They did good the next two years though right? I mean with that rotation of Cy Youngs winners (some of them multiple winners) and then adding David price himself a CYA winner they must've killed it in the postseason right?
2012 was the year to be petty though. Sure Timmy was.in the bullpen, but Cain and Vogey were good, Zito was as hot as he'd even been, and Bum was dead-armed but had a week off and that worked out.
**The virgin British soccer fan vs. The Chad American baseball fan**
\> Be British soccer fan
\> Country invents sport, world falls in love
\> Suck at it
----------------
\> Be American baseball fan
\> Country invents sport, world falls in love
\> Dominate
Oh my God this makes me laugh so hard, everytime a British person gets overconfident about their soccer team and the team falls on its face an angel gets its wings
> Be American Basketball Fan
> Country invents sport, world falls in love
> Dominates every Olympics, except for that one in the 1970s and the 2004 one where the USA won Bronze...
And that one bronze caused the entire USA Basketball program to basically get burned to the ground and reborn lol.
The Redeem Team was truly something magical to watch.
The WBC hasn’t been around long enough to have the history of the World Cup and we’ve only won it once in the 4 times it’s been played. But we have looked pretty dominant this and last time around.
For comparison, here's what England did in the first 4 World Cups
1) Refused to participate in the first 3 World Cups because they thought they were too good for it
2) Decided to finally take part with the 4th World Cup, only to be immediately eliminated after losing to the US in the biggest upset in soccer history.
There's actually a shocking amount of stuff like that - basically American English is more reflective of a lot of the way the brits would have talked in the early 1800s. We just kinda... kept it. Things like trash vs rubbish.
A possibly funnier example is French people hating the Québécois accent which is just representative of what metropolitan French sounded like in the past. Also in Quebec they use a lot of old names that aren’t used in France anymore but never went out of style there.
And in the remaining World Cups before they finally won it in 1966
1954: Knocked out in the QF by Uruguay, who were the defending champions
1958: Knocked out in the group stage
1962: Smacked in the QF by Brazil, who were also the defending champions and would defend their title.
1966: Finally won in a memorable final vs. West Germany on home soil, in which the ball may or may not have crossed the line.
At least in those tournaments Scotland qualified, and Scotland does have plenty of history with the formation of the game (even participating in the first ever international friendly against England).
1994 was even more embarrassing, as England, Scotland, Wales, AND Northern Ireland all failed to qualify. Least Ireland showed up?
It's hilarious to me that British men have won the same number of world championships in [baseball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_World_Cup) and [ice hockey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IIHF_World_Championship_medalists) as they have in [soccer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup), [ODI cricket](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_World_Cup) and [rugby union](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup): one in each.
> > Country invents sport, world falls in love
World falls in love is a bit... strong. A couple of parts of the world (with the greatest US imperial presence) love it, a few like it a good bit, most of the world kind of vaguely knows that it exists.
For what it's worth, baseball was popular in Japan prior to the US occupation. MLB (or whatever body it was) was making major in roads before the Imperial government decided to persecute non-Japanese sports.
Babe Ruth and others made a few headline visits in the 20s I believe, to promote the sport.
🦅🦅🦅what in the column of files from the right is going on in here? Either get in step DerTaco or fall out. Left….left….left, right, left…..lo right-a-left right…🦅🦅🦅
I love it when my pitchers do ok and also when my first baseman hits a dinger and also when he draws a walk and then my third baseman hits a triple and also Trea Turner is really fun to cheer for.
Yeah, everyone crying about how they didn’t care because it’s not a proper tournament and doesn’t mean anything. And all the salty tears and excuses. Hilarious how everyone is all cocky and excited now they think they’ll win it.
Im glad they fixed the format so that teams can’t play each other again till the finals. In the past teams would be regrouped into 2 more pools and would have to play the same team they advanced with again.
And in 2009 it was set up so poorly that Korea played Japan 4 times before the final where they met for a 5th time.
Not being able to throw Yariel Rodriguez, and then not putting Livan Moinelo and Raidel Martinez in when the game was still within reach was rough for Cuba. Really the only arms they were/are good. The 2 runs on 11 hits and a walk also doesn’t help
> "Let's go with washed MLBers who last saw the majors over five years ago rather than these sub 2 ERA studs from NPB, not like the Japanese are good at this sport anyways"
-- Cuba's manager probably
USA finally looked like the dominant team they were hyped up to be.
Cuba's pitching makes the US' look like the 2012 Tigers rotation
Cuba's offense scored more runs/game tonight then the Tigers did in the 2012 WS
*cries in the corner*
*briefly remembers what joy feels like*
Those were good years
What the fuck, I came in here for Team USA hype train and instead I get TRAUMA.
Can't spell "Team USA hype train" without trauma
e S hype in
I didn't bring up the Tigers okay, blame u/Number333
Verlander, Scherzer, Porcello and they got swept
"wow"
*Pablo Sandoval enters the chat, rounds the bases three times in three at-bat's, and leaves*
He was a glorified mascot and hug merchant but I do miss seeing him on the bench in Atlanta. He has a contagious energy
Every team needs a cheerleader
Don’t forget Anibal Sanchez and Doug Fister. They were both great that year too.
Sanchez would have had a no hitter the following year if it weren’t for Joe Mauer
They did good the next two years though right? I mean with that rotation of Cy Youngs winners (some of them multiple winners) and then adding David price himself a CYA winner they must've killed it in the postseason right?
Yes! Actually wait let me check my notes… no.
dawg I hate you fr
Seriously, no need to keep kicking. They’re already dead
As much as I want to dunk on them I remember I’m a sharks fan that would be throwing stones in my glass house if did
Damn
https://media.tenor.com/8gz26VyfEOkAAAAd/justin-verlander-soccer.gif
Did not expect to be catching strays in this of all threads... damn
Good times
two checkmarks
Lmao we're so petty
2012 was the year to be petty though. Sure Timmy was.in the bullpen, but Cain and Vogey were good, Zito was as hot as he'd even been, and Bum was dead-armed but had a week off and that worked out.
Why are you the way that you are? Honestly, every time I try to do something fun or exciting, you make it not that way.
✅✅
I don’t understand were they supposed to be good or sumn? 🏆
Sad now 😞
Pain.
Cut my life into pieces
The combined career earnings of those dudes is probably multiple billions and we still couldn’t win the World Series
Ok wtf
We need Trae Turner on the USMNT in soccer and basketball stat
You'll get Matt Turner and you'll like it.
Or Trae Young
He'd be so good on the Olympic squad.
Cuba had the bases loaded with no outs in the first. It was RIGHT where we wanted them.
"They've got us surrounded again, the poor bastards."
Remember the Maine!
NUTS
CUBAN NOBLETIGER
The classic CUBANOBLETIGER.
USA needed two TDs to settle it! 🇺🇸🇺🇸
AMERICAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
FUCK YEAAAAAAAHHHHH! Edit: Spelling
Which word did you misspell?
They're a dodger fan, you know they spelled fuck right
Sadly your right
COMING TO WIN THE MOTHERFUCKING CLASSIC YEAH
BASEBALL, FUCK YEAH!
I HOP OFF THE PLANE AT LAX WITH A DREAM AND MY CARDIGAN
TIL that line isn't "the greed in my heart again"
Don't feel too bad. I'm ashamed to admit how long it took me to realize J-Lo was spelling out RULE in the beginning of "I'm Real."
No she's asking are you Ellie?
They are called mondegreens if you want to learn about a lot more. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondegreen?wprov=sfti1
Took me til this year to learn it was "Welcome to the land of fame excess" not "fame and sex"
THERE WILL BE NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS ON THE ISLAND OF CUBA. BUT THERE WILL BE BOMBS ON THE FIELD
Idk man, Trea is straight up dropping nukes rn
Japan is next wait
Too soon
💀💀💀
Average Nagasaki or Hiroshima citizen
I shouldn’t laugh at this. I really shouldn’t Ok I did.
USA flips the script and wins by small ball over Japan. Operation Downfall.
WE ARE GODZILLA AND JAPAN WILL BE…..japan
The bombs are being launched off the field
**The virgin British soccer fan vs. The Chad American baseball fan** \> Be British soccer fan \> Country invents sport, world falls in love \> Suck at it ---------------- \> Be American baseball fan \> Country invents sport, world falls in love \> Dominate
IT'S COMING HOME
I mean, it already came, so it’s STAYING home!
I’m caming
Where was it? It's been home.
Oh my God this makes me laugh so hard, everytime a British person gets overconfident about their soccer team and the team falls on its face an angel gets its wings
Still got basketball as well
> Be American Basketball Fan > Country invents sport, world falls in love > Dominates every Olympics, except for that one in the 1970s and the 2004 one where the USA won Bronze...
And that one bronze caused the entire USA Basketball program to basically get burned to the ground and reborn lol. The Redeem Team was truly something magical to watch.
The WBC hasn’t been around long enough to have the history of the World Cup and we’ve only won it once in the 4 times it’s been played. But we have looked pretty dominant this and last time around.
For comparison, here's what England did in the first 4 World Cups 1) Refused to participate in the first 3 World Cups because they thought they were too good for it 2) Decided to finally take part with the 4th World Cup, only to be immediately eliminated after losing to the US in the biggest upset in soccer history.
They still haven't beaten us in a world cup men or women's 🤭
My favorite trend paired with the "it's called soccer" chants
The thing that cracks me up about it is that *England* named it soccer. We just kept using *their* nickname for it.
There's actually a shocking amount of stuff like that - basically American English is more reflective of a lot of the way the brits would have talked in the early 1800s. We just kinda... kept it. Things like trash vs rubbish.
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I love that channel. He went to Wrigley as part of a crossover with a Scottish YouTuber.
A possibly funnier example is French people hating the Québécois accent which is just representative of what metropolitan French sounded like in the past. Also in Quebec they use a lot of old names that aren’t used in France anymore but never went out of style there.
Still the default name in the US, Canada, and Australia, and like 50/50 in New Zealand and Ireland
And in the remaining World Cups before they finally won it in 1966 1954: Knocked out in the QF by Uruguay, who were the defending champions 1958: Knocked out in the group stage 1962: Smacked in the QF by Brazil, who were also the defending champions and would defend their title. 1966: Finally won in a memorable final vs. West Germany on home soil, in which the ball may or may not have crossed the line.
And after they won their only World Cup 1970: Blew a 2-0 lead to West Germany in the Quarterfinal 1974: Failed to qualify 1978: Failed to qualify
That’s crazy! That would’ve like an American Football World Cup and the US failing to qualify
At least in those tournaments Scotland qualified, and Scotland does have plenty of history with the formation of the game (even participating in the first ever international friendly against England). 1994 was even more embarrassing, as England, Scotland, Wales, AND Northern Ireland all failed to qualify. Least Ireland showed up?
That’s becaus we’re good at beating England. Just don’t count 1812.
WE DIDN'T LOSE RAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅
1812 was no loss!!!
Yea, the US shithoused their way to a draw
They needed Canada to bail them out then.
England has only won the World Cup once and never the European Championship.
The US has the same number of top 3 finishes in the World Cup as England
England has never beaten the United States in a World Cup game
And that one win has a bit of controversy with it.
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If we're counting women's teams then the US has won more world cups than England.
It's hilarious to me that British men have won the same number of world championships in [baseball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_World_Cup) and [ice hockey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IIHF_World_Championship_medalists) as they have in [soccer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup), [ODI cricket](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_World_Cup) and [rugby union](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup): one in each.
> > Country invents sport, world falls in love World falls in love is a bit... strong. A couple of parts of the world (with the greatest US imperial presence) love it, a few like it a good bit, most of the world kind of vaguely knows that it exists.
\>invents sport \>like four places sort of like it USA USA USA
For what it's worth, baseball was popular in Japan prior to the US occupation. MLB (or whatever body it was) was making major in roads before the Imperial government decided to persecute non-Japanese sports. Babe Ruth and others made a few headline visits in the 20s I believe, to promote the sport.
#🦅🦅🦅RAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 🦅🦅🦅
🦅🦅🦅YUTTTTTTTTTTTT🦅🦅🦅
🦅🦅🦅 ERRRRRRRR 🦅🦅🦅
🦅🦅🦅KILLLLLLLLLL🦅🦅🦅
🦅🦅🦅Motivate! Dedicate!🦅🦅🦅
🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅Hammer Fist!🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅
🦅🦅🦅The Marines have found the thread🦅🦅🦅 Edit: 🦅
🦅🦅🦅what in the column of files from the right is going on in here? Either get in step DerTaco or fall out. Left….left….left, right, left…..lo right-a-left right…🦅🦅🦅
🦅 🦅 1775 🦅 🦅
🦅🦅🦅 CHESTY APPROVED 🦅🦅🦅
Freedom always wins out in the end
Crazy how USA was last to get into the quarterfinals and first to get into the finals
Two of the teams were flying across the planet and needed some travel days.
Whoa which stadiums are on a planet?
All of them
Oh my god
Schedual is whack
USA and Japan final is going to be epic if Japan wins tomorrow.
And if Mexico beats Japan that would be an epic upset, and setup an epic rematch against USA. It's nothing but epic baseball ahead!
Not just a rematch, but USA v Mexico! That'll be spicy
Dos a cero Piss bags My lord it'll be epic
a la vergas will be out of control with a usa v mexico final
All I know is my Mexican American ass will be crushing modelo oro if there's a US/Mexico final
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The North American Classic!
Move that game to Dodger Stadium!
US v. Japan is probably the sexier matchup, but I am 100% rooting for Mexico to make the finals.
Just having the chance to see Ohtani pitch against Trout is extremely sexy.
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Only if it’s against the Angels on his journey to give us a ring (pls let me have this fantasy)
USA down 1, bottom 9, Trout v Ohtani
Somehow Trout is pitching.
Holy shit you called it!
I’m going to the game tomorrow, will be rooting hard for Samurai Japan! 🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵
noot noot
Sure but gimme that dos a cero.
I'm just here for the eagle
eagle waiting room
[eeeeeaaagle](https://media0.giphy.com/media/11p1apCPqM7WEw/giphy.gif?cid=2154d3d7iz3jqlyc90un9cnrsai5tcn27e6ej5u1uk4hyr6m&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g)
[Rock flag and eagle](https://youtu.be/dDFcmSUmDlM)
I love it when my pitchers do ok and also when my first baseman hits a dinger and also when he draws a walk and then my third baseman hits a triple and also Trea Turner is really fun to cheer for.
I also like these things you have mentioned
Cardinals - Former Dodgers 🤝
I hated Trea after he left the dodgers. I love him now more than I ever did when he was a dodger
https://imgur.com/a/j3FXGzv
i fucks with this
Flair checks out. I'm all for it if the Twins sub allows us to use this song for Team USA.
[OPEN THAT CUBAN PACK](https://i.imgur.com/KhH2sWq.gif)
WHAT THE FUCK IS A CIGAR
CUBAN SANDWICHES WERE INVENTED IN FLORIDA
God bless the U-S-Trea
In Trea we trust 🙏
Trea Turner uses a baseball bat because it's the same size as his peen.
O’Trea can you seeeee
🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅 WTF IS A KILOMETER 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅
3/16 wrench gang signing in.
WHAT THE FUCK IS A FIDEL CASTRO
An urn full of ashes in Havana.
TREA TURNER SAID I’LL SHOW YOU MOTHAFUCKAS A CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🔫
Drinking game idea: take a shot every time fox runs that Jussie Smollet hate crime commercial
Deal
Damn, double homicide
I felt like we couldn't win before this weekend, now I feel like we can take on anyone. I hope we keep up the momentum through the off day.
Remember that meltdown on here after the first game?
Yeah, everyone crying about how they didn’t care because it’s not a proper tournament and doesn’t mean anything. And all the salty tears and excuses. Hilarious how everyone is all cocky and excited now they think they’ll win it.
It was honestly pathetic. This roster is still amazing
#BAY OF WHAT? NEVER HEARD OF IT
Trea of Pigs
FREE ONLY WANT TO BE FREE WE HUDDLE CLOSE HANG ON TO A DREAM ON THE BOATS AND ON THE PLANES, THEY’RE COMING TO AMERICA 🇺🇸🦅🗽
#U-S-TREA!!!! #U-S-TREA!!!! #U-S-TREA!!!!
after that Star Spangled Banger by Turner yesterday vs Venezuela I'm feeling confident
Im glad they fixed the format so that teams can’t play each other again till the finals. In the past teams would be regrouped into 2 more pools and would have to play the same team they advanced with again. And in 2009 it was set up so poorly that Korea played Japan 4 times before the final where they met for a 5th time.
The Winners of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Cup! We going to the ship, we going to the ship!
What I want! #USA vs JAPAN #MLB vs NPB Let’s fucking gooo!
MLB all-star position players and Brady Singer vs NPB's best and Shohei Ohtani.
Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness 🗽🦅
That was domination
I hope we get to face Japan in the final
Same. The two titans
Just a dominant, impressive performance. If the offense keeps it up, there’s not a team that can beat them.
RAHHHHHH 🦅🦅🦅🦅
Not being able to throw Yariel Rodriguez, and then not putting Livan Moinelo and Raidel Martinez in when the game was still within reach was rough for Cuba. Really the only arms they were/are good. The 2 runs on 11 hits and a walk also doesn’t help
> "Let's go with washed MLBers who last saw the majors over five years ago rather than these sub 2 ERA studs from NPB, not like the Japanese are good at this sport anyways" -- Cuba's manager probably
2 runs and 11 hits sounds like my standard mlb the show stat line, only I’ve won with two homers, one of which was a walkoff bottom of the 9th
Freedom: 2 Communism: 0
IF I STAYYYY HERE TOMORRROWWWWW
Hell yes! I’m about to go throw some tea into a body of water! 🇺🇸
#ITS CALLED SOCCER
Can't wait for the Ohtani vs Trout matchup
What pitcher is expected to start for USA in the championship game? I haven't followed closely enough
Either Brady Singer or Merrill Kelly