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Kyle Kishimoto
8:33
i think he disqualifies himself from mlb jobs from this
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:33
They could probably say anything
Lzfreak
8:33
Is there a reason why the US didn't pick a real manager?
AvatarJay Jaffe
8:33
real managers are busy with their real teams
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:33
"We're here with manager Mark DeRosa. Apparently you're the manager and your name is Mark DeRosa."
8:34
"Yeah, we're working hard and the Loopy would rather win a game than lose a game like all the players that ever existed."
"Thanks Mark DeRosa. Manager, Mark DeRosa."
Davy Andrews
8:34
Hi everybody!
Kyle Kishimoto
8:34
hey Davy!
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:34
Hey Davy!
Ben Schneider
8:34
What I find amusing about DeRo is that he speaks the same way as Manager as he does on MLB Central--same phrases, excitement, etc
Kyle Kishimoto
8:34
exactly, he's a network personality not a manager
B
8:34
Meanwhile, FOX Desportes interviewed Daddy Yankee throughout the Ohtani AB, so....
AvatarJay Jaffe
8:35
It's not that DeRosa can't get there, but he's nowhere near ready to manage
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:35
I saw him at the All Star Softball game we were at in Cleveland I'm still not sure who that is
Hugh Duffy
8:35
Last manager for Team USA in 2017 was Jim Leyland who had been retired since the 2013 season. They're either hiring someone old or someone young.
AvatarJay Jaffe
8:36
Right, they're not getting anyone who has the job currently.
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:36
I was only half-listening - did I miss a commercial for Luftwaffles?
Orioles2024
8:37
Dan, I had chili with kidney beans tonight.  You're welcome.
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:37
Oh, you had two separate dishes?
Dave
8:37
Orioles didn't have chili.  He had sloppy joes with beans
Orioles2024
8:37
It (they) were delicious.
Lzfreak
8:38
I wonder if TLR was available
AvatarJay Jaffe
8:38
i think they, uh, lost his number
dejajoue
8:40
what is Konami advertising behind home plate?
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:40
looks like liquor
Davy Andrews
8:40
Question for the group: Do you think Sasaki goes to the rosin bag every pitch because he thinks the little cloud he creates upon release makes it harder to pick up the pitch? I've been saving this once since last night.
B
8:41
Hate to say it, but Joe Maddon:  He's a Big Name Guy that all the viewers will know, is great for an in-game interview, is available, and may still have some of that skill at managing lots of big personalities in big games.
Henry
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:41
I was kinda hoping it was an ad for Suikoden VI, but not such luck
Thomas
8:41
Been seeing a ton of enthusiasm about the tournament from some of the more casual baseball fans I follow on social media. I really hope MLB takes advantage of this moment. This tournament is so good for the sport
Dave
8:42
Are they using the MLB ball?  The Japanese ball is tackier, might explain it
Davy Andrews
8:42
I had not thought of that, Dave!
The 6ix
8:43
Every Japanese hitter has his own theme music from those trumpet guys in the outfield. What would your theme song be?
Davy Andrews
8:44
Maybe "Conquest." That would be a fun one.
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:43
What TLR's up to, I presume.
Dave
8:44
To paraphrase Meg, its kinda crazy we have to fret so much about something as fundamental as the construction of the ball
szakyl
8:45
“DOUBLE the steals”? Stated dead serious?
AvatarJay Jaffe
8:45
I hadn't heard anything Smoltz said for two innigns until that, but that sound you heard was my eyes rolling back in my head.
AvatarDan Szymborski
8:45
And that's 3-1
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