The United States has had a rollercoaster past two days in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. On Tuesday, the US rallied in the ninth inning to beat Puerto Rico and avoid elimination. On Wednesday, the United States got beat handily by Venezuela.
The hero on Tuesday night was David Wright. Down by a run in the bottom of the ninth, Wright hit a single that scored two runs to give their 6-5 margin of victory. With the loss, Puerto Rico was eliminated. Oddly enough, the last time Puerto Rico and the US met, Puerto Rico won that game 11-1.
On Wednesday, Venezuela …read more

On Monday, two exciting contests took place during the 2009 World Series Classic. The first game saw Cuba go up against Mexico. The loser of this game was to be eliminated.
After getting up early, Cuba saw Mexico tie the ballgame. But a five-run spurt put Cuba up for good. Mexico made a late rally but it was too little, too late for Mexico. Cuba, on the other hands, lives to play another day.
In the other game on Monday, Puerto Rico went up against Venezuela. In this contest, the winner advanced and the loser would go against the United States in …read more

One of the sleeper teams in the 2009 World Baseball Classic is Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico has a very talented roster, with more than half of the roster comprised of Major League Baseball talent. Here’s a look at Puerto Rico’s roster:
Alvarado, Giancarlo – Pitcher
Aviles, Michael – Infielder
Baez, Federico – Pitcher
Beltran, Carlos – Outfielder
Bocachica, Hiram – Outfielder
Cabrera, Fernando – Pitcher
Calero, Enrique “Kiko” – Pitcher
Casanova, Raul – Catcher
Cora, Alex “Jose” – Infielder
DeJesus Jr., Ivan – Infielder
Delgado, Carlos – Infielder
Feliciano, Jesus – Outfielder
Feliciano, Pedro – Pitcher
Figueroa, Luis – Infielder
Figueroa, Nelson – Pitcher
Gonzalez, Angel “Andy” – Infielder
Gutierrez, Carlos – Pitcher
Lopez, Felipe – Infielder
Lopez, Javier …read more