European Championship 2012

[NewEnglandAmazins]

Day 1 Results:

Spain 10 - 0 (8) Greece
Sweden 14 - 1 (7) Russia
Czech Republic 4 - 5 (10) Germany
France 3 - 1 Great Britain
Croatia 0 - 16 (5) Italy
Belgium 0 - 17 (6) Netherlands

Standings:
B

France             1   0    
Germany            1   0
Netherlands        1   0
Belgium            0   1
Czech Republic     0   1
Great Britain      0   1 

A

Italy       1   0
Spain       1   0
Sweden      1   0
Croatia     0   1
Greece      0   1
Russia      0   1 

Day 2 Schedule:

Russia v. Spain
Germany v. Belgium
Greece v. Croatia
Netherlands v. France
Great Britain v. Czech Republic
Italy v. Sweden

[twoseam]

There's an excellent write-up on the Team GB website of not only yesterday's GB-Germany game, but also the Czech upset of the Netherlands -- http://www.britishbaseball.org/news_...rrer_id=271910.

The latter is worth reading if only for the recap of the "do-over" play in the bottom of the 9th and how the new IBAF tiebreaker system came into play in the 10th inning.

[Rally Monkey]

There's an excellent write-up on the Team GB website of not only yesterday's GB-Germany game, but also the Czech upset of the Netherlands -- http://www.britishbaseball.org/news_...rrer_id=271910.

The latter is worth reading if only for the recap of the "do-over" play in the bottom of the 9th and how the new IBAF tiebreaker system came into play in the 10th inning.

I concur. These These Team GB writeups are terrific. The recap of the do-over controversy has led me to change my view that the IBAF should play a more prominent role in the WBC qualifiers. On the contrary: They should be kept as far away from the WBCQ as possible.

[GijsZepa]

Well...big upset 2 days ago. The Czechs beat the dutch (3-2).
Yesterday the Dutch prove they're still the main contender for the title beating the germans in 7 innings. 10-0

[island slugger]

There's an excellent write-up on the Team GB website of not only yesterday's GB-Germany game, but also the Czech upset of the Netherlands -- http://www.britishbaseball.org/news_...rrer_id=271910.

Wow I've never seen a professional baseball where do-over is allowed! I accept the IBAF extra-inning rule(better if it occurs later than the 10th inning), but do-over is completely messed up.

[hwede]

Wow I've never seen a professional baseball where do-over is allowed! I accept the IBAF extra-inning rule(better if it occurs later than the 10th inning), but do-over is completely messed up.

It wasn't a do-over, it was a foul ball. The writer of the article mis-interpreted the decision of the umpires.