The biggest question about players giving 100% in the WBC is the possibility of injury.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - WBC may offer glimpse of what to expect] Reference

USATODAY. com - Major leaguers have minor profile in WBC final.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Major leaguers have minor profile in WBC final] Reference

From MLB. com, posted Dec. 16, 2005: Report: A-Rod won't play in WBC.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2005-12-01] Reference

PHX Corp: @RYG I call WBC major A-holes for spewing hate speech and intimiation.    From Wordnik.com.  [GamePolitics News] Reference

"I don't want to give the impression that the WBC is not important," Bonds wrote.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Bonds pulls out of World Baseball Classic] Reference

The idea of generating industry sponsorships for individuals to attend WBC is great.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wine in Social Media: What’s Forbidden? « California Life: Better Than Happy Hour] Reference

The ballyhooed WBC is a marketing tool for Major League Baseball and the Players Association.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Rodriguez finally makes up his mind] Reference

The book I've chosen for WBC is George Taber's To Cork or Not To Cork: Tradition, Romance, Science, and the Battle for the Wine Bottle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Announcing WBC3: To Cork or Not to Cork] Reference

Hard to believe, but the WBC was the brainchild of MLB.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sports News : CBSSports.com] Reference

The WBC is a good concept, but it has been poorly executed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bleed Cubbie Blue] Reference

The WBC will be our first taste of competitive baseball this year.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bluebird Banter] Reference

For Ianetta especially the WBC should be a very positive experience.    From Wordnik.com.  [Purple Row] Reference

I only call the WBC a farce because of the amount of star players not playing in it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sportsfrog.com] Reference

As far as world tournaments go, the WBC is the one I follow and can speak to the best.    From Wordnik.com.  [Miguel Guadalupe: 5 Reasons Why This Boricua From the Bronx Actually Enjoys The World Cup] Reference

Of all the sanctioning bodies, the WBC is the most prestigious as far as I'm concerned.    From Wordnik.com.  [MVN] Reference

The WBC are a bunch of the most odious members of American society you could ever come across.    From Wordnik.com.  [Army Rumour Service] Reference

Currently the WBC is a tournament style affair with the winners advancing on to subsequent rounds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Baseball Analysts] Reference

By contrast, the WBC is a last, perhaps desperate, lifeline to the major leagues for a few standout veterans.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Other March Madness] Reference

The WBC was a positive experience for Johjima, who batted .353 in nine tournament games and came back as a more confident catcher.    From Wordnik.com.  [HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News] Reference

The WBC is one.    From Wordnik.com.  [World Baseball Classic has globalized game] Reference

Yeah, that whole WBC is really bizarre.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » DADT Repeal Opponent Blames Srebrenica Genocide On Gay Servicemembers In The Dutch Military] Reference

Major leaguers have minor profile in WBC final.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Major leaguers have minor profile in WBC final] Reference

The WBC is a luxury.    From Wordnik.com.  [River Avenue Blues] Reference

The WBC was a fine idea, an overdue idea.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sports News : CBSSports.com] Reference

And the WBC, in its infinite wisdom, made him champion.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 4, 2007] Reference

Holyfield is recognized by the WBA and IBF, Lewis by the WBC.    From Wordnik.com.  [Even The Pols Came Out Swinging] Reference

Moreover, there was an unwarranted arrogance about the first American WBC squad.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Other March Madness] Reference

A six-feet-seven-inch Ukrainian heavyweight with the WBC world title to his name.    From Wordnik.com.  [Elliot Worsell: Boxers Who Might Win a Fight in UFC] Reference

A great technical fight by Lennox Lewis, and he's still the WBC and IBF champions.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 9, 2002] Reference

The Online WBC is a free, interactive training-and-counseling center on the Internet.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fact Sheet On Accomplishments For Women Owned Businesses] Reference

Where ever one or two TV cameras are gathered together, so the WBC will be among them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Terry Jones won't be the last Qur'an burning publicity hound] Reference

We are therefore encouraged by the safety consciousness that seems to pervade the WBC family.    From Wordnik.com.  [Address by President Mandela at the opening of the 36th Annual World Boxing Council Convention] Reference

Mr. Pascal won a unanimous decision over Mr. Diaconu, claiming the WBC light heavyweight title.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sports Snapshots] Reference

If you win today, you don't just win one sanction, you're going to win four -- IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 3, 2005] Reference