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[Jervill]

It's spring.  Well, almost.  And Spring in North America and the Far East means baseball.  Now, prior to the MLB season beginning in early April, there is the World Baseball Classic.  With players from both MLB and NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball) it has the best players from around the league playing for their home countries.  Japan won it in both 2009 and 2006.
EDIT: For TV viewings, in the United States it will be on MLB Network.
I'll keep this thread up and convert it to a MLB overall thread once the WBC completes later this month.  First Round is round robin, while the second round will be double-elimination.  The final round will be single elimination.
First Round
Round Robin style.
Pool A Fukuoka Dome, Fukuoka, Japan
March 2nd-6th
Japan, China, Cuba, Brazil
Pool B Taichung, Taiwan
March 2nd-5th
South Korea, Netherlands, Australia, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)
Pool C San Juan, Puerto Rico
March 7th-10th
Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Spain
Pool D Phoenix, AZ, US
March 7th-10th
United States, Mexico, Italy, Canada

Spoiler: Final Scores (click to show/hide)

Pool A
Japan 5, Brazil 3
Pool B
Taiwan 4, Australia 1
Netherlands 5, South Korea 0
Pool C
March 7th games begin
Pool D
March 7th games begin

Spoiler: Current Pool standings (click to show/hide)

Top two advance to Round 2
Team Wins-Losses
Pool A
Japan 1-0
China 0-0
Cuba 0-0
Brazil 0-1
Pool B
Netherlands 1-0
Taiwan 1-0
Australia 0-1
South Korea 0-1
Pool C
Venezuela 0-0
Puerto Rico 0-0
Dominican Republic 0-0
Spain 0-0
Pool D
United States 0-0
Mexico 0-0
Italy 0-0
Canada 0-0

[Duuvian]

It's playoff time again. I'll continue to watch the Tigers vs the A's.