Happenings

In case you missed it, Mexico beat Canada 9-1 last night at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, pushing both teams to the 2-1 mark and giving the Uniited States that chance to advance to Round 2 with a win this afternoon against South Africa. The lackluster play on display in the loss to Canada will likely be nowhere near the field at 3pm today when Rocket takes the mound. You suffer one embarassing loss, you're not likely to let it happen again when you have the kind of firepower as Team USA. Let's hope Buck Martinez doesn't fuck it up by pinch-hitting Brian Schneider for someone who can actually swing a bat, or by throwing a Leiter on the fire...
Back in Spring Training, the 2003 Blue Sox-I mean Red Sox-I mean 2006 Dodgers took advantage of Bronson Arroyo's poor adjustment to commando jeep riding. Sure, Spring Training games don't meann anything, but has anyone noticed that the Sox have sucked about as bad as they could've in ST this year? It's more than a little embarassing. You gotta figure that a good ST, though not crucial, does allow for some momentum going into the season. Hopefully Bronson will remember to maintain his leg kick when he pitches for real. Without that quirky delivery I think he loses his effectiveness.
Oh yea, and we miss Bill Mueller.