Holland A Baseball Power
The one aspect of the recently concluded World Baseball Classic that I can’t quite get over is the image of The Netherlands as a world-class baseball-playing nation. Do all of the pitchers have…Read More
Dominican Republic: The Right Team Became WBC Champ
The team representing the country that considers baseball to be its National Pastime won the 2013 World Baseball Classic and it’s not us, or U.S. That would be the Dominican Republic, a nation of…Read More
Dominican Republic Shuts Out Puerto Rico; Claims World Baseball Classic Title
The Dominican Republic once again showed their dominance in the 2013 World Baseball Classic by defeating Puerto Rico in the Championship Game to claim their first title. They became the only team in the…Read More
WBC Recap, March 17: Puerto Rico Stuns Japan; Earns Trip to Championship Game
Behind starting pitcher Mario Santiago, Puerto Rico stunned two-time defending champion Japan on Sunday night in San Francisco. The Puerto Rico pitching staff simply shut down the vaunted Japan lineup…Read More
WBC Recap, March 16: Dominican Republic Shuts Down Puerto Rico; Wins Pool 2
The Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico faced off to see who would get the #1 seed out of Pool 2 heading into the Championship Round in San Francisco. With a blast from Carlos Santana and six shutout innings…Read More
WBC Recap, March15: Nelson Figueroa Pitches Puerto Rico Past Team USA
Puerto Rico stunned Team USA behind a great start by Nelson Figueroa to advance to the Championship…Read More
WBC Recap, March 14: Dominican Republic Downs USA; Books Ticket to Championship Round
Perhaps the most anticipated game of the 2013 World Baseball Classic became an instant classic on Thursday…Read More
WBC: Captain America Grounded; Wright’s Status Unknown
David Wright, dubbed ‘Captain America’ by many because of his heroics in the 2013 World…Read More
WBC: Jurickson Profar to Join Netherlands for Championship Round
After teetering back and forth about playing in the 2013 World Baseball Classic, Jurickson Profar will…Read More
WBC Recap, March 12: Puerto Rico Rallies Late, Sends Italy Packing
Italy was eliminated from the 2013 World Baseball Classic on Wednesday night in Miami after a late inning…Read More
WBC Recap, March 12: Dominican Republic and USA Win Setting Up a Showdown
Round 2 was in full swing on Tuesday. Pool 1 finished up in Japan with the host team winning the pool…Read More
WBC Recap, March 11: Netherlands Downs Cuba with Walk Off; Advances to Semifinals
With just one game to wrap up Round 2, the Netherlands rallied to defeat Cuba early Monday morning (US…Read More
WBC Recap, March 10: Japan Destroys Netherlands; USA Avoids Elimination
Sunday featured a lot of action at the 2013 World Baseball Classic. The US faced elimination and the…Read More
World Baseball Classic Doesn’t Quite Hit Home
Before this weekend probably no one noticed that the initials of the World Baseball Classic–WBC–are…Read More
WBC Recap, March 9: Chinese Taipei & Venezuela Eliminated; Canada Deals Knockout Blow
With one elimination game at hand and other teams fighting to stay alive, Saturday was one of the most…Read More
Seven Ejected During Canada/Mexico Brawl
Further reaction continues to come out in response to this afternoon’s brawl between Canada and Mexico…Read More
Canada vs. Mexico Erupts Into Benches Clearing Brawl (Video)
One of the more common arguments that the critics have used centers on the World Baseball Classic failing…Read More
WBC Recap, March 8: Italy Routs Canada; Mexico Downs USA
Thursday March 7 featured some exciting baseball with Italy making a comeback, the Dominican blasting…Read More
WBC Recap, March 7: Italy Stuns Mexico; Dominican Republic Rolls
The 2013 World Baseball Classic Pools C and D got under way yesterday in Arizona and Puerto Rico. The…Read More
Eric Hosmer Replaces Mark Teixeira on Team USA WBC Roster
With Mark Teixeira sidelined with a wrist injury, Team USA replaced him on the World Baseball Classic…Read More





















