Create your 09 WBC team roster

[Unit312J]

Chinese Taipei needs to relax

The odds of them playing more than two games anyway are slim...I don't know why they are worried about fatigue..

[SouthwestAmAZins]

China

Terry Collins in the running for manager's job -- in China

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2008/12/collins-in-runn.html

[Mischa]

Japan joined Italy, South Korea and Venezuela in publishing a preliminary roster. See

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/2009_World_Baseball_Classic_(Rosters)#Japan

[USA09]

Dustin Pedroia has commited to playing for the USA in the WBC.

https://www.redsox.mlb.com

[Ichiro51]

Taiwan's roster.

Sub - Lung-Hao Hsieh (Amateur)
Add - Chen Chang Lee (US Minor League)

Hsieh's arm is severely damaged from throwing too many innings in HS and Lee should have no problem making the team as long the Cleveland Indians give him the green light to participate.

[dominik]

Quite a few Italian-Americans are glad for the chance to play for Italy. Last ST, I was chatting with Val Pascucci. He tells me he was hoping to play for Italy again in the WBC..his dad is from Italy.

That's true: Italian feel like Italians forever. Even if only their grand-grandfather was Italian they will still cheer Italy over the land they live in any time they play the country they live in or even born in.

They are very proud of their country.

[chendd]

Panama has announced provisional 53-man roster (in Spanish)

[Mischa]

South Korea released a revised provisional roster today. See http://www.baseball-reference.com/bu...s)#South_Korea for details - I think Baseball-Reference is the first to have the full list in English

I've been trying to keep Baseball-Reference's WBC roster site up to date. We now have bios for every member of Japan's preliminary roster, 51 of 53 Panamanians, 31 of 32 South Koreans and over half the Italians. We also have bios for the full coaching/managerial staffs from Australia, Taiwan and Italy.

[whatlyahave]

Here is my 25 man roster. It's how it should be!

UNITED STATES ROSTER --

PITCHERS B/T HT WT D.O.B. Birthplace

40 Fuentes, Brian L/L 6'4" 230 08/09/75 Merced, CA
32 Halladay, Roy R/R 6'6" 225 05/14/77 Denver, CO
35 Hamels, Cole L/L 6'3" 190 12/27/83 San Diego, CA
15 Haren, Dan R/R 6'5" 215 09/17/80 Montery Park, CA
31 Lee, Cliff L/L 6'3" 190 08/30/78 Benton, AR
54 Lidge, Brad R/R 6'5" 210 12/23/76 Sacramento, CA
55 Lincecum, Tim L/R 5'11" 170 06/15/84 Bellevue, WA
36 Nathan, Joe R/R 6'4" 225 11/22/74 Houston, TX
58 Papelbon, Jonathan R/R 6'4'' 225 11/23/80 Baton Rough, LA
52 Sabathia, C.C. L/L 6'7 250 04/21/80 Vallejo, CA
17 Webb, Brandon R/R 6'2" 230 05/09/79 Ashland, KY

CATCHERS B/T HT WT D.O.B. Birthplace

07 Mauer, Joe L/R 6'5" 230 05/19/83 St. Paul, MN
16 McCann, Brian L/R 6'3" 230 02/20/84 Athens, GA

INFIELDERS B/T HT WT D.O.B. Birthplace

17 Berkman, Lance B/L 6'1" 220 02/10/76 Waco, TX
06 Howard, Ryan L/L 6'4" 255 11/19/79 St. Louis, MO
02 Jeter, Derek R/R 6'3" 195 06/26/74 Pequannock, NJ
15 Pedroia, Dustin R/R 5'9" 180 06/17/83 Woodland, CA
11 Rollins, Jimmy B/R 5'8 175 11/27/78 Oakland, CA
26 Utley, Chase L/R 6'1" 200 12/17/78 Pasadena, CA
05 Wright, David R/R 6'0" 215 12/20/82 Norfolk, VA
20 Youkilis, Kevin R/R 6'1" 220 03/15/79 Cincinnati, OH

OUTFIELDERS B/T HT WT D.O.B. Birthplace

08 Braun, Ryan R/R 6'1" 200 11/17/83 Mission Hills, CA
32 Hamilton, Josh L/L 6'4" 235 05/21/81 Raleigh, NC
21 Markakis, Nick L/L 6'2" 195 11/17/83 Glen Cove, NY
24 Sizemore, Grady L/L 6'2" 200 08/02/82 Seattle, WA

Only question -- Markakis (LH, RF) or Matt Halladay (RH, LF) do we need another righty or should we go with the extra lefty!? I like Markakis, because I don't have a genuine RF on the roster. I am starting Hamilton in RF. Markakis is a LF/RF sub. Berkman is a 1B/LF/RF sub, too!

[chendd]

Taiwan has announced provisional 48-man roster

[Fukudome = God]

UNITED STATES ROSTER --

PITCHERS B/T HT WT D.O.B. Birthplace
31 Lee, Cliff L/L 6'3" 190 08/30/78 Benton, AR

Lee declines an invitation.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3818683

[chendd]

Team USA roster taking shape

Coaching Staff
Manager: Davey Johnson
Batting Coach: Reggie Smith
Pitching Coach: Marcel Lachemann
Mike Schmidt
Barry Larkin

Pitchers(11): L:3 R:8
SP Roy Oswalt
SP Jake Peavy
SP John Lackey
RP Jonathan Broxton
RP Brian Fuentes
RP Joe Nathan
RP J.J. Putz
RP B.J. Ryan
RP Scot Shields
RP Matt Thornton
RP Matt Lindstrom

Fielders(11): L:3 S:2 R:6
C Brian McCann
1B Kevin Youkilis
2B Dustin Pedroia
2B Mark DeRosa
3B Chipper Jones
3B David Wright
SS Derek Jeter
SS Jimmy Rollins
OF Grady Sizemore
OF Curtis Granderson
OF Ryan Braun

[chendd]

Cuba has announced provisional 45-man roster

[Fukudome = God]

Team USA roster taking shape

Coaching Staff
Manager: Davey Johnson
Batting Coach: Reggie Smith
Pitching Coach: Marcel Lachemann
Mike Schmidt
Barry Larkin

Pitchers(11): L:3 R:8
SP Roy Oswalt
SP Jake Peavy
SP John Lackey
RP Jonathan Broxton
RP Brian Fuentes
RP Joe Nathan
RP J.J. Putz
RP B.J. Ryan
RP Scot Shields
RP Matt Thornton
RP Matt Lindstrom

Fielders(11): L:3 S:2 R:6
C Brian McCann
1B Kevin Youkilis
2B Dustin Pedroia
2B Mark DeRosa
3B Chipper Jones
3B David Wright
SS Derek Jeter
SS Jimmy Rollins
OF Grady Sizemore
OF Curtis Granderson
OF Ryan Braun

ADD:

C Chris Iannetta (Colorado)

per Yahoo! Sports.

http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ap-wbc-us&prov=ap&type=lgns

[Fukudome = God]

^^ And btw, according to the Chicago Tribune, Derrick Lee is expected to accept the invite for the United States.