Posted by thesportsjunky on March 13, 2017 · Leave a Comment
A number of teams are heading home earlier than they wanted and many are looking at the lack of commitment from some of their biggest stars as a big reason for their early exit.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on March 12, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The World Baseball Classic quickly became a place to find new talent and as the tournament evolves it is becoming a place for some players to make their way back to the MLB.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on March 11, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The USA began their tournament and once again the pressure was on as they started another pursuit of a title they can’t seem to get despite the sport’s origins.
Posted by thesportsjunky on March 10, 2017 · Leave a Comment
With two new pools getting their tournament underway a new wrinkle in the managing of international teams takes full focus as managers try to win but not quite at all costs.
Posted by thesportsjunky on March 9, 2017 · Leave a Comment
As the first round of games closes out in Asia the MLB’s focus shifts to their most important and toughest market for the WBC with teams from the Americas getting ready to start their tournament and hoping to bring some excitement in their own countries.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on March 8, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The World Baseball Classic is a clash of international baseball organizations but it also serves as proof that all of the talent in the baseball world may not be located in the MLB with other domestic leagues populating very good teams.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on March 7, 2017 · Leave a Comment
As the tournament continues to heat up proof continues to build for a return of baseball in the Olympics as the international game seems to be getting only better and more even.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on March 6, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The 2017 World Baseball Classic began with a bang as the first game brought a surprise as an expected tournament power was rocked by a big underdog to open up a tournament that could have just seen one of many upsets.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on March 5, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Pool D in the World Baseball Classic is possibly the most competitive in the tournament as there is a lot of talent in this group making it one of the toughest this year.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on March 4, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Pool C features the one team that everyone looks to every tournament as a favourite and yet can never win along with a defending champion in what could be an interesting pool stage.
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