Aramis Ramirez Has Sights Set On 2009 World Baseball Classic
By admin on Thursday, 20th November 2008DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – Chicago Cubs slugger Aramis Ramirez has decided to play for the Licey Tigers in
the Dominican Winter League to prepare for the 2009 World Baseball Classic in March.
Ramirez told the Associated Press that “I must request the permission of the Cubs to play (in the Dominican baseball), but I believe that it would be a good idea to take advantage of the winter league to put me in form for the Classic.”
The 33-year-old third baseman last suited up for Licey in 2001-02 when he was a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Ramirez, who did not play in the inaugural Classic in 2006, batted .289 this past season with 27 home runs and 111 RBIs. However, the Cubs were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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This is just my two cents…but beware of the Latin American teams in next year’s WBC. It seems like the WBC has become THE int’l baseball tournament.
I don’t think all those superstars realized how special the WBC would be to the fans until it was too late. Those guys from Latin America are playing for national pride and I hope our guys get a little patriotic too. But watch out for Japan and Korea.
The Cubans and the Dominican Republic, and even Puerto Rico, will all field strong teams. Throw in the Americans, Japanese and Koreans and the WBC is poised to become something really special.