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Baseball Primer Newsblog— The Best News Links from the Baseball Newsstand
Monday, February 16, 2009
Well, Japan has begun to train, the AP has confirmed (the Yomiuri reported it yesterday). Interesting note:
A crowd of 37,000 people packed into Sun Marine Stadium to watch the first official day of practice. Japan will begin defense of the title it won at the inaugural WBC in 2006 on March 5 at Tokyo Dome.
Japan Fans: the Green Bay Packers Fans of the World Baseball Classic.
In a embassing development for Korea, Byun-Hyun Kim will not be participating in the WBC, not because of injury, a team holding him out or the need to fight for a job, but because he lost his passport. Maybe Ruben Rivera stole it.
Cole Armstrong, a prospect for the White Sox, has dropped off of Team Canada.
Matt Lindstrom sees the Classic as a potential learning experience, and hopes to get some advice from Joe Nathan.
Mister Baseball has a preview of Team China, and he comes to the general conclusion I had: they don’t stand a chance of getting out of the first round.
Italian preview will wait for next time. Feel free to discuss what the all-time Italian-American Baseball team would be.
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1. CraigK Posted: February 16, 2009 at 10:32 PM (#3078450)Dolph Camilli at first?
The Tribune says...
Pujols confirms he wasn't able to get the insurance, so he can't participate.
Australia beat Taipei in a Exhibition
For those of you so desperate for baseball you are willing to listen to a internet broadcast of the Australia/Taipei exhibitions, they can be found here, including live broadcasts.
Broadcast schedule (translated to EST in the USA):
Tuesday at 3:00 AM
Wednesday at 1:00 AM
Thursday at 1:00 AM
Seriously though, I'm more putting this up here just for curiosity factor and to show how Baseball is different in other countries (in the USA, you have to pay for streams of anything higher than A-Ball... but in Australia, baseball is so niche even the National Team that has pro players on it is streamed free of charge!). If you actually are listening to these games, you have better be in the Pacific or a similar location, have a medical excuse (like Insomnia) or you better be related to Justin Huber or something.
You favor Vince above Dom?
Plus Roy Campanella (Italian father), Joe Torre, Ernie Lombardi, Mike Napoli, Tom Pagnozzi, Paul Lo Duca, and Sal Fasano.
Sal Maglie, Barry Zito and Mike Mussina as starting pitchers, Julio Franco in relief.
Jason Giambi at first base, Craig Biggio at second base, Phil Rizzuto at short, Ron Santo at third base. Mark De Rosa, Gary Gaetti, Tony Lazerri, Ken Caminiti as backup infielders.
Tony Conigliaro, Rocky Colavito, the DiMaggios as outfielders.
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