http://wbcblog.com Everything you need to know about World Baseball Classic Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:08:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Even there are still more than year away, some players are already talk about 2009 World Baseball Classic, include Omar Vizquel of Venezuela and Javier Vazquez for Puerto Rico. Shortstop Omar Vizquel, who currently in spring traing site of San Francisco Giants, said he would consider a return to the second ... http://wbcblog.com/2008/02/20/preparing-for-2009-wbc/ After further discussion, the 16-team field is set for the second World Baseball Classic, which is scheduled for March of next year. Though it is exactly the same as the inaugural edition in 2006, it may be the last time the governing bodies of the tournament restrict the competition to ... http://wbcblog.com/2008/02/20/2009-world-baseball-classic-to-feature-same-16-teams/ Although there are at least one year away, the World Baseball Classic is preparing to show up again. First, decide which field to play is quite important, according to the source told the Canadian Press, Canada is a "strong possibility" to host one of the four groups in first-round play at ... http://wbcblog.com/2008/02/11/canada-may-host-some-wbc-games/ Yes, there will be another World Baseball Classic. In 2009. A joint steering committee overseeing the tournament made official on April 20th. what long has been presumed: that the second international baseball competition to include Major League players will be staged in March 2009, with dates and venues yet to be determined. Additionally, ... http://wbcblog.com/2007/04/20/first-eight-teams-of-2009-wbc-decide/ Believe it or not, World Baseball Classic is a Major Hit! Cuban players in those lucky red uniforms sprinted to the mound for an exhilarating embrace. A South Korean band pounded drums right outside the ballpark. Dominican fans danced to a merengue beat, the Venezuelans draped themselves in bright yellow flags. All ... http://wbcblog.com/2006/03/26/world-baseball-classic-a-major-hit/ Nineteen days ago, when the inaugural World Baseball Classic began in Tokyo, no one knew what to expect. Right now, most nay-sayers had disappeared, some no doubt wondering how they could have been so wrong about an event. "There was a time when people said there won't be a next time," ... http://wbcblog.com/2006/03/21/baseball-wins-the-world/ Japanese starter Daisuke Matsuzaka, who gained the victory by giving up only one run in four innings while striking out five, was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. He finished 3-0, 1.38 in three WBC starts--getting three of Japan's five total WBC wins--by also defeating Chinese Taipei and Mexico in ... http://wbcblog.com/2006/03/21/matsuzaka-is-mvp/ Like every international tournament, World Baseball Classic has it's own All-Tournament Team, and six of the 12 players were played in Championship game at PETCO Park. The all-tournament team, whose name probably should be changed to all-world, honored the best of the inaugural World Baseball Classic. It was an event that ... http://wbcblog.com/2006/03/20/world-baseball-classic-all-tournament-team/ It's Japan, not Cuba, not USA, not Dominican Republic, not Venezuela, not Puerto Rico, not Korea, become the inaugural winner of World Baseball Classic. Final: Japan 10, Cuba 6 JAPAN - 400 020 004 -- 10 CUBA ... http://wbcblog.com/2006/03/20/japan-is-wbc-champion/ After 16 teams fight for 38 games, only Japan and Cuba left, and the winner will be the first championship for World Baseball Classic. Semifinal: Cuba 3, Dominican Republic 1 CUBA - 000 000 300 -- 3 DOMINICAN REP ... http://wbcblog.com/2006/03/18/japan-vs-cuba-in-wbc-final/