D'Oh Canada!

In a stunner, the United States actually lost a game in pool play during the World Baseball Classic. Yesterday, they lost to their friendly neighbors to the north, 8-6. If you're thinking to yourselves, "Canada? Who the hell do they have?" Gothamist can say that we're right there with you. The "big" names on Team Canada include: Erik Bedard, Paul Quantrill, Chris Reitsma, Corey Koskie, Jason Bay, and Matt Stairs. Canada all but conceded the game when they shuffled their starting rotation, so the win is even bigger a shock. But with the WBC essentially an extremely competitive Spring Training, anything can happen.

The game was never close as Canada knocked Dontrelle Willis out of the game after less than 3 innings, scoring three runs off him before he left. After Al Leiter came in, the game was essentially over as he allowed 2 inherited runners to score in addition to the 2 runs he earned himself. It took until the 5th inning until the US bats finally came about, as they scored all 6 of their runs in the inning. Their rally included a grand slam by Jason Varitek.

Now, the United States team has to hope that Canada will win its game against Mexico. If Mexico wins, the United States will be eliminated (wtf?!?) from the World Baseball Classic. Sounds crazy, no?

Photo by Charles Rex Arbogast/AP via MLB.com

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By tien mao on March 9, 2006 9:02 AM

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Sten89365

I've just been staying at home waiting for something to happen, but I don't care. Basically nothing seems worth thinking about. I can't be bothered with anything recently.

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I am amazed nobody has accused this of being a George Steinbrenner conspiracy.

eethos

....No, Karl Rove is NOT Canadian...

...but he's a real LOONY!

HAHAHAHAHA!

(Ba-doom-boom!)

Sorry, y'all, I just couldn't resist, eh...

Vanessa

Mr. Ethos,

This 'Karl Rove is Canadian' rumour stops here and now. Karl Rove was born in Denver! Yee Haw!

Karl Rove, Presidential Advisor

* Born: 25 December 1950

* Birthplace: Denver, Colorado

* Best Known As: Political advisor to President George W. Bush

http://www.answers.com/topic/karl-rove

Vanessa

Are you serious? Is Karl Rove really Canadian? I have never heard that before. That is depressing. I'm off to Google "Rove + Canada"

p.s. If we could never mention this Rove/Canada connection again, I'd really appreciate it.

ethos

You forgot:

Alanis Morrissette (well, she USED to be Canadian. THen again, she USED to be cool)

Glenn Lewis

Steve Nash

Eugene Levy

Any decent hockey player

The Dream Warriors

Rush

Rick Fox

Oh! And how can we forget.... our very own KARL ROVE!

JESUS CHRIST

who the fuck left Dontrelle Willis in after he gave up 3 runs? the mind boggles. I always thought Willis was Cuban

Peter

The worst dis on Canadians was by Canadians- Bob and Doug McKenzie (Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis) Of course that was in response to a government law requiring all Canadian programming to have a certain percentage of Canadian content.

tien

cw: i heard the same scenarios on the radio just now.

Vin

It's interesting how acceptable it is to dis Canadians in the US, just like making fun of fat people. Although I guess one can choose not to be fat, but you're stuck as a Canadian.

Vanessa

Hey Tien,

You've got me. Truth be told, I'm not talking about baseball at all. I know very little about baseball (or hockey, or curling for that matter). I just got so excited when I saw Canada mentioned this morning that I wanted to talk about how I hate paying a fee when I visit the doctor.

A list of just a few cool Canadian celebrities:

- Mike Myers

- the Sutherlands

- Jim Carrey

- Sarah McLachlan

- Lorn Michaels

tien

hey, vanessa - i love things from canada too - especially that national anthem, but you can't think that their roster is mostly a list of nobodies.

and cw/rad, i was just going off the info on the wbc website (linked in the entry) that said: "Mexico advances: If it defeats Canada on Thursday."

rad

cw's correct - Team USA advances:

• If Canada defeats Mexico on Thursday, and USA defeats South Africa on Friday.

• When Mexico defeats Canada and scores three or more runs, and USA defeats South Africa on Friday.

but, wtf - how is al leiter on the team to begin with??

CW

Methinks to eliminate the US, Mexico would have to win 2-1, 2-0, or 1-0.... If it's a shootout and the US beats S. Africa, I think they're still in...

Vin

Love them Canucks, such lay back, folksy people, except for the Quebecers(?), who give you snooty attitudes if you don't speak French to them. The episode when Homer and Flanders went up to Canada to get free prescription drugs is one of my recent favorite, especially when Flanders met his Canadian counterpart.

As for the WBC, maybe Steinbrenner asked Jeter, A-Rod and Damon to throw the game so they can get their asses back to Spring Training. George was SOOOO against the WBC.

Vanessa

Hey, I am a Canadian living in NYC (btw, I would only leave my great country for this one and only great city. If it weren't for New York City, I'd be eating poutine and drinking maple syrup right now).

I have a couple of things to say Mr/or Mrs? overly self-assured American Editor:

1.) Canada is great. Don't under estimate us just because were polite.

2.) We have free-fricking health care which makes us an amazing country. (I miss my free healthcare right now...)

3.) Go Canada.

P.S. I love NY and everything but don't dis Canada, please...