16 comments on “World Baseball Classic 2013”

1. fighting ham March 3, 2013 at 11:17 am

   Which local time are you using for the First Round table?

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   1. Gen Post authorMarch 3, 2013 at 1:08 pm

      Sorry, that was a typo on my end. Fixed.

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2. Steve Novosel March 5, 2013 at 1:23 am

   More like 312.3 people at the China-Cuba game. I’ve seen better-attended tee-ball games.

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   1. IM March 5, 2013 at 4:42 am

      The Brazil-Cuba game was just about as bad, meanwhile the atmosphere in Taiwan (at least for the Taiwan games) is fantastic

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      1. Steve Novosel March 5, 2013 at 10:16 am

         The Brazil-Cuba game was a bit better, but still pretty bad. It was the same in Tokyo Dome for the non-Japan games in 2009, too.

         The Taiwan fans look great! Hopefully a bunch of them make the trip to Tokyo this weekend. It’s going to be really interesting to see if Korea or NL makes it out – that Korea/Taiwan game should be very interesting indeed.

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         1. Eric Lord March 6, 2013 at 4:09 am

            Well, now we know. What a crushing result for Korea.

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            1. Steve Novosel March 6, 2013 at 8:03 am

               Well, if you only have three games you best show up for all three.
   2. Arthur March 5, 2013 at 6:50 pm

      The attendance for the Japan games haven’t been all that wonderful either. Are tickets super-expensive or something?

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      1. fighting ham March 5, 2013 at 7:35 pm

         Yes.

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      2. Gen Post authorMarch 5, 2013 at 7:47 pm

         To be a little more specific:

         First Round

         Games 1, 3, 6
         4,000 yen for OF seats
         6,000 yen for INF B seats
         8,000 yen for INF A seats
         10,000 yen for INF S seats
         12,000 yen for premium seats

         Game 2, 4, 5
         5,000 yen for premium seats
         4,000 yen for INF S seats

         Six ticket pack
         39,000 yen for premium
         33,000 yen for regular

         Second Round

         5,000 yen OF seats
         4,500 yen upper deck seats
         7,000 yen INF B seats
         12,000 yen INF A seats
         18,000 yen INF S seats

         Six ticket pack
         72,000 yen INF S seats
         48,000 yen INF A seats
         21,000 yen OF seats

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         1. Arthur March 7, 2013 at 10:02 am

            Bimey, that’s not exactly family-friendly. Thanks for the info, I guess that explains the attendances. I’m no business guru, but wouldn’t it be better to lower the prices a bit and get more fans in? I can’t see the advantage of putting people off coming.

            What did we think of the first round? Good fun so far. Japan’s offense is not looking encouraging, but they might have chance if Tanaka can figure things out.

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      3. Steve Novosel March 5, 2013 at 11:40 pm

         Way overpriced, really only for the hardcore. That’s Nippon Series prices.

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3. tony March 14, 2013 at 8:42 am

   Welcome to SF Japan! I got my tix for all 3 games!
   who’s coming

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   1. fighting ham March 14, 2013 at 12:33 pm

      As much as Yomiuri is hated, SF has a strong tie to the NPB.
      http://www.sparkletack.com/2007/05/27/61-lefty-odoul-the-man-in-the-green-suit/

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4. DeNA Steve March 18, 2013 at 6:22 pm

   I would rather go see a Baystars game, 4,500 yen first base side. Go Baystars.

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5. N26 March 19, 2013 at 9:39 am

   Japan. Out. It was fun while it lasted. I wish Major League teams would stop acting selfish and let all the best players play for their respective countries.

   If the double steal had worked with Ibata on second and Uchikawa on first, then the game MIGHT have been different. Yamamoto is a manager who was not afraid of taking chances. Like in the Taiwan game when he ordered a steal on Toritani with two outs. As far as WBC is concerned, there have been many close games which barely tipped in favor of Japan, but not this time around. That´s baseball. Though a disappointment, I thought this years team too was class.

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