Oh Canada
Well, while neither the Canadians or the Americans could do much with the ice hockey during the Olympics, it does appear that Canada can best the Americans in their own arena. Last week during the World Baseball Classic, Canada took an 8 to nothing lead into the top of the fifth inning.
Unfortunately I had to stop watching at that point, as I had to drive into Atlanta to pick up my parents for their two week visit. In any regard, Canada did hold out and take the Americans 8 to 6. Imagine, a bunch of "has been"s and "never will be"s from Canada beating the Americans at their own national past time... I guess this is payback for the Canadian loss to the United States in the World Junior Hockey Championships three or four years ago (a tournament that Canada has really dominated over the years - including being on a three year winning streak coming into this December).
The best thing of the whole event was the Canadian pitcher that completed the first four innings (and I'm not sure how long he lasted after that). This kid had been playing single A ball last year and his pro club (i.e., Baltimore) had slated him to pitch in AA this year, yet for four innings he was able to take the best hitters from the United States and keep them to three hits and only one base on balls. Talk about the game of a lifetime for this kid.
Granted, because of an American victory later in the tournament, the Canadians didn't get out of pool play, so no crossover action for them. But, as I said before, beating the United States at their own national past time, that's something worth tipping your hats to them for.
Tags: World Baseball Classic, Team Canada, Flickr
Unfortunately I had to stop watching at that point, as I had to drive into Atlanta to pick up my parents for their two week visit. In any regard, Canada did hold out and take the Americans 8 to 6. Imagine, a bunch of "has been"s and "never will be"s from Canada beating the Americans at their own national past time... I guess this is payback for the Canadian loss to the United States in the World Junior Hockey Championships three or four years ago (a tournament that Canada has really dominated over the years - including being on a three year winning streak coming into this December).
The best thing of the whole event was the Canadian pitcher that completed the first four innings (and I'm not sure how long he lasted after that). This kid had been playing single A ball last year and his pro club (i.e., Baltimore) had slated him to pitch in AA this year, yet for four innings he was able to take the best hitters from the United States and keep them to three hits and only one base on balls. Talk about the game of a lifetime for this kid.
Granted, because of an American victory later in the tournament, the Canadians didn't get out of pool play, so no crossover action for them. But, as I said before, beating the United States at their own national past time, that's something worth tipping your hats to them for.
Tags: World Baseball Classic, Team Canada, Flickr
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