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

On Tuesday, Venezuala took care of Italy by a final score of 10-1. Cuba rallied late to beat Australia 5-4 after trailing heading into the seventh inning. In the biggest shocker of the tournament so far, the Netherlands beat the Dominican Republic for the second time to eliminate one of the World Baseball Classics’ favorites. The score was tied at zero heading into the 11th. After the Dominican Republic scored in the top half of the inning, the Netherlands scored twice in the bottom of the 11th to win the ballgame.
On Wednesday, Mexico demolished Australia 16-1 in a game that …read more

The Mexico roster for the 2009 World Baseball Classic features a number of Major League Baseball players. Although they are a bit short in the talent department, the fact that the World Baseball Classic schedule has Mexico playing at home in Mexico City during the first round of the competition should be a major advantage. Here’s a look at Mexico’s 2009 WBC roster:
Amezaga, Alfredo – Outfielder
Ayala, Luis – Pitcher
Barajas, Rod – Catcher
Campillo, Jorge – Pitcher
Campos, Francisco – Pitcher
Cantu, Jorge – Infielder
Cortes, David – Pitcher
Dessens, Elmer – Pitcher
Diaz, Rafael – Pitcher
Durazo, Erubiel – Infielder
Garcia, Karim – Outfielder
Gonzalez, Adrian – Infielder
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Although Canada won’t have a lot of star power in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, most of their roster has some type of big league experience. Canada will find it difficult to advance very far in WBC 2009 but they have some pieces that will scare any country.
Armstrong, Cole – Catcher
Aumont, Phillippe – Pitcher
Avery, James – Pitcher
Barnwell, Chris – Infielder
Bay, Jason – Outfielder
Begg, Chris – Pitcher
Bowman, Shawn – Infielder
Burton, Tim – Pitcher
Carlin, Luke – Catcher
Clapp, Richard – Infielder
Crain, Jesse – Pitcher
Cyr, Eric – Pitcher
Davidson, David – Pitcher
Diamond, Scott – Pitcher
Dumesnil, Bryan – Pitcher
Francis, Jeff – Pitcher
Gagne, Eric – Pitcher
Green, Steve …read more