World Baseball Classic
March 8, 2009I’m having a lot of fun watching the World Baseball Classic. Right now I’m seeing the South African team play Cuba. Cuba is good. They’ve already hit about 6 home runs and they play a really interesting style of ball. I love watching the freewheeling Cubans. The swings, the fielding techniques, the windups, and the catching stances. Slick.
In this WBC, I’m also seeing a lot of the players from different countries that I coached at the MLB European Academy. A lot of the coaches too. It looks like big Lee Smith is the pitching coach for the South African team. Looks like fun. I wonder if he gets paid. Maybe I could be the skipper for the New Zealand team. Wait, do they have a New Zealand team?
The amazing thing to me is how many good players have emerged from countries like South Africa, Australia, the Netherlands, and many others. It’s neat to see just how far the game has progressed outside the borders of America, the Asian countries, and the Latin countries. The Netherlands upsetting the Dominican Republic? Are you kidding me? The rest of the world is catching up. I’m not sure if they’re totally responsible, but Major League Baseball has done an excellent job of promoting the game throughout the world. The high quality of play is definitely testament to MLB’s hard work.
I hope you’re getting a chance to check out the future of the game. Enjoy.
I’m all into the WBC! Did’nt really follow last time, but can’t get enough. This is a good attraction to get me to March Madness.