Who Is Going to Win the 2010 Claxton Shield?

With the Perth Heat winning back to back championships, this years Claxton Shield has started with a bang. Who do you pick to take out this years title? What does the Perth Heat need to do to improves its chances? Do they have the personnel to go back to back to back? Give us you [...]

Flintoff and Dunn’s View on Perth Heat

I came across the following from http://www.pflintoff.com/ and thought it might be worth sharing.
To quickly gloss over this annoying subject once again, ‘Flintoff & Dunn’ simply cannot support WA’s insistence on calling themselves “Perth Heat” in our national Claxton Shield competition. To repeat the obvious, Perth Heat was another, quite different, entity as a club [...]

Barbagallo Perth Heat Autographed Baseball and Bat

This is your opportunity to own a piece of history.
You could own an autographed baseball bat and ball signed by the 2009 Claxton Shield Champions – The Barbagallo Perth HEAT.
These items are signed by current Australian World Baseball Classic Team members LUKE HUGHES, LIAM HENDRIKS and BRENDAN WISE as well as Claxton Shield Helm’s Award [...]

World Baseball Classic Roster

Apparently there can be no additions to the squad. You have to go with what has been selected. In other words – If you are on you have a chance to going to the classic. If you are not on – bad luck.
 
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/news/wbc_09/roster.jsp?team=760&season=2009
 
Any thoughts? Any glaring omissions or any surprise inclusions?

2009 Claxton Shield

So, now that the 2009 Claxton shield is underway, I think Perth Heat are looking good to repeat as champions.  The other states didn’t show me anything at the showcase round.  I suspect the reasons the Heat played poorly on their swing through Canberra and Woolongong were, poor field quality, poor crowds, bad weather, long [...]

Barbagallo Perth HEAT Roster Announced

CATCHERS
Allan deSanMiguel
Christopher House
Dean Burton
Reece Thompson
INFIELDERS
Aaron Ottaway
Andrew Kyle
Jordan Dyer
Jordan MacDonald
Luke Hughes
Matthew Kennelly
Mitchell Graham
OUTFIELDERS
Corey Adamson
Daniel Floyd
Graeme Scorer
Jason Smit
Robin Adamson
Sam Shipway
PITCHERS
Aaron Home
Benn Grice
Brendan Wise
Cameron Glendinning
Cameron Lamb
Daniel Schmidt
Dylan Peac***
Lee Robinson
Liam Henriks
Mark Kelly
Nathan Driessen
Richard Michell
Ryan Kelly
Scott Mitchinson
Warwick Saupold
Dean White
Note-able absentees:
Tim Kennelly
Brandon Dale
Lachy Dale
Ben Needle
Clint Balgera
Are we going back to back? Or back to last?
Thoughts?