Pools Composition
The 16 teams that participated in the 2006 World Baseball Classic were all invited back for the 2009 tournament. The WBCI changed the members of each pool as compared with the 2006 Classic, however, except for Pool A. There was no official qualifying competition.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | Australia | Canada | Dominican Republic |
| Chinese Taipei | Cuba | Italy | Netherlands |
| Japan | Mexico | United States | Panama |
| South Korea | South Africa | Venezuela | Puerto Rico |
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Famous quotes containing the words pools and/or composition:
“The eastern light our spires touch at morning,
The light that slants upon our western doors at evening,
The twilight over stagnant pools at batflight,
Moon light and star light, owl and moth light,
Glow-worm glowlight on a grassblade.
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“Since body and soul are radically different from one another and belong to different worlds, the destruction of the body cannot mean the destruction of the soul, any more than a musical composition can be destroyed when the instrument is destroyed.”
—Oscar Cullman. Immortality of the Soul or Resurrection of the Dead? The Witness of the New Testament, ch. 1, Epworth Press (1958)