Thursday, March 12, 2009

Ortiz, Bay Bounced From WBC






Looks like some of the teams in the World Baseball Classic weren't what we thought they would be.

In a stunning upset, The Netherlands beat the Dominican Republic for the second time in a week and knocked the Dominicans out of the tournament.

With their backs against the wall on Tuesday, the DR started David Ortiz at first base. Papi didn't make any mistakes in the field and went 1-for-4 at the plate with a double.

As a Sox fan, I don't mind Ortiz going back to join the club in Florida for the rest of Spring Training rather than risking injury by playing first base for his country in games that matter.

Canada and Jason Bay were also booted from the tournament. They lost to Italy in another upset.

Only 12,000+ fans showed up at Toronto's Rogers Centre for the elimination game, showing they really do only care about hockey up north.

Bay was 2-for-2 with a double and knocked in the only two runs for Canada. He batted .500 during the tournament and looks to be in mid-season form.

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