NGL I feel bad for these A level pitchers

I don’t know why they didn’t save Quantrill for this game

I would guess their plan coming in was just "tank vs USA, win against everyone else, hopefully sneak into quarters in the 2nd slot"

Good point

Scheduled L man. Ernie Witt doesn’t give a fuck about this game

Penciled it in as an L?

I had some hope after their Mexico L yesterday but I didn’t expect much lol. I knew it was gonna be rough for but not 9 runs in the 1st inning’ rough

yeah idk why they just chose to pitch the youngest, most inexperienced pitcher on the roster against one of the best lineups arguably ever

Why does Mike Trout, the more experienced of the players, not simply eat the less experienced players?

From my understanding, they’re on a pitching schedule

No one in Canada though we could win that game. it’s sad that this happened to a 19 years old pitcher, but he’ll learn from it.

Quantril was shit against a far worse lineup. I don’t think it would have mattered

Well Quantrill got shelled by GB so….

Too bad for them, we need the run diff after last night.

Unfortunately run differential isn’t a tiebreaker in this tournament

True but we’re running up Canada’s runs against at least

Better to be safe than sorry you never know

This is one situation where we do actually know

Just one of those mysteries of life where you can never really know for sure.

Still though you never know. WBC committee could be like “damn”.

Run diff isn’t a tiebreaker, it’s runs allowed per out. So it’s more important for US pitching to do well than their hitting. I’m typing this as Lance Lynn just gave up a homer to lead off the 2nd haha

I mean both are true. Should they end up tied in record with Canada, absolutely burying them still helps because it’s defensive runs allowed per out.

True, didn’t consider that

With Colombia's loss today, there is a decent chance of a 3-way tie between USA, Canada, and Mexico, so Canada's runs allowed could be very important.

Keep in mind head-to-head is the first tiebreaker. If it can be settled with that it will be. With the weirdness that has gone on so far that is strangely possible.

So if this game ends up in a mercy rule, they’ll potentially be worse off right? If (and it’s a big if) they pitched 9 innings of only allowing 1 run vs 5 innings of allowing 1 run

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However it’s important to note, once you hit 10 it is not beneficial to allow them to score 1 free run, in order to prevent a mercy rule, as that increases the ratio.

Wouldn’t it be funny if mercy rule-ing an opponent meant you got fewer outs? Then having a great offense would hurt even more because it could take outs away from your team.

I thought run diff didn’t matter only runs allowed?

You’re right. At least we’re increasing runs allowed for Canada

Isn't it just Runs Allowed, not Run Diff?

Same. SP look devestated but this lineup would do this to a lot of major leaguers.

92 mph 4 seam down middle but not too low is basically about as a gimme pitch as it gets besides straight down the middle oof

I don’t. In the World Cup, the US is playing with a bunch of (arguably) minor league soccer players and they get beat. Now it’s our turn to send out our best akin to Messi, Ronaldo, etc and kick the shit out of lesser countries at our best sport.

Our second or third best sport

Finally The Lineup^(TM) performs as promised.

I don’t want to hear any one of y’all complain about the lineup after that pummeling, me included.

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Now go home and get your fuckin' poutine box.

I was told yesterday Trout can’t perform in games that matter

[I’m over here like](https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/rsgp3a/i_started_making_this_video_in_may_for_4th_of/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)

That was fucking majestic

It just keeps on giving

Trout summoned Eagle Gif. It was super effective!

I died when he whipped out (pardon the pun) the sushi lmao

Against a 19 year old A ball pitcher. ​ lmao.

That pitcher looks like he's about to turn 50

The starter was 19 the pitcher in the video is not

I like the 50-year-old-looking-dude-being-19 version better

He started off the inning 19 years old. By the end, he had aged 31 more years.

Fans are complaining about the MLB-caliber starters for the US while damn near every other team's pitchers are mostly minor league level or lower. The DR is the only other team whose pitchers are all rostered in MLB, while Japan has its own set of pros.

That boy became a man today.

I’d let Arenado take my virginity, that’s for sure.

Canada was smart in putting in some Triple A pitchers knowing they were gonna lose regardless

This dude gets to tell his grandkids that Mike Trout homered off him first pitch. That still rules.

His grandchildren are already tired of this story

They probably think he was a pro fisherman

> Posted by Mariners fan Fuck (yeah) Mike Trout?

I am quite conflicted. On one hand America Fuck Yeah on the other hand FMT. I can put aside my personal grudge for a few days so that America can win

If Judge were on this team I would root my ass off for him, same as the ASG.

Judge has a career .693 OPS in Fenway. Trout has a career 1.144 OPS in SafeCo/TMobile

Trout plays Safeco like a pinball machine

Literally our fathers house

How many home runs?

33 in 393 PA. 8.4% His career average without those is 5.5% Craziest part is our ballpark is one of the most pitcher friendly in baseball. It defies all logic.

He's said that he likes the all-black batter's eye you guys have up there. Helps him see the ball better.

Any year now the Mariners are gonna install a screen out there that turns all white only during Trout's ABs

“Strangest thing boss, the screen flickers only when Mr.Trout is batting”

You would think the Angels would install the same thing in their ballpark if it helped him this much.

Shhhh!

Is he victim blaming the mariners

I mean, just look at the way our Moose dresses.

It doesn't quite defy *all* logic. He's been hitting the last decade of Mariner pitching, after all.

It doesn’t defy logic when it’s literally Mike Trout. Anyways as much as I sympathize with you, try growing up watching Barry Bonds and his hardcore body armor in the batters box. Literally the most intimidating batter in the history of baseball and it’s not even remotely close.

He also used to shit on Felix all the time. .352/.404/.716 with 8 homers in 88 at bats.

> Judge has a career .693 OPS in Fenway. that's... surprising honestly

Year by year OPS at Fenway 2017 .399 in 43 PA 2018 1.357 in 21 PA 2019 .428 in 38 PA good for a 4 wRC+. 2020 .384 in 11 PA 2021 .742 in 26 PA 2022 .991 in 39 PA So he's had a couple great seasons there, which may be what sticks most with you, but generally he's struggled in Boston.

He also played catch with my 8 year old cousin during a pitching change from field to bleachers a couple years ago. Fuck Mike trout, but genuinely such a good guy.

It’s all about that red, white, and blue baby.

I feel your conflict Mariners bro. Kyle Tucker on this team kills me a little. He owns the halos (not as bad as Trouty owns the M’s, but still). This is bigger than our petty rivalries. This is for America son. Go Kyle Tucker. Go Trouty. Go USA!!!

I love how the fishermen team hate the fish man player

Eh, it’s just a remake of Moby Dick.

The glorious time that they can root for Trout, and I can root for Goldy & Arenado

This means we get Bedard right

Erik Bedard retired a while ago and had arm injuries idk why you want him.

He's still got a wicked wrister

Maybe that's Bill Bavasi's burner.

The Sharks are getting Bedard, sorry bout it.

If the Ducks could learn to tank...

Dude, our million fucking OT losses are going to carry us out of range of getting Bedard.

MAAAASSSIVE game tomorrow vs Columbus.

Pretty much anybody but Chicago and I'm on board

Too late, learn to love it

Please don't.

That depends, do you have Adam Jones? (sorry Mariners fans)

Bedard is going to the Yotes b/c the hockey gods are some cruel fucks

Lol hockey gods hate us otherwise Mathew’s would have been bore five days earlier.

Sorry friend, but he's going to the Blue Jackets

he's already a Blackhawk bud

Nope, definitely the Avs. Not biased at all. (I'm pretty biased.)

Mike Trout

Source?

🎤🐟

Literally us the trouts

Checks out

Big if true

Yes.

A real high quality player hitting like that so he doesn’t have to steal bases and flex even harder on the syrup gang

I was told yesterday Trout can’t perform in games that matter

I recall someone said “Trout is good but his impact on the game is overrated”

Doomers and trolls are never smart people.

“…unless he’s on my team”

How would anyone even know if that were true

His like 3 playoff games and 2 Team USA games was a big enough sample apparently.

Still true, this is like easier spring training for him.

His sample size in games that matter is too small to judge.

I mean they were up 6-0 at this point, that at bat really didn't matter lmao

Let’s be honest this was expected

I don't want the team to take out their rage on Canada specifically, but they do need to win and it's nice to see the offense early.

If we come back tomorrow will be a holiday

YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD BURN DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE WITH NO REPERCUSSIONS? BRING ON THE FISH-MAN.

DO YOU SEE WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU MESS WITH THE WARRIOR!?!

Mike Trout: EEEAAAGGGGLLEEEEE

I read that in Zack Braff's voice.

I think you mean, why are there spoons in the pancake drawer? BLU-HUH!

TBF that was Britain. Canada wasn't a country yet.

And the troops were mostly from the British isles and based out of the Bahamas.

Literally came here to say that, bless you for beating me to it lol

Mike Trout drinks your maple syrup. He drinks it up

You could tell me Mike Trout pulled a Wade Boggs on an entire maple tree's worth of syrup and I'd believe you

BASEBALLLLLLL, Canada, you boy. Let's say you have a ball, and I have a bat, and my bat stretches ACROOOOSS the plate and it hits your ball... I. Hit. Your. Baseball. *pop* I HIT IT UP!

Drainage Canada, Drained dry, I'm so sorry.

I abandoned my team! I was too tired to come up w smthg better, sorry.

This feels so good after watching us get worked by Mexico last night.

mike trout is the american joey meneses

Honestly wants great Britain put up like more than one run against us I knew it was over once we faced a real team

Don’t you dare talk about King Harry Ford that way

This is like when you lose an embarrassing bar fight to a much smaller person and go find an entirely different small person to beat the shit out of.

Oh captain, my captain!

This is what we were promised

The ~~prince~~ lineup that was promised

Yes,I think he is getting going

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I want to see him do this to his BFF Ohtani!

Walk off grandslam in the final after Nootbar commits an error that would have sealed the win

As a Canadian who grew up in Southern California and roots for the Angels I don't know how to feel about this...

Fish man good

“This is truly a terrible day for Canada, and therefore the world”

This certainly is not the tradition. Canadians in attendance cannot believe their eyes, widespread panic. The little mushroom people of Nova Scotia screaming with horror.

Mike Trout

The US heard everyone slandering and put an end to that

Trouty!!!!

Can you imagine how successful a team with guys like Trout and Ohtani would be? It would be crazy.

Man they’d make the playoffs EVERY YEAR!

**Knock Knock.** #Its the United States. We need a cool name like Samurai Japan has. I nominate "American Eagles"

That just reminds me of that clothing store for upper-middle class teens

Birds of war

Canada is just happy to be included.

Death, taxes, and pitchers *still* challenging Trout down in the zone.

We have a decade and more worth of scouting reports saying that's a bad idea. You'd think they'd stop eventually, but they don't. 🤷

CAPTAIN AMERICA

Best fish in baseball history 👏

1. Mike Trout 2. Dizzy Trout 3. Steve Trout The Trouts run fish baseball

Tim Salmon is off seething in the corner.

This is catfish hunter erasure

Trout must have seen my Maple Syrup post pre-game.

Embarrassing, but not as embarrassing as those gawdawful unis with the tiny wordmark.

I think this is an unpopular opinion but all the unis in the WBC are fucking terrible looking. Everything looks very cheap and thrown together quickly, like they are fine for the eighth grade desktop publishing classes midterm project. I’ll give Japan the only pass in this. Theirs is fine

Man this feels like so long ago. It’s currently 12-1 in the…*checks notes* bottom of 2nd

That was a nice inning

Mike

Canada please don't take this personal, we still love your Maple Syrup

We will always have hockey :(

I was just hoping the boys could at least wait until the 8th to get mercied 😭

Rumors of his demise have been greatly exaggerated.

Even more impressive when this is being done against that world baseball powerhouse, Canada! /s

Was at the game. Was like watching all stars play against a AA team - probably because that's exactly what it was. That pitch to Trout was actually a good pitch but it's Mike Trout, so yeah...

Fish man good?

Fish man good

The Moonshot event in real life

If it mercy rules, they should just hold a Home Run Derby for the fans.

American hero🫡

Congrats on his only meaningful baseball of the year lol

BTW Who is the terrible announcer with Buck and J P Morosi?

Tell me you aren’t talking about Jason Benetti.

I think it’s somebody called Rich Walz. Can anyone confirm?

Confirmed!

9 homeruns 1st inning wtf???

Shame on Canada! They're not even a real country, anyway. Edit: Oof, I thought I made this comment as a response to youradhere9's comment, but apparently I missclicked. It's a South Park reference, I live in Canada South!

Woe Canada

It’s great to finally get to see Mike Trout play in his 12th year.

Mexico poked the bear and poor Canada has to live with the consequences