World Baseball Classic 2009

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The World Baseball Classic (WBC) is an international baseball tournament, first held in March 2006. It is sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation and created by Major League Baseball, the Major League Baseball Players Association, and other professional baseball leagues and their players associations around the world. The second WBC is scheduled to take place in 2009, with subsequent tournaments held every four years thereafter.[1][2]

The WBC is the first international baseball tournament for national teams to feature professional players from the major leagues of North America and Japan; the Summer Olympics have regularly featured college and minor-league players because the Games conflict with the major league seasons in both regions, and the Baseball World Cup historically has not had major leaguers participate. In addition to providing a format for the best baseball players in the world to compete against one another while representing their home countries, the World Baseball Classic was created in order to further promote the game around the globe.
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As was the case for the 2006 tournament, the sixteen teams have been split into four pools of four teams each.[1] Whereas previously the teams played in round-robin competition in the first and second rounds, this time they will take part in a double-elimination format, meaning that teams are only guaranteed of playing two games. This change was made to eliminate the complicated tiebreaking procedures,[2] which were required for one of the pools in each of the first and second rounds in 2006.

After the first round, the tournament will be held on American soil. The top two teams from each of the four pools - seeded from the final game in their respective pools - will progress to the second round, with the teams from Pools A and B meeting at PETCO Park in San Diego, California for Pool 1, and the teams in Pools C and D playing at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida for Pool 2.[3] Again, both pools will make use of double-elimination to determine the teams qualifying for the semi finals. In another change from 2006, the four qualifying teams will cross over for the semi finals, with the winner of each pool playing against the runner-up from the other pool.[2] The finals process is otherwise unchanged, with each semi final being a single elimination match, with the victors meeting in the final to determine the champions. All three final games are to be held at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California.

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Definitieve selectie

Pitchers (13):
David Bergman (Kinheim), Leon Boyd (Neptunus), Rob Cordemans (Sparta/Feyenoord), Diegomar Markwell (Neptunus), Dennis Neuman (Boston Red Sox, Single A), Sidney Ponson (New York Yankees, Major League), Alexander Smit (Cincinatti Reds, Single A), Tom Stuifbergen (Minnesota Twins, Rookie League), Juan Carlos Sulbaran (Cincinnati Reds, Rookie League), Rick van den Hurk (Florida Marlins, Triple A), Berry van Driel (Neptunus), Michiel van Kampen (Kinheim) en Pim Walsma (Amsterdam).

Catchers (2):
Sidney de Jong (Amsterdam) en Kenley Jansen (Los Angeles Dodgers, Single A).

Binnenvelders (8):
Sharnol Adriana (Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz, Triple A), Yurendell de Caster (Washinton Nationals, Triple A), Michael Duursma (Pioniers), Vince Rooi (Amsterdam), Sharlon Schoop (San Francisco Giants, Single A), Randall Simon (Newark Bears), Curth Smith (St. Louis Cardinals, Single A) en Hainley Statia (Los Angeles Angels, Double A).

Buitenvelders (5):
Bryan Engelhardt (Kinheim), Gregory Halman (Seattle Mariners, Triple A), Eugene Kingsale (Neptunus), Danny Rombley (Kinheim) en Dirk van 't Klooster (Kinheim).

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Op woensdag 4 maart 2009 21:18 schreef McDucky het volgende:
Op welke zender komt het op de digitale tv? Sport1 of iets anders?

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Op zondag 8 maart 2009 09:30 schreef Leatherface het volgende:

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Dat zie ik niet snel gebeuren.

Maar misschien dat met nog meer goede prestaties op dit toernooi er wel een tijdelijke baseball hype kan ontstaan. Een beetje zoals met het volleybal in de jaren 90 en het waterpolo tijdens de OS.

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Op zondag 8 maart 2009 10:18 schreef Leatherface het volgende:

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Who needs the NOS?

Veel mensen hebben digitale tv, of checken wel livestreams. Nederland is het land met de 3de grootste internetdichtheid ter wereld.

Maar goed, daarmee is natuurlijk nog niet gezegd dat baseball ineens een grote sport wordt. Dan moet het Nederlandse team nog meer grote wedstrijden winnen (en zelfs dan blijft het misschien nog bij een tijdelijke hype)