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Manner of Speaking
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 Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:40 am Post subject: Canada Beats US at World Baseball Classic |
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Canada Stuns U.S. at WBC
WebPosted Wed, 08 Mar 2006 19:31:50 EST
Canada pulled off a shocker at the World Baseball Classic, riding the arm of Adam Loewen to an 8-6 victory over the powerful United States. The Canadians collected 13 hits and chased Florida Marlins starter Dontrelle Willis after taking a 5-0 lead in the third inning at Chase Field in Phoenix on Wednesday.
That was plenty of support for winner Loewen, who pitched more like a seasoned veteran than a left-hander who had never started a game above single-A. The 21-year-old Baltimore Orioles draft pick shut down a lineup full of major leaguers, blanking the U.S. on three hits over 3 2/3 innings in the preliminary-round game.
http://www.cbc.ca/story/sports/national/2006/03/08/Sports/canada-wbc060308.html
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Regardless of the merits of the game itself, either way...
Does anybody else find the opening line of this CBC story um...unintentionally hilarious? 
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Manner of Speaking
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:41 am Post subject: |
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WAY TO GO CANADA!!! |
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igotthisguitar
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Tiger Beer
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 1:19 am Post subject: Re: Canada Beats US at World Baseball Classic |
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| Manner of Speaking wrote: |
| the CBC Website wrote: |
| Canada Stuns U.S. at WBC |
Does anybody else find the opening line of this CBC story um...unintentionally hilarious? |
Yeah.. its one of those things that every Canadian will know about in detail.. but probably few if any Americans will know anything about unless a Canadian tells them about it.
Thats what I find ironic about the title anyways..
Personally I never even heard of the 'World Baseball Classics' before. |
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Manner of Speaking
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 1:23 am Post subject: |
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| ...I think you guys need to google the word "shocker". |
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igotthisguitar
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 1:27 am Post subject: |
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| Manner of Speaking wrote: |
| ...I think you guys need to google the word "shocker". |
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Tiger Beer
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 1:28 am Post subject: |
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| Manner of Speaking wrote: |
| ...I think you guys need to google the word "shocker". |
sounds like something they say often in the Midwest of the U.S.. and and seemingly Ontario too.
As in.. 'they pulled a real shocker there, didn't they?'
'well that movie was a real shocker!'.. heard it so many times growing up.. but never outside of the U.S. Midwest myself (and I'm guessing common in the Ontario region, too?) |
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SarcasmKills
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 2:27 am Post subject: |
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| Tiger Beer wrote: |
| Manner of Speaking wrote: |
| ...I think you guys need to google the word "shocker". |
sounds like something they say often in the Midwest of the U.S.. and and seemingly Ontario too.
As in.. 'they pulled a real shocker there, didn't they?'
'well that movie was a real shocker!'.. heard it so many times growing up.. but never outside of the U.S. Midwest myself (and I'm guessing common in the Ontario region, too?) |
You're WAY off!!!
The foam hands tell all. |
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Hollywoodaction
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:02 am Post subject: |
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| Why is it a shocker? It's the first WBC, so it's not as if the US has been winning it for decades. You guys probably don't know that baseball is the summer sport in Canada, so it's not as if the Canadian team lacks quality players. |
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laogaiguk
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:11 am Post subject: |
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| Manner of Speaking wrote: |
WAY TO GO CANADA!!! |
Look at the hand, and then think "shock her". Maybe that will help, as the OP was commenting on the article itself, not the topic  |
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Hollywoodaction
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 4:41 am Post subject: |
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| laogaiguk wrote: |
| Manner of Speaking wrote: |
WAY TO GO CANADA!!! |
Look at the hand, and then think "shock her". Maybe that will help, as the OP was commenting on the article itself, not the topic |
I knew about that. It's one of those stupid 'codes' teenagers have to make themselves feel smarter than adults. |
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Ya-ta Boy
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 8:02 am Post subject: |
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psssssssst. This was a baseball GAME. Can we expect to see re-plays of it for the next 4 years?
One more example of how a very large country with a relatively small population acts just like a pretty small country with a relatively large population. Can anyone spell inferiority complex? |
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mithridates
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 8:27 am Post subject: |
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| Oh my, what a SHOCKingly boring story.. This news has made me really happy that I don't give a damn. |
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canuckistan
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 1:30 pm Post subject: |
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All's fair in love, baseball, and women's Olympic hockey  |
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capebretoncanadian
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| Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 2:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Ya-ta Boy wrote: |
psssssssst. This was a baseball GAME. Can we expect to see re-plays of it for the next 4 years?
One more example of how a very large country with a relatively small population acts just like a pretty small country with a relatively large population. Can anyone spell inferiority complex? |
Oh c'mon...give us a break...We beat arguably the worlds best team in the sport with a team composed of marginal major leaguers....farm team players...and prospects.....give a dog a bone wouldja? This was a huge win!! No inferiority complex need be addressed here...... |
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