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re: All these WBC defectors need their citizenship revoked
Posted on 3/18/26 at 1:43 pm to Ingeniero
Posted on 3/18/26 at 1:43 pm to Ingeniero
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They're playing for the enemy because they hate America. They are actively trying to defeat the United States. If they love "growing the game" in other countries so much, go live there.
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Posted on 3/18/26 at 1:57 pm to Ingeniero
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Un-American pieces of shite
It's a fun tournament and USA Baseball can't field a team of 120 guys. I don't knock them for wanting a part of it.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 2:04 pm to Topwater Trout
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et dual citizenship if necessary. IDK it kind of defeats the purpose of having a team from Italy if most of their players are US citizens
Yeah, I get what you are saying. Maybe if your parents are from there I can even go that far but like you say - team Italy - the qualification was that you were of Italian descent on one parents side - no matter how many generations removed. That's really too much of a stretch for me.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 2:27 pm to Ingeniero
quote:i applaud your commitment to the bit
They're playing for the enemy because they hate America. They are actively trying to defeat the United States. If they love "growing the game" in other countries so much, go live there.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 2:44 pm to Ingeniero
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Either play for the greatest country on earth or don't play at all
The ones playing for others most likely couldn't or didn't make the US team.
No one wants to watch the US, Japan, DR, Venezuela, Cuba, and Puerto Rico play a 6-team round robin every 3 years.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 2:44 pm to cgrand
Someone's paying attention
Posted on 3/18/26 at 2:48 pm to ProjectP2294
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The Netherlands almost entirely made up of guys from Curacao and Aruba. Great Britain's whole infield is Bahamian. frick all that. If Puerto Rico is separate, Curacao should be separate.
This is actually due to various rules of the international sporting bodies. PR is grandfathered in to compete separately, for example. Aruba competes on its own most of the time at the Olympics, whereas Curacao does so in FIFA but nowhere else.
Its a function of when those territories gained their current political status and what the sporting rules were at that time.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 2:52 pm to Ingeniero
Baseball is gay and nobody cares.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 2:54 pm to Ingeniero
Same as that Benedict Arnold LSU GOAT pole vaulter.
Swedish my arse
Swedish my arse
Posted on 3/18/26 at 2:56 pm to Ingeniero
The purest form of this event would be to emulate the 4 nations hockey thing and have US/Japan/DR/Venezuela do it in place of the all-star weekend.
That's not really the point though. The point is for MLB to try to create more fans across the globe.
That's not really the point though. The point is for MLB to try to create more fans across the globe.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 3:01 pm to TheGasMan
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Swedish my arse
He's more Swedish than most of the Italian team is Italian.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 3:02 pm to Ingeniero
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All these WBC defectors need their citizenship revoked
Posted on 3/18/26 at 3:04 pm to Topwater Trout
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why should non citizens get to play for other countries is my point?
because it's a meaningless exhibition tournament and as P pointed out, its goal is to grow the game
Posted on 3/18/26 at 4:42 pm to Ingeniero
take your stuff to the maga only board
Posted on 3/18/26 at 4:56 pm to ProjectP2294
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Half the Czech players came to the US to play in JUCOs anyway
I don’t get why colleges throwing money at internationals is a good thing. Certainly not good for developing local talent.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 4:59 pm to Ingeniero
Bad news: WBC is a joke and not important
Posted on 3/18/26 at 5:21 pm to Ingeniero
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Un-American pieces of shite
Good grief. This is really only an issue for Italy, Israel, and GB. Mexico could fill out a roster minus the 14 American born players, but they would lose some talent.
This is a way to GROW the game. These guys were not gonna make USA’s squad anyway.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 5:24 pm to Cliff Booth
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The purest form of this event would be to emulate the 4 nations hockey thing and have US/Japan/DR/Venezuela do it in place of the all-star weekend. That's not really the point though. The point is for MLB to try to create more fans across the globe.
Exactly. Four nations was great. But, MLB doesn’t want that. They want revenue growth. It might even be better for MLB if USA loses.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 5:59 pm to TexasTiger08
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Good grief. This is really only an issue for Italy, Israel, and GB. Mexico could fill out a roster minus the 14 American born players, but they would lose some talent.
This is a way to GROW the game. These guys were not gonna make USA’s squad anyway.
yep. and it has already proven way more successful than I wouldve imagined when they came up with it.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 6:12 pm to Ingeniero
Who would have made the US team that was playing for another country?
Serious question.
For Italy in 2026, I can’t think of anyone.
Serious question.
For Italy in 2026, I can’t think of anyone.
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