World Baseball Classic Thread of Classic World Baseball

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WBC Website
When: March 2 - March 19th

Schedule
Rosters

US Team Roster

Pitchers
Jeremy Affeldt
Heath Bell
Mitchell Boggs
Steve Cishek
Tim Collins
R.A. Dickey
Luke Gregerson
Derek Holland
Craig Kimbrel
Kris Medlen
Chris Perez
Glen Perkins
Vinnie Pestano
Ryan Vogelsong

Catchers
J.P. Arencibia
Jonathan Lucroy
Joe Mauer

Infielders
Willie Bloomquist
Brandon Phillips
Jimmy Rollins
Mark Teixeira
David Wright
Ben Zobrist

Outfielders
Ryan Braun
Adam Jones
Giancarlo Stanton
Shane Victorino

Coaching Staff
Joe Torre
Gerald Perry
Marcel Lachemann
Greg Maddux
Dale Murphy
Willie Randolph
Larry Bowa

United States First Round Schedule

Pool D: Chase Field - Phoenix, Arizona
Game 3   Fri, Mar 8           Mexico @ United States   7:00 PM (Local), 9:00 PM (ET)       
Game 5   Sat, Mar 9   United States @ Italy   7:00 PM (Local), 9:00 PM (ET)   
Game 6   Sun, Mar 10   United States @ Canada   1:00 PM (Local), 4:00 PM (ET)

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Willie Bloomquist is on the US National Team?  This is surely a sign of the irreversible decline of America.  We are doomed.

[Jordanz Meatballz]

Who is Glen Perkins?

Bunch of bums.

[zimm_da_kid]

Cuba and Venezuela are going to be very very good.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Perkins is an awesome reliever for the Twinkies.  I like Pestano, Perkins, and Timmeh Collins among the "who's he" non-closers.

[zimm_da_kid]

WTF.  Danny Espinosa was just announced as Mexico's second baseman

[BrandonK]

Espi playing for Team Mexico

[DPMOmaha]

Cuba and Venezuela are going to be very very good.

DR should be tough, too.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

WTF.  Danny Espinosa was just announced as Mexico's second baseman

They were going to let Youk, Kinsler, and a bunch of guys who families haven't been in Judea for 2000 years play for Israel had Spain not knocked them out in qualifying.  The Italian team has always had Italian Americans like Piazza and Grilli.  Congrats to Espi. 

[Count Walewski]

I loved the last WBC, I jumped on the Dutch bandwagon like many others. I see that WBC teams are going to be playing against MLB teams during Spring Training.

[zimm_da_kid]

I loved the last WBC, I jumped on the Dutch bandwagon like many others. I see that WBC teams are going to be playing against MLB teams during Spring Training.

Netherlands all the way.

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

ライジングサンと性交しない

[BrandonK]

I loved the last WBC, I jumped on the Dutch bandwagon like many others. I see that WBC teams are going to be playing against MLB teams during Spring Training.

Shark and Profar!

[Lintyfresh85]

I loved the last WBC, I jumped on the Dutch bandwagon like many others. I see that WBC teams are going to be playing against MLB teams during Spring Training.

Kenley Jansen was their catcher! It was great!

[MarquisDeSade]

Please let Sidney Ponson make a team.

[zimm_da_kid]

Shark and Profar!

and Andrelton Simmons, Jonathan Schoop, and xander boergerts