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A day after almost losing to South Africa, Canada stuns USA, 8-6
They did all this without Eric Gagne or Rich Harden
They also didn't use any of the major league pitchers against USA, as they were all used in the first game.
USA fans will have to pull for Canada beating Mexico, as that along with a US win over South Africa would avoid a 3-way tie to decide who advances.
A loss to SA would truly be shocking - against Canada, 2 of the South African pitchers each threw 3 wild pitches.
If USA wins, they could still be eliminated if Mexico wins by a score of either 1-0, 2-0, or 2-1.
With a US win, Canada would be eliminated if they lose and score fewer than 6 runs and give up more than 3 runs to Mexico. It would be unfortunate if they don't advance after beating USA.
It would be interesting if both USA and Mexico lose, as there would be a 3-way tie for 2nd place, along with South Africa. In that case, USA would advance unless South Africa scores more than 6 runs against them
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Last edited by partyhopper on Mar-09-2006 at 17:09
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) can beat Australia with the mercy rule, I wonder how long the Aussies will last against DR and Venezuela.
