World baseball classic 2009

[Peldas]

We have official rosters:
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/news/wbc_09/roster.jsp?team=940

Dominican Republic looks very, very good. Also USA and Venezuelan pitching stuff with Santana, K-Rod and Carlos Zambrano...

 

[Fondybadger]

Not the official final roster, some will still get cut.

But hot damn who's going to get shafted in this group for DR?

Infielders
Group 1:
Pujols, Albert
Cano, Robinson
Ramirez, Hanley
Rodriguez, Alex

Group 2:
Pena, Carlos
Polanco, Placido
Reyes, Jose
Ramirez, Aramis

Extras:
Peralta, Jhonny
Tejada, Miguel
Beltre, Adrian

Outfield is a bit weak, Soriano and Vlad mainly... Melky Cabrera, an old Moises Alou, a struggling Willy Taveras, and Jose Guillen

SP has a lot of upside with:
Liriano, Volzuez, Ervin Santana, Jiminez, Cueto, pedro martinez

But the relievers... hot diggity damn
Arrendondo, CoCo, Marmol, Marte, Rodney, Valverde, even dotel

 

[E.T.G.]

How the hell do you make the DR lineup? WOW. Even the Yankees couldn't afford this team. Gota be fun to play around with that lineup

 

[Fondybadger]

How the hell do you make the DR lineup? WOW. Even the Yankees couldn't afford this team. Gota be fun to play around with that lineup

That looks to be the Yankees 2011 lineup.

 

[Peldas]

That looks to be the Yankees 2011 lineup.

:36_11_6:

USA lineup is more Red Sox style:

Pitching:
Peavy, Shields, Kazmir, Oswalt, Putz, Nathan, Broxton,...

C-McCan
1B-Lee
2B-Pedroia
3B-Wright
SS-Rollins
DH-Chipper Jones
OF-Sizemore
OF-Braun
OF-Granderson
(where the hell is Holiday)

Yes, you are right, not official rosters, yet, but still fun to look at the rosters...

 

[Fondybadger]

:36_11_6:

USA lineup is more Red Sox style:

Pitching:
Peavy, Shields, Kazmir, Oswalt, Putz, Nathan, Broxton,...

C-McCan
1B-Lee
2B-Pedroia
3B-Wright
SS-Rollins
DH-Chipper Jones
OF-Sizemore
OF-Braun
OF-Granderson
(where the hell is Holiday)

Yes, you are right, not official rosters, yet, but still fun to look at the rosters...

Jeter might get the start at SS instead. Wondering where Cupcake is too.

 

[E.T.G.]

Wondering where Cupcake is too.

we got him on the treadmill

 

[CapTwo]

That looks to be the Yankees 2011 lineup.

:36_11_6:

 

[JML4481]

I forgot what the format is for this tourney.

Pool play right?

Who is matched up against who in this shindig?

 

[Fondybadger]

I forgot what the format is for this tourney.

Pool play right?

Who is matched up against who in this shindig?

http://mlb.mlb.com/wbc/2009/schedule/brackets.jsp

USA is in a pool with Canada, Italy, and Venezuela

 

[wreck]

Wonder if A-Roid is still going to play for the US

 

[Fondybadger]

Wonder if A-Roid is still going to play for the US

He never was going to. He's on the Dominican Republic Team. See Post #2

 

[JML4481]

Is there a good way to bet on this? -2 runlines? Series prices? I'd assume this would be a little different betting-wise compared to regular season, no?

Thanks for the bracket Fondy

 

[Fondybadger]

Is there a good way to bet on this? -2 runlines? Series prices? I'd assume this would be a little different betting-wise compared to regular season, no?

Thanks for the bracket Fondy

If I remember right they had lines similar to Olympics Softball and Baseball. -2.5 RL's and the like in some of the early round games, but except for maybe 4 or 5 teams, they all should be pretty close ones.