World Baseball Classic 2009

2009 is a lucky year. Its lucky because its the year that baseball fans get to watch major leaguers in a different type of setting. This setting is called the World Baseball Classic. This event is one of baseball's biggest events as it is the players playing for the country's pride and not for the next paycheck. To me the World Baseball Classic is pure baseball not tainted by steroid issues or greedy players. It shows how the players can come together to fight for their country's pride. 2007 was the first year of the World Baseball Classic. It received mixed feelings from players and fans as it cuts out some of the players' spring training. Some major league clubs made statements in 2007 saying that if their players missed camp they would be fined. 2009 must be a different story as I have not seen any reports from clubs doing this. I hope that the clubs can work around this great event and let the players voluntarily play for their country.

The Chicago Cubs will be well represented in the World Baseball Classic. AS of right now they have 11 players on 6 different country's roster. This is great and I can't wait to see some of the games. I will definitely have my DVR set to record most games.

I am interested in what you guys think about the World Baseball Classic please leave me a few comments on the topic.


I will post the Cubs players and their country at a later time.