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re: WBC is an unserious exhibition in its current state.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 9:17 am to lsufball19
Posted on 3/18/26 at 9:17 am to lsufball19
quote:This fake too?
lsufball19
Some people really really love their country and it means a lot 
No golden slam here…. Yet more emotion than he has ever shown winning
I also think the American players did care a shite ton at the WBC. People saying they didn’t are full of shite
This post was edited on 3/18/26 at 9:19 am
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Posted on 3/18/26 at 9:20 am to lsupride87
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And it’s not rocket science why it’s exciting. Every game is a game 7. MLB is fricking awesome for a game 7 as well. There is nothing “special” about why the WBC is exciting
No one cared about the early WBC’s, the viewership has grown exponentially. They have guys with $700million dollar contracts playing in an exhibition and you are crying cause the waited to use Mason Miller for when the team had the lead. There were like eleven $100million dollar players on the field last night.
I do not think you truly understand the scope of the players that competed in this lol
Posted on 3/18/26 at 9:20 am to lsupride87
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This fake too? Some people really really love their country and it means a lot
Do you need me to post pictures of guys crying after winning tournaments?
I swear it’s your goal in life to argue stupid fricking things all day. You don’t even believe hand the bullshite that comes out of your mouth. You just get off on being annoying
And I never said they didn’t care. Jesus Christ dude
This post was edited on 3/18/26 at 9:21 am
Posted on 3/18/26 at 9:21 am to Lester Earl
quote:You arguing with a mouse in your pocket?
and you are crying cause the waited to use Mason Miller
I’m not crying about anything. Just pointing out the obvious they aren’t all in
Posted on 3/18/26 at 9:22 am to lsufball19
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Do you need me to post pictures of guys crying after winning tournaments? I swear it’s your goal in life to argue stupid fricking things all day. You don’t even believe hand the bullshite that comes out of your mouth. You just get off on being annoying
Ok man. You just want to try and deflect now I guess quote:You said this. I didn’t make you. That has nothing to do with anything you said above
He wasn’t overcome with patriotism winning a gold medal.
This post was edited on 3/18/26 at 9:23 am
Posted on 3/18/26 at 9:25 am to lsupride87
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I’m not crying about anything. Just pointing out the obvious they aren’t all in
Again, perhaps you are missing the point. That is firmly tongue in cheek.
With the amount of great mlb players, you could always say that it wasn’t enough. You could pick the 27 best Americans, and if they lose, you’d cry that the 28th guy wasn’t picked. There would never be 100% participation. That doesn’t diminish anything about it at this point. All of the players the world wants to see, played.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 9:25 am to reauxl tigers
Not a MLB guy, but I watched a lot of the US games in the WBC. It was a great product for a casual viewer. The passion from the fans and players, especially the Latin American teams, felt very high stakes.
Halfway through the offseason is when the FIFA World Cup, seems like the best time to have an event like this.
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3. It needs to be moved to late fall or mid winter and adopt a longer, more serious tournament format.
Halfway through the offseason is when the FIFA World Cup, seems like the best time to have an event like this.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 9:26 am to lsupride87
Scottie Scheffler on wining his first Masters
And this whole retrarded argument you started wqas you arguing with this comment
The guy wasn't saying athletes "don't care." He was saying that, unless the Olympics/International competitions are the pinnacle of their sport, they're not going to care about them like they do the pinnacle of their sports. That's a true statement. You chose to argue with it and based in on Djokovic crying after winning a gold medal as if that someone invalidated his argument.
You are such a fricking clown.
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“Last night was fine,” Scheffler said. “This morning was a totally different story. I cried like a baby this morning. I was so stressed out. I didn’t know what to do. I was sitting there telling Meredith, ‘I don’t think I’m ready for this. I’m not ready, I don’t feel like I’m ready for this kind of stuff, and I just felt overwhelmed.'”
“I think because it’s the Masters,” he said. “You know, if you’re going to choose a golf tournament to win, this would be the tournament I would want to win. You don’t know how many chances you’re going to get. And so having a chance, you know, I think I had a five-shot lead on Friday and then a three-shot lead going into today, I don’t know if you get better opportunities than that. You don’t want to waste them.”
And this whole retrarded argument you started wqas you arguing with this comment
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A tennis player would rather win Wimbledon than Olympic gold because Wimbledon is more prestigious and profitable.
The guy wasn't saying athletes "don't care." He was saying that, unless the Olympics/International competitions are the pinnacle of their sport, they're not going to care about them like they do the pinnacle of their sports. That's a true statement. You chose to argue with it and based in on Djokovic crying after winning a gold medal as if that someone invalidated his argument.
You are such a fricking clown.
This post was edited on 3/18/26 at 11:45 am
Posted on 3/18/26 at 9:28 am to Lester Earl
quote:This isn’t hard
With the amount of great mlb players, you could always say that it wasn’t enough. You could pick the 27 best Americans, and if they lose, you’d cry that the 28th guy wasn’t picked. There would never be 100% participation. That doesn’t diminish anything about it at this point. All of the players the world wants to see, played.
The OP said he wants countries “100% invested on winning”. You countered him to act as if they are.
They aren’t and they never will be. If you wanted to jsut say they do at least care now that would make sense.
Baseball clubs will never allow 100% investments in this. They aren’t going to let their horses fully run and that’s ok. It’s still a fun event
Posted on 3/18/26 at 9:30 am to lsufball19
quote:Oh you want quotes instead of pictures?
The guy wasn't saying athletes "don't care." He was saying that, unless the Olympics/International competitions aren't the pinnacle of their sport, they're not going to care about them like they do the pinnacle of their sports. That's a true statement. You chose to argue with it and based in on Djokovic crying after winning a gold medal as if that someone invalidated his argument. You are such a fricking clown.
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“Just kind of sharing my thoughts, my emotions and experiences of reflection on what is for me, I think now when I look back, the greatest achievement and greatest highlight of my career overall, winning the gold for Serbia,” Djokovic said.
Sorry I responded to someone on a message board with an actual pro tennis player saying the exact opposite of what he said
Was your coffee burnt this morning?
This post was edited on 3/18/26 at 9:31 am
Posted on 3/18/26 at 9:33 am to lsupride87
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They aren’t and they never will be. If you wanted to jsut say they do at least care now that would make sense. Baseball clubs will never allow 100% investments in this. They aren’t going to let their horses fully run and that’s ok. It’s still a fun event
Yep. There is just no way around the pitching thing, especially. Teams hyper control pitch counts and usage for their guys in their own regular season games that count, of course they are going to tightly control it in an event like this. I think I would prefer it over the all star break with a smaller tournament, but that wouldn’t magically undo the pitcher limits and usage.
It feels a hell of a lot more serious than it did when it first started, and MLB has done well to hold it in places like Miami that showcase the crowds from Latin American countries who care instead of putting it somewhere the crowd would be sterile as hell.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 9:33 am to lsupride87
Had he won a gold in 2008 and won The French Open for the first time in 2024, he'd be saying the same thing about the French Open.
It's ok, we both know it's true.
It's ok, we both know it's true.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 9:35 am to lsufball19
quote:You want to keep digging?
Had he won a gold in 2008 and won The French Open for the first time in 2024, he'd be saying the same thing about the French Open. It's ok, we both know it's true.
Agassi saying gold is his best achievement , and it wasn’t when he needed it for the golden slam. And he STILL ranks it above his French win that did complete his golden slam…
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With the gold in hand, he ranked it ahead of his three Grand Slam titles, including Wimbledon in 1992. "I'll keep this over all of them," he said. "To win a Grand Slam in the sport of tennis is the greatest accomplishment inside the sport. To win an Olympic gold medal is the greatest thing you can accomplish in any sport."
Olympics is the pinnacle for many tennis players. It’s ok you didn’t know that. But continue to just get angry at me
This post was edited on 3/18/26 at 9:37 am
Posted on 3/18/26 at 9:35 am to Globetrotter747
quote:Weak argument. In a one year span, professional soccer players from any given league will have played in several different tournaments aside from their club leagues, including multiple international tournaments. The World Cup is bigger than the CL even though the players are getting paid millions by their clubs.
All this shite’s easy to say for fans who sit on their asses and watch on TV without any skin in the game. Paul Skenes blows out his arm and it’s just “Oh well” and change the channel for you. A lot of people are really tough and really dedicated with the time, money, and bodies of other people.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 9:37 am to reauxl tigers
This isn’t the World Cup or soccer. The event started 20 years ago and there’s no history. You can’t manufacture that type of investment in it
This post was edited on 3/18/26 at 9:39 am
Posted on 3/18/26 at 9:38 am to lsupride87
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lsupride87
You like quote right? Yeah, I know you like quotes.
Here's a couple from your boy Joker
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Djokovic has become synonymous with Wimbledon, particularly by eating the grass on the court when he wins the trophy.
The star explained the reasoning behind one of the more bizarre traditions that have been created in tennis.
“I love tasting the grass of Wimbledon. That’s kind of like a little tradition, I would say, the three times that I managed to win this great tournament.
“I’ve always dreamed of winning Wimbledon – I kind of constructed little trophies when I was seven years old, eight years old, of Wimbledon, raising that trophy in front of the mirror, imagining myself to be a Wimbledon champion. That was always one of the biggest dreams.”
amnd another
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Djokovic triumphed 6-4 6-1 1-6 6-3 to end Nadal’s reign as Wimbledon men’s champion and become the first Serbian to win the crown.
“It’s really hard to describe this with any words except as the best day of my life, the most special day of my life,” said Djokovic, who was so overcome with emotion that he knelt down and ate some of the Centre Court grass.
“This is my favourite tournament, the tournament I always dreamed of winning, the first tournament I ever watched in my life.
“I think I’m still sleeping, I’m still having my dream.
“I think I played probably my best match on the grass courts ever.”
you need some more?
Posted on 3/18/26 at 9:39 am to ShaneTheLegLechler
quote:four nations was instant money. But hockey players established years ago if you let us play something we are 100% in or nothing at all
This isn’t the World Cup or soccer. The event started 17 years ago and there’s no history. You can’t manufacture that type of investment in it
That’s just not how baseball is
Posted on 3/18/26 at 9:40 am to lsufball19
quote:Yeh, show me one where he says it’s better than winning the gold
you need some more?
Posted on 3/18/26 at 9:41 am to lsupride87
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Yeh, show me one where he says it’s better than winning the gold
Those quotes didn't help your dumb little argument. But we all know you will never admit you were wrong about anything, no matter how inane Posted on 3/18/26 at 9:42 am to Lester Earl
quote:Try again
To act like they weren’t invested is lunacy and disingenuous. The US didn’t lose cause they weren’t talented enough lol
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