin Hollis and Tooguie Yanafilinorew."

"Outfielders?"

"Well obviously Yanafilinorew plays outfield as well and Trajdan Longley hit a homer today"

"Good"

"Yeh dude, this tournament is going great"

"The only thing I would like is an official roster, well that and for the MFA to put it's act together and pick a proper football team"

"But that has nothing to do with this thread"

"Oh, very true"

"So then let's wrap this up before it gets to weird"

"Alright"

"Come on you Warriors!"

"Yes, COME ON YOU WARRIORS! WIN! WIN! WIN!"

Pawtucket Times-Herald

After falling behind 3-0 in the 3rd inning, on back-to-back Homeruns by Andrew Lake and John Fusco, Prux stormed back in the 7th and 8th as Steven Fenn knocked in 2 with a double to right in the 7th, then hit a solo homerun in the 8th for the final tally. Alan Nicely picked up his 2nd straight save, and Nicholas Ripley, who pitched 2 perfect innings of relief, got the victory.


Secristan: 000 000 010 3 9 0
Prux: 000 000 32x 5 11 0

Batting Stats:
Doubles: Christopher Burnside, Alan Begin
Triples: none
Homeruns: Fenn
Runs: Begin, Louis Jaquez, Gerald Schlegel, Lawrence Bosco, Fenn
RBI: Fenn 4, Jaquez

Pitching stats:
Johnny Wilson: 6 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 K's, 2 BB (ND)
Nicholas Ripley: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 K's, 0 BB (W 1-0)
Alan Nicely: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 K's, 0 BB (Sv. 2)

Wachovia Daily News

As the team is on its way to Liventia, the rest of the group still ahd to play, and Liventia was stunned by Swilatia, while Zwangzug rebounded from our win over them with a win over Jeruselem. So far this group has been unpredictable, and with a win over Liventia, the Wombats could find themselves in first place.

Gazeta Swilajska
English Version

Though not too many Swilatians have been watching, last night the Swilatian baseball team shocked the world by winning their match against the Liventia team, even if it was just by one point. Since we were able to beat one of the teams voted to take a qualifying spot, we maybe actually be able to get there ourselves, depending on how we do in the remaining matches

Tonight, as we will be playing against another new team, so there is a good chance of a Win, there are no draws in this game. Then the Green Wombat match remains open for anything to happen, as they may have beaten Zwangzug, but they have also lost to a new team, Jeruselem. Then we go through all the countries again, we have chances of winning against Jeruselem, and maybe Green Wombat, but we're nut sure about a repeat performance against Leventia, and we're not going to beat Zwangzug.

So if the matches go as described, this would bring us to 5 wins and 3 losses. We're not exactly sure if this will be enough to bring us to the next round.

We have reached the MD4 cutoff.

Group A:
Bluth Corporation 4-6 Yafor 2
West Pocono 2-4 Tocrowkia

Group B:
Green Wombat 3-2 Liventia
Jeruselem 2-4 Swilatia

Group C:
The Indonesian States 3-5 Newmanistan
Greal 2-8 kenavt

Group D:
Lovisa 1-3 Prux
Kosovoe 1-7 Secristan

Ties sorted by tiebreak criteria. (H2H has precedence over RD)


Group A GP W L RF RA RD
Qazox 3 3 0 15 4 11
Tocrowkia 3 2 1 9 11 -2
Yafor 2 3 2 1 15 11 4
Bluth Corp. 3 1 2 10 13 -3
West Pocono 4 0 4 10 20 -10

Group B GP W L RF RA RD
Green Wombat 3 2 1 10 9 1
Zwangzug 3 2 1 17 11 6
Swilatia 3 2 1 10 12 -2
Liventia 3 1 2 10 9 1
Jeruselem 4 1 3 11 17 -6

Group C GP W L RF RA RD
Milchama 3 3 0 15 3 12
Newmanistan 3 3 0 12 4 8
kenavt 3 1 2 9 8 1
Greal 4 1 3 8 21 -13
T. I. S. 3 0 3 7 15 -8

Group D GP W L RF RA RD
Prux 3 3 0 11 5 6
Lovisa 3 2 1 10 10 0
Taeshan 3 2 1 12 6 6
Secristan 3 1 2 11 10 1
Kosovoe 4 0 4 7 20 -13

(ooc: New...get rid of the GP part, it's not necessary and it messed up the tables.)

QSPN WBC Today

John Morgan: Off day today for the Phoenix, so let's take a quick look at out Group and the other Groups:

Group A: Qazox is a top the group with a 3-0 record, so far, with Yafor 2 and Tocrowkia, suprisingly tied for 2nd. no suprise that W. Pocono is last.

Group B: This is the group that's driving everone crazy, at the moment. Green wombat, who lost to newcomers Jeruslem, lead the group, ahead of Zwangzug, whom GW beat and Swilatia. Liventia and Jeruselem are tied for 4th and looks like this group is going to come down to the final couple of games.

Group C: No suprises so far as Milchama and Newmanistan are each 3-0 and lead the group comfortably.

Group D: Also no suprises as Prux is first, while Taeshan and Lovisa are tied for 2nd.

Qazox is awaiting Yafor 2 and with a win, would have the Pheonix in total control of the group.

(ooc2: Cleaned them up a bit for ya. Here's a hint, use the space bar, not the TAB key or don't just direcly copy from Excel, you'll have more control over the spacing of the columns.)

STANDINGS
Group A W-L RF RA RD
Qazox 3-0 15 4 11
Tocrowkia 2-1 9 11 -2
Yafor 2 2-1 15 11 4
Bluth Corp. 1-2 10 13 -3
West Pocono 0-4 10 20 -10

Group B W-L RF RA RD
Green Wombat 2-1 10 9 1
Zwangzug 2-1 17 11 6
Swilatia 2-1 10 12 -2
Liventia 1-2 10 9 1
Jeruselem 1-3 11 17 -6

Group C W-L RF RA RD
Milchama 3-0 15 3 12
Newmanistan 3-0 12 4 8
kenavt 1-2 9 8 1
Greal 1-3 8 21 -13
T. I. S. 0-3 7 15 -8

Group D W-L RF RA RD
Prux 3-0 11 5 6
Lovisa 2-1 10 10 0
Taeshan 2-1 12 6 6
Secristan 1-2 11 10 1
Kosovoe 0-4 7 20 -13

Okay i know youre all bored out there because the Purple Knights are off for the week before the big game next week. So heres a simple list of 15 other things you could do besides cry.

#1 Get totally wasted at a bar on x Island.
#2 Watch the Olympics.
#3 Watch Prux beat the crap out of Lovisa.
#4 Watch reruns of Days of our Wives. I know its sadistic butt...
#5 Get a stripper from Save Mart.
#6 Get a Stripper from Dairy Queen.
#7 Eat a rotten Potato
#8 Watch the Taeshan Baseball League.
#9 Watch the Presidential Deabate on TSPN Who Cares.
#10 Please dont get arrested.
#11 Go Shopping.
#12 Watch a Soccer Game.
#13 Smell the roses.
#14 See what youre girlfriends up to.
#15 Go to Hooters.

OOC: Qazox, the table displays perfectly on my screen in the way I posted it. Is it messed up for others or something? Because everything is lined up just fine from what I see!

yeah it is maybe you should um see whats wrong with the data change,(anyways who really cares). Its all the same to me i can remeber what my record is.

OOC: This was the first time I set up tables while using Firefox. They look fine in Firefox. Out of curiousity with the above posts I loaded up Internet Explorer and saw that they were messed up. Tomorrow I will resume using Internet Explorer when setting up the tables, that's probably the reason this is happening. And yeah, I guess "GP" is pretty pointless but I figured they usually put it in World Cup tables when there are bye games so I would put it there too. I can leave it out.

(I was just getting really sick of the Miley Cyrus "video" ad on this website ;) Guess I have to put up with it a few times more.)

OOC: This was the first time I set up tables while using Firefox. They look fine in Firefox. Out of curiousity with the above posts I loaded up Internet Explorer and saw that they were messed up. Tomorrow I will resume using Internet Explorer when setting up the tables, that's probably the reason this is happening. And yeah, I guess "GP" is pretty pointless but I figured they usually put it in World Cup tables when there are bye games so I would put it there too. I can leave it out.

(I was just getting really sick of the Miley Cyrus "video" ad on this website ;) Guess I have to put up with it a few times more.)

(ooc: you ain't the only one. When I tried to "quote" it, it was lined up for some reason.. Jolt ghost...BOO!)

Pawtucket Times-Herald

3-0, and with wins over Lovisa and Taeshan, our closest competitiors, Prux is in a great postition to begin travel plans to Newmanistan. But there are still 5 games left, and in the WBC, anything can happen. As for today, a 3-1 win, as Manuel Marker throws a complete game 4-hitter, only allowing back-to-back doubles in the 3rd. But a 3-run rally in the 4th game the team enough for the win.


Lovisa: 001 000 000 1 4 0
Prux: 000 300 00x 3 9 0

Batting Stats:
Doubles: Gerald Schlegel, Earl Harrigan
Triples: none
Homeruns: Fenn
Runs: Schlegel, Steven Fenn, Harrigan
RBI: Harrigan 2, Burnside

Pitching stats:
Manuel Marker: 9 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 11 K's, 1 BB (W 1-0)

Wachovia Daily News

Another upset today for GW, as they knock off Liventia, on the road 3-2, thanks to a 2-run homerun by aaron Clemente in the 5th. adam Moll went 8 innings, allowing 2 runs in the 4th, neither earned as the team had 2 errors that inning. An good job again from jacob Wolford, after blowing the win in the first game, he has come back with back-to-back saves against good teams.

Up next is two straight home games against Swilatia first, then a re-match with Jeruselem.


GW: 3 runs, 8 hits, 2 errors
Liventia: 2 runs, 9 hits, 0 errors

Green wombat's Batting:
antonio Desrosiers: 0/4,
albert Beckham: 2/4 2 Stolen bases
robert Ortega: 0/4,
alan Monge: 2/4, double, 2 runs
aaron Clemente: 2/4 2-run HR in 6th, 1 run, 2 RBI
jose Gove: 1/4, RBI
andrew Held: 1/4
travis Seals: 0/3


Pitching:
adam Moll: 8 IP, 7 hits, 4 K's, 2 BB, 2 runs, 0 ER (WIN 1-0)
jacob Wolford: 1 IP, 2 hits, 1 K, 0 BB, 0 runs, 0 ER. (Save 2)

Errors: robert Ortega and jose Gove (4th inning)

MD5 Cutoff!

Group A:
Yafor 2 2-4 Qazox
Tocrowkia 5-2 Bluth Corporation

Group B:
Liventia 1-4 Zwangzug
Swilatia 2-4 Green Wombat

Group C:
Newmanistan 5-4 (11 inn.) Milchama
Kenavt 6-3 The Indonesian States

Group D:
Prux 3-4 (10 inn.) Taeshan
Secristan 2-1 Lovisa

Ties sorted by standing tiebreker criteria


Group A W L RF RA RD
Qazox 4 0 19 6 13
Tocrowkia 3 1 14 13 1
Yafor 2 2 2 17 15 2
Bluth Corporation 1 3 12 18 -6
West Pocono 0 4 10 20 -10

Group B W L RF RA RD
Green Wombat 3 1 14 11 3
Zwangzug 3 1 21 12 9
Swilatia 2 2 12 16 -4
Liventia 1 3 11 13 -2
Jeruselem 1 3 11 17 -6

Group C W L RF RA RD
Newmanistan 4 0 17 8 9
Milchama 3 1 19 8 11
kenavt 2 2 15 11 4
Greal 1 3 8 21 -13
T. I. S. 0 4 10 21 -11

Group D W L RF RA RD
Taeshan 3 1 16 9 7
Prux 3 1 14 9 5
Secristan 2 2 13 11 2
Lovisa 2 2 11 12 -1
Kosovoe 0 4 7 20 -13

Since this tourney has been rather successful in the 15 months or so it has existed, Qazox would like to formally announce the introduction of the WBC HALL OF FAME.

The Current Criteria to Enshrine players:

A nation has had to:

Partcipate in 5 WBC's (1 HOF Berth)
Qualify for the knock-out rounds/2nd round 3 times (1 HOF Berth)
Win the WBC (1 HOF Berth)

I am including WBC 8 in the participation count, but not the 2nd round or Titles, until the end of the tourney.

By participate, I mean post a roster and RP a mininum of 3 times during a WBC. While it is rather unfair to newer teams, but like the WCHOF, you do have to earn your stripes.
There will be an exception to the participation rule, but only if the team has competed in 7 WBC's or more. Yes I have all the WBC's saved so I would know if any team is eligible. Every time a nation meets a Enshrinement Criteria, they will receive 1 HOF Berth.

Qualifying Teams (with # of HOF Berths earned)
Az-cz: 6 berths
Milchama: 5 berths
Qazox: 3 berths
Zwangzug: 3 berths
Liverpool England/Liventia: 2 berths
Taeshan: 2 berths
Corneliu: 1 berth
Prux: 1 berth
Quakmybush: 1 berth
Yafor 2: 1 berth
[Teams that can add berths during WBC 8 and how (other than winning the title of course): Qazox (needs to make 2nd rd), Yafor 2 (needs to make 2nd rd), Taeshan (needs to make 2nd rd), Prux (needs to make 2nd rd)]

Notes of interest:
Total # of teams that participated ALL-TIME: 80 (42 are 1-and-dones).
Only teams have participated in all 8 WBC's: Qazox, Zwangzug, Lovisa and Milchama.
(I'm counting Zwangzug as host of WBC3, though they didn't participate)
Only teams to have qualified for KO/2nd round in EVERY WBC Participation (min. 2 participations, sorry Newmanistan :(): Milchama, Ambrose-Douglas, Assegai Developments, Kiryu-shi, Corneliu, Xaristan, Taeshan.
Only team to have qualified for KO/2nd round EVERY WBC: MILCHAMA (7/7), 2nd: Az-cz (6/6), 3rd: Taeshan (5/5).
Most 2nd Round appearances: Milchama 7, Az-cz 6, Qazox and Taeshan 5, Liverpool England/Liventia, Zwangzug and Corneliu 4.

(wikipage for WBCHOF: http://wikistates.outwardhosting.com/wiki/WBC_Hall_of_Fame)

QSPN WBC Today

John Morgan: Yafor 2's Davrain Karajad held the powerful bats of Qazox in check for the first 7 innings, allowing a lone single in the 3rd, but the bats awoke in the bottom of the 7th, and Qazox, while not blowing out any team, is 4-0 so far, and with two more home matches left, needs to have another impressive win against Tocrowkia, who is currently in 2nd place in the group.


BOX SCORE:
TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Yafor 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Qazox 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 x 4 7 1

Batting:
2B: Morgan
3B: Mason
HR: None
RBI: Morgan (2), Pippen 2, Liber (6)
SB: None
CS: None
SF: None
Sac: none
HBP: None

Pitching:
PITCHER IP R ER H K BB ERA
Nieves 6.0 2 2 5 4 2 3.00
Thurston 2.0 0 0 0 3 1 0.00 (W 1-0)
Pitts 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 (Sv. 3)

HBP: none

Fielding:
E: Benjamin
WP: none
PB: None

SCORING SUMMARY:
Yafor 2 Fifth:
Daaklen Kirjai homerun to left. Kirjai Scored.
Nan Judaron singled to right.
Tyrius Carian doubled to center, Judaron scored, Carian to third on throwing error by Benjamin.
Haridas Jyolt popped out the pitcher.
Davrain Karajad struck out.
Caris Juir grounded out the third.
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 Errors, 1 LOB (2-0 Yafor 2)
Qazox Seventh:
Benjamin singled to right.
Taresi singled to center, Benjamin to second.
Morgan doubled to left, Benjamin scored, Taresi to third.
Thurston popped out to catcher.
Pippen singled to right, Taresi and Morgan scored.
Redman singled to right, Pippen to third.
Liber grounded out to third, Pippen scored, Redman to second.
Thompson flied out to right.
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (4-2 Qazox)

Knights defeat Prawns in 10

Yep thats right the Knights beat the Prux Prawns 4-3 in 10 innings, and took back the lead of group D with a 3-1 record. Next the Knights face the Secristan Millionares in a competition sure to stun. The Knight beat them last time 4-1 in a rousing event.

In last nights game the Prawns took the early lead with a 3 run bomb in the third. The Knights pitcher Coi Vexcen was yanked by the Manager Jamie Stewart in favor of the ambidextrous long reliever Willie Strava. Strava kept the game close going into the 8th were he was replaced by Danny Laemen. Laemen blanked the Prawns and the Knights came up to bat. Zoey Menigen led off with a double. She came home when Alexander Parrea hit a triple to right. Parra has been really good for the Knights since coming in for Zi Zo. Then Socki Lewis tied it up clearing the fences. The game was still tied going into the tenth when Freddy Myers the Knight catcher cleared the fences and won the game for the Knights.

Double Down

-A TNSE article

Good things come in twos for Tocrowkia. For one thing, the Reich's baseball team now has two more victories than it had in it's first ever WBC, in which it pretty much kept the basement warm. And in a recent match up with West Pocono, Team Captain Jill Haviland homered twice, both solo shots that propelled her team to a victory.

And against the Bluth Corporation, Domino Mazdrick had three doubles. Johnny Stryker brought her home once, with a tape-measure jack to left-center and from that point on the pitching took over. And to add to the numerology, Tocrowkia is in 2nd place in it's group.

Let's hope they can keep it going.

"So there's a World Baseball Classic Hall of Fame now."

"That's nice."

"Zwangzug should probably induct some people."

"Probably."

"But who?"

"Ooh, that's a really good question."

"I always liked Tobias Utopia...those KR sluggers..."

"Maybe someone from back on the old team?"

"I don't remember anybody from the old team."

"Nathan Ellis? Terry Quave?"

"They're not famous as good players, they're famous as good players who became the first in the chain of random banterers posing as announcers."

"A chain which...theoretically speaking..."

"Would lead directly to us."

"Hmm. Let's focus on the action on the field instead."

"Good plan."

"Unfortunately Chiszar has just struck out to end the inning. So we go to the sixth."

"Dvorak singled in Worland earlier, however: that and Funct's earlier double, which scored Steen, make it 2-0 Zebras..."

Pawtucket Times-Herald

3-1, as Taeshan came back to win in 10 innings 4-3.


Prux: 003 000 000 0 3 10 0
Taeshan: 000 000 030 1 4 11 0

Batting Stats:
Doubles: none
Triples: none
Homeruns: Earl Harrigan
Runs: Lower, Looney, Harrigan
RBI: Harrigan 3

Pitching stats:
Samuel Comfort: 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 9 K's, 2 BB (ND)
Howard Bedell: 2/3 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 K's, 0 BB (BS 1)
Victor Dorman: 1 1/3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 K's, 0 BB
Henry Sheets: 1/3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, K's, 0 BB (L 0-1)

Wachovia Daily News

Another win for the the Wombats, as they edge Swilatia 4-2 to remain atop the group. Swilatia got 2 runs in the top of the 8th, to take a 2-0 lead, but a pair of 2-run doubles by albert Beckham and robert Ortega, gave the team the win.


GW: 4 runs, 11 hits, 0 errors
Swilatia: 3 runs, 10 hits, 0 errors

Green wombat's Batting:
antonio Desrosiers: 1/4, Run scored
albert Beckham: 2/4 double, run scored, 2 RBI
robert Ortega: 4/4, 2 doubles, 2 RBI
alan Monge: 2/4,
aaron Clemente: 0/4
jose Gove: 1/4, Run scored
andrew Held: 0/4
travis Seals: 1/4, run scored


Pitching:
eric Catalano: 7 1/3 IP, 9 hits, 5 K's, 1 BB, 1 runs, 2 ER (ND)
leonard Sheehan: 2/3 IP, 1 hits, 0 K's, 0 BB, 1 runs, 0 ER (WIN 1-0)
jacob Wolford: 1 IP, 0 hits, 3 K, 0 BB, 0 runs, 0 ER. (Save 3)

Errors: none

THE ROCKET REPORT

ROCKETS END MILCHAMA JINX

Milchama- For the longest time, whenever Newmanistan met Milchama in something, there would be only one eventual result, a win by the Warriors. It’s a slightly unfair comparison, though, as until a World Bowl meeting between the nations, they’ve only met in the World’s football, at the senior team level. As we know, Milchama is one of the best in the world at that sport. Though we had some hope in the World Bowl when we met in the 8-9 preliminary game, only to see Milchama win, once again. But here they were in the World Baseball Classic, both teams possessing 3-0 records in Group C. Perhaps, at home, Milchama would have the edge.

It started out just this way as the Warriors put two on the board in the bottom of the 1st off of Stacey Keisler. With two outs, and runners on the corners, William Brayer laced a double down the left field line to score Kelling and Heredin. Here we ago again, thought many in Newmanistan. The Rockets got one back in the second on an RBI double by Natalie Monroe, but there would be no momentum to come off that. In the bottom of the fourth, Milchama put another two on the board and ended Stacey Keisler’s day early. “I promise I will be better next time!” Keisler exclaimed. In this inning, it was 2-run blast off the bat of Tony Vallanovkis that made it 4-1 in favor of the Warriors. Things were going their way, and the home crowd could sense it. But kudos, first, to Lauren Tippett, who pitched three perfect innings of relief, allowing the Rockets to have a chance to strike back. In the 7th, they closed the cap to within one. With one away, consecutive singles by Brittany Wright and Michelle Rancourt got the Rockets in business. Then, Cassie Nicolette laced a single into the left field gap, scoring the two of them. Nicolette did try for two, perhaps thinking that Brayer would throw home, but a great read by the cutoff man, Ricky Sentavahn, had Cassie gunned down at second. On to the 9th now, and the Warriors bring out Thom Hill to close it out. He retired the first two. All that was left was Rachel Crockett. But Crockett took the 2-1 pitch, and hit it long and deep and gone. A very clutch solo HR and all of the sudden the Rockets had tied the game at 4. Plus, they had all of the momentum going their way. The Milchama crowd was stunned. Ashley Colfer pitched the 9th and the 10th, and then in the top half of the 11th, Newmanistan would pull in front playing small ball. A leadoff double by Tara Cuyler was followed by a sacrifice bunt, and then a sacrifice fly by Wright to bring home the runner. In the bottom half of the 11th, coach Sanders elected to go with Sara Chamberlain, and she shut down the Warriors in order.

So, after four games, it is Newmanistan sitting on top of Group C with a perfect 4-0 record, picking up right where they left off in the 7th Classic. Qazox is the only other team that has yet to lose so far.

ON TO THE SECOND HALF

Halfway into World Baseball Classic 8, Secristan finds themselving having won twice and lost twice. This isn’t that bad, considering this is a team that went 1-4 in the last World Baseball Classic. With more games to be played, the Secristan Department of Sports is hoping for a strong showing by the team, and with pay-per-view receipts. So far though, purchase orders for our next game against Taeshan have been the highest recorded in the Baseball Classic so far. Cassie Doran, our resident SDOS spokesperson says its progress, “We’re not where we want to be. We are not close to the Olympic figures in any way, nor are we getting near the International Basketball Championships or World Lacrosse Championship numbers. It’s about on par with the World Bowl. What we have noticed is that there is a correlation on how well our team performs and the amount of people who buy the pay-per-view. You don’t need to be a Newmanistanian Rocket Scientist to realize why, though.” Doran believes there is potential, because as she says, “We enjoy baseball here, so we think we can profit more. We’re certainly not out of this.

No, they are not out of it. A win over Taeshan would be absolutely huge, and even though the team knows that they are a huge underdog for the contest. Just maybe though, we can oull of a stunner. If we do, then we are right in the thick of the Group D race.

MD6 Cutoff

Group A:
Tocrowkia 3-6 Qazox
West Pocono 4-6 Bluth Corporation

Group B:
Swilatia 2-5 Zwangzug
Jeruselem 2-4 Green wombat

Group C:
kenavt 3-8 Milchama
Greal 4-5 (10 inn.) The Indonesian States

Group D:
Secristan 2-3 Taeshan
Kosovoe 3-2 Lovisa

Ties sorted by standing tiebreak criteria:


Group A W L RF RA RD
Qazox 5 0 25 9 16
Tocrowkia 3 2 17 19 -2
Yafor 2 2 2 17 15 2
Bluth Corporation 2 3 18 22 -4
West Pocono 0 5 14 26 -12

Group B W L RF RA RD
Green Wombat 4 1 18 13 5
Zwangzug 4 1 26 14 12
Swilatia 2 3 14 21 -7
Liventia 1 3 11 13 -2
Jeruselem 1 4 13 21 -8

Group C W L RF RA RD
Newmanistan 4 0 17 8 9
Milchama 4 1 27 11 16
kenavt 2 3 18 19 -1
T. I. S. 1 4 15 25 -10
Greal 1 4 12 26 -14

Group D W L RF RA RD
Taeshan 4 1 19 11 8
Prux 3 1 14 9 5
Secristan 2 3 15 14 1
Lovisa 2 3 13 15 -2
Kosovoe 1 4 10 22 -12

Knights defeat Secristan. Another walk in the park says coach.

Yep last saturday the purple Knights baseball team faced of against a team they have only lost to in the olympics in football. Everywhere else we beat them. The Knights defeated the Millionares 3-2 in a blistering cold match in the snowy stadium of Quarant Xa'virt Sphark Stadium. In the other group D match the young Kosovoe Blue Tornado got there first win over Lovisa. The Knights face Lovisa next and could in fact pretty much assure qualification with Kosovoe an Prux still on the schedule.

In Saturdays game the Knights led from the very begining. In the bottom of the first Zoey Mengen singled right back to the pitcher who couldn't see the First Basemen to throw to him and she was safe. Then Alexander Parrea was caught looking on three straight pitches. Then Flean Diageo singled to third. Finally Socki Lewis came up an singled into a snowdrift in short left. Then they all ran around the bases while they looked for the ball, they never did find it. Secristan would score two runs on the same pretense, but the Knights won the day 3-2.

Milchama National News- Tribune- Sun- Times- Post- Gazette- Chronicle- Journal- Dispatch- Telegram- Star- Monitor- Enquirer

Sports Section

Warriors blow 4-0 Lead

The Milchama pitching staff to this point has looked quite vaunted and nye unbeatable giving up only 3 runs in 3 games. The offense had also looked good scoring 6 runs in their last two games and all the horses looked in tact. The Warriors looked ready to cruise. Now of course they were against the Rockets of Newmanistan who had also built up a 3-0 record to this point but it shouldn't matter as we are still the best baseball team in the world, just look at the WBC Hall of Fame for proof of that (more on that later). Anyway the offense looked fine building up a 4-0 lead in the first four innings only to have starter Kasey Welquer give up 3 in the 7th and then have Thom Hill blow the game in the 9th giving up a solo homerun to Rachel Crockett.

Then the other relievers came in. Harry Maoyoke was the culprit in the 11th letting a rally form after giving up a leadoff double. Not to say there weren't other problems with this performance, the offense didn't score a run after the fourth inning. Heck, they didn't even advance a runner past second base after that inning. That's not just poor offensive production but downright bad. The way you score runs in baseball is to constantly put pressure with multiple men on base and eventually somebody will come through. Unfortunately today putting multiple men on base never happened, heck putting people on base never happened. Singles in the 6th, 8th, and 10th is hardly offensive production for a lineup of this caliber. We didn't walk either, though I actually credit the Rockets staff with that accomplishment as they threw quality strikes all day. Still we need to improve that performance if we want to advance far in the tournament and win. We have struggled the past 2 WBCs and we need to improve, big time.

Page 2

Milchama Get to Elect Five in WBC Hall of Fame

The Ox lover of Qazox today introduced the concept of the WBC Hall of Fame. To get a participant in the Hall of Fame a nation has to, "Partcipate in 5 WBC's, qualify for the knock-out rounds/2nd round 3 times, win the WBC." The Warriors have accumulated 5 Hall of Fame spots which is the second most of any team behind the gnomes of Az-cz.

While the Warriors are behind one Hall of Fame spot to the kleptos they are definitely the most decorated all time WBC team. Milchama has racked up two victories, second all time, 7 second round apperances, most all time and also the most possible as there have been 7 WBCs. This also makes Milchama one of a select few teams to qualify for every second round in every WBC appearance. They are also one of only 4 teams to have participated in every WBC so far (and just about every baseball tournament since Milchama came into the international scene.) They have also advanced to at least the second round of every baseball tournament they participated in that wasn't abandoned. All these accomplishments might make the Milchama Warriors the best all time baseball team in the world.

Getting back to the HoF the Warriors have 5 spots to choose from. The question of course is who will fill up those 5 spots? The MBL is working very hard to figure out who will actually be inducted but has brought the list down to a number of players.

Here they are, our potential hall of famers:
Felix Sorano
Emily O'Neil
Kenny Marrick
Barrett Hamilton
Philip Foster
Manny Rodriguez
Satchel George
Michael Flinter
Garrett Raritt
Ferris Banner
Ole' Gomez
Jonah David
Kny-Mrrk
Wr-Ior

While all of these people are very deserving of enshrinement and are, in fact, all enshrined in the MBL hall of fame. The only question is who will be enshrined in the actual world hall of fame? We will all soon find out.

Page 3

Actual Milchama Roster Announced

So yeh the roster was actually announced while we were still sleeping. So here we go with the Warriors roster.

Infielders:
3. Logan Heredin 1B
2. Onis Tolt 3B
6. Colton Bort 2B
7. Ricky Sentavahn SS
20. Quentin Hollis 2B/SS
17. Tooguie Yanafilinorew 2B/3B/LF/RF

Outfielders:
1. Torry Kelling CF
4. Tony Vallanovkis RF
5. William Brayer LF
13. Trajdan Longley RF/LF/CF
15. Bobby Tomel CF
24. Tim Wee RF/LF

Catchers:
8. Zoltan Miresh
16. Benyamin Gorf
25. Narayan Manic

Pitchers:

Starters:
9. Kerry Connor
10. Dan Rorlit
11. Cornell Vint
12. Kasey Welquer

Relievers:
14. Thom Hill
18. Charlie Fontein
19. Harry Maoyoke
21. Ari Keyton
22. James Morler
23. Nathan Eton

"So, the Zebras have scored twenty-six runs and given up fourteen."

"Yep."

"Is that important?"

"Possibly."

"Tiebreaker sort of thing?"

"Yeah."

"Well, for the benefit of those of you without a life, we are not very proud at all to present the list of people who scored, and allowed, those runs."

"Except when inherited runners are involved, in which case we list the pitcher who put them on base."

"Right."

Scored:

Pargman 5
Lievano 4
Steen 3
Funct 4
Worland 2
Trecarichi 3
Dvorak 1
Kintopp 2
Blago 1
Jingle 1

Allowed:
Blago 1
Kirst 1
Slovinsky 4
Greger 1
Schneider 1
Shadduck 1
Slova 2
Turmay 1

"Does that even add up?"

"Probably not."

"Good thing we checked, then."

"Yeah, really."

QSPN WBC Today

John Morgan: Another day, another win for Qazox, as they are now 5-0, and with today's win over 2nd placed Tocrowkia, a Quarterfinal berth is all but assured with only 1 more win. Against The Bluth Corporation tommorrow, that berth might be clinched.


BOX SCORE:
TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tocrowkia 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 10 0
Qazox 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 x 6 15 1

Batting:
2B: Thompson
3B: Mason
HR: Redman (3)
RBI: Thompson 3 (4), Riggs (2), Redman (4), Taresi
SB: None
CS: None
SF: None
Sac: none
HBP: None

Pitching:
PITCHER IP R ER H K BB ERA
Ridge 6.2 3 1 7 8 1 1.35 (W 2-0)
Ericsen 1.1 0 0 2 2 0 0.00
Pitts 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 (Sv. 4)

HBP: none

Fielding:
E: Redman
WP: none
PB: None

SCORING SUMMARY:
Qazox Third:
Ridge struck out.
Pippen singled to center.
Redman singled to left, Pippen to second.
Liber singled to left, Pippen to third, Redman to second.
Thompson doubled to center, Pippen, Redman and Liber scored, Thompson to third on throw home.
Riggs grounded out to short, Thompson scored.
Benjamin flied out to right.
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB (4-0 Qazox)
Tocrowkia Sixth:
Jill Haviland HR to Right, Haviland scored.
Dmitri Rykov flied out to center.
Johnny Stryker singled to left.
Hoyt Klaus struck out.
Domino Mazdrick grounded out to pitcher.
1 runs, 2 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (4-1 Qazox)
Tocrowkia Seventh:
Alec Travylin singled to right.
Tommy Thunder reached on Redman's fielding error, Travylin to third.
Kitten Dyfuse singled to right, Travylin scored, Thunder to second.
Willhelm Dynrus flied out to right.
Haviland doubled to center, Thunder scored, Dyfuse out at home advancing, Haviland to third on throw.
Pitching change: Brandon Ericsen in for Samuel Ridge
Rykov flied out to left.
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 Errors, 1 LOB (4-3 Qazox)
Qazox Eighth:
Redman HR to left, Redman scored.
Pithcing change: Jaycen Hester in for Tommy Thunder
Liber struck out.
Thompson flied out to center.
Riggs singled to right.
Benjamin singled to right, Riggs to third.
Taresi singled to cetner, Riggs scored, Benjamin to second.
Morgan struck out.
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB (6-3 Qazox)

Pawtucket Times-Herald

Off day, so we went fishing.

Wachovia Daily News

4 straight wins for Us, as we avenged our only loss, with a 4-2 win voer Jeruselem, thanks to a grand-slam by andrew Held in the 7th inning and jacob Wolford earned his 4th consecutive save, after taking the loss in the opener. With a 4-1 record, GW stays in first, thanks to the win over Zwangzug, who happen to be our next opponent. If we beat them again, we'll have clinched a quarterfinal berth for the first time.


GW: 4 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors
Jeruselem: 2 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors

Green wombat's Batting:
antonio Desrosiers: 0/3, walk
albert Beckham: 0/4
robert Ortega: 1/4
alan Monge: 1/3, HBP, Run scored
aaron Clemente: 1/4, Run scored
jose Gove: 1/4, Run scored
andrew Held: 2/4 Grand Slam, run scored, 4 RBI
travis Seals: 1/3


Pitching:
kenneth Maclean: 8 IP, 8 hits, 8 K's, 2 BB, 2 runs, 2 ER (W 1-0)
jacob Wolford: 1 IP, 0 hits, 1 K, 0 BB, 0 runs, 0 ER. (Save 4)

Errors: none

What does MD7 have in store? Well, for starters, here's its cutoff point.

(It just occurred to me that my using the American traditional format of having the home team on the right could be confusing people. ;) Well, if you were confused, the home team is on the right.)

Group A:
Bluth Corporation 1-9 Qazox
West Pocono 4-5 Yafor 2

Group B:
Green wombat 4-6 Zwangzug
Jeruselem 3-5 Liventia

Group C:
The Indonesian States 3-8 Milchama
Greal 0-6 Newmanistan

Group D:
Lovisa 5-4 Taeshan
Kosovoe 2-5 Prux

Jolt is very laggy right now, so I will get back to putting up tables later in the afternoon/evening.

what how do i lose to Lovisa twice. This is in no way something Margaret would do. come on. Rping every match to i believe one little sentence to Lov. WHAT?

"...the penetrating journalism of group D."

"Very enlightening. But meanwhile, Green wombat came to Zwangzug hoping to top the table with another win."

"However, the Zebras got on the board in the first inning, as Patricia Worland singled in Rufus Lievano. Ace Veasna Blago held the Wombats until the fifth, when the visitors scored twice: center fielder Norman Cromer hit a two-run double to score Robert Ortega and Alan Monge."

"By then it was 3-2, with Zwangzug's two runs in the fourth coming on four consecutive singles, from leadoff hitter Spencer Pargman to cleanup guy Grover Funct."

"Funct popped a solo homer in the sixth to make it 4-2, and Elena Kintopp brought Worland home."

"The Wombats pulled back: Rod Kirst surrendered two in the eighth, as Aaron Clemente doubled in Monge. Jose Gove's single let Clemente score."

"But Zwangzug would tack on an insurance run in the bottom half. Pinch-hitter Brigid Hoefflin doubled, and Pargman sent her in."

"The Zebras take sole possession of first place, and head to Jeruselem for their next game."

"Time for one of us to name the three stars of the game."

"Okay: Funct, uh...Blago? And maybe Worland?"

"And I'll rank them one, two, and three. There they are: one, two, and three."

"Excellent."

"Totally."

what how do i lose to Lovisa twice. This is in no way something Margaret would do. come on. Rping every match to i believe one little sentence to Lov. WHAT?

The same way that in World Cup 41 qualifying, I lost key back to back matches against non-RPing newbies when I had at least two RP's for the days matches, that were ranked in the 100's. It happens.

Plus I think you underestimate Lovisa a little bit, they are the #3 ranked team in your group. I didn't hear a complaint when the #5 ranked team in the group, Kosovoe, beat them.

((OOC: Are you going to post the standings?))

Was working on setting them up now..... Jolt's shotty performance this morning made it impossible (to set them up it's necessary to "preview" several times, and that was just impossible in the AM). I haven't been back on since.


Group A W L RF RA RD
Qazox 6 0 34 10 24
Tocrowkia 3 2 17 19 -2
Yafor 2 3 2 22 19 3
Bluth Corporation 2 4 19 31 -12
West Pocono 0 6 18 31 -13

Group B W L RF RA RD
Zwangzug 5 1 32 18 14
Green Wombat 4 2 22 19 3
Swilatia 2 3 14 21 -7
Liventia 2 3 16 16 0
Jeruselem 1 5 16 26 -10

Group C W L RF RA RD
Newmanistan 5 0 23 8 15
Milchama 5 1 35 14 21
kenavt 2 3 18 19 -1
T. I. S. 1 5 18 33 -15
Greal 1 5 12 32 -20

Group D W L RF RA RD
Prux 4 1 19 11 8
Taeshan 4 2 23 16 7
Lovisa 3 3 18 19 -1
Secristan 2 3 15 14 1
Kosovoe 1 5 12 27 -15

((OOC: I'm honestly a little new to this format of standings. What do RA, RF, and RD mean?))

RF= Runs For
RA= Runs Against
RD= Run Differential

Provided since Run Differential will be part of the tiebreak criteria.

((OOC: Ah,I see. Thanks.))

Knights lose at home. To Lovisa. Reporters want to know who the Fu** they're Paying

Tonight amid reports of a Lovisan win over the Knights that a person has been brought forward to testify against a Lovisan banker who pays officials. Anyways who cares its just a game. Were gonna lose again and possibly not take part in the next one. Te TBF is interested in stopping all entrances in former international events due to a crisis of wierd scores. The Soccer administration has not confirmed anything.

Purple Knights: Just a bunch of babies?

-A TNSE article

After a rather heart breaking loss against group-leader Qazox, in which for the first time in his career Mr. Clutch Dmitri Rykov failed to live up to his name (Capitalized by, after flying out in the eighty the normally mild-mannered player slammed his bat and helmet on the ground and shouted in disgust.) The Tocrowkian team is trying to keep their spirits high. One of the ways they do that is making fun of other people .

"What a bunch of pussies." 1st baseman Johnny Stryker said upon hearing of the Taeshan teams reaction to their loss. 3rb baseman Kitten Dyfuse had this to say "They really should stop whining. So they lost. Big deal You have to move on, not put on waterworks." She finished up her statement by mocking them in a squeaky little voice. And team captain Jill Haviland had only this to say.

"Well, their team name is the Purple Knights for Christ's sake! What do you expect?!"

OOC - We won a game ... :)

Jacinta: Hello! This is Princess Jacinta Sasha Dallas! I've just dropped by to see how our World Baseball Classic 8 team is going. I'm with the team Captain Gavin Rossi.
Rossi: Hi everyone.
Jacinta: 1 win and 5 losses. Not bad for bunch of amateurs!
Rossi: Yeah, well we aren't doing too badly really.

Jacinta: We're got a pretty bad ... err. ... Runs Against record in Group D.
Rossi: It's relative. 26 is bad but compared to the last placed teams in the other Groups - it's good!
Jacinta: We're not doing too badly in getting runs either.
Rossi: The boys have been actually getting home runs but not enough to scare the big boys.

Jacinta: We've had some close games.
Rossi: Well, close but we lost. The pros performed under pressure while we buckled.
Jacinta: Who's the next opponent?
Rossi: We play ZwangZug here at home. Should be good game but I think they'll be really hard to beat.

Jacinta: Do you think we can win?
Rossi: Well ... not really. We suck at making the big scores.
Jacinta: So does Jeruselem baseball need more money for development?
Rossi: Yes, but we need for players. Most of us here are here for experience. We aren't going be rich out of this.

Jacinta: More players are in people playing in Jeruselem?
Rossi: Yeah, we need more people feeding the talent pool.
Jacinta: I noticed it's all guys here.
Rossi: Baseball isn't exactly a sport known for attracting girls

Jacinta: Why is that?
Rossi: Standing in the sun hitting a small round ball isn't sexy.
Jacinta: I'd give it a go!
Rossi: Yeah, but you'd give anything a go.

Jacinta: Yeah, true true!
Rossi: You can train with the team and see how perform. Your sister is pretty good but she's a fussy girl.
Jacinta: I know, I'll have a hit. I'm not much good that this throwing.
Rossi: Pitching actually.

Jacinta: You think Jeruselem can improve?
Rossi: We can't get any worse at this.
Jacinta: We can another game?
Rossi: I hope so. Two wins is pretty for team who never have hope against the bigs boys.

EMPRESS RESPONDS TO CRITICISM

Pocono City, Newmanistan- Empress Jessica made a statement this evening concerning criticism of the running of World Baseball Classic 8 by the TBF and the possibility of a team paying off officials:

"We understand that it is frustrating to lose games that you feel that you should be winning. We have all been through it, and all get discouraged when it happens. There have been a few upsets in the tournament, but nothing unusual in my opinion. If we were going to advance the higher ranked team in every game, that what would be the point of scorination? WBC8 is using the same method of scorination that WBC7 used, there are no difference and rank is very highly valued. Sometimes, a bad team will have their day, but for the most part, the amount of "upset" results are in no way unusual. On MD7, seven of the eight games were won by the higher seed. But sometimes, there will be randomness.....

If there is any suspicion of officials accepting bribes, then we do wanted them promptly reported to the Empire Baseball Association."

Are the most recent tables correct for all groups? I'm not sure MD7 is included in there for my group.

Are the most recent tables correct for all groups? I'm not sure MD7 is included in there for my group.

The tables are correct.... with the exception of me not entering your score with Green Wombat... now fixed.

QSPN WBC Today

John Morgan: A 9-1 win over The Bluth Corporation has Qazox into the next round, as they can't lose a tiebreaker to Tocrowkia, and with just 2 games left, a win in either of them will Clinch the group title. Brian Meggars threw a complete game 2-hitter, and had a perfect game until allowing back-to-back doubles with 1 out in the 9th.


BOX SCORE:
TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
T.B.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
Qazox 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 x 9 17 0

Batting:
2B: Taresi, Riggs, Thompson
3B: Riggs
HR: Thompson, Liber
RBI: Thompson (5), Taresi (3), Liber 2 (8), Riggs 3 (5), Morgan (3), Benjamin (2)
SB: Pippen 2 (5)
CS: None
SF: None
Sac: none
HBP: None

Pitching:
PITCHER IP R ER H K BB ERA
Meggars 9.0 1 1 2 13 0 1.00 (W 2-0)

HBP: none

Fielding:
E: none
WP: none
PB: None

SCORING SUMMARY:
Qazox Second:
Thompson HR to left, Thompson scored.
Riggs singled to right.
Benjamin struck out.
Taresi doubled to left, Riggs scored.
Morgan flied out to right.
Meggars struck out.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (2-0 Qazox)
Qazox Third:
Pippen singled to right.
Pippen stole second.
Redman flied out to left.
Liber HR to center, Pippen and Liber scored.
Thompson singled to right.
Riggs doubled to left, Thompson scored.
Benjamin walked.
Taresi singled to left, Riggs to third, Benjamin to second.
Morgan singled to left, Riggs scored, Benjamin to third, Taresi to second.
Meggars grounded into double play (2-4-3), Morgan out at second.
4 runs, 6 hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB (6-0 Qazox)
Qazox Fourth:
Pippen flied out to left.
Redman struck out.
Liber singled to right.
Thompson singled to center, Liber to second.
Riggs tripled to center, Liber and Thompson score.
Pitching change: Logan Canaan in for Dwight Fish
Benjamin singled to left, Riggs scored.
Taresi struck out.
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (9-0 Qazox)
Bluth Corporation Ninth:
Jared Ritchie struck out.
Jared Lamar doubled to left.
Sepp Stein doubled to right, Lamar scored.
Chester Stonecipher flied out to right.
Benjamin Eads struck out.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (9-1 Qazox)

Wachovia Daily News

Zwangzug got their revenge, scoring 5 runs in the 7th inning, thanks to 2 errors in the inning by travis Seals, and Zwangzug took full advantage of the first, a throwing erroras Eric Steen slammed a 3-run HR to break the 2-2 tie, then Seals' 2nd error allowed Grover Funct to score on a triple when Seals' over threw third. GW managed to get 2 runs in the top of the 8th to cut it to 6-4, but then Mitt Amadeo closed it out for the win.


GW: 4 runs, 9 hits, 2 errors
Zwangzug: 6 runs, 9 hits, 0 errors

Green wombat's Batting:
antonio Desrosiers: 1/3, run scored, RBI
albert Beckham: 0/4
robert Ortega: 3/4, 2 HR, 3 RBI
alan Monge: 0/4
aaron Clemente: 2/4, Run scored
jose Gove: 1/4, Run scored
andrew Held: 2/4 double 2 RBI
travis Seals: 0/3


Pitching:
howard Lheureux: 7 IP, 8 hits, 7 K's, 1 BB, 6 runs, 2 ER (L 1-1)
dale Luther: 2 IP, 1 hits, 1 K, 0 BB, 0 runs, 0 ER.

Errors: travis Seals 2

Pawtucket Times-Herald

4-1 record and still in first place as the Power beat Kosovoe 5-1.


Kosovoe: 000 000 010 1 4 0
Prux: 000 023 00x 5 11 0

Batting Stats:
Doubles: none
Triples: none
Homeruns: Robert Looney, Christopher Burnside
Runs: who cares, we won right?
RBI: Looney 3, Burnside 2

Pitching stats:
Timothy Eskew: 8 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 9 K's, 2 BB (W 2-0)
Alan Nicely: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 K's, 0 BB (Sv. 4)

It's the MD8 Cutoff.

Group A:
Qazox 7-0 West Pocono
Yafor 2 2-4 Tocrowkia

Group B:
Zwangzug 7-3 Jeruselem
Liventia 6-3 Swilatia

Group C:
Newmanistan 4-3 Kenavt
Milchama 6-1 Greal

Group D:
Taeshan 6-1 Kosovoe
Prux 5-0 Secristan


x- Clinched playoffs
y- Clinched group title
z- eliminated (though the 9-16 seed tournament still can happen)


Group A W L RF RA RD
xy-Qazox 7 0 41 10 31
Tocrowkia 4 2 21 20 1
Yafor 2 3 3 23 23 0
Bluth Corporation 2 4 19 31 -12
z-West Pocono 0 7 18 38 -20

Group B W L RF RA RD
x-Zwangzug 6 1 39 21 18
Green Wombat 4 2 22 19 3
Liventia 3 3 22 19 3
Swilatia 2 4 17 27 -10
z-Jeruselem 1 6 19 33 -14

Group C W L RF RA RD
x-Newmanistan 6 0 27 11 16
x-Milchama 6 1 41 15 26
z-kenavt 2 4 21 23 -2
z-T. I. S. 1 5 18 33 -15
z-Greal 1 6 13 38 -25

Group D W L RF RA RD
Prux 5 1 24 11 13
Taeshan 5 2 29 17 12
Lovisa 3 3 18 19 -1
z-Secristan 2 4 15 19 -4
z-Kosovoe 1 6 13 33 -20

Knights pouund Blue Tornado 6-1

Yes after an interesting grou of matches the Knights went into the big rivalry against the Blue Tornado, and won again. Socki Lewis led the team to there 6-1 victory with two 3 run homers. Next the Knights face Prux in the deciding game of the tournament. with a win the Knights win the group with a loss the Knights need a lovisan loss to advance.[/CENTER

((OOC: Hey. How isn't that I have clinched a playoff appearance, when I've beaten every other team in my group (except for Qazox)?))

((OOC: Hey. How isn't that I have clinched a playoff appearance, when I've beaten every other team in my group (except for Qazox)?))

Because IF you lose your last two games, and Yafor 2 wins it's last 2, they'll have a 5-3 record, while you'll be 4-4. That's why.

QSPN WBC Today

John Morgan: 7-0 and 7-0. The first is our record, and the 2nd was the score of our last game, at West Pocono. Since this game took place just 16 hours after the last home game against Tocrowkia, Adam Victorini rested most of the starters, giving them an extra day off before travelling to Yafor 2 for the group stage finale. Qazox is also the only team to have clinched a group title, and will most likely earn the top seed in the knock-outs with a win over Yafor 2.


BOX SCORE:
TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Qazox 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 11 0
West Pocono 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

Batting:
2B: Mason, Washington, Daevis
3B: Washington
HR: Felde
RBI: Yardley 3, Daevis 2, Felde, Washington
SB: None
CS: None
SF: None
Sac: none
HBP: None

Pitching:
PITCHER IP R ER H K BB ERA
Forde 9.0 0 0 4 9 3 0.00 (W 2-0)

HBP: none

Fielding:
E: none
WP: none
PB: None

SCORING SUMMARY:
Qazox First:
Washington tripled to center.
Yardley singled to right, Washington scored.
Carre struck out.
Mason doubled to right, Yardley to third.
Riggs popped out to right.
Daevis singled to right, Yardley and Mason scored.
Felde flied out to center.
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (3-0 Qazox)
Qazox Fourth:
Felde HR to right, Felde scored.
Morgan singled to right.
Forde infield hit to third. Morgan to second.
Washington doubled to right, Morgan scored, Felde to third.
Yardley singled to center, Felde and Washington scored.
Pitching change: Brad Rizzo in for Scott Cronin
Carre grounded into double play (4-6-3), Yardley out at second.
Mason flied out to right.
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB (7-0 Qazox)

OOC: Qazox, the last two line scores you have Tocrowkia as your opponent even though you RPed them right as having been against West Pocono and Bluth Corporation.

(ooc: yeah tring to do anything when you're being distracted by a 4-yr running around the house will mess things up.)

Pawtucket Times-Herald

5-0 win over Secristan, as the Power near a quarterfinal berth. With only matches vs. Taeshan and Lovisa left a win against either of these teams will send us though.


Prux: 101 000 003 5 13 0
Secristan: 000 000 000 0 7 0

Batting Stats:
Doubles: none
Triples: none
Homeruns: Steven Fenn 2, Lawrence Bosco
Runs: Fenn 2, Harrigan, Burnside, Bosco
RBI: Fenn 2, Bosco 3

Pitching stats:
Johnny Wilson: 9 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 7 K's, 3 BB (W 2-0)

Wachovia Daily News

An off day today and if Green wombat gets a win against Liventia in the next match, then they will advance into the next round. They have a game lead over Liventia and a 2 game lead over Swilatia, the only other team in the group who still has a chnace to qualify. Zwangzug, with a 7-3 win over Jeruselem clinched them a quarterfinal berth, while eliminating Jeruselem.

Cut off time for matchday nine!

Group A:
Yafor 2 5-2 Bluth Corporation
Tocrowkia 4-1 West Pocono

Group B:
Liventia 2-3 (12 inn.) Green Wombat
Swilatia 3-6 Jeruselem

Group C:
Newmanistan 3-4 The Indonesian States
kenavt 2-3 (10 inn.) Greal

Group D:
Prux 6-1 Lovisa
Secristan 5-2 Kosovoe

Well, looks like the only last matchday drama will be for group titles. All spots are clinched. (Tocrowkia has clinched because they are 2-0 in H2H with Yafor 2 if they were to end up tied).


Group A W L RF RA RD
xy-Qazox 7 0 41 10 31
x-Tocrowkia 5 2 25 21 4
z-Yafor 2 4 3 28 25 3
z-Bluth Corp. 2 5 21 36 -15
z-West Pocono 0 8 19 42 -23

Group B W L RF RA RD
x-Zwangzug 6 1 39 21 18
x-Green Wombat 5 2 25 21 4
z-Liventia 3 4 24 22 2
z-Swilatia 2 5 20 33 -13
z-Jeruselem 2 6 25 36 -11

Group C W L RF RA RD
x-Newmanistan 6 1 30 15 15
x-Milchama 6 1 41 15 26
z-kenavt 2 5 23 26 -3
z-T. I. S. 2 5 22 36 -14
z-Greal 2 6 16 40 -24

Group D W L RF RA RD
x-Prux 6 1 30 12 18
x-Taeshan 5 2 29 17 12
z-Secristan 3 4 20 21 -1
z-Lovisa 3 4 19 25 -6
z-Kosovoe 1 7 16 38 -22


Group Title Would be Tiebreakers:
Green wombat-Zwangzug are 1-1 in H2H, so this would come down to RD. Yes, it's extremely likely that Zwangzug wins out.

Newmanistan-Milchama won't end up in a tie, as they play in MD10.

Prux-Taeshan play in MD10: If Taeshan wins, they are 2-0 in H2H with Prux, and win the group. If Prux wins, it comes down to RD, which obviously they would win since it is a H2H game between them.

"We're through! We're through!"

"Excellent, the run continues"

"Yeh 10 for 10. Officially we are the best baseball team in the world. Between An Archy and Qazox and Newmanistan and whoever else has been in the WBC nobody can stop the Warriors. We are the best"

"Yep, nothing like Milchama baseball."

"You betcha, we're just the best of the best of the best."

"6-1 this cup and going to get first place"

"Well actually, not yet we still need to beat Newmanistan to get first place in our group"

"Alright well that should be easy. Who's pitching?"

"I think it's going to be Welquer"

"Why?"

"To save our better pitchers for the playoffs"

"Hmmm... good idea, maybe we won't win though"

"Are you kidding me? Welquer's sick, she has a 2.12 ERA with a 1.03 WHIP in the MBL this year. Those are some sick stats. Screw the fact that she's our 4th starter, she's still money"

"I guess but Newmanistan beat her last time"

"Not this time"

"Yes, IT'S OUR TIME!"

"AESH AESH MILCHAMA!"

"HIYA!"

"COME ON YOU WARRIORS!"

"YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!"

"That was a good chant"

"Yep"

"Ok I think that's about it"

"Not really"

"Why not?"

"Who do you think should go to the Hall of Fame?"

"Out of the candidates? That's pretty simple, Sorano, O'Neil, Merrick, Foster and Hegeboom"

"That's a pretty good list there"

"Yep"

"And you?"

"Sorano, Merrick, Hegeboom, Hamilton, and Rodriguez"

"Also a good pick"

"I don't think you can go wrong, but the problem is that there are so many good ones"

"We see 3 agreements though so I bet those guys get in"

"Yeh"

"Come on you Warriors!"

"Come on you Warriors!"

Purple Knights have BYE

The Purple Knights did not have a Worlod Baseball Classic game this week, but they werent out at strip clubs of fishing in Taeshan. No thye were out at strip clubs in Prux and dude there women are ugly. Anyways man ive never had a lap dance that bad in my life. Anyways the Ks watched the Prux team do the only thing the Knights hadn't done this year defeat Lovisa, but anyways the Knights had a good time before the big game.

"A 7-3 victory over Jeruselem assures Zwangzug's qualification to the second round. Stars of the game?"

"Number one would have to be Eric Steen. Called a good game behind the plate, helping Slovinsky get through those first couple rough innings."

"Jeruselem got one in the second and another in the third, muted by Zwangzug's four-run outburst in the top half of the third."

"And since Steen scored one of those runs, just another feather in his cap right there."

"Number two?"

"Kelsey Loh."

"Interesting choice."

"Not the most overwhelming pitcher out there, but she knows how to get the job done. Two innings of work today with just the Marshall single allowed."

"Loh induces a lot of ground balls, and clean fielding helped the game move along...the bottom halves, anyway!"

"Was just about to say that. And it's Pargman who I'll nominate as the third star. Reached base three times, and solid defensive work."

"How about Jeruselem? Any bright spots in their performance?"

"They seem to be swinging for the fences. When they hit, they hit big...but when they miss, as they did plenty today, they missed big."

"Their loss. 7-3 Zebras, with the knockouts assured..."

Prux-Taeshan play in MD10: If Taeshan wins, they are 2-0 in H2H with Prux, and win the group. If Prux wins, it comes down to RD, which obviously they would win since it is a H2H game between them.

(ooc: NEW: If Prux wins, They'd have a 7-1 record, and RD won't factor in at all, as they'd win the group by 2 games.)

QSPN WBC Today

John Morgan: Off day today for the Phoenix, and just about everything has been clinched. So let's take a look at the groups

Group A: Qazox is the lone unbeaten left at 7-0 and has clinched everything but the #1 seed in the Knockout rounds. Tocrowkia, with 2 wins over Yafor 2, has clinched the other quarterfinal berth.

Group B: Zwangzug and Green wombat are both into the quarters. Zwangzug clinches the group with a win or a GW loss. If somehow they finish tied, Zwangzug's better GD will clinch them the group.

Group C: We knew it, They knew it, and even the dead knew it. Milchama-Newmanistan on MD10 to determine the group title.

Group D: Prux and Taeshan are both in, meaning that 1/2 of the teams in the quarters are from the Q-continuum, increasing the chances that one of our nations will take home the title. Prux and Taeshan face each other on MD10 with the winner taking the group title.


NEW UPDATE regarding the WBCHOF:
Qualifying Teams (with # of HOF Berths earned)
Az-cz: 6 berths
Milchama: 5 berths
Qazox: 4 berths
Zwangzug: 3 berths
Liverpool England/Liventia: 2 berths
Taeshan: 3 berths
Prux: 2 berths
Corneliu: 1 berth
Quakmybush: 1 berth
Yafor 2: 1 berth

TEAMS THAT HAVE ADDED HOF berths this WBC:
Qazox, Prux and taeshan (1 each).


(wikipage for WBCHOF: http://wikistates.outwardhosting.com/wiki/WBC_Hall_of_Fame)

Coach"Hey Laemen you caught anything yet"

Danny"No"

Coach"Okay, anybody else catch anything"

Menigen"I think i caught a cold not much else"

Parrea"I got a Brook trout"

Lewis"That aint no Brok. Its a brown look at its spots you idiot"

Parrea"You're right"

Flederichi"I miss the Orange lake on lake island. It has those bright blue Trout"

Coach"we've only been away a week. Well the games tommorrow. We need a win"

Parrea"all i want to win is a few chicks at the club"

Coach"Funny. Anyways don't you know prux chicks are ugly, now you just have to read Jeruselemboi magazine. Those are some good chicks"

"Reazeo"Yeah they fine. I got a male order wife from there she sure is sweet" MMMMMMNM.

Pawtucket Times-Herald

Interesting strategy today as 3 relievers and the bench combined to pitch a 6-hitter, as the Power earned another quarterfinal berth, and another HOF sport as well. The offical list has not yet been announced, but is expected shortly. As for the game today, a 6-1 win sets up the final game against Taeshan for the group title, and with the rest of key players and Manuel Marker, the team should have a good chance to win.


Prux: 004 200 000 6 10 0
Lovisa: 000 000 100 1 6 0

Batting Stats:
Doubles: none
Triples: none
Homeruns: None
Runs: Patrick Russo, Roy Chong, Travis Gill 2, Kenneth White, Frank Fanning
RBI: White 2, Fanning 2, Chong, Russo

Pitching stats:
Nicholas Ripley: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 K's, 0 BB (W 1-0)
Victor Dorman: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 K's, 1 BB
Gregory Kerr: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 K's, 0 BB

Wachovia Daily News

WE'RE IN! WE'RE IN!

Following not one, but 2 comebacks, Green wombat has finally advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time ever. Trailing 1-0, with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th, aaron Clemente slapped a solo shot over the right field wall to tie it at 1-1. After dale Luther allowed Liventia a run to score in the top of the 10th, albert Beckham homered to tie it at 2-2. And in the bottom of the 12th, travis Seals doubled home andrew Held for the game winner.

(12 innings)
Liventia: 2 runs, 11 hits, 0 errors
GW: 3 runs, 14 hits, 0 errors

Green wombat's Batting:
antonio Desrosiers: 1/6, run scored, RBI
albert Beckham: 1/6 HR, RBI
robert Ortega: 2/6, double
alan Monge: 1/6, Triple
aaron Clemente: 2/5,
jose Gove: 3/5, Triple
andrew Held: 2/4 Run scored
travis Seals: 2/5 2 doubles, 1 RBI


Pitching:
adam Moll: 7 IP, 5 hits, 6 K's, 2 BB, 1 runs, 1 ER (ND)
ernest Wayman: 2 IP, 2 hits, 3 K's, 0 BB, 0 runs, 0 ER
dale Luther: 2 IP, 3 hits, 1 K, 0 BB, 1 runs, 1 ER.
leonard Sheehan: 1 IP, 0 hits, 0 K's, 1 BB, 0 Runs, 0 ER (W 1-0)

Errors: none

Final cutoff day for group play!


Group A:
Qazox 5-3 Yafor 2
Bluth Corporation 0-1 Tocrowkia

Group B:
Zwangzug 4-2 Liventia
Green wombat 4-2 Swilatia

Group C:
Milchama 2-1 Newmanistan
The Indonesian States 5-1 Kenavt


Group D:
Taeshan 3-0 Prux
Lovisa 1-4 Secristan

Final Group Stage Tables:


Group A W L RF RA RD
xy-Qazox 8 0 46 13 33
x-Tocrowkia 6 2 26 21 5
z-Yafor 2 4 4 31 30 1
z-Bluth Corp. 2 6 21 37 -16
z-West Pocono 0 8 19 42 -23

Group B W L RF RA RD
xy-Zwangzug 7 1 43 23 20
x-Green Wombat 6 2 29 23 6
z-Liventia 3 5 26 26 0
z-Jeruselem 2 6 25 36 -11
z-Swilatia 2 6 22 37 -15

Group C W L RF RA RD
xy-Milchama 7 1 43 16 27
x-Newmanistan 6 2 31 17 14
z-T. I. S. 3 5 27 37 -10
z-kenavt 2 6 24 31 -7
z-Greal 2 6 16 40 -24

Group D W L RF RA RD
xy-Taeshan 6 2 32 17 15
x-Prux 6 2 30 15 15
z-Secristan 4 4 24 22 2
z-Lovisa 3 5 20 30 -10
z-Kosovoe 1 7 16 38 -22


The "why" on ties:
-- Jeruselem over Swilatia due to RD (1-1 H2H)
-- Kenavt over Greal due to RD (1-1 H2H)
-- Taeshan over Prux due to 2-0 H2H

3rd-4th Place 1-game knockout "Tournament". (The only bearing of this tournament is to give Newmanistanians more baseball to watch, and to allow some teams to keep playing)
Games at LOUDON STADIUM

(16) Bluth Corporation vs (9) Secristan
(15) Jeruselem vs (10) Yafor 2
(14) Kenavt vs (11) Liventia
(13) Lovisa vs (12) The Indonesian States

AND NOW THE ONE THAT MATTERS
First Place teams get seeds 1-4; second 5-8; based on record and RD. This is a 3-games series with the 1st place team being the "home" team in games one and three. Games are at the Tundra Falls Proving Grounds.

(8) Tocrowkia vs (1) Qazox
(7) Green wombat vs (2) Milchama
(6) Newmanistan vs (3) Zwangzug
(5) Prux vs (4) Taeshan

The Winner of the 1-8 series plays the winner of the 4-5 series.
The winner of the 2-7 series plays the winner of the 3-6 series.

Schedule:
Aug 23: 9th-16th Rd 1
Aug 24: QFG1, 9th-16th RD 2
Aug 25: QFG2, 9th-16th Semis
Aug 26: QFG3, 9th-16th Final

Knights shutout Prux

Wow it was an exciting game between the Prawns and the Purple Knights Coi Vexcen in his best performance of all time almost threw a no hitter allowing only a short single into left, and the Knights defense pplayed fantastic letting no balls out of the infield beside pop ups.

The Knights scored on two seperate appearances. The first was when Alexander Parrea cleared the infield into the deep corners of Quarant Xa'virt Sphark Stadium, were it rolled around and Parrea got an inside the park homer. Later Zoey Menigen singled, and Socki Lewis homered over the 405 feet in left.

Some bad news though the Knights will be facing the Prawns at least two more times as they drew them for the quaterfinals. In fact due to a weird coincidence all the group winners in the Classic plays there runners u weird. The Knights are ranked 4th out of the top 4 group winning teams.

(ooc: No they dont, Tae. Zwang has to face New, while Milch faces GW and those 4teams weren't in the same group. Also New, are ALL of the knock-outs gong to be held at the Tundra Falls Proving Grounds and Loudon stadium or are there mosre host sites? And 3rdly, The WIki is updated http://wikistates.outwardhosting.com/wiki/World_Baseball_Classic_8)

Yes, theoretically game times would be 9am, 1pm, 5pm, and 9pm. Kind of like how venues in the NCAA Basketball tournament do it. Each series would have its games at the same time of day.

Oh and why not...

9am= Prux-Taeshan gets the early slot. Go to bed early ;)
1pm= Qazox- Tocrowkia
5pm= Milchama- Green Wombat
9pm= Newmanistan- Zwangzug

"A 4-2 victory over Liventia gives Zwangzug the group title, despite Green wombat's win by the same scoreline."

"Third seeds in the knockout, Zwangzug will face the sixth seeds...Newmanistan."

"The Zebras and Rockets will be seeing plenty of each other, as the mens' teams are meeting for the gold medal final in the Olympics."

"But the Newmanistan team here is all-female, of course, returning from the seventh WBC."

"The Zebras have somewhat more gender parity now, with three women in the starting lineup and Brianna Schneider, who got the win today, in the starting rotation."

"Ironically enough, some of the male veterans that didn't make this team are competing in the Olympics, while the Rocket stars face comparatively unknown opponents."

"Instead of one rematch, we have two indirect ones."

"Any predictions?"

"The quarterfinal will go to all three games. Beyond that? Who knows?"

"Not me."

"Obviously not."

"Well, do you?"

"No."

"So there."

"Anyhow. Join us at 9 o'clock in a couple nights for the quarterfinals."

"To find that we're already in the fourth."

"Alternatively, tune in at eight Zwangzug time and get the first pitch, thrown by...Stacey Keisler, I believe."

"I think so too."

"Despite Newmanistan obviously being at home, Zwangzug will bat in the bottom halves of innings in game one, and three if it's played."

"You could just say "bat last"."

"Yeah, but maybe we won't have to play the bottom of the ninth."

"Oh. Sorry about that."

"No problem."

"Optimism's good."

"Sure is."

QSPN WBC Today

John Morgan: 8-0 after a 5-3 win over Yafor 2 in the final Pool stage game. Once again Adam Victorini rested the starters and despite allowing 3 runs in the 1st inning, the Phoenix came back with 5 runs in the 4th to take the lead and with lone perfect record. While having an 8-0 record and the top seed is good, remember, that in the past couple of WBC's the best team through the first round hasn't won the title. Hopefully this team will break that streak.


BOX SCORE:
TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Qazox 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 0
Yafor 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0

Batting:
2B: Washington
3B:
HR:
RBI: Daevis (3), Nieves, Washington 2 (3), Yardley (4)
SB: None
CS: None
SF: None
Sac: none
HBP: Nieves (by: Darius Hadagamerion)

Pitching:
PITCHER IP R ER H K BB ERA
Nieves 7.0 3 3 8 5 2 3.86 (W 2-0)
Ericsen 2.0 0 0 1 3 0 0.00 (Sv. 1)

HBP: none

Fielding:
E: none
WP: none
PB: None

SCORING SUMMARY:
Yafor 2 First:
Caris Juir doubled to center.
Arrin Jarridan singled to right, Juir scored.
Tyrius Valderrana flied out to right.
Rabyn Zaranez singled to center, Jarridan to third.
Daaklen Kirjai doubled to left, Jarridan scored, Zaranez to third.
Nan Judaron flied out to center, Zaranez scored.
Tyrius Carian struck out.
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (3-0 Yafor 2)
Qazox Fourth:
Carre singled to right.
Mason singled to left, Carre to second.
Riggs walked, Mason to second, Carre to third.
Daevis singled to left, Carre scored, Mason to third, Riggs to second.
Felde struck out.
Morgan struck out.
Nieves Hit-by-Pitch, Mason scored, Riggs to third, Daevis to second.
Washington doubled to left, Riggs and Daevis scored, Nieves to third.
Yardley singled to center, Nieves scored, Washington to third.
Carre flied out to right.
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB (5-3 Qazox)

Interestingly enough, Qazox will have to face Tocrowkia, a team they've beaten twice in the quarterfinals.

Wachovia Daily News

A 4-2 win versus Swilatia and Green wombat finished is best pool stage with a 6-2 record and that is good enough to face Milchama in the next round. Just advancing this far is good, but we can pull off an upset, then the world will take notice.


Swilatia: 2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors
GW: 4 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors

Green wombat's Batting:
Stats Not available


Pitching:
eric Catalano: 7 IP, 4 hits, 5 K's, 1 BB, 1 runs, 1 ER (W 2-0)
ernest Wayman: 2 IP, 1 hits, 4 K's, 0 BB, 1 runs, 1 ER (Sv. 1)


Errors: none

Pawtucket Times-Herald

Its a conspiracy. Last itme out, we marched through the pool stages and ran into the defenignd champions and we eliminated. This time we're matched up with taeshan, and after yesterday's 3-0 loss, guess who we ahve to face in the quarterfinals? TAESHAN!


Prux: 000 000 000 0 5 0
Taeshan: 000 002 10x 3 9 0

Batting Stats:
Doubles: none
Triples: none
Homeruns: None
Runs: none
RBI: none

Pitching stats:
Manuel Marker: 8 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 9 K's, 2 BB (L 1-1)

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Sports Section

Milchama get First in Group Beat Newmanistan

After our poor defeat against Newmanistan the first time these two teams played in the group stage, it was obvious revenge was on the agenda for the Warriors. And deliver they did winning 2-1 over the Rockets and putting themselves as the second seed in the knockout phase where we play Green wombat (more on that later). Manager Kelly Hegeboom said, "This was the clocker that we needed. A real intense game right before the real tournament starts and they gave it to us man, they really did. Luckily we're the better side and we're out to prove that throughout the tournament."

Now because we can and maybe because we have to much time on our hands an inning by inning report of the game.

1st inning: It was Kerry Welquer vs. Courtney Lombardi (OOC: Sorry New but you didn't have a pitcher mentioned before so I took liberties). And in what will become a familiar theme both teams went 1-2-3 in the first inning.

2nd Inning: Somebody broke through with the first hit in the game as Sarah Boland singled with 1 out. 2 pitches and 2 outs later it led to nothing. The Warriors couldn't repeat the offensive feat (if you want to call it that) and meekly went down in order.

3rd Inning: Welquer really looked like she was settling striking out the side 11 pitches. The Warriors even got on base for the first time as Welquer drew a walk (she really did have a great game) only to have Torry Kelling fly out to center to end the inning.

4th inning: Boring. 1-2-3 innings by each team. The always intelligent Milchamian crowd was into it with the pitchers both looking unhittable and seemingly striking out everybody.

5th inning: After Welquer surrendered a leadoff walk to Sarah Boland, Natalie Monroe then came up and ripped a single past Colton Bort at second to put runners at first and second with no one out. Welquer managed a pop up against Nicole Flick and intentionally walked Tara Cuyler to put up the pitcher, Lombardi. The statistics showed Lombardi as a subpar hitter, even by pitcher's standards, with a .122 batting average (or 12 for 98) in the Newmanistan league. This time though Lombardi came through, not with a hit, but a long fly ball to the right fielder. The throw by Vallanovkis was cut off and the Rockets had a 1-0 lead. Brittany Wright then struck out to end the inning. The Warriors responded by meekly going down 1-2-3. 1-0 Newmanistan at the half way point.

6th inning: Welquer seemed to take that long inning in stride. She struck two out of the 3 batters she faced and the other one grounded out to the second basemen on two pitches. The bottom of the inning was the best opportunity for a run by Milchama. Zoltan Miresh walked to lead off the inning. Unlike other teams, the way baseball is played in Milchama you don't sacrifice the pitcher because it often doesn't work out. So Welquer came out ready to hit, and Lombardi came up ready to pitch, no hitter in tow. Welquer didn't end the no hitter though as she grounded to the short stop for a tailor made double play ball but Tara Cuyler fumbled it and by the time she had control all the runners were safe. With first and second and nobody out Torry Kelling did bunt to put runners on second and third and one out. Because the meat of the Milchama order was coming up Newmanistan (mostly Lombardi) elected to pitch to Onis Tolt. Tolt made them pay by lofting up a deep fly ball to left that died just before the warning track. That was still more then enough time for Miresh to score and a mistake on the throw back to the infield let Welquer advance to third. 1-1 tie with two outs. Two pitches later Milchama had the lead, not on a hit but on a wild pitch as a slider went 58 ft. and Nicole Flick just wasn't fast enough. The ball ricocheted all the way back to the wall as Welquer scored the go ahead run. Logan Heredin promptly struck out but the damage was done 2-1 Warriors.

7th inning: It went back to a pitcher's duel as Welquer kept on racking up strike outs and Lombardi kept on racking up just plain outs. 2-1 after the 6 batters in the 7th inning combined for one ball put in play.

8th inning: Welquer looked tired against Tara Cuyler walking her on 4 straight pitches to start off the inning. Then, in what a lot of people around here are calling an odd decision, the Rockets decided not to pitch hit for Lombardi and she sac bunted Cuyler to second. That brought up Brittany Wright who up until this point had sucked with an 0 for 3 line with 2 strike outs. It didn't matter now as she hit the ball into the hole at short and beat out the throw by Ricky Sentavahn to put runners at first and third and 1 out. The corners came in but the middle infielders stayed at double play depth, which was a good thing when Michelle Rancourt grounded into a double play on the second pitch she saw. Threat averted and even though the Warriors went down in order they still led 2-1.

9th inning: All Milchama had to do was get 3 outs and they would win. For that purpose Kelly Hegeboom no longer trusted Kerry Welquer so he put in Thom Hill. Hill was dominating retiring the side in order to give Milchama the strangest of victories.

So now let's look at the lines for the teams:

Milchama 2 runs on no hits and 1 error.
Newmanistan 1 run on 3 hits and no errors.

That's right we won a game where the opposing pitcher threw a no hitter.

Now the pitcher's lines:

Kerry Welquer: 8 IP 3 H 1 R 1 ER 11 K 3 BB
Courtney Lombardi CG 0 H 2 R 1 ER 7 K 2 BB

That's tough loss for Lombardi to take but hell a no hitter in the WBC that's a story to tell the grandkids. So whatever, it all evens out in the end.

Nevermind to quarterfinal preview now except this: we will win, that is all.

RP Cutoff: 1st round of 9th-16th seed tournament is today's lone action.

(16) Bluth Corporation vs (9) Secristan
(15) Jeruselem vs (10) Yafor 2
(14) Kenavt vs (11) Liventia
(13) Lovisa vs (12) The Indonesian States

Bluth Corporation 1-3 Secristan
Jeruselem 0-4 Yafor 2
Kenavt 1-6 Liventia
Lovisa 2-1 (11 inn.) The Indonesian States

Semis:

(13) Lovisa vs (9) Secristan
(11) Liventia vs (10) Yafor 2

QSPN WBC Today

John Morgan: Hello all, Welcome of WBC Today, and joining me today are Mike Kruk and Billy Ryan. Today we take look at the knock out brackets. Here's a quick refresher for all of you at home:


(8) Tocrowkia vs (1) Qazox
(7) Green wombat vs (2) Milchama
(6) Newmanistan vs (3) Zwangzug
(5) Prux vs (4) Taeshan


So like with our group previews, we'll preview each match-up with our experts and then show how the fans at home voted. Up first is billy, Who are your Final Four?

Billy Ryan: Other than 1 pairing, this is a tough bracket to pick. I see Qazox in 2, Milchama in 3, Newmanistan knocking off the defending champs in 3 and Taeshan in 3.

Mike Kruk: I have Zwanzug winning in 3 and the other 2 are the same, but I see Milchama sweeping Green wombat.

Morgan: And let's see how the fans voted:

QSPN.com Vote
(% are % of fans who think that team will win the series)
(8) Tocrowkia vs (1) Qazox 96.2%-3.8%
(7) Green wombat vs (2) Milchama 89.6%-11.4%
(6) Newmanistan vs (3) Zwangzug 51.8%-48.2%
(5) Prux vs (4) Taeshan 61.7%-39.3%

Morgan: Most of the fans were 2-1 or better for Taeshan, Milchama and Qazox, but it was real close between Zwangzgu and Newmanistan, which is a re-match of the WBC7 finals. Ok moving on Krukie, who are the top two in your brackets?

Kruk: I see Qazox beating taeshan in 4, while Zwangzug knocks off Milchama in 5.

Ryan: Clsoe but Qazox in 5 over Taeshan and Milchama in 5 over the hosts.

Morgan: Let's see how the fans voted for the Semifinals:

QSPN.com Vote
(% are % of fans who think that team will reach the finals)
Taeshan vs. Qazox 63.7%-36.3%
Zwangzug vs. Milchama 50.7%-49.3%


Morgan: Once again the fans barely see Zwanzgzug through. So now the finals, Billy who you got?

Ryan: If its my final two, Qazox knocks off Milchama 4-2 to take home its 2nd title. Qazox is just a bit ahead of the Warriors in all aspects of the game rgiht now.

Kruk:For once we agree. If it's Qazox-Zwangzug, a battle of the last 2 champions, Qazox takes in in 7.

Morgan: Let's see how the fans voted:

QSPN.com Vote
(% are % of fans who think that team will reach the finals)
Qazox vs. Zwangzug 54.8%-45.2%


Morgan: So our fans, and our experts see Qazox taking home its 2nd WBC title in 6 years. But unexpected things do happen in the playoffs and who knows? it could be Tocrowkia vs. Prux in the finals or Green wombat vs. Newmanistan. There's only one way to find out, and that's the watch the live coverage of WBC8 on QSPN and QSPN2.

Cutoff time for today's action.

9-16 Bracket:
Lovisa 1-3 Secristan
Liventia 5-2 Yafor 2

For 9th- (11) Liventia vs (9) Secristan
For 11th- (13) Lovisa vs (10) Yafor 2

And now for what you've really been waiting for!
Qazox 6-1 Tocrowkia (QZX leads series 1G-0)
Milchama 2-1 Green wombat (MIL leads series 1G-0)
Zwangzug 1-3 Newmanistan (NEW leads series 1G-0)
Taeshan 2-3 Prux (PRX leads series 1G-0)

THE ROCKET REPORT

BACK TO BACK ATTACK EARNS WIN


Tundra Falls, Newmanistan- The World Baseball Classic 8 showdown between Newmanistan and Zwangzug should offer a little bit of everything for the casual fan. It is, obviously, a rematch between the finalists of the last Classic, in which the Zebras of Zwangzug won out and took that title and the right to host the Final of the 33rd Cup of Harmony. Had Newmanistan won that contest, then that final would have been right here, at these very Proving Grounds. So now, with Zwangzug coming to the Proving Grounds, do the spirits want to, perhaps, have a say in this? Hey, we’re just saying. If we don’t mention it and the computers suddenly crashed here at The Rocket Report, then we would be in trouble. We’d rather not take any chances. This game isn’t about any of that. It’s about two teams wanting to earn a berth to the semifinal.

But is it? In the top of the 1st inning, a home run by Carrie Nicolette just seemed to carry, and carry, and carry, before it would clear the fence. It wasn’t a tremendously windy day at the Proving Grounds, but this looked like it was going to be an innocent fly out to left. Valerie Dvorak seemed to be camped under it. Then more steps back, to the track, and then gone. The next better, Rachel Crockett, went back to back. But on this shot, there was no question as it was measured at 485 feet. Newmanistan was up 2-0 early, as many fans had to field questions from others in the stands as to “Why is Newmanistan hitting in the top of the inning?” On the mound, Stacey Keisler was simply brilliant. Off the heels of Courtney Lombardi’s tough luck no-hitter yet loss to Milchama, Keisler wasn’t giving the Zebras anything to hit. The 2-0 lead held for a long time, after six in fact, and Stacey had only surrendered two hits. In the top half of the 7th, the Rockets got their third solo home run of the game, this coming off the bat of Natalie Monroe. Rockets up, as they say in soccer, 3-nil. Zwangzug put together an eighth run to avoid being shut out, but the Rockets start off the series in a great way.

Jennifer Caudron will pitch the second game of the series, and in this one Newmanistan will bat when they are accustomed to be batting when they play at home, in the bottom of the inning. It is a best of three series, so a win in this game could quickly erase the Zebras and send the Rockets into the semis.


Here is some post game reaction:

Sanders: “The Ladies played fantastic here. Coming into this series having lost our last two games, it was very important for us to get off to a quick start so we could erase any doubts as to our chances of winning here and moving on to the winner of the Milchama- Green Wombat series.”

Keisler: “I located my pitches well. I thought I threw an outstanding game and that I seemed to be able to do what I wanted. They were swinging late at the fastball, so I had a lot of confidence especially going with the heat.”

Nicolette: “I wasn’t sure that it was going to clear the fence. I ran hard to try and get two out of it in case she dropped it or something, but it did seem to carry a little bit for me. Hey, I’ll take it. It was big for us.”

Crockett: “The pitch was right up my alley, so I’m sure its not where he intended to have it end up.”

Knights lose to Prux. first time ever in Baseball

It was a bad day for Taeshani baseball as last night the Purple Knights so low as to lose to Prux. trhe Prawns having already been defeated by the Knights twice in the group stage finally got some revenge with a 2-3 victory in nine innings, the Prawns are now excpected to easily slide past the Knights, after not playing them hard in the group stages.

The game was never really in doubt as the Knights didn't look good throughout failing to even score till the seventh on a Socki Lewis two run homer. The Prawns had pretty much wraped it up by then so the scorline was the only thing affected. The Knights need to win the next game if they will have any chance of continuing there 4 classic final four apperance streak.

QSPN WBC Today

John Morgan: Game 1 of the quarterfinals against Tocrowkia, and like the two Pool stage meetings, Qazox won handily 6-1 to take a 1-0 series lead in the best 2 of 3 series. Samuel Ridge went the distance, earning his 3rd win of the WBC.


BOX SCORE @ Tundra Falls Proving Grounds.
TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tocrowkia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Qazox 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 x 6 13 0

Batting:
2B: Taresi
3B:
HR: Liber (2)
RBI: Liber 3 (11), Taresi 3 (6)
SB: Pippen (5)
CS: None
SF: None
Sac: none
HBP:

Pitching:
PITCHER IP R ER H K BB ERA
Ridge 9.0 1 1 7 10 1 1.00 (W 3-0)

HBP: none

Fielding:
E: none
WP: none
PB: None

SCORING SUMMARY:
Qazox First:
Pippen singled to center.
Pippen stole second.
Redman singles to left, Pippen to third.
Liber HR to right, Pippen, Redman and Liber score.
Thompson flied out to right.
Riggs walked.
Benjamin struck out.
Taresi flied out to left.
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (3-0 Qazox)
Tocrowkia Fifth:
Johnny Stryker HR to center, Stryker scored.
Hoyt Klaus singled to right.
Domino Mazdrick singled to center, Klaus to second.
Alec Travylin grounded into double play (4-6-3), Mazdrick out at second, Klaus to third.
Tommy Thunder struck out.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (3-1 Qazox)
Qazox Sixth:
Redman singled to right.
Liber struck out.
Thompson singled to right, Redman to second.
Riggs singled to left, Redman to third, Thompson to second.
Taresi doubled to center, Redman, Thompson and Riggs scored, Taresi out advancing to third (9-2-5).
Morgan singled to right.
Ridge struck out.
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (6-1 Qazox)

Zi Zo kills herself after injury in World Baseball Classic

Tis a sad day in Taeshan as former Purple knight baseball team player was told that her leg would never be able to go with the rigorous activity involved in baseball, and that her career was over. Late tuesday night Zo 34 shot herself in the head with a Colt Revolver. She died just minutes later. Her husband Mark Zo found her tuesday morning coming back from a buisness trip to Daehaneiguk. Zo said he will miss his wife.

This sad news mars the Knights trip to Newmanistan for the playoffs in the 8th World Baseball Classic, Alexander Parrea the new Knight 3rd basemen was shocked that his mentor had killed herself"I couldn't see her pull the trigger" he said. this news coupled with a shocking loss to Prux has totally drained the Knights squad.

Atlantea Area Little League wins Tae Series

In Ying Jing last weekend home of the Taeshani klittle League world series Atlantea Area Little League won the first ever championship the 8 teams four from Taeshan, and two each from Kosovoe and Zttrium defeated the Port Kosovoe Little League team 7-4 led by young hurler Mike Prady, and Outfielder Zaxc Mcaley. To perhaps future Knights, and Kosovoe was led by Pitcher Sam Kolesaq, and Infielder Fred Gywirey. The future looks good for the Taeshani teams.(ooc:Would anyone be interested in a Little Lweague World Series. We've tried to do stuff like that before, ut not a lot of interest.)

MAYOR/ROCKETS EXPRESS CONDOLENCES

Tundra Falls, Newmanistan- Jennifer Baldwin, the Mayor of Tundra Falls expressed her condolences this evening to the family of the late Taeshan 3B Zi Zo, who decided to take her own life after learning that her recently injury would not fully heal. "It's a sad day for the World Baseball community as Zo was a respected athlete who had done some great things for her country at this level. We wish the best for her family and her teammates as they now have to be faced with a situation they never imagined would happen so suddenly." Zo was not with the team in Newmanistan and shot herself while at home in Taeshan.

Several Rockets players expressed their sympathies as well and gave well wishes to her family. Said SS Tara Cuyler, "It's really a sad thing for the family. I hope and pray that they can have the strength to overcome this tragedy." OF Michelle Rancourt added, "Well I can't believe that someone would be so selfish to take their own life over a baseball injury. She had a family who loved her. I don't know if she had kids or not, but if so now they won't have a mother. I don't have any sympathy towards her, but I do for her family. It must be horrible, and for her baseball family, to have to go through this right now."


OOC: I have zero interest in a little league world series. ;)

Wachovia Daily News

A close 2-1 loss to Milchama has the wombats up against the wall, as the next game is a must-win. kenneth Maclean went the distance, allowing only solo homeruns to Milchama in the 5th and 8th innings. Maclean did become the first GW pitcher ever to hit a HR, when he went deep in the 3rd inning to make it 1-0.

Milchama: 2 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors
GW: 1 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors

Green wombat's Batting:
Stats Not available


Pitching:
kenneth Maclean: 8 IP, 6 hits, 12 K's, 0 BB, 2 runs, 2 ER (L 2-1)

Errors: none

Pawtucket Times-Herald

We here at the Times-Herald send our best wishes to the Zo Family in this time of tragedy. We won't mention that Prux finally beat Taeshan 3-2 to lead the series 1-0, with a 3-run HR in the top of the 4th by Joe Lowerto take the early lead. Nor will we mention that the Purple knights came back with 2 runs in the 7th by a Socki Lewis HR. We won't mention that Samuel Comfort got the win nor mention that Alan Nicely got the save either.


Prux: 000 300 000 3 9 0
Taeshan: 000 000 200 2 8 0

Batting Stats:
Doubles: none
Triples: none
Homeruns: Joe Lower
Runs: Louis Jaquez, Gerald Schlegel and Lower
RBI: Lower 3

Pitching stats:
Samuel Comfort: 8 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 8 K's, 1 BB (W 1-1)
Alan Nicely: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB (Sv. 5)

Cut off time once again!

9-16 Tournament:

9th place: Liventia 5-3 Secristan
11th place: Lovisa 3-4 (11 inn.) Yafor 2


And now the quarterfinal results, game two:

Tocrowkia 2-4 Qazox (QZX wins series 2G-0)
Green Wombat 3-5 Milchama (MIL wins series 2G-0)
Newmanistan 2-5 Zwangzug (series tied, 1-1)
Prunx 1-4 Taeshan (series tied, 1-1)

Vengeance After Death*

We here at the Inquirer would first like to thank the international Baseballing community for there notes of graditude toward the once great Zi Zo. Her husband Mark, and there Son Brady express there thanks. But the Knights did win for there ormer teamate beating the Prawns of Prux 4-1 after there first loss ever to them in the first of the series.

In the game the Prawns got out to an early first inning lead over the Knights with a Joe ower homerun. But it seemed not to be the Prawns day as Socki Lewis hit a two run jack with Alexander Parrea on second, and the Knights led 2-1 and never gave it up. The other runs were scored in the 7th with a Yeckers Flederichi Homer.

In the final game of the 3 game series with the Prawns the teams both need a win to advance to the final round. Twwo other teams have qualified for the second round the Qazoxians over Tocrowkia, and Milchama over Green Wombat. In th other series still going either Newmnistan or Zwangzug will see the final, while it is certain that the Q Continuum will continue its baseball dominance with two team in the final. Go Knights.

QSPN WBC Today

John Morgan: Game 2 of the quarterfinals against Tocrowkia, and trailing 2-0 going into the 8th, Qazox scored 4 runs to take the lead, thanks to a pinch-hit 2-run HR by Joseph Mason and the Pheonix would hold on to sweep Tocrowkia and advance to the Semifinals where they await the Prux-Taeshan winner.


BOX SCORE @ Tundra Falls Proving Grounds.
TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Qazox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 7 0
Tocrowkia 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 0

Batting:
2B: Benjamin, Taresi
3B:
HR: Mason
RBI: Taresi 2 (8), Mason 2 (4)
SB:
CS: Pippen
SF: None
Sac: none
HBP:

Pitching:
PITCHER IP R ER H K BB ERA
Meggars 8.0 2 2 7 9 3 2.67 (W 3-0)
Pitts 1.0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 (Sv. 5)

HBP: none

Fielding:
E: none
WP: none
PB: None

SCORING SUMMARY:
Tocrowkia Fifth:
Johnny Stryker HR to center, Stryker scored.
Hoyt Klaus HR to Right, Kalus Scored.
Domino Mazdrick singled to center.
Alec Travylin grounded into double play (4-6-3), Mazdrick out at second.
Jeanna Glaus flied out.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB (2-0 Tocrowkia)
Qazox Eighth:
Riggs singled to right.
Benjamin doubled to right, Riggs to third.
Taresi doubled to right, Riggs and Benjamin scored.
Morgan stuck out.
Pinch Hitter: Joseph Mason in for Brian Meggars
Mason HR to right, Taresi and Mason scored.
Pippen singled to center.
Redman struck out.
Pippen thrown out trying to steal second after Redman's stikeout. (2-6)
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB (4-2 Qazox)

THE ROCKET REPORT

ROCKETS SHOW LITTLE IN GAME 2

Tundra Falls, Newmanistan- It was a combination of a lethargic looking Newmanistan side and an inspired Zwangzug team trying to stave off elimination that led to this pretty decisive result. In fact, if the Zebras did not leave a total of 14 runners on base during the game, the score could have been a lot more lopsided. The final tally of 5-2 doesn’t look quite that bad, because it could have been much worse. We expect that the Rockets will come out better in the third and deciding game with the Warriors of Milchama awaiting the winner of this series.

Jennifer Caudron found herself in trouble early, but was able to pitch herself out of jams. In both the first and second innings the Zebras loaded up the bases with no outs, and in each inning they only ended up scoring one run. In the bottom of the third, it looked as though we might just make a game of it, since it appeared as we had escaped a disaster in the first two innings. With Tara Cuyler leading off the inning with a double, back to back singles by Brittany Wright and Michelle Rancourt, followed by a Carrie Nicolette sac fly quickly tied the game at two. For a moment, we were back in it. Then in the fourth, we escaped another bases loaded jam, without Zwangzug scoring. Coach Christina Sanders remained confident in Caudron, and this may have been what cost the team the game, as eventually Zwangzug was going to make her pay. In the 5th they did, scoring twice to make it 4-2. That would be her last inning of work. The Zebras added an insurance run in the 8th to win the game 5-2.

So this puts Newmanistan and Zwangzug all even at one in this best of three series. The good news for the Rockets is that Tara Stewart, who has been brilliant so far in the tournament after being just as stellar in the seventh classic will take to the hill against the Zebras in this big game. We figure to see their ace as well, so it will be a good game. Once again, and we promise this isn’t just to confuse our home fans, Newmanistan will be batting in the top of the inning. Elsewhere in the World Baseball Classic, we mentioned that Milchama has ousted Green Wombat. Also, Taeshan was able to even up their series against Prux, which was a terrific effort by the Knights given they were faced with the terrible news heading into the game that Zi Zo, one of the best players to ever put on a Taeshan national uniform, had committed suicide back at home. Fellow Q Continuum nation Qazox improved their record to 10-0 over the classic by sweeping away Tocrowkia. Qazox will meet a regional rival of theirs in the semifinal, we just don’t know which one it will be yet.


OOC: I know no one has made any mention of it yet.... but if Newmanistan's run in the Classic is making anyone uneasy to the point where you feel someone else should be scorinating our games, please let me know.

(OOC: As far as I can tell, everything has been on the up-and-up. I've seen your previous scorination work, and if I didn't think you would be able to be un-biased, then you wouldn't be hosting this. Just remember that $1000.00 I sent ya ;) :p LOL J/K all!)

Pawtucket Times-Herald

After the win yesterday, Prux just needed Timothy Eskew to keep up his winning ways, and for 1 batter, he did, but allowed a single than a HR, and 2 other runs in the 7th, in a 4-1 loss to Taeshan, setting up a winner-take-all game 3 tommorrow.


Taeshan: 020 000 200 4 12 0
Prux: 100 000 000 1 5 0

Batting Stats:
Doubles: none
Triples: none
Homeruns: Joe Lower
Runs: Lower
RBI: Lower

Pitching stats:
Timothy Eskew: 6 1/3 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 K's, 4 BB (L 2-1)
Nicholas Ripley: 1 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 K, 1 BB
Gregory Kerr: 1 IP, 1H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

(ooc: If I'm going out, I'm going out with a bang!)

Wachovia Daily News

Trailing 5-3, with no-one out in the bottom of the 9th and bases-loaded, aaron Clemente came up, knowing just a ball landing in the outfield would tie the game. But what happened next, stunned every one, including the Wombats. With albert Beckham on third, robert Ortega on second, and alan Monge on first, Milchama's Thom Hill threw the 1-0 pitch, and Clemente lined it right at Colton Bort at second. Then Bort ran over, touched 2nd base and then tagged out a running Monge, who thought the ball had hit the ground. After the second base umpire pumped his fist three times, the stadium, both benches and the world were stunned silent for a moment. A game-ending unassisted triple-play by Colton Bort, the 1st ever in WBC history, had ended the WBC dreams of Green wombat, and sent Milchama into the Semifinals.


GW: 3 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors
Milchama: 5 runs, 11 hits, 0 errors

Green wombat's Batting:
Stats Not available


Pitching:
howard Lheureux: 6 IP, 7 hits, 5 K's, 3 BB, 3 runs, 3 ER (ND)
ernest Wayman: 2 IP, 4 hits, 3 K's, 1 BB, 2 runs, 2 ER (L 0-1)
leonard Sheehan: 1 IP, 0 hits, 2 K's, 0 BB, 0 runs, 0 ER

Another day, another RP cutoff.

Newmanistan 2-1 Zwangzug (NEW wins series 2G-1)
Prux 2-6 Taeshan (TAE wins series 2G-1)

Semifinals: (Best of 5, begins tomorrow)
(4) Taeshan vs (1) Qazox
(6) Newmanistan vs (2) Milchama

Top seed is "Home" In games 1, 2, and 5.

"...the pitch from Blago. Crockett drills it down the line, Funct chasing. Coming in to score will be Rancourt, and the Rockets are up 1-0 here in the third."

"They'd like to get on the board, send a message early."

"Definitely. Blago was masterful to lead off the last final, and this might be unnerving him."

"Great point. Steen's out there now to chat, hopefully calm him down a little..."

"...Stewart lays down the bunt. Kintopp charging, she'll try to get Monroe at the plate, and she's-safe, in a cloud of dust."

"And the way Stewart's been pitching, two runs should be plenty."

"And here's a note to all our jinx-conscious listeners, the Zebras have gotten several hits, just haven't been able to make anything of them."

"Good point. Rather like yesterday, only without any runs at all."

"We're not so into the historic/freaky events."

"Well, there was the time the Phoenix got six hits in an inning and didn't score."

"Pfft, before our time..."

"...plenty to avenge with the Olympics now."

"And looking into the future, I think some of those players may very well crack the overall national team come WBC9."

"Oh, definitely."

"Funct skies this to right, Crockett will settle under it and make the catch. Here comes Lievano, he'll score without a throw."

"2-1 Rockets now, but Zwangzug took too long."

"I can't see them getting back into this."

"If the only way they can score is by making outs, that's not a good sign."

"Not at all..."

"...in, Konrad Rubin, and Tobias Utopia for the Hall of Fame."

"Great choices."

"I think so too."

"I think you're a bad announcer."

"Well, I suppose you could say that."

"I think there's a spaceship blasting off from second base."

"If you squint-"

"You can't let me get away with this! Interrupt for a while!"

"Aren't we trying to prove that there's no curse?"

"No, because there isn't one."

"The other announcers just fight with each other all the time. We were supposed to be the ones who get along! Who agree!"

"In that case, I think we should quit after this and let some other people take over."

"Fine."

QSPN WBC Today

John Morgan: Hello all, Welcome of WBC Today, and joining me today are Mike Kruk and Billy Ryan. We're now at the semifinal stage, so let's take a look at the updated brackets:

QUARTERFINALS
(8) Tocrowkia vs (1) Qazox
(7) Green wombat vs (2) Milchama
(6) Newmanistan vs (3) Zwangzug
(5) Prux vs (4) Taeshan
SEMIFINALS
(4) Taeshan vs (1) Qazox
(6) Newmanistan vs. (2) Milchama


So like with our group previews and the quarterfinals, we'll preview both match-ups with our experts and then show how the fans at home voted. Up first is Billy, Who are your Final Four?

Billy Ryan: I got the final four teams right, and as for the semifinals, Qazox beats Taeshan in 4, while Milchama takes out Newmanistan in 5, and Qazox beats Milchama in 6.

Mike Kruk: Almost had Zwanzgzug. Qazox in 4, Newmanistan over Milchama in 5, Then Qazox takes out Newmanistan in 5.

Morgan: And let's see how the fans voted:

QSPN.com Vote
SEMIFINALS
Taeshan vs. Qazox
Qazox in 4: 50.9%
Qazox in 3: 20.5%
Qazox in 5: 11.8%
Taeshan in 5: 8.7%
Taeshan in 4: 6.6%
Taeshan in 3: 1.5%
Newmanistan vs. Milchama
Milchama in 5: 38.5%
Newmanistan in 5: 32.8%
Milchama in 4: 11.0%
Milchama in 3: 8.8%
Newmanistan in 4: 6.8%
Newmanistan in 3: 2.1%


Morgan: According to the fans, It'll be Qazox vs. Milchama, but they've been wrong before. So who will win the 8th WBC? There's only one way to find out, and that's the watch the live coverage of WBC8 on QSPN and QSPN2.

Pawtucket Times-Herald

After getting off to a 2-0 lead, Johnny Wilson allowed the first 8 Taeshani batters to reach base, including 7 consecutive singles, and when the inning was mercifully over, Taeshan had a 6-2 lead, a lead that would hold for rest of the game, eliminating the Power from the WBC.


Prux: 200 000 000 2 8 0
Taeshan: 600 000 00x 6 18 0

Batting Stats:
Doubles: none
Triples: none
Homeruns: none
Runs: Gerald Schlegel, Steven Fenn
RBI: Robert Looney, Earl Harrigan

Pitching stats:
Johnny Wilson: 1/3 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 6 ER, 0 K's, 2 BB (L 2-1)
Tony Rasmussen: 7 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 5 K, 2 BB
Henry Sheets: 2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

How about we start up those semifinals now? RP cutoff....

Qazox 4-3 Taeshan (QZX leads series 1G-0)
Milchama 4-1 Newmanistan (MIL leads series 1G-0)

"Well it's been awhile what is happening right now?"

"School started for the sisters and somebody is going to another country it's been busy"

"No I mean in sports"

"Oh sorry well we've been doing well in all sports. In baseball we swept Green wombat in the quarterfinals, including a dramatic game ending unassisted triple play by Colton Bort."

"That's ridiculous and football?"

"Wrong thread we'll do that later let's focus on baseball"

"Ok so then I saw the semifinals have started and we're winning correct?"

"Yep 6-2 over Newmanistan"

"We're playing them again?!"

"Yeh, doesn't that suck"

"Yeh it really does except that we always win so who cares"

"But aren't they hosting?"

"And that stopped us in the first game how?"

"Good point"

"So then what happened in that game anyway?"

"Power explosion, Logan Heredin hit 2 homeruns and got 5 RBIs while Ricky Sentavahn pitched in with a homer of his own"

"Damn, and who pitched?"

"Cornell Vint, 8 innings of 5 hit 2 run ball. Ari Keyton came in for the 9th and finished off the game. It really was great. Kerry Connor goes tomorrow, no way Newmanistan wins"

"Yeh dude them Rockets are going to be down 2-0 and then it's all about can we beat the goddamn Ox lovers in the finals"

"Bloody hypocrites."

"Come on you Warriors!"

"That's wasn't loud enough"

"Fine you!"

"COME ON YOU WARRIORS!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

QSPN WBC Today

John Morgan: Game 1 of the Semifinals, and we faced a familar foe in Taeshan, you know the team we beat 4 years ago for the title? Yeah, them. Well today we beat them again, 4-3 to take the early series lead 1-0.


BOX SCORE @ Tundra Falls Proving Grounds.
TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Taeshan 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 10 0
Qazox 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 x 4 11 0

Batting:
2B: Thompson, Morgan, Taresi, Pippen
3B:
HR:
RBI: Taresi 2 (10), Pippen 2 (4)
SB: none
CS: Pippen (2)
SF: None
Sac: none
HBP: none

Pitching:
PITCHER IP R ER H K BB ERA
Forde 7.0 3 3 10 6 4 3.86
Thurston 1.0 0 0 2 1 0 0.00 (W 1-0)
Pitts 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 (Sv. 6)

HBP: none

Fielding:
E: none
WP: none
PB: None

SCORING SUMMARY:
Qazox Fourth:
Liber singled to right.
Thompson doubled to left, Liber to third.
Riggs struck out.
Benjamin popped out to second.
Taresi singled to center, Liber and Thompson scored.
Forde grounded out to first.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (2-0 Qazox)
Taeshan Fifth:
Flean Diageo singled to center.
Fier Henris singled to right, Diageo to second.
Riane Totalez sac bunt to third, Diageo to third, Hanris to second.
Socki Lewis doubled to right, Diageo and Hanris scored.
Coi Vecxen struck out.
Freddy Myers flied out to center.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (2-2)
Taeshan Seventh:
Diageo HR to right, Diaego scored
Henris struck out.
Totalez walked.
Lewis singled to right, Totalez to second.
Pinch-Hitter Xeric Peters in for Vecxen
Peters grounded into double-play (6-4-3), Lewis out at second.
1 runs, 2 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (3-2 Taeshan)
Qazox Seventh:
Morgan doubled to center.
Pinch-Hitter Joseph Mason in for Stan Forde
Mason singled to right, Morgan to third.
Pinchrunner Jason Washington in for Mason
Pippen doubled to center, Morgan and Washington score.
Redman struck out.
Pippen out at third trying to steal (2-5).
Liber flied out to right.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB (4-3 Qazox)

Let's have another RP cutoff.

Qazox 2-3 (13 inn.) Taeshan (series tied 1-1)
Milchama 1-3 Newmanistan (series tied 1-1)

QSPN WBC Today

John Morgan: It 13 innings, but Qazox' hopes of an undefeated WBC came crashing down, as Taeshan edged out the Pheonix 3-2, to tie the semifinals at 1-game apiece. Both starters went 9 innings, and that wasn't enough, until Taeshan's Zi Zo singled home 2 runs in the 13th, beating Tyrone Pitts.


BOX SCORE @ Tundra Falls Proving Grounds.
TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Taeshan 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 12 0
Qazox 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14 0


Batting:
2B: Riggs 2, Liber
3B: Benjamin
HR: Redman (4)
RBI: Redman (5), Taresi (11)
SB: none
CS: none
SF: None
Sac: none
HBP: none

Pitching:
PITCHER IP R ER H K BB ERA
Nieves 9.0 1 1 7 8 2 1.00
Thurston 1.0 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
Ericsen 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Davis 1.0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Pitts 1.0 2 2 3 1 2 18.00 (L 0-1)

HBP: Ericsen (11th inning)

Fielding:
E: none
WP: Nieves 1 (6th inning)
PB: None

SCORING SUMMARY:
Qazox Fourth:
Redman HR to left, Redman scored.
Liber singled to right.
Thompson flied out to center.
Riggs struck out.
Benjamin grounded out to short.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (1-0 Qazox)
Taeshan Sixth:
Tadihito Shakiri singled to center.
Shakiri stole second.
Zoey Menigen grounded out to second, Shakiri to third.
Shakiri scored on Nieves' Wild pitch.
Zi Zo grounded out to short.
Flean Diageo struck out.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 Errors, 0 LOB (1-1)
Taeshan Thirteenth:
Pitching change: Tyrone Pitts in for Fred Davis
Fielding change: Kyle Tersely in for Lonnie Redman, Pitts will bat in Redman's spot, Tersely bats in pitchers spot.
Freddy Myers single to right.
Shakiri walked, Myers to second.
Menigen singled to left, Myers to third, Shakiri to second.
Zo singled to center, Myers and Shakiri scored, Menigen to third.
Diageo walked, Zo to second.
Fier Henris struck out.
Riane Totalez grounded in to double play (6-4-3), Diageo out at second.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB (3-1 Taeshan)
Qazox Thirteenth:
Pitching change: Danny Laemen in for Goeli Hans
Riggs flied out to right.
Benjamin tripled to center.
Taresi grounded out to first, Benjamin scored.
Morgan singled to center.
Tersely singled to left, Morgan to second.
Pippen struck out.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB (3-2 Taeshan)

Cutoff time for the pivotal Game 3's.

Taeshan 2-5 Qazox (QZX leads series 2G-1)
Newmanistan 5-6 (10 inn) Milchama (MIL leads series 2G-1)

um Q Zi Zo is dead.(just so yah know)

So no one screams at me later....
Tomorrow cutoff time will be at around 6-7am as opposed to 9am EDT. So basically, 3 hours earlier then normal.

(OOC: then change your roster then, I'm just going off what you have written)

QSPN WBC Today

John Morgan: Qazox re-took control of the series today, with a 5-2 win over Taeshan, setting up a possible clinching game tommorrow night. Samuel Ridge pitched 8 strong innings, improving to 4-0 this WBC, while Tyrone Pitts recovered from his bad outing yesterday to get his 7th save, tying the WBC record. Going for Qazox tommorrow in the hopeful clinching game is Brian Meggars, who is 3-0 so far this Tourney.


BOX SCORE @ Tundra Falls Proving Grounds.
TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Qazox 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 5 12 0
Taeshan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0


Batting:
2B: Benjamin, Morgan
3B: None
HR: Thompson 2 (3)
RBI: Pippen (5), Thompson 2 (7), Morgan (4), Redman (6)
SB: Pippen (6)
CS: none
SF: None
Sac: none
HBP: none

Pitching:
PITCHER IP R ER H K BB ERA
Ridge 8.0 2 2 6 9 2 2.25 (W 4-0)
Pitts 1.0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 (Sv. 7)

HBP:

Fielding:
E: none
WP: None
PB: None

SCORING SUMMARY:
Qazox Second:
Riggs singled to right.
Benjamin flied out to left.
Taresi singled to right, Riggs to second.
Morgan walked, Riggs to third, Taresi to second.
Ridge struck out.
Pippen singled to left, Riggs scored, Taresi to third, Morgan to second.
Redman flied out to center.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 Errors, 3 LOB (1-0 Qazox)
Taeshan Second:
Flean Diageo doubled to right.
Fier Henris singled to left, Diaego to third.
Riane Totalez flied out to center, Diaego scored.
Socki Lewis doubled to right, Henris scored, Lewis to third on throw.
Zeke Peters struck out.
Freddy Myers struck out.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (2-1 Taeshan)
Qazox Fifth:
Thompson HR to center, Thompson scored.
Riggs flied out to right.
Benjamin doubled to center.
Taresi infield single to third, Benjamin to third.
Morgan doubled to right, Benjamin scored, Taresi to third.
Ridge struck out.
Pippen walked.
Redman singled to left, Taresi scored, Morgan to third, Pippen to second.
Liber flied out to left.
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 Errors, 3 LOB (4-2 Qazox)
Qazox Sixth:
Pitching change: Danny Laemen in for Goeli Hans
Thompson HR to left, Thompson scored.
Riggs grounded out to short.
Benjamin Struck out.
Taresi grounded out to first.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (5-2 Qazox)

It's RP cutoff for Game 4's.

Taeshan 3-2 Qazox (series tied 2-2)
Newmanistan 1-4 Milchama (MIL WINS series 3G-1)

QSPN WBC Today

John Morgan: Game 5. It all comes down to 1 game, do-or-die, win-or-go-home, and other pithy sayings. Brian Meggars lost, despite going the distance, as 2 errors lead to the tying an winning runs in the 8th inning. Stan Forde, the Game 1 winner will start this important game.


BOX SCORE @ Tundra Falls Proving Grounds.
TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Qazox 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2
Taeshan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 x 3 6 0


Batting:
2B: None
3B: None
HR: Liber (3)
RBI: Liber 2 (13)
SB: none
CS: none
SF: None
Sac: none
HBP: none

Pitching:
PITCHER IP R ER H K BB ERA
Meggars 8.0 3 1 6 7 0 1.13 (L 3-1)

HBP:

Fielding:
E: Redman 2 (fielding, throwing)
WP: None
PB: None

SCORING SUMMARY:
Qazox First:
Pippen struck out.
Redman singled to right.
Liber HR to center, Redman and Liber score.
Thompson flied out to center.
Riggs struck out.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB (2-0 Qazox)
Taeshan Eighth:
Socki Lewis HR to right, Lewis scored.
Pinch hitter: Jose Deigo in for Rian Willemson
Jose Deigo reached on Redman's fielding error.
Freddy Myers singled to right, Deigo to second.
Tadihito Shakiri reached on Redman's throwing error, Deigo scored, Myers to third, Shakiri to second.
Zoey Menigen flied out to center, Myers scored.
Alexander Parea struck out.
Flean Diageo grounded out to right.
3 runs, 2 hits, 2 Errors, 1 LOB (3-2 Taeshan)

RP cutoff


Qazox 6-2 Taeshan (QZX WINS series 3G-2)

Congratulations to Qazox! They will meet Milchama in the championship series, a best-of-7 affair beginning tomorrow morning. Qazox will be "home" for games 1,2,5, & 7.

(ooc: just wondering, is there a 3rd place series/match, or no?)

(ooc: just wondering, is there a 3rd place series/match, or no?)

Yes, thanks for the reminder to mention that!

It is a 3-game series between us and Taeshan. Newmanistan will be home in games 1 and 3.

no youll be home in all 3 duh...

QSPN WBC Today

John Morgan: Game 5. And Qazox jumped out to a 6-0 lead after the first inning and cruised to a 6-2 win to advance the championship for the 3rd time and will face Milchama in the best-of-7 finals.


BOX SCORE @ Tundra Falls Proving Grounds.
TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Taeshan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 0
Qazox 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 6 13 0


Batting:
2B: Redman, Benjamin
3B: None
HR: Taresi
RBI: Redman (7), Benjamin 2 (4), Taresi 3 (14)
SB: none
CS: none
SF: None
Sac: none
HBP: none

Pitching:
PITCHER IP R ER H K BB ERA
Forde 9.0 2 2 9 5 0 2.00 (W 3-0)

HBP:

Fielding:
E: None
WP: None
PB: None

SCORING SUMMARY:
Qazox First:
Pippen singled to center.
Redman doubled to right, Pippen scored.
Liber walked.
Thompson struck out.
Riggs singled to left, Redman to third, Liber to second.
Benjamin doubled to right, Redman and Liber scored, Riggs to third.
Taresi HR to left, Riggs, Benjamin and Taresi scored.
Morgan flied out to right.
Forde struck out.
6 runs, 5 hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB (6-0 Qazox)
Taeshan Ninth:
Freddy Myers HR to right, Myers scored,
Tadihito Shakiri inside-the-park HR to center, Shakiri scored.
Zoey Menigen struck out.
Sol Jeeves flied out to right.
Flean Diageo popped out to second.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB (6-2 Qazox)

Top 10 reasons to care about our 3rd place series:

10) Fans of 16 other nations have nothing to watch right now.

9) Do you really care if Qazox beats Milchama or that Milchama beats Qazox?

8) Use it to teach your kids the lesson of never giving up and playing hard no matter if the stakes are less then what you wanted.

7) Show your kids that they should support the national team no matter what.

6) Kill some time before the World Cup qualifying match. Then watch that.

5) An excuse to get out of doing other household chores. Your girlfriend/wife doesn’t HAVE to know its only a consolation series, does she?

4) It’s more baseball. What could be better?

3) 3rd place is better then 4th place.

2) Another opportunity to watch super-hottie Stacey Keisler pitch.

1) It’s against Taeshan. We always beat Taeshan.

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From: PheonixRox2

TOP FIVE REASONS TO WATCH THE WBC FINALS
5: To see if Milchama even bothers to show up.
4: To see two teams battle it out for a championship, not a parting gift.
3: To see if any of those hot Jeruselem chicks will pop-out of their tops ;).
2: Qazox is already in the World Cup and the Tour de Qazox hasn't even reached the mountains yet.
and the #1 reason to watch: To see :hail::hail:Qazox take home the trophy once again! :hail::hail:

The eyes of the baseball world focus on Tundra Falls..... who will win the opening game..... RP Cutoff!

3rd Place:
Newmanistan 5-2 Taeshan (NEW leads series 1G-0)

Championship
Qazox 6-4 Milchama (QZX leads series 1G-0)

"Yo Qazox-"

"Bloody Ox Lovers"

"Yes, anyway they just said that we won't show up for the finals"

"Not show up? HA! Look at what we do compared to what they do, we at least have personality when we show up. They just have dumb box scores that are always interchangable. They better hope we show up or else nobody is going to watch. That Newmanistan announcement looked mighty appealing"

"What Newmanistan announcement?"

"About why you should watch the third place series"

"Who cares? It's all about who will be number 1 and that team right now has to be Milchama who is playing the best baseball right now"

"I agree, with everything going as well as it can be and everybody in a hot streak there is no way we can lose"

"Yeh man, nothing will stop us now"

"Nothing. We're so close we can smell it and Kelly Hegeboom knows how to win, he's done it twice before, he's the best man"

"Yeh man, the f-ing best"

"Why didn't you swear?"

"No idea, it just felt like the right thing to do"

"Goddamnit man, swear!"

"Not right now, later"

"Alright"

"So those Milchama Warriors look unbeatable, they'll give Milchamians something to be proud about"

"Yep, the Warriors rock. Come on you Warriors!"

"Wait!"

"What?"

"We lost"

"How? When? Why? Who? Wait I know that last one don't answer that"

"Well let's see it was a 6-4 defeat which means only one thing"

"Goddamn pitching sucks!"

"Bastards"

"Fuckers- See I told you I would swear"

"Well we'll have to do better tomorrow"

"Yep"

"Come on You Warriors!"

"Heeyah!"

QSPN WBC Today

John Morgan: The 2 best teams left in the WBC. Two teams each looking for Historic victories. Two teams that have been here before, and won. Two teams that have been here before and lost. Only one can team home the trophy (ooc: if we had one). Qazox drew first blood, 6-4, after falling behind 3-0 and 4-1.


BOX SCORE @ Tundra Falls Proving Grounds.
TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Milchama 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 0
Qazox 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 x 6 15 0


Batting:
2B: Riggs 2, Morgan
3B: None
HR: None
RBI: Riggs 3 (8), Benjamin 2 (6), Pippen (6)
SB: Benjamin
CS: none
SF: None
Sac: none
HBP: none

Pitching:
PITCHER IP R ER H K BB ERA
Nieves 6.0 4 4 9 3 3 2.00 (W 3-0)
Ericsen 2.0 0 0 3 1 0 0.00
Pitts 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 (Sv. 8)

HBP: Nieves (Miresh in 4th inning)

Fielding:
E: None
WP: None
PB: None

SCORING SUMMARY:
Milchama First:
Torry Kelling single to right.
Onis Tolt ground-rule double to left, kelling to third.
Logan Heredin singled to right, Kelling and Tolt scored.
Tony Vallanovkis walked, Heredin to second.
William Brayer singled to center, Heredin scored, Vallanovkis to second.
Colton Bort grounded into double play (3-6-3), Brayer out at second, Vallanovkis to third.
Ricky Sentavahn struck out.
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (3-0 Milchama)
Qazox Second:
Thompson singled to left.
Riggs doubled to right, Thompson scored, Riggs out at third advancing.
Benjamin flied out to left.
Taresi struck out.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB (3-1 Milchama)
Milchama Fourth:
Sentavahn struck out.
Zoltan Miresh Hit-By-Pitch.
Kerry Connor out at first on sac bunt, Miresh to second.
Kelling single to left, Miresh scored.
Tolt flied out to right.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (4-1 Milchama)
Qazox Fourth:
Riggs singled to right.
Benjamin flied out left.
Taresi singled to right, Riggs to second.
Morgan doubled to center, Riggs and Taresi scored.
Nieves struck out.
Pippen singled to center, Benjamin scored.
Redman flied out.
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (4-4)
Qazox Fifth:
Liber singled to right.
Thompson singled to left, Liber to second.
Riggs doubled to center, Liber and Thompson scored.
Benjamin singled to third, Riggs to third.
Benjamin stole second.
Taresi struck out.
Nieves popped out to catcher.
Pippen grounded out to first.
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB (6-4 Qazox)

Cutoff time, Finals Game 2

3rd Place:
Taeshan 0-3 Newmanistan (NEW WINS series 2G-0)

Finals:
Qazox 4-3 Milchama (QZX leads series 2G-0)

Ah well another fourth place, maybe sometime i should try to rp the final two rounds ive never actually done that. (i might have the time i lost the ship idont rem)

QSPN WBC Today

John Morgan: Game 2 of the series, and with Qazox' best pitcher, Samuel Ridge, well pitching, the hopes of going up 2-0 on the Warriors was good. But once again, after falling behind early, Qazox rallied once again to take game 2, 4-3; and now have a 2-0 series lead.


BOX SCORE @ Tundra Falls Proving Grounds.
TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Milchama 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 9 0
Qazox 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 x 4 9 0


Batting:
2B: Benjamin, Mason, Thompson
3B: None
HR: None
RBI: Benjamin (7), Pippen (7), Mason 2 (6)
SB: Benjamin (2)
CS: none
SF: None
Sac: none
HBP: none

Pitching:
PITCHER IP R ER H K BB ERA
Ridge 7.0 3 3 9 8 2 3.42 (W 5-0)
Ericsen 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Pitts 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 (Sv. 9)

HBP: None

Fielding:
E: None
WP: None
PB: None

SCORING SUMMARY:
Milchama Fourth:
Tolt singled to right.
Heredin HR to left, Heredin and Tolt scored.
Vallanovkis walked.
Brayer singled to center, Vallanovkis to second.
Bort struck out.
Sentavahn flied out to center, Vallanovkis to third.
Miresh walked, Brayer to second.
Milchama Pitcher #2 struck out.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 Errors, 3 LOB (2-0 Milchama)
Qazox Fifth:
Benjamin doubled to center.
Taresi grounded out to second, Benjamin to third.
Morgan singled to right, Benjamin scored.
Benjamin stole second.
Ridge popped out to pitcher.
Pippen singled to right, Benjamin scored, Pippen out advancing to second.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB (2-2)
Milchama Sixth:
Miresh singled to left.
Milchama Pitcher #2 struck out.
Kelling doubled to left, Miresh to third.
Tolt Sacrifice fly to center, Miresh scored, Kelling to third.
Heredin popped out to short.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (3-2 Milchama)
Qazox Seventh:
Riggs flied out to right.
Benjamin walked.
Taresi singled to center, Benjamin to third.
Morgan struck out.
Pinch Hitter: Joseph Mason in for Samuel Ridge
Mason doubled to right, Benjamin and Taresi scored.
Pippen walked.
Redman fielder's choice to second (4-6), Pippen out at second.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB (4-3 Qazox)

Cutoff time!

Game 3:
Milchama 2-1 Qazox (QZX leads series 2G-1)

QSPN WBC Today

John Morgan: Game 3 and Milchama ensured at least a game 5 with a 2-1 win over the Pheonix today, as the Warriors scored 2 runs with 2 out in the bottom of 8th to defeat Brian Meggars, Meggar's second straight loss in the WBC. If Meggars pitches again, it would be Game 6, and Victorini might save him for a Game 7, if necessary. But then again we might now get that far, at least we hope so.


BOX SCORE @ Tundra Falls Proving Grounds.
TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Qazox 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Milchama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 x 2 6 0


Batting:
2B: none
3B: None
HR: Thompson (4)
RBI: Thompson (8)
SB: none
CS: none
SF: None
Sac: none
HBP: none

Pitching:
PITCHER IP R ER H K BB ERA
Meggars 8.0 2 2 6 9 2 2.25 (L 3-2)

HBP: None

Fielding:
E: None
WP: None
PB: None

SCORING SUMMARY:
Qazox Second:
Thompson HR to center, Thompson scored.
Riggs singled to right.
Benjamin grounded into double play (6-4-3), Riggs out at second.
Taresi singled to left.
Morgan flied out to right.
1 run, 3 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (1-0 Qazox)
Milchama Eighth:
William Brayer singled to right.
Colton Bort doubled to center, Brayer to third.
Ricky Sentavahn walked.
Zoltan Miresh Popped out to short.
Pinch Hitter: Milchama Pinch-Hitter in for Milchama Pitcher #3
Milchama Pinch-Hitter flied out to right, Brayer scored.
Torry Kelling singled to right, Bort scored, Sentavahn to third, Milchama Pinch-Hitter to second.
Onis Tolt grounded into double play (5-2-3), Sentavahn out at home.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB (2-1 Milchama)

Cutoff Time Game #4!

Milchama 3-1 Qazox (series tied 2-2)

QSPN WBC Today

John Morgan: Game 4 and now it's a best 2 of 3 series as Milchama tied the series up at 2-2 with a3-1 victory today. Stan Forde had a horrid 1st inning, walking 2 batters, hitting another and had an error that lead to all three runs. That sets up Micheal Nieves, considered the weakest of Qazox' pitchers, in tommorrow's Game 5, a very cruical game that could decide the eventual champion.


BOX SCORE @ Tundra Falls Proving Grounds.
TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Qazox 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
Milchama 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 3 10 0


Batting:
2B: none
3B: Riggs
HR: None
RBI: Taresi (15)
SB: none
CS: none
SF: None
Sac: none
HBP: none

Pitching:
PITCHER IP R ER H K BB ERA
Forde 7.0 3 1 8 4 3 1.29 (L 3-1)
Davis 1.0 0 0 2 1 0 0.00

HBP: Forde (1st inning, Tolt)

Fielding:
E: Forde (throwing)
WP: Forde
PB: None

SCORING SUMMARY:
Milchama First:
Torry Kelling reached on Forde's throwing error, advanced to second.
Onis Tolt Hit-by-pitch.
Logan Heredin grounded out to first, Kelling to third, Tolt to second.
Tony Vallanovkis walked.
William Brayer singled to left, Kelling scored, Tolt to third, Vallanovkis to second.
Colton Bort walked, Tolt scored, Vallanovkis to third, Brayer to second.
Ricky Sentavahn flied out to right, Vallanovkis scored.
Zoltan Miresh grounded out to third.
3 runs, 1 hits, 1 Errors, 2 LOB (3-0 Milchama)
Qazox Fifth:
Riggs tripled to right.
Benjamin struck out.
Taresi singled to left, Riggs scored.
Morgan grounded out to first.
Forde struck out.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (3-1 Milchama)

(OOC: no offense intended towards Milchama, but this should have been over by now considering in RP's its like 40-6 in my favor.)

(OOC: no offense intended towards Milchama, but this should have been over by now considering in RP's its like 40-6 in my favor.)

Oh no doubt but in the words of Chris Berman.... THIS IS why they play the game.

Margaret seems to want to have a lil fun. Or maybe she just likes Milchama, after all they won a Cup recently without posting a roster in it. *cough* :eek:

Oh no doubt but in the words of Chris Berman.... THIS IS why they play the game.

Margaret seems to want to have a lil fun. Or maybe she just likes Milchama, after all they won a Cup recently without posting a roster in it. *cough* :eek:

(ooc: RU insinuating something ;), New? Besides, Margaret doesn't care about baseball, only soccer. )

OOC: Maybe Margaret wants personality in her RPs instead of boring copy and pasted box scores and match reports?

And yes Margaret does love me, considering all the rubber chickens, goats, donkeys and myriad of other animals that were sacrificed to her on international TV by Milchamians.

IC:

"5th game"

"This is for all the marbles"

"Will we be the Sparrows or the Trolleys?"

"So much to decide"

"Yep"

"This is a little scary"

"yep"

"We have to do something"

"Yep"

"But what to do?"

"Well old Milchama would sacrifice to Margaret but that is now frowned upon"

"Anyway we got this far without doing it so there's no need now"

"I know we'll do a chant"

"Why?"

"Why not?"

"Good point but what's the chant? Do you even know a chant?"

"No"

"So then how are we going to do a chant?"

"Hmmmm... I have no idea man none. Damn."

"So then no chant"

"I guess"

"But what we still need to do something"

"Goddamnit well then there is only one thing to do"

"What's that?"

"Run around and scream"

"Why?"

"You know the answer already just do it"

*12 minutes of utter insanity later*

"That worked surprisingly well"

"Except the police thought there was a terrorist attack and we might get arrested"

"Yes but now people are excited about the final"

"That's true"

"Mission accomplished"

"Yep"

"Come on you Warriors!"

"That too"

Game 5 Cutoff:

Qazox 6-4 Milchama (QZX leads series 3G-2)

(ooc: Margaret ignores me all the time, she muttered something about using NOT using real chickens...)


QSPN WBC Today

John Morgan: Game 5 and Qazox re-took control of the series with a 6-4 win, meaning they have to win just one of the last two games to take home the championship. Tyrone Pitts almost blew his 2nd ever save, but Brandon Ericsen came in with 1 out and the bases loaded and managed to get the save, pushing the Warriors and their "god" Margaret to the brink. The big shock is that Micheal Nieves is 2-0 vs. Milchama in this series.


BOX SCORE @ Tundra Falls Proving Grounds.
TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Milchama 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 14 0
Qazox 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 x 6 15 0


Batting:
2B: none
3B: Pippen 2
HR: Morgan
RBI: Morgan (5), Redman 2 (9), Benjamin (8), Taresi (16), Mason (7)
SB: none
CS: none
SF: Redman
Sac: none
HBP: none

Pitching:
PITCHER IP R ER H K BB ERA
Nieves 6.2 2 2 10 5 1 2.70 (W 4-0)
Thurston 1.1 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
Pitts 0.1 2 2 3 0 2 54.00
Ericsen 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 (Sv. 2)

HBP: none

Fielding:
E: None
WP: Forde
PB: None

SCORING SUMMARY:
Qazox Third:
Morgan HR to right, Morgan scored.
Nieves struck out.
Pippen tripled to center.
Redman flied out to center, Pippen scored.
Liber singled to right.
Thompson walked, Liber to second.
Riggs singled to left, Liber to third, Thompson to second.
Benjamin singled to center, Liber scored, Thompson out at home advancing.
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB (3-0 Qazox)
Qazox Fifth:
Pippen tripled to right.
Redman singled to center, Pippen scored.
Liber lined into double play, Logan Heredin unassisted, Redman out at first.
Thompson struck out.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB (4-0 Qazox)
Milchama Seventh:
Colton Bort singled to left.
Ricky Sentavahn singled to right, Bort to third.
Zoltan Miresh doubled to left, Bort scored, Sentavhan to third.
Kerry Connor sacrifice bunt to third, Sentavhan scored, Miresh to third.
Torry Kelling lined out to second.
Onis Tolt walked.
Pitching change: James Thurston in for Micheal Nieves
Logan Heredin struck out.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB (4-2 Qazox)
Qazox Eighth:
Thompson singled to right.
PinchRunner: Jason Washington in for Thompson
Riggs singled to center, Washington to third.
Benjamin struck out.
Taresi singled to right, Washington scored, Riggs to second.
PinchHitter: Joseph Mason in for Thurston
Mason singled to left, Riggs scored, Taresi to second.
Pippen struck out.
Redman flied out to center
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB (6-2 Qazox)
Milchama Ninth:
Defensive change: Kyle Tersely in for Redman
Defensive Change: Mason in for Thompson in RF
Defensive Change: Washington in for Pippen in CF
Pitching change: Tyrone Pitts in for Thurston
Ricky Sentavahn doubled to right.
Zoltan Miresh HR to right, Sentavahan and Miresh scored.
PinchHitter: Milchama PinchHitter in for Kerry Connor
Milchama PinchHitter singled to right.
Torry Kelling walked, MPH to second.
Onis Tolt struck out.
Logan Heredin walked, MPH to third, Kelling to second.
Pitching change: Brandon Ericsen in for Pitts
Tony Vallanovkis popped out to short.
William Brayer flied out to center.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (6-4 Qazox)

Cutoff for game 6!

Milchama 2-4 Qazox (QZX WINS series 4G-2)

Qazox is your World Baseball Classic 8 Champion! Congratulations to them on the accomplishment, and we would like to thank all participants in this year's classic from Newmanistan.

(ooc: Thanks all. )

NEW WBCHOF berths:

Qazox, Taeshan, and Prux get 1 additional berth each.

QSPN WBC Today

John Morgan: Qazox is once again the best Baseball in in the NSUniverse, defeating Milchama in game 6, 4-2 and taking the series 4 to 2, as Samuel Ridge set a WBC record by going 6-0 in the tourney. Qazox will be hard pressed to repeat, as EVERY player is retiring after this tourney, and the B team was unimpressive at the recent Olympic games. But for now Qazox is on top of the mountain. Vance Taresi was voted the MOP of the tourney, as he knocked in 18 runs, setting a team record.


BOX SCORE @ Tundra Falls Proving Grounds.
TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Qazox 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 11 0
Milchama 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0


Batting:
2B: Taresi
3B: Benjamin
HR: none
RBI: Taresi 2 (18), Benjamin (9), Morgan (6)
SB: none
CS: none
SF: none
Sac: none
HBP: none

Pitching:
PITCHER IP R ER H K BB ERA
Ridge 9.0 2 2 8 11 2 2.00 (W 6-0)

HBP: none

Fielding:
E: None
WP: Ridge
PB: None

SCORING SUMMARY:
Qazox Second:
Thompson singled to right.
Riggs flied out to left.
Benjamin walked, Thompson to second.
Taresi doubled to center, Thompson and Benjamin scored.
Morgan popped out to second.
Ridge struck out.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (2-0 Qazox)
Milchama Second:
William Brayer doubled to center.
Colton Bort singled to right, Brayer to third.
Ricky Sentavahn singled to center, Brayer scored, Bort to second.
Bort to third, Sentavahn to second on Ridge's WP.
Zoltan Miresh grounded out to second, Bort scored, Sentavahn to third.
Milchama pitcher #2 struck out.
Torry Kelling flied out to right.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (2-2)
Qazox Fourth:
Riggs walked.
Benjamin tripled to right, Riggs scored.
Taresi struck out.
Morgan singled to right, Benjamin scored
Ridge popped out to catcher.
Pippen struck out.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB (4-2 Qazox)