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Found March 11, 2009 on Not Qualified To Comment:
PLAYERS: Carlos Marmol,  Willy Aybar
TEAMS: Chicago Cubs,  Tampa Bay Rays

So the World Baseball Classic is going on and we have paid little-to-no attention to it here. However, the first round was supposed to be virtually uninteresting right? I mean the major contenders were expected to advance because they definitely wouldn't lose twice. Some of the teams I considered major contenders-Japan, Cuba, Venezuela, the United States-advanced, but one major favorite bowed out early when they lost to Netherlands. Isn't that weeeird?!The Dominicans lost to the Dutch twice! That's unbelievable. Just goes to show how unpredictable a short series is. Right? Too soon? ...Getty Images
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