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

The United States recently lost a game to Venezuela in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. Against Puerto Rico, the United States didn’t just lose — they got destroyed. When all was said and done, Puerto Rico had won 11-1 after the mercy rule came into play.
Carlos Beltran and Felipe Lopez hit homeruns for Puerto Rico, while Carlos Delgado had two RBIs and Ivan Rodriguez had three hits. Puerto Rico remains undefeated in the 2009 WBC.
American starting pitcher Jake Peavy got rocked in his two innings of work. He allowed six hits, six homeruns and only struck out one batter. At …read more

The 2009 World Baseball Classic begins on March 5th. Here is the provisional roster for the United States:
Braun, Ryan – Milwaukee Brewers
Broxton, Jonathan – Los Angeles Dodgers
Danks, John – Chicago White Sox
DeRosa, Mark – Cleveland Indians
Devine, Joey – Oakland Athletics
Fuentes, Brian – Los Angeles Angels
Granderson, Curtis – Detroit Tigers
Guthrie, Jeremy – Baltimore Orioles
Hawpe, Brad – Colorado Rockies
Howell, J.P. – Tampa Bay Rays
Iannetta, Chris – Colorado Rockies
Jeter, Derek – New York Yankees
Jones, Chipper – Atlanta Braves
Kazmir, Scott – Tampa Bay Rays
Lackey, John – Los Angeles Angels
Lee, Derrek – Chicago Cubs
Lilly, Ted – Chicago Cubs
Lindstrom, Matt – Florida Marlins
Longoria, Evan – Tampa …read more