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WBC Game Chat: Cuba vs. Panamá, 10 am PT
2006-03-08 09:00
by Bob Timmermann

Live from Hiram Bithorn Stadium!

Cuba makes its much-awaited WBC debut against the 0-1 Panamanian squad. Cuba's starting pitcher was unknown as I wrote this. Panamá was going to start Bruce Chen in a must-win game in Pool C.

Panamá got some excellent pitching against Puerto Rico, but their bats failed them with Olmedo Saenz and Carlos Lee combining to go 1 for 8.

Cuba's team is younger than most they have sent out to international tournaments so they are very much the X-factor in the whole tournament.

Final Score Cuba 8, Panamá 6, 11 innings.

WP -- Yuneski Maya
LP -- Jorge Cortes
Save -- Yadel Marti

HRs -- Yulieski Gourriel, Ruben Rivera

Comments
2006-03-08 10:53:20
1.   For The Turnstiles
Saenz with a chance to break this one open.
2006-03-08 11:07:50
2.   KAYVMON
Cuba Ball! (TM)
2006-03-08 11:16:53
3.   KAYVMON
If anyone's here, is there a trick to making Gameday work? Mine doesnt seem to think the game has started.
2006-03-08 11:33:48
4.   For The Turnstiles
Gameday is stuck in the bottom of the third for me.
2006-03-08 11:35:48
5.   Robert Daeley
Mine started but seems stalled in the bottom of the 3rd. Maybe there was a communist uprising or mass defection between innings? ;D
2006-03-08 11:41:46
6.   For The Turnstiles
Seems to be working again.
Still 2-1 Cuba after 5.
2006-03-08 11:48:57
7.   Bob Timmermann
Bases llena por Cuba.
2006-03-08 11:53:12
8.   Bob Timmermann
Cuenta llena
2006-03-08 11:54:13
9.   Bob Timmermann
Cinco a cuatro a tres! Doble jugada!
2006-03-08 11:56:57
10.   Gary Garland
Orestes Destrade has said two things that are untrue:

1. Byung-hyun Kim pitched against Japan.

2. Olmedo Saenz signed a multi-year deal to play in Japan.

Kim pitched earlier in the series (I think it was against Taiwan)

Saenz hasn't been signed by any Japanese team, unless I missed something. Also, Japanese teams are generally no longer interested in 35 year olds like Saenz. So the multi-year thing, that just isn't going to happen. Saenz may be pulling Orestes' leg.

2006-03-08 11:58:41
11.   Voxter
En Français, s'il-tu plait, M. Timmerman. Tous ne parle pas Espanol.
2006-03-08 12:02:58
12.   Andrew Shimmin
That was perfect. Announcers sure that he should bunt, but, instead, he hits the 3 run HR. Perfect!
2006-03-08 12:38:49
13.   Bob Timmermann
It's 4-4 as Gameday has gotten stuck.
2006-03-08 13:12:24
14.   Bob Timmermann
Cuadrangular! Yulieski Gurriel! Cuba leads 6-4 in the 9th.
2006-03-08 13:15:15
15.   King of the Hobos
I just turned on the game to see Gourriel's nice defensive play, then his go ahead home run. This guy seems really good, just as advertised. How easy would it be for him to defect? Considering the money he could get would be quite nice (and the numerous other reasons), I don't see why he wouldn't want to
2006-03-08 13:15:28
16.   Bob Timmermann
Cuba had two runners picked off in the 9th. And they still went ahead.
2006-03-08 13:19:49
17.   Bob Timmermann
ESPN's color commentators are named Orestes and Orel.
2006-03-08 13:29:11
18.   Bob Timmermann
Bases llenas otra vez por Panama! Pero es la ultima entrada.
2006-03-08 13:30:53
19.   KAYVMON
Professional atbat time for Saenz.
2006-03-08 13:32:14
20.   Bob Timmermann
Un sencillo para Saenz! 6-5 Cuba.
2006-03-08 13:34:17
21.   Bob Timmermann
Lee se ponche!
2006-03-08 13:34:51
22.   KAYVMON
Wow!
2006-03-08 13:35:21
23.   Bob Timmermann
Earl Agnoly takes one for the team! It's tied at 6-6! Bases loaded and two outs!
2006-03-08 13:35:39
24.   KAYVMON
How do you say that Bob!
2006-03-08 13:36:00
25.   Faramond
How many batters have been hit by pitch in this game?
2006-03-08 13:37:06
26.   KAYVMON
And Real Madrid just tied Arsenal 0-0! Exciting stuff!
2006-03-08 13:37:32
27.   Faramond
While I was at home for lunch watching the game on TV Orestes insisted on referring to a "hit by pitch" as a "dead ball". But aren't there other kinds of dead balls in baseball?
2006-03-08 13:38:12
28.   Bob Timmermann
I don't know "Take one for the team" but "Agnoly pegó con la pelota"
2006-03-08 13:39:34
29.   KAYVMON
Does it get more pressure packed than this?
2006-03-08 13:40:15
30.   Bob Timmermann
Entradas extras!
2006-03-08 14:19:06
31.   Bob Timmermann
We're back...

8-6 Cuba in the 11th but Orlando Miller led off with a double.

Yadel (don't call me Jose) Marti in to pitch.

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