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**JustinVerlander35** · 11-28-2012, 04:56 PM

I know Ernie Whitt. Nice guy.

**Nebo86** · 11-29-2012, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by JustinVerlander35

I know Ernie Whitt. Nice guy.

That would be a nice interview.

**Nebo86** · 11-29-2012, 08:34 PM

Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Dominican Republic & Spain

First Round, Pool C
March 7-10, 2013
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Hiram Bithorn Stadium

Start: 12/1 at 10:00 am AST / 9:00 am ET
End: 12/2 at 11:59 pm AST / 10:59 pm ET

United States, Mexico, Italy & Canada

First Round, Pool D
March 7-10, 2013
Phoenix, Arizona
Chase Field

Start: 12/1 at 9:00 am MST / 11:00 am ET
End: 12/2 at 11:59 pm MST / 1:59 am ET

Salt River Fields at Talking Stick

Start: 12/1 at 9:00 am MST / 11:00 am ET
End: 12/2 at 11:59 pm MST / 1:59 am ET

Second Round, Pool 2
March 12-16, 2013
Miami, Florida
Marlins Park

Start: 12/1 at 10:00 am ET
End: 12/2 at 11:59 pm ET

Championship Round
March 17-19, 2013
San Francisco, California
AT&T Park

Start: 12/1, 10:00 am PT/ 1:00 pm ET
End: 12/2, 11:59 pm PT / 2:59 am ET

Read @ World Baseball Classic: Schedule and Tickets

**Nebo86** · 12-01-2012, 09:56 PM

The 2013 World Baseball Classic is ready to go

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The World Baseball Classic Inc disclosed during a meeting in Nashville (Tennessee-USA) the composition of the 4 pools of the tournament, that will be played according to the round robin format; the 4th team in order comes from the qualifiers:

POOL A (Fukuoka, Japan March 2 through 6) Japan, China, Cuba and Brazil
POOL B (Taichung, Chinese Taipei March 2 through 5) Australia, Korea, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Chinese Taipei
POOL C (San Juan, Puerto Rico March 7 through 10) Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Spain
POOL D (Phoenix, Arizona, USA March 7 through 10) Italy, Mexico, United States and Canada

The WBC Inc will disclose a full schedule on Monday, December 3.

WBC Inc vice president James Pearce led the meeting and went through the main rules, including pitch limitations on pitcher (65 in the first round, 80 in the second round, 95 in the championship round).
Teams are due to give their provisional 28 men roster within January 16 2013.

**Nebo86** · 12-03-2012, 08:16 PM

Cabrera, Wright, Cano among stars in Classic

CONFIRMED FOR CLASSIC

Twelve Major League All-Stars are among the initial 32 players confirming early to represent their country in the World Baseball Classic in March.

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FEDERATION    PLAYER    MLB ORG.        

Australia    Ryan Rowland-Smith    FA

Australia    Luke Hughes    FA

Brazil    Yan Gomes    CLE

Brazil    Andre Rienzo    CWS

Canada    Justin Morneau    MIN

Canada    Brett Lawrie    TOR

Chinese Taipei    Chien-Ming Wang    FA

Chinese Taipei    Hong-Chih Kuo    FA

China    Ray Chang    FA

China    Wei Wang    SEA

Cuba    Yuliesky Gourriel    N/A

Cuba    Freddy Asiel Alvarez    N/A

Dominican Republic    Robinson Cano    NYY

Dominican Republic    Jose Reyes    TOR

Italy    Alex Liddi    SEA

Italy    Jason Grilli    FA

Japan    Shinnosuke Abe    N/A

Japan    Masahiro Tanaka    FA

Korea    Seung Yuop Lee    N/A

Korea    Dae Ho Lee    N/A

Mexico    Adrian Gonzalez    LAD

Mexico    Jaime Garcia    STL

Netherlands    Andruw Jones    FA

Netherlands    Roger Bernadina    WSH

Puerto Rico    Carlos Beltran    STL

Puerto Rico    Yadier Molina    STL

Spain    Engel Beltre    TEX

Spain    Francisco Figueroa    FA

USA    David Wright    NYM

USA    Joe Mauer    MIN

Venezuela    Miguel Cabrera    DET

Venezuela    Pablo Sandoval    SF

**Nebo86** · 12-03-2012, 11:04 PM

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Samurai Japan News and Notes: December 3, 2012

Ryoji Aikawa (Yakult) received a phone call from Koji Yamamoto. He plans to begin his workouts in the new year in early January instead of mid-January. Source: Sanspo 12/3/2012
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Aikawa's primary job will not be to play, but rather to help Shinnosuke Abe and to provide the team with whatever other support he can, like analyzing opponent hitters. He plans to leave Japan on January 8 for workouts in Saipan. Source: Sponichi 12/3/2012
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The first player Yamamoto plans to visit during spring camp in early February is Masahiro Tanaka (Rakuten). Source: Sanspo 12/3/2012
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He will spend about a week visiting eight training camp locations in Okinawa before moving on to Miyazaki for the remaining four training camp locations. New candidates could pop-up during his visits. Source: Sponichi 12/3/2012
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Masahiro Tanaka will most likely wear the number eleven. Yu Darvish wore the number eleven during the 2009 WBC. Source: Nikkan Sports 12/3/2012

Read @ Samurai Japan News and Notes: December 3, 2012 - Yakyu Baka

**Nebo86** · 12-05-2012, 09:47 AM

Samurai Japan unveils preliminary roster for 2013 WBC

Samurai Japan manager Koji Yamamoto

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Preliminary roster
Pitchers:- Toshiya Sugiuchi (Yomiuri Giants), Tetsuya Utsumi (Yomiuri Giants), Tetsuya Yamaguchi (Yomiuri Giants), Hirokazu Sawamura (Yomiuri Giants), Daisuke Yamai (Chunichi Dragons), Kazuki Yoshimi (Chunichi Dragons), Takuya Asao (Chunichi Dragons), Kenta Maeda (Hiroshima Carp), Takeru Imamura (Hiroshima Carp), Atsushi Nomi (Hanshin Tigers), Kazuhisa Makita (Seibu Lions), Hideaki Wakui (Seibu Lions), Tadashi Settsu (Softbank Hawks), Kenji Otonari (Softbank Hawks), Masahiko Morifuku (Softbank Hawks), Masahiro Tanaka (Rakuten Eagles)

Catchers: Shinnosuke Abe (Yomiuri Giants), Ryoji Aikawa (Yakult Swallows), Ginjiro Sumitani (Seibu Lions)

Infielders: Shuichi Murata (Yomiuri Giants), Hayato Sakamoto (Yomiuri Giants), Hirokazu Ibata (Chunichi Dragons), Takashi Toritani (Hanshin Tigers), Atsunori Inaba (Nippon Ham Fighters), Nobuhiro Matsuda (Softbank Hawks), Yuichi Honda (Softbank Hawks), Kazuo Matsui (Rakuten Eagles)

Outfielders: Hisayoshi Chono (Yomiuri Giants), Yohei Oshima (Chunichi Dragons), Yoshio Itoi (Nippon Ham Fighters), Sho Nakata (Nippon Ham Fighters), Seiichi Uchikawa (Softbank Hawks), Ryo Hijirisawa (Rakuten Eagles), Katsuya Kakunaka (Lotte Marines)

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**Nebo86** · 12-10-2012, 12:49 PM

Jim Leyland Supports World Baseball Classic So He Doesn’t Anger Bud Selig

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — One of the many great things about Tigers manager Jim Leyland is you can always count on getting a good quote from him. Whether he’s angry, excited or just calmly offering up his honest take, an extended conversation with him is bound to unearth a beauty of a quote.

And he came through Wednesday with an at-least mildly amusing take on the World Baseball Classic and MLB commissioner Bud Selig.

“The commissioner gets mad at me all the time because I’m not a big — I’m not in big favor of [the WBC] particularly. But I support it because the commissioner said, ‘You better support it,’ and I listen to him, and I don’t want to get kicked off his committee.”

Read whole article @ Jim Leyland Supports World Baseball Classic So He Doesn’t Anger Bud Selig CBS Detroit

**Nebo86** · 12-10-2012, 06:45 PM

New World Order: Fan Cave to get Classic feel

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Major League Baseball announced on Monday that 16 fans, one representing each of the participating World Baseball Classic countries/territories next March, will cheer on their respective heritages from New York as part of the MLB Fan Cave: World Baseball Classic Edition.

Applications are now being accepted through Jan. 11 at MLBFanCave.com/WBC for those who want to live and breathe international baseball for 18 consecutive days during next Spring Training. Nail the essay and video submission and you could be a Cave Dweller and show your national pride inside the same 15,000-square-foot baseball playland at the corner of Fourth Street and Broadway in Greenwich Village, where fans have watched every game the past two years.

"The World Baseball Classic is a logical extension of the Fan Cave, which has been enormously successful in generating entertaining baseball content for social media," said Tim Brosnan, MLB executive vice president of business. "So much has changed in the media landscape since 2009, the last time we held a World Baseball Classic. The Fan Cave's ability to show a different side of baseball and the players to fans around the world instantaneously is perfectly suited for the World Baseball Classic in a rapidly changing media environment."

The goal for each of the 16 Cave Dwellers will be to watch every game of the World Baseball Classic live at all hours of the day and night. They will share their national pride, meet baseball personalities and chronicle their experiences online through videos, blogs and social media. Each time a team is eliminated from the tournament, the fan representing that country/territory will leave the Fan Cave.

Fans of the final four teams will travel to the championship round in San Francisco to watch their countries/territories compete for the World Baseball Classic title. Fans are eligible to represent any country/territory that they reside in or the country/territory of their heritage.

"The goal of the World Baseball Classic is to grow the popularity of baseball around the world," Brosnan said. "Bringing fans in the participating countries with the opportunity to win a trip to New York City to be a part of the Fan Cave gives us a fun and appealing new way to reach both avid and casual fans around the world. We are looking forward to the fan response."

Read whole article @ MLB unveils Fan Cave: World Baseball Classic Edition | MLB.com: News

**Nebo86** · 12-12-2012, 04:51 PM

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