Hey just wonderin who thinks the Dominican Rep. will win the W.B.C. I think their only real competition is the U.S.A and Venezuela
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World Baseball Classic
I think the DR can win, but they will have a much tougher road than the US to get there. The 2nd round bracket for DR if all goes as one thinks would be DR, Venezuela, PR and Panama (or Cuba as the 4th team if they play.)
The US bracket possibly would include, Mexico, Japan and Korea maybe?
The US bracket possibly would include, Mexico, Japan and Korea maybe?
NY1 said:
im not sure about cuba read somewhere that they are not allowed to play in the classic but i still hope the Dominican Republic wins it i would have so much bragging rights!
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/sports/13408552.htm <-- article on Cuba not playing
Assuming Robert doesn't close it (There are about 3 other realted threads and Robert is not a lover of Baseball), it's sure to be a long one!str8d0minikan said:
Until the rosters are finalized it's kind of hard to determine which teams will be competitive. But in addition to the teams you mentioned, I wouldn't count out Japan or even Korea.
One thing for sure, it should be a great tournament!
hmh i went to the orioles site to see if sosa is injured or sumtin like that but his last injury was to his big toe. a showdown between the USA andd Dominincan Rep. would be great this is history wat ever team wins will go down as the first team to ever win a world baseball classic
str8d0minikan said:
Sammy Sosa was been cut by the O's. So it looks like Sosa needs to look for a new team.
It should be a fun baseball classic! :classic:
The US will win.......
......and DR will come in second... Why? because while DR has the big hitters: Vlady Guerrero, David Ortiz, Albert Pujols, Adrian Beltre, Etc. The US has the better pitching: Roy Halladay, Andy pettitte, John Smoltz, Dontrelle Willis, Chad Cordero. And you know what they say about pitching vs. hitting? Right?!
The other teams haven't got a chance!:tired:
......and DR will come in second... Why? because while DR has the big hitters: Vlady Guerrero, David Ortiz, Albert Pujols, Adrian Beltre, Etc. The US has the better pitching: Roy Halladay, Andy pettitte, John Smoltz, Dontrelle Willis, Chad Cordero. And you know what they say about pitching vs. hitting? Right?!
The other teams haven't got a chance!:tired:
Don Juan said:
yeah but these guys arent just great hitters their also outstanding fielders so everytime the othe team makes a hit it will just end up in a glove
Think so?
This is not to say that we won't give them great competition, but.......
With pitchers like Willis & Halladay, our guys are gonna have a tough time seeing, much less, hitting the ball!
I'll be rooting for DR but with just these guys and oh, Roger clemens, the US team will simply be too awesome to beat.
The only two pitchers worth mentioning for our side are Pedro Martinez & bartolo Colon. These two can throw but are not as good as the likes of Dontrelle Willis.
We'll need a lot of luck to beat the US... Hope I'm wrong.
str8d0minikan said:
This is not to say that we won't give them great competition, but.......
With pitchers like Willis & Halladay, our guys are gonna have a tough time seeing, much less, hitting the ball!
I'll be rooting for DR but with just these guys and oh, Roger clemens, the US team will simply be too awesome to beat.
The only two pitchers worth mentioning for our side are Pedro Martinez & bartolo Colon. These two can throw but are not as good as the likes of Dontrelle Willis.
We'll need a lot of luck to beat the US... Hope I'm wrong.
It will not be a real World Classic unless the US Dept. of Treasury gets a life and allows the Cuba team to play, beside Boston Red Sox need some more players to defect.
http://www.thegreek.com/sports/home.asp
If you click this link and go to Baseball
World Baseball Classic
Odds to win you will be very surprised as to who the favorite is. Hint (not the U.S.)
This is one of the largest Offshore Books in the World.
If you click this link and go to Baseball
World Baseball Classic
Odds to win you will be very surprised as to who the favorite is. Hint (not the U.S.)
This is one of the largest Offshore Books in the World.
That's right.
It won't be a true "world series" unless the certified baseball powerhouse that Cuba is, is allowed to participate.
If there's one country in the world takes it's baseball seriously, this would be Cuba. they would make one heck of an opponent and will only enhance and bring a much bigger audience & prestige to a sport that doesn't have the kind of luster that soccer has.
This the one time opportunity the US has to show that sports sometimes bring nations closer than political coercion & exclusion. (remember ping-pong deplomacy?).
If Cuba is not invited and the DR wins it all, perhaps we can set up a championship series against Cuba to put an end to the debate as to who's got the better players!
Hlywud said:
It won't be a true "world series" unless the certified baseball powerhouse that Cuba is, is allowed to participate.
If there's one country in the world takes it's baseball seriously, this would be Cuba. they would make one heck of an opponent and will only enhance and bring a much bigger audience & prestige to a sport that doesn't have the kind of luster that soccer has.
This the one time opportunity the US has to show that sports sometimes bring nations closer than political coercion & exclusion. (remember ping-pong deplomacy?).
If Cuba is not invited and the DR wins it all, perhaps we can set up a championship series against Cuba to put an end to the debate as to who's got the better players!
rellosk said:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/baseball/4532452.stm
This article will explain the situation.