There was a discussion in the comments section of a recent WBC News and Notes I did about the idea of bringing Kevin Youkilis, who is one of my favorite Red Sox, to Canada when the 2009 WBC kicks off for the U.S. team. For me, this begins an interesting discussion ultimately asking who should [...]

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If you play fantasy baseball you know catching is either something you try to jump on early in a draft or pretty much ignore altogether and hope to grab some lightening in a Mike Napoli or Carlos Ruiz. However, when you  take even the  Ruizs and the Molinas  of this world  out of the equation…ie. [...]

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Last week I linked to an item concerning the Venezuelan WBC team and why players like Magglio Ordonez, Miguel Cabrera and Johan Santana are saying they may not play if changed aren’t made.Turns out it has to do with management and the fact that Luis Sojo has been asked back to manage the team.
“We haven’t [...]

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Over the next seven months I’m going to compile a roster that I think should be the United States entry into the World Baseball Classic.
I’m not Korean and I’m not saying the Korean method of fielding a team for an international baseball competition is the best or most proven method. In fact, one could [...]

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