Australia has major leaguers and quite a few on contracts with MLB teams.

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Feb 11, 2016
6:19:20am

ChinoCoug All-American

Australia has major leaguers and quite a few on contracts with MLB teams.

Here is a funny video of New Zealand doing the haka vs. Taiwan. It appears the Taiwanese are impressed.

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2016/2/9/10942462/the-road-to-the-2017-world-baseball-classic-starts-now

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For those of you who are REALLY needing a baseball fix, a WBC qualifier is on.

2/10/16 7:52pm

I love the World Classic. Hope mlb.com will carry the actual thing.

ChinoCoug

2/10/16 8:18pm

I imagine they will. The games on now (6 in total over the next 3 days) are the

2/10/16 8:31pm

Wow so mlb.com will carry games mlb network won't. I certainly hope that holds

ChinoCoug

2/10/16 9:34pm

Now, no guarantees they'll have it on demand after the fact, so unless you're

2/10/16 10:22pm

Australia has major leaguers and quite a few on contracts with MLB teams.

ChinoCoug

2/11/16 6:19am

Thennnn... the next batter up puts a routine grounder to Short, who promptly air

Cougarfan777

2/10/16 8:30pm

Okay, that's fair. Maybe I'm either overestimating our farm system talent, or

2/10/16 8:33pm

Being a former middle infielder myself, I found that about 10 years ago, the

Cougarfan777

2/10/16 8:59pm

I actually love the WBC. It's a wake up call to the US to learn how to play

Cougarfan777

2/10/16 9:06pm

Huh? Have you read studies on whether small ball works?

ChinoCoug

2/10/16 9:31pm

By no means empirical data, but as a Giants fan, I love that the recent success

2/10/16 10:35pm

Moneyball says it don't work. Stealing is optimal if you're successful >70%. I

ChinoCoug

2/11/16 5:58am

Studies? How about the WBC? Japan and South Korea have

Cougarfan777

2/10/16 11:15pm

If you can convince the Americans to give a rat's tail about the tournament,

ChinoCoug

2/11/16 5:58am

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