After an eight run inning, the USA beat Team Venezuela 15-6 in Sunday’s World Baseball Classic. The win assured Team USA a spot in the second round of the World Baseball Classic.

The USA will play in Pool C in Miami. The round is scheduled for next weekend but is currently being dismissed with a wanking motion by me.

Honestly, who cares about this crap? The WBC is about as interesting as the daily Chris Brown update. All this is a waste of time for the purpose of, I don’t know…injuring half your pitching staff. Is this even televised on ESPN: the Ocho? I guess this is for foreigners that care about crap like the soccer world cup.

Not to dismiss soccer as the lower tier sport that it is; baseball doesn’t work that way. I love the USA and I love many players from the USA. I also hate many players from the USA. I care more about what team the player plays for. Team loyalty trumps national origin.

I really hope this is the last year of this ill-thought experiment.

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Yankees shortstop and former Texas Ranger and Seattle Mariner Alex Rodriguez admitted taking performance enhancing drugs while with the Texas Rangers in an interview with ESPN’s Peter Gammons on Monday.

Rodriguez, who’s name was leaked in connection to a positive test result for PEDs in 2003 apologized in the hopes of appearing sincere and remorseful; quite a high goal to set for someone who’s never been sincere or remorseful in his entire life.

Rodriguez told Gammons, ““When I arrived at Texas in 2001 I felt an enormous amount of pressure to perform,” then added: “Back then it was a different culture. It was loose. I was young. I was stupid. I was naïve. And I wanted to prove to everyone that I was worth being one of the greatest players of all time. I did take a banned substance, and for that I am very sorry and deeply regretful.”

Rodriguez latest comments are a stark contrast from an article published in ESPN magazine in April of 2004 shortly after his trade to the Yankees in which Rodriguez wrote:

“I hit rock bottom in the middle of the [2003] season. I remember driving home with my wife, Cynthia, after a game and telling her, ‘I just don’t see the light. Where is the light? What am I in this for?’ I would have never gone to Texas if they had told me, ‘Alex, it’s going to be you and 24 kids.’ Never.”

“I am guilty of being negligent, naïve, not asking all the right questions,” and after a brief awkward pause, he added “I am also guilty of banging manly chicks.”

The perennial all-star continued “It wasn’t a real dramatic day. I started experimenting with things that today are not legal, that today are not accepted.” He continued, “Ya know Peter, girls with mustaches are like mopeds, they’re fun to ride until your friends see you on one.”

Rodriguez added: “I am sorry for my Texas years. I apologize to the fans of Texas.” Rodriguez’s bizarre apology comes 3 months after the Longhorns shocking defeat against the Texas Tech Red Raiders in Lubbock.

The three time MVP will likely take the place of homerun king Barry Bonds as the face of the steroid problem in baseball.

Though Rodriguez clearly admitted to taking some form of performance enhancing drug, not all were ready to accept or believe his transgressions. When reached for comment, former cheater Roger Clemens went on the record adamantly proclaiming Rodriguez’s absolute innocence, “His body never changed. If he was putting that stuff up in his body, if what he’s saying which is totally false, if he’s doing that, he should have a third ear coming out of his forehead. He should be pulling tractors with his teeth.”

Not all of Rodriguez associates were supportive on the third baseman. When reached for comment Madonna was quoted as saying “Here’s the sound of Alex’s syringe when he injects himself,” followed by a loud screeching noise. “I can’t believe that he would mislead the public like that. People should just be who they are.” The Detroit native and crazy woman then became distracted leaving on foot to pursue a passing pedestrian shouting, “Oy govna, shine ya shoes for half a shilling, I will, I will.”

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I’ve been a little preoccupied lately, and haven’t been posting quite as often as usual; I just bought a Hi-Def TV. I can’t watch the Mets on Hi-Def however as the SNY package costs 90 bucks a month. I have still been keeping up with the Mets via MLB TV. (NCAA Football for PS3 kicks arse.)

According to all reports I’ve read, the Mets Cubs game on Saturday will be the Fox game of the week. Although this means putting up with Joe Buck, I will finally get to watch my club in high definition and not be forced to watch the Blue Jays and Rangers.

The series win over Milwaukee was promising. That hot streak believed to be lying ahead may be upon us.

A few thoughts.

I don’t really have an opinion on the Castillo trade. I really thought a Gotay-Easley tandem would be good enough to get the job done. I guess since we got him for a bag of used baseballs, and in the process drove a rift in the Twins clubhouse I can’t complain (not that I have any problem with the Twins, I would love for the Mets to be in the Santana free agent sweepstakes.) I’m not really familiar with Castillo so I still yet to have an opinion. In fact, I joined his first game with the Mets late and while trying to get settled in spent an entire at bat thinking, “why does Reyes look so fat?” Your call Omar.

I know I will probably catch hell for this, but my guilty pleasure is The Bronx is Burning. I hate the Yankees, Steinbrenner, Oliver Platt and Fran Healy, but I am totally into that show. I love John Turturro and the guy who plays Franco on Rescue Me. Also Crazy Joe Davola is a producer. I have noticed that Willie Randolph is a passing reference and not really part of the team. MLB pressure? Maybe, we already know ESPN is in hot water for the All Star game selection show. If you can get over your Yankee hate for an hour, make time for The Bronx is Burning.

Make sure you check out Julie’s site Chicago Mets Fan. She is hosting a fan meet before tomorrow’s game, so if you’re in the area, be sure to stop in and support the Metsies on the Road.

That’s all for now; coming up next, Lonestar Mets shocking expose` as Dan in Texas goes undercover to expose organized squirrel fights taking place in Lastings Milledge’s garage. You won’t believe what we’ve found…

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