NewsWhore
02-25-2009, 02:01 PM
Major League Baseball news report says that Group D, in which the Dominican Republic will play in the WBC Classic, could be the most competitive of the four groups. It points to the powerhouse teams of Puerto Rico and the DR. In 2006, the DR beat Puerto Rico, but later fell to Cuba in the semi-finals. Other players in that group are the Netherlands and Panama, both considered lightweight teams.
The DR is considered a favorite in the first round of games. Group D will be played at the Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The MLB report says: "The DR's roster has undergone quite a turnover from the '06 edition, which posted a second-best Classic record but fell victim to the round-robin format. Even though Miguel Tejada, Albert Pujols, Alfonso Soriano and Vladimir Guerrero are gone, the roster remains packed and is a definite threat for the title.
Other pools are A (China, Taipei, Japan, Korea), B (Australia, Cuba, Mexico, South Africa), C (Canada, Italy, USA, Venezuela).
See http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090224... (http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090224&content_id=3877592&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#15)
The DR is considered a favorite in the first round of games. Group D will be played at the Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The MLB report says: "The DR's roster has undergone quite a turnover from the '06 edition, which posted a second-best Classic record but fell victim to the round-robin format. Even though Miguel Tejada, Albert Pujols, Alfonso Soriano and Vladimir Guerrero are gone, the roster remains packed and is a definite threat for the title.
Other pools are A (China, Taipei, Japan, Korea), B (Australia, Cuba, Mexico, South Africa), C (Canada, Italy, USA, Venezuela).
See http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090224... (http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090224&content_id=3877592&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#15)