2023 World Baseball Classic Thread

[gotbeer]

Officially a Kendrys?

Edwin Díaz injury update: Mets closer likely out for 2023 MLB season after hurting knee during WBC celebration

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The New York Mets will likely be without All-Star closer Edwin Díaz for the entire 2023 MLB season. On Thursday, GM Billy Eppler announced Díaz suffered a full-thickness tear of the patellar tendon in his right knee during Puerto Rico's on-field celebration following their win over the Dominican Republic in Wednesday night's win-or-go-home World Baseball Classic game. Díaz will have surgery Thursday and the recovery time is generally eight months.

 

[Jay]

20 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

Officially a Kendrys?

Edwins

[Chuck]

 

[Chuck]

Keith Olbermann is such a loser. Bad takes on the daily by this troll. 

 

[Taylor]

1 hour ago, Chuckster70 said:

Keith Olbermann is such a loser. Bad takes on the daily by this troll. 

 

He's being hyperbolic, but imagine if Trout or Ohtani suffered a season-ending injury in the WBC.

[Lou]

2 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

Keith Olbermann is such a loser. Bad takes on the daily by this troll. 

 

Well, he's not wrong.

[m0nkey]

1 hour ago, Taylor said:

He's being hyperbolic, but imagine if Trout or Ohtani suffered a season-ending injury in the WBC.

Gavin Lux lost his season during a spring training game. 

[Taylor]

12 minutes ago, m0nkey said:

Gavin Lux lost his season during a spring training game. 

Cancel Spring Training!!!!1!!

[James]

Just now, Taylor said:

Cancel Spring Training!!!!1!!

I was thinking just never play a regular season. 

[Taylor]

14 minutes ago, James said:

I was thinking just never play a regular season. 

Just do a simulated season based on the PECOTA rankings. Nobody gets injured.

[Taylor]

Just now, Taylor said:

Just do a simulated season based on the PECOTA rankings. Nobody gets injured.

Actually, knowing the Angels, somehow AI Rendon would still get hurt and land on the IL.

[Amazing Larry]

Edwin Diaz would still be healthy if he and his teammates didn't act like a bunch of 5 year olds. The over-the-top celebrations are dumb AF.

[jsnpritchett]

 

 

[cals]

The grandmother getting laid line is kinda funny.

[Taylor]

2 hours ago, Lhalo said:

Edwin Diaz would still be healthy if he and his teammates didn't act like a bunch of 5 year olds. The over-the-top celebrations are dumb AF.

Ok Boomer

[Lou]

1 hour ago, cals said:

The grandmother getting laid line is kinda funny.

Like I said, he's not wrong.

[Taylor]

3 minutes ago, Lou said:

Like I said, he's not wrong.

But he's Keith Olbermann so he automatically gets the Sam Blum treatment.

[Make Angels Great Again]

3 minutes ago, Taylor said:

But he's Keith Olbermann so he automatically gets the Sam Blum treatment.

Even the communists on the baseball subreddit don’t like him.

That should tell you something.

[Amazing Larry]

30 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Ok Boomer

Gen X FTW

[Pancake Bear]

Olberman is just playing his media role. He's a professional idiot and troll. 

The WBC is a big deal for most of the countries involved. And injuries happen - Diaz was a total fluke thing that could have happened any time. People just want to lash out and blame someone or something when they're pissed. I'd feel the same way if it was Ohtani or Trout who had a season ending injury. It would suck, but stuff happens. 

I am kinda pissed at Venezuela sitting Rengifo and messing with his Spring because the manager has favorites he wants to play - whether they're better or not. There's a responsibility to managing in the WBC: You need to do right by the players getting ready for the season (and, honestly, that also includes not overplaying some players as well as underplaying others). I'd say screw that team, but they don't deserve it just because their manager is a loser. 

[Taylor]

14 minutes ago, Make Angels Great Again said:

Even the communists on the baseball subreddit don’t like him.

That should tell you something.

I don't like him either. Doesn't mean he's wrong 100% of the time. Wasn't he a sports commentator before he became an MSNBC bot?

[Taylor]

9 minutes ago, Lhalo said:

Gen X FTW

You need to be less boomer and a little more millennial.

What's fun is Gen Z see millennials as old farts.

[Amazing Larry]

22 minutes ago, Taylor said:

You need to be less boomer and a little more millennial.

What's fun is Gen Z see millennials as old farts.

Meh. I just don't like overt celebrations unless it's like the WS or something.

I haven't liked that crap since Dave Henderson did his spin move in the '86 ALCS.

[cals]

28 minutes ago, Taylor said:

You need to be less boomer and a little more millennial.

What's fun is Gen Z see millennials as old farts.

You are.  You haven't realized it yet?

Now you're just the boring, middle-aged gay man.  You are no longer the hip, young twink.

[tdawg87]

12 minutes ago, Lhalo said:

I haven't liked that crap since Dave Henderson did his spin move in the '86 ALCS.

Ah shit. I wasn't even born yet but seeing the highlights always made me cringe. 

My dad literally couldn't watch it until after 2002.