| 2009 IBL Standings | |||
| W | L | GB | |
| Bologna | 30 | 12 | - |
| Rimini | 30 | 12 | 1.0 |
| San Marino | 26 | 16 | 5.0 |
| Parma | 24 | 18 | 6.0 |
| Nettuno | 23 | 19 | 9.0 |
| Grosseto | 17 | 25 | 13.0 |
| Godo | 10 | 32 | 21.0 |
| Reggio Emilia | 8 | 34 | 21.0 |
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| SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2009 | prec | blog | succ |
World Baseball Classic |
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Alas, despite the shocker against a very good team Canada, Italy lost twice to Venezuela and headed home, while watching rival Netherlands be the cinderella and advance to Miami. It was terrific to see the Italian-born players on the field and playing well after the disappointing 2006 where even the top Italians saw almost no playing time. Marco Mazzieri has done an amazing job. The win against Canada happened with four Italians in the starting lineup: Dallospedale, Chiarini, Mazzanti, and Liddi. It was great to see Zileri, Corradini, De Santis, Panerati, and Maestri all on the field during the three games as well. These players proved how Italy can compete, and I think that had they given the same exposure to the best Italian players three years ago it would have been a much better result. Is anybody else getting excited for 2013? All of the above players will still be in there prime, and a new generation of players should contribute. I don't think anybody wants to kick the beloved Mike Piazza and other great players out of the Italy uniform, but seeing Italian born players make up around 50% of innings and at bats would be terrific. I will be covering round 2 in San Diego for Italian language Baseball.it, our long time friends, and will also be covering the finals in Los Angeles. This site is about Italian baseball, so I won't be posting much here, but there will be relevant updates and interesting details along the way. |
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Aggiunto alle 10:03 PM da Michael Etichette: WBC National Team |
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