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2026 World Baseball Classic

Discussion in 'Houston Astros' started by Rockets34Legend, Apr 9, 2025.

  1. cmlmel77

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    It’s a cool story, though getting Judge out in a pressure situation isn’t exactly newsworthy
     
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    All of these things are correct.

    This is also correct.
     
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  3. Nick

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    Lol, you’re the only one posting here who was at that game, so you’ll need to fill us in…

    I will say the environment for all these games has been electric enough to forget that they “don’t count”… which is why they’ll still happen another 20+ years from now.
     
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    Mick hit a HR
     
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    Been to a few so far, definitely has better atmosphere than you'd expect. I'm looking forward to going Monday as US/Mexico should be amazing.

    But I absolutely don't want our stars participating if it's this close to season. 3/4 places are domed/refractable. Play this in late November so minor injuries are not a problem.
     
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    Wish I was in Houston to see that. Can't see how it's not a fun time.
     
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    Mexico v US is fun
     
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    Bryce Harper is still a work in progress at 1B
     
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    Judge just threw a perfect pissrope from RF to nail a guy going 1st to 3rd
     
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    As much as I like Paredes... Duran does look at home in a cowboy hat :)
     
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    Boom, again.
     
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    Playoff atmosphere without the health problems of Astros playoff baseball.

    Duran certainly looked at home.
     
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    Absolutely hilarious seeing the Mariners clubhouse potentially blow up

    Edit: Have to click on the second tweet to translate it. The reporter asked him if they were joking and Randy essentially said it wasn’t and that Cal can shove “the good to see you” up his ass (Cal said this while denying his handshake).
     
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    randy, welcome to houston
     
  18. Htown Stros

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    We should have traded for him originally…the cost wasn’t that high
     
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    I’ll never root for that b*stard Aaron Judge, even when he wraps himself in the American flag. Good luck, Italy. In bocca al lupo, paisans.

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    The WBC has been awesome all the way around. Real momentum for the sport and the event. And Houston has aced being a host city by every imaginable metric. Good environment around the ballpark, great crowds, intense atmosphere, diverse population that leads to quality crowds at all games.
    I’d be surprised if Houston doesn’t host a pool with the U.S. and Mexico both again next time around. It’s about as ideal of a host city/ballpark as MLB could ask for.
     
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