WBC

It's over and we lost again. On paper, we (the US) made a decent showing, we made it to the next to the last game, and lost to the eventual champion. But don't forget we got smoked by Puerto Rico in the 1st game of round 2, and should have lost the second game to them.

I like the WBC and hope it continues, but only with the following modifications:

1. Show the freaking games- it's hard to get involved in a tournament when you can only watch a select few games on TV (especially early round games). I remember one 1st round US game that was played in prime time, but at the same time two 3rd world teams were showed on ESPN 2? Much less, I couldn't even follow the game on ESPN MVP (cell coverage through Verizon).

2. QUIT WHINING! The game is different... the US doesn't have it's star players... it means more to the other countries... and 874 other excuses that spewed from comentators' mouths like this guy. None of those excuses caused Jeter to attempt a throw to first without moving his feet because "the runner was fast as a Kawasaki" or cause David Wright to swing at a 58 foot pitch for strike three.

There's more I'm sure, but I'm out for now.