World Baseball Classic 2009

[DirtyKash]

Put yourself in the shoes of the Rays GM and please ask why it would be dumb again.

Isn't that the same thing for every GM with every player?

[love_that_reefer]

Not exactly. Most are veterans. Price and Longoria haven't even played a full season yet. Use your head.

[DirtyKash]

Longoria just played a full season if you include like 16 postseason games.

[Kingdom]

So let's field a piece of crap, just send the giants maybe?

[love_that_reefer]

Longoria missed a month because of injury, still hasn't played a full season. Its just stupid on the part of the Rays to let them play. No getting around it.

[love_that_reefer]

So let's field a piece of crap, just send the giants maybe?

Great leap in logic there. Plus I already said Sabean was smart enough not to allow Lincecum to pitch.

[Foster]

Team Canada Ftw!!!!!!!

[DirtyKash]

Team Canada Ftw!!!!!!!

It all depends if Matt Stairs plays.

[Foster]

He will and Doc Halladay will declare himself Canadian.

[love_that_reefer]

Its all about Eric Gagne!!

[realmofotalk]

Mauer would be nice. Mauer-Russell Martin-Brian McCann as the C's?

Russell Martin is from Canada. But it's possible if he is naturalized in the U.S.

[Halladay_is_God]

no thanks
Report: Halladay won't play in World Baseball Classic

[love_that_reefer]

Daisuke Matsuzaka and Ichiro Suzuki are among seven major leaguers included on Japan's preliminary roster for the WBC.
The others are Hiroki Kuroda, Akinori Iwamura, Kosuke Fukudome, Kenji Johjima and Takashi Saito. Noticeably absent is Hideki Matsui, who will miss the tournament following knee surgery. Also missing are Kenshin Kawakami and Koji Uehara. Both pitched for Japan in the 2008 Olympics, but it appears as though they'll get a chance to settle in with their new MLB teams next spring.

Josh Hamilton has also declined an invitation to play in the WBC. Good move on his part.

[DirtyKash]

yaY! Kuroda is on there!

[love_that_reefer]

Is KOZ the guy on the right?