The mercy rule is designed to spare Little Leaguers from humiliation, not a bunch of big league All-Stars. But it was Jimmy Rollins, David Wright and their United States teammates who found themselves shuffling off the field in the seventh inning Saturday night. Puerto Rico scored four times in the seventh to complete an 11-1 [...]
Past history provides all the reminders Team USA needs to not take anything for granted in the World Baseball Classic. For reference points, the United States can reflect on its disappointing showing in the 2006 Classic. And a few days ago, the baseball world was shocked when The Netherlands eliminated the heavily favored Dominican Republic. [...]
Add center fielder Mike Cameron to the list of Brewers dealing with rib cage injuries. Cameron tweaked a muscle between his ribs near his left armpit during relay drills on Wednesday and has been restricted from all baseball activity for the time being. He joins right-hander Braden Looper and catcher Angel Salome among the Brewers [...]
Miguel Cabrera and Jose Lopez each had solo home runs to power Venezuela to a 3-1 win over the Netherlands in the second round of the World Baseball Classic on Saturday. In his first game back at Dolphin Stadium, Cabrera reached back to his Florida Marlins’ days with a line drive over the left-center field [...]
As usual, Ken Macha opened his Friday morning huddle with reporters by running down the status of injured Brewers. The manager had to take a couple of deep breaths before getting through the list. But that list could shrink considerably over the next couple of days. Most significantly, Bill Hall, who has spent the first [...]
Dave Bush might be the Brewers’ Mr. Underrated, and that’s just fine with him. “I’m not much for accolades,” Bush said, “so I guess it doesn’t really matter to me. I know what I can do out there.” Bush was solid on Wednesday in the Brewers’ 6-2 loss to the White Sox, allowing two hits [...]
With strong pitching and timely hitting, Puerto Rico has been one of the most impressive teams at the World Baseball Classic. Alex Rios hit an RBI triple and Puerto Rico beat the Netherlands 5-0 on Wednesday to finish undefeated in the first round of the World Baseball Classic. Next up, an enticing matchup with the [...]
Francisco Rodriguez loves pitching for his country. Henry Blanco homered and made a key throw in the ninth inning to help Rodriguez earn the save as Venezuela beat the United States 5-3 on Wednesday night to win Group C at the World Baseball Classic. “For some reason I feel like right now I’m at another [...]
Pinch-hitter Yosbany Peraza hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning and Cuba survived a scare to beat Australia 5-4 on Tuesday to earn a spot in the second round of the World Baseball Classic. “I knew I had to hit a big one,” Peraza said. Cuba, the 2006 runner-up, is 2-0 and grabbed [...]
Stunned twice by a pesky Netherlands team, the Dominican Republic is done at the World Baseball Classic. Eugene Kingsale singled in the tying run and scored the game-winner in the 11th inning Tuesday night as the Netherlands rallied for a 2-1 victory over the heavily favored Dominicans, earning a surprise spot in the second round. [...]
