Lee declines WBC invitation

Having any of our pitchers participate would worry me a great deal more than having any of our position players participate. The article also notes that Sabathia and Beckett have delined as well.

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I have no desire to see any of our pitchers participate either—which seems to be a consensus with most teams so far. Is the WBC going to end up a competition between Major League position players and AA/AAA pitching? There could be some real slugfests if that’s the case.

by PatBordersHelmet on Jan 8, 2009 9:31 AM EST reply actions

Among the major teams, maybe, but that would only make it a more level playing field. Probably only three or four teams could field a major league rotation anyway.

by Jay on Jan 8, 2009 11:16 AM EST up reply actions

Houston’s Roy Oswalt and John Lackey of the Angels have reportedly accepted invitations to pitch.

by Brick. on Jan 8, 2009 11:17 AM EST up reply actions

I saw Fuentes was in also.

by Ryan Kelsey on Jan 8, 2009 11:56 AM EST up reply actions

Remind me not to draft either of them in fantasy this year.

Signature to be named later.

by emd2k3 on Jan 8, 2009 1:49 PM EST up reply actions

DRINK

by emil minty on Jan 9, 2009 10:39 AM EST up reply actions

Given Lee’s workload last year, I am especially glad he has declined.

by APV on Jan 8, 2009 9:35 AM EST reply actions

i want him to do exactly what he did last spring training.

by Brick. on Jan 8, 2009 10:51 AM EST up reply actions

He can’t do that. He only had one soul to sell.

"Lotta heart in Cleveland." - Ian Hunter

by Denver Tribe Fan on Jan 8, 2009 11:03 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs

that’s actually not true. you get an extra one when you’re from arkansas.

by Brick. on Jan 8, 2009 11:10 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs

What, the backyard Wiffle ball game wasn’t enough to pay off the mortgage on his soul?

by Logodaedalus on Jan 8, 2009 11:34 AM EST up reply actions

I think the fact that he dominated the kids so excessively probably cost him the shot on paying the mortgage.

by Brad D on Jan 8, 2009 11:36 AM EST up reply actions

Dominated? He got hammered. It was a real concern.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Jan 8, 2009 3:23 PM EST up reply actions

Oh, that one kid took him deep before he was locked in, but after that he was nasty.

by Brad D on Jan 8, 2009 4:56 PM EST up reply actions

He took him deep directly to his collar bone…

by PatBordersHelmet on Jan 8, 2009 4:57 PM EST up reply actions

Good.

by Brad D on Jan 8, 2009 12:01 PM EST reply actions

Great success. Although it kinda sorta would’ve been cool to see him in Toronto, this is for the better good.

by supermarioelia on Jan 8, 2009 12:18 PM EST reply actions

Are you catching some games? Which ones?

by PatBordersHelmet on Jan 8, 2009 3:30 PM EST up reply actions

Totally up in the air right now. It’s right in the middle of my surgery block, so I’ve gotta wait until the call schedule is released.

Cue Chuck telling me to stop thinking about baseball and start studying.

You have to buy the whole block of tickets too, no? I’m thinking about buying the whole block and just eating the cost on the three games or so I can’t attend.

by supermarioelia on Jan 8, 2009 4:35 PM EST up reply actions

Outside of Italy, they’re are some pretty compelling teams in that group. I doubt it will sell out in the upper reaches of the park. You can always wait and buy single game walk-up tickets the day of, right?

by PatBordersHelmet on Jan 8, 2009 4:57 PM EST up reply actions

Not sure about the walkup tickets, but $10 tickets in the 500 level is never a bad deal to see US-Venezuela. And hell, as an Italian-Canadian who likes good baseball those are probably the four teams I would most love to see, and they’re all in the same group. Suhweet.

by supermarioelia on Jan 9, 2009 12:22 AM EST up reply actions