I caught you a delicious bass...

Okay, so this is not a blog about sports (though to say that would beg the question "What is it about?" which seems like dangerous territory. In any case, winter olympics, spring training, and the World Baseball Classic are some things that have been en tete lately.

With that in mind, please look at the following photo:

Pretty cool, eh? That's Team Canada, led by a pitcher who started last season in AA ball and is still trying to earn a place in the majors, and a second baseman named Stubby who plays in the independant Northern League for a team called the Edmonton Cracker Cats. Today they beat Team USA - led by an MVP pitcher who won 22 major league games last year and a few other names of note. I read today that they combined payroll of Team USA is somewhere around $90 million - and our kids beat 'em.

This is cool. And I don't mean Canada beating the US, but simply that we beat the guys who invented the game. I feel like how the Swedes must feel when they beat Canada at hockey. It's a game that we like, but in all reality it's theirs. For today though, it's ours too - just a little bit.

The LA Times says "Canada Hangs U.S. Out to Dry"

The Seattle Times says "Say, eh: Canada beats Team USA in World Baseball Classic"

The Miami Herald says "State of Disbelief"

Forgive me for harping on these things. I know baseball is America's game and we will get beat by them more times than we will win. But for today, please just let me have this one.

Thanks.