Monthly Archives: January 2013

Short note today as my teaching job is taking up a good chunk of my time tonight.   213 MFS turned 6 today! Thank you all for reading this blog and spreading the word. Without you this blog would be … Continue reading →

South Africa was in the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classic. Last year, they didn’t win a game at all so they had to go to the qualifying round where they were beat out to the show by Spain. Anyway, … Continue reading →

The Philippines were another team eliminated in the qualifying round of the World Baseball Classic. On the uniform front, they did a good job. The hat and uniform both have colors that pop and match the country flag. Nice looking … Continue reading →

Wanted to watch Oliver Perez again? Of course you do. Oliver Perez will be playing for Mexico in this year’s World Baseball Classic. Mexico is keeping the same color pallet from last year and the same hat however the uniform … Continue reading →

From May to June last year, the Mets had Vinny Rottino on the team and had to use him as a starter on B-Roster Days. I remember one of these days clearly. it was the start where Johan Santana pitched … Continue reading →

New Zealand was eliminated in the qualifying round of the World Baseball Classic. New Zealand brought a Black and White uniform set with a nice hat and a uniform that could have been a lot better then it turned out. … Continue reading →

If the season started today, the Mets OF would be a joke. Anyway, if the season started today, I would expect the roster to look something like this: C: John Buck 1B: Ike Davis 2B: Daniel Murphy 3B: David Wright … Continue reading →

The Chinese World Baseball Classic Team, formerly managed by Mets’s skipper Terry Collins. Their uniforms are pretty similar to the last go around, although the color panel look goes well on the road grays. Here’s the uniform set: A lot … Continue reading →

Parallel cards in baseball have inflated value of cards over the last decade plus. For example, if it’s been a while since you have purchased cards, series like Topps have a gold parallel numbered to the year for every card, … Continue reading →

Colombia has my favorite uniforms in this tournament, by far. It’s a shame they got eliminated early because the world stage for these uniforms. Here’s a picture of the front, and here’s a picture of the back. These uniforms have … Continue reading →