Comments on: M’s Take Beltre Out Of WBC http://www.ussmariner.com/2009/02/28/ms-take-beltre-out-of-wbc/ Seattle Mariners blog and general baseball discussion Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:19:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: msb http://www.ussmariner.com/2009/02/28/ms-take-beltre-out-of-wbc/comment-page-1/#comment-314603 msb Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:04:59 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=7418#comment-314603 John McGrath gave USSM a shout-out today on the radio-- mentioning it as a "can't miss" and particularly the "I smell sitcom" comment John McGrath gave USSM a shout-out today on the radio– mentioning it as a “can’t miss” and particularly the “I smell sitcom” comment

]]> By: Carson http://www.ussmariner.com/2009/02/28/ms-take-beltre-out-of-wbc/comment-page-1/#comment-314560 Carson Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:47:42 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=7418#comment-314560 Even being thousands of miles away, Ichiro is still awesome in <a href="http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090301&content_id=3903418&vkey=news_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea" rel="nofollow">texts to Wakamatsu</a>: <blockquote>"He has texted me a couple of times," Wakamatsu said. "We've gone back and forth. [In one message,] he called me Wilbur, which is my real name. Not too many people know that, so he did his homework on that. I texted him back and said only my close friends call me Wilbur, so we must be close. </blockquote> Even being thousands of miles away, Ichiro is still awesome in texts to Wakamatsu:

“He has texted me a couple of times,” Wakamatsu said. “We’ve gone back and forth. [In one message,] he called me Wilbur, which is my real name. Not too many people know that, so he did his homework on that. I texted him back and said only my close friends call me Wilbur, so we must be close.

]]> By: scott19 http://www.ussmariner.com/2009/02/28/ms-take-beltre-out-of-wbc/comment-page-1/#comment-314557 scott19 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 20:42:06 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=7418#comment-314557 But on the bright side, JF, at least she can see Cape Town from her back yard. :) But on the bright side, JF, at least she can see Cape Town from her back yard. :)

]]> By: juneau_fan http://www.ussmariner.com/2009/02/28/ms-take-beltre-out-of-wbc/comment-page-1/#comment-314556 juneau_fan Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:44:05 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=7418#comment-314556 Africa is a continent. South Africa is a country--wait, why am I bothering? Perhaps because I have the misfortune of living in a state with a governor who seems to believe Africa is a country too, and it makes me sensitive. Africa is a continent. South Africa is a country–wait, why am I bothering?

Perhaps because I have the misfortune of living in a state with a governor who seems to believe Africa is a country too, and it makes me sensitive.

]]> By: msb http://www.ussmariner.com/2009/02/28/ms-take-beltre-out-of-wbc/comment-page-1/#comment-314554 msb Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:12:57 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=7418#comment-314554 is it just me, or does it seem as though the original <a href="http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/mariners/2009/02/28/ms_tell_beltre_no_wbc.html" rel="nofollow">blog report</a> was "news", and the <a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2008797552_mari01.html" rel="nofollow">news article</a> more an opinion piece? Where does this 'speculation' come from, aside from the author? is it just me, or does it seem as though the original blog report was “news”, and the news article more an opinion piece? Where does this ‘speculation’ come from, aside from the author?

]]> By: scott19 http://www.ussmariner.com/2009/02/28/ms-take-beltre-out-of-wbc/comment-page-1/#comment-314553 scott19 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:40:17 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=7418#comment-314553 Actually, I'm kinda curious as to how close the WBC rules are to the Olympic rules regarding a player's eligibility to participate for a certain country's team. For example, I think Mike Piazza played for Team Italy one year in the Olympics, if I recall correctly -- and was allowed to do so because he had either a parent or grandparent who was born in Italy. Actually, I’m kinda curious as to how close the WBC rules are to the Olympic rules regarding a player’s eligibility to participate for a certain country’s team. For example, I think Mike Piazza played for Team Italy one year in the Olympics, if I recall correctly — and was allowed to do so because he had either a parent or grandparent who was born in Italy.

]]> By: dingla http://www.ussmariner.com/2009/02/28/ms-take-beltre-out-of-wbc/comment-page-1/#comment-314552 dingla Sun, 01 Mar 2009 08:51:33 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=7418#comment-314552 Dear Elmer, If not being born in the country you play for is not a requirement and man originated in Africa, then South Africa should have a screaming team, no? Also, tricking me into thinking that boom boom was going to play for the U.S. was not nice. Take Care, Dingla p.s. did you know that Seattle Mariner teenager Anthony Phillips is representing his home country RSA? pretty cool huh? Dear Elmer,

If not being born in the country you play for is not a requirement and man originated in Africa, then South Africa should have a screaming team, no?

Also, tricking me into thinking that boom boom was going to play for the U.S. was not nice.

Take Care,
Dingla

p.s. did you know that Seattle Mariner teenager Anthony Phillips is representing his home country RSA? pretty cool huh?

]]> By: Slippery Elmer http://www.ussmariner.com/2009/02/28/ms-take-beltre-out-of-wbc/comment-page-1/#comment-314550 Slippery Elmer Sun, 01 Mar 2009 07:34:45 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=7418#comment-314550 dingla: . . . <em>its not like Beltre was going to play third base anyways (even though we all now hes wayyy better defensively than the other person scheduled to play there)</em>. Huh?! Bloomie's on the <em>U.S.</em> WBC team, my friend... ;-) dingla: . . . its not like Beltre was going to play third base anyways (even though we all now hes wayyy better defensively than the other person scheduled to play there).

Huh?! Bloomie’s on the U.S. WBC team, my friend…
;-)

]]> By: dingla http://www.ussmariner.com/2009/02/28/ms-take-beltre-out-of-wbc/comment-page-1/#comment-314549 dingla Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:23:33 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=7418#comment-314549 Not that any of you care, but my first thoughts were oh boy here we go, more sour M times ahead. But hey, its not like Beltre was going to play third base anyways (even though we all now hes wayyy better defensively than the other person scheduled to play there). (*as of this post Beltre is still listed on the Dom roster. also, #24 still holds the preference of DHing no more than a couple times a month.) Not that any of you care, but my first thoughts were oh boy here we go, more sour M times ahead. But hey, its not like Beltre was going to play third base anyways (even though we all now hes wayyy better defensively than the other person scheduled to play there).

(*as of this post Beltre is still listed on the Dom roster. also, #24 still holds the preference of DHing no more than a couple times a month.)

]]> By: ppl http://www.ussmariner.com/2009/02/28/ms-take-beltre-out-of-wbc/comment-page-1/#comment-314548 ppl Sun, 01 Mar 2009 04:56:29 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/?p=7418#comment-314548 I really wish there was a way for everyone who is anyone to play in a competitive WBC, but that is not the way that it is and I don't blame teams for trying to avoid losing key guys to injuries. I really wish there was a way for everyone who is anyone to play in a competitive WBC, but that is not the way that it is and I don’t blame teams for trying to avoid losing key guys to injuries.

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