July 4 Results
VWBC
The results for the final games in round 2, played on July 4, are now in. These games were played on schedule, we apologize for the fact that the news was not announced to the world for so long, an inconvenience that was due to the fact that a mysterious problem simultaneously developed in all of our communications machines. We finally fixed it not half an hour ago after calling in an international corps of specialists, most of them were communications and mechanics specialists, however curiously enough some were specialists in bridges, water, and there was even one who specialized in the treating of nosebleeds on snails. I have no idea why said miscellaneous specialists were brought in, I suspect it was because their resumes looked impressive to our gullible staff. Anyway, enough speculation and long-winded explanations, to make a long story short (although it is slightly long already) they fixed the machines. The diagnosed the problem, and without getting too technical, I can tell you that it was apparently caused by a combination of the angle that Saturn was making to Mars, a leak in the roof of a home in western Mongolia, and a still-unamed green substance that was in the machines (I suspect that the last one was the main reason, but hey, I'm no expert.)
Luckily, there was scheduled to be a 12 day break between rounds 2 and 3 in the first place, so no harm done.
ANYWAY, here are the results:
(2) Sierra Leone 4 (7) Namibia 2
(5) USA 7 (13) New Zealand 3
Brief summary:
These two games both ended with solid victories for favorites. In the earlier game, Sierra Leone showed their mettle once again with another solid victory. Although their margin of victory was quite a bit less than their 8-0 trouncing of Ghana last round, the outcome of the game was never in doubt, with fierce offense and for the most part impregnable defense from Sierra Leone sealing the victory. With Sierra Leone's victory, the 2 seeds split their matches this round, with two of them exiting the tournament, and two moving on. Sierra Leone moves on to face 3 seeded Egypt in a matcup that will surely be a clash of the titans, the first time in the tournament so far that two of the stacked African top 4 will face each other.
The second match of the day saw the USA, on a day of national celebration already, give the fans in baseball's native country another reason to celebrate. Coming into this tournament, USA baseball fans were pessimistic about their country's "substandard" team, which they did not believe worthy of the country that invented baseball. However two matches and two convincing victories later, the USA team has convinced many of their fans that they have the heart and determination to do well, even though they may not have the biggest names. Of course, some American critics still maintain their position in light of the fact that so far the US has hardly proved themselves, only so far defeating 12 and 13 seeds. However, many commentators maintain that New Zealand should have been seeded lower, a position that many thought the Kiwis backed up with their 1st round win. In any event, one side will soon be silenced, as the US now moves on to a very tough 3rd round match with top seed Australia.
The results for the final games in round 2, played on July 4, are now in. These games were played on schedule, we apologize for the fact that the news was not announced to the world for so long, an inconvenience that was due to the fact that a mysterious problem simultaneously developed in all of our communications machines. We finally fixed it not half an hour ago after calling in an international corps of specialists, most of them were communications and mechanics specialists, however curiously enough some were specialists in bridges, water, and there was even one who specialized in the treating of nosebleeds on snails. I have no idea why said miscellaneous specialists were brought in, I suspect it was because their resumes looked impressive to our gullible staff. Anyway, enough speculation and long-winded explanations, to make a long story short (although it is slightly long already) they fixed the machines. The diagnosed the problem, and without getting too technical, I can tell you that it was apparently caused by a combination of the angle that Saturn was making to Mars, a leak in the roof of a home in western Mongolia, and a still-unamed green substance that was in the machines (I suspect that the last one was the main reason, but hey, I'm no expert.)
Luckily, there was scheduled to be a 12 day break between rounds 2 and 3 in the first place, so no harm done.
ANYWAY, here are the results:
(2) Sierra Leone 4 (7) Namibia 2
(5) USA 7 (13) New Zealand 3
Brief summary:
These two games both ended with solid victories for favorites. In the earlier game, Sierra Leone showed their mettle once again with another solid victory. Although their margin of victory was quite a bit less than their 8-0 trouncing of Ghana last round, the outcome of the game was never in doubt, with fierce offense and for the most part impregnable defense from Sierra Leone sealing the victory. With Sierra Leone's victory, the 2 seeds split their matches this round, with two of them exiting the tournament, and two moving on. Sierra Leone moves on to face 3 seeded Egypt in a matcup that will surely be a clash of the titans, the first time in the tournament so far that two of the stacked African top 4 will face each other.
The second match of the day saw the USA, on a day of national celebration already, give the fans in baseball's native country another reason to celebrate. Coming into this tournament, USA baseball fans were pessimistic about their country's "substandard" team, which they did not believe worthy of the country that invented baseball. However two matches and two convincing victories later, the USA team has convinced many of their fans that they have the heart and determination to do well, even though they may not have the biggest names. Of course, some American critics still maintain their position in light of the fact that so far the US has hardly proved themselves, only so far defeating 12 and 13 seeds. However, many commentators maintain that New Zealand should have been seeded lower, a position that many thought the Kiwis backed up with their 1st round win. In any event, one side will soon be silenced, as the US now moves on to a very tough 3rd round match with top seed Australia.
posted by theGbomb at 8:08 PM
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