I'm about to watch the Korea-Japan game in San Diego, which is being played to determine the seeding in the semi-finals. Let's hope it's not raining there as it was last night in Miami. Playing that game was foolish. Venezuela has the better record; there was no reason not to give them the higher seeding. Instead, they played in the rain. All for the sake of tickets sold no doubt. Once again the American starting pitching was sketchy. Venezuela took a big lead, the US almost pulled even, but in the end the V-team pulled away.
The American team is the only one that seems to have injury after injury. Next time, and I hope there is a next time, they should either get their players in shape or make sure that the rosters are such that replacements can be made.
Japan knocked Cuba out of the WBC the other night, which must have been a devastating shock to the Cubans and their fans. Japan, Korea, and Venezuela look strong, while the US is limping its way into the next round. Jake Peavy again on the mound on Sunday. Any chance he'll do well?
