Well in the end Japan wins (again). It’s sort of cool having an “all Asian” final but then again it sucks that America is slipping when it comes to these “international” events/competitions. We/America used to own these types of deals from basketball to baseball to track & field. In the end the WBC was a lot of fun, got to watch the games with a bunch of friends and family and this was probably the most exciting out of all the games. It was a great match but it sucks knowing we could have pitched around Ichiro, but I am sure “Korean pride” got in the way of that thought. Though the Korean press is saying the pitcher was instructed to walk but went rogue, none of which I believe since Koreans have mad pride and now are trying to save face in my opinion. Hats off to Japan and I guess Ichiro. That guys is the “man” only because he talks his smack but he backs it up, can’t hate him for that. As for Sho this was the second professional game he attended and well it’s a win for him regardless!That’s when being a hybrid helps!