There's talk of revenge ahead of the 2009 World Baseball Classic and it's music to the organizers' ears.

With the campaign to get baseball back into the Olympic program serving as a backdrop, organizers have been pleased with the level of excitement in the buildup to the 2009 edition.

"The first thing you heard out of the Cuban team after the Olympics (where Cuba lost to South Korea in the final) was 'We're going to get you at the WBC,' " WBC Asian representative Jim Small said at a press conference on Dec. 15. "It's really become a significant international event."