Robbie out of the WBC

[milky_way]

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060131&content_id=1304511&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
...because he'd be sitting on the bench behind Sori and Luis Castillo and he'd rather use that time preparing for the season at the Yanks camp.

That makes a boatload of sense actually.

[Thedatch]

yeah...no real use being at the WBC if you aren't going to get the chance to play.

although it'd be a bummer if soriano and castillo get hurt somehow and he would be playin'

[Baseball Guru]

Agreed.. Makes total sense... DR also has Julio Lugo if they really needed another 3B as they are just stacked from top to bottom...