Team USA needed a win against the underdog South African team to move into the next round of the World Baseball Classic… boy did they get one. Roger Clemens tossed a one hitter, Ken Griffey Jr. homered twice and drove in seven runs. First baseman Derrek Lee also helped the cause with a home run and four runs batted in. The game got so out of hand (the final score was 17-0) that the mercy rule was invoked, ending the game after only 5 innings. It looks to me like Junior’s comeback year last year was no fluke. I hope he can stay healthy enough to show fans his silky smooth home run swing 30 or 40 times this year. With so much being made about Bonds (I’m going to post on this in a little while) and all the uproar about steroids, its nice to see players like Griffey hammer the ball. Power hitters like Lee, Griffey, Pujols, and A-Rod are exactly what baseball needs right now. When Griffey hits one out, the first thought through my head isnt “I wonder if he’s on the juice.” To me, thats baseball like it oughta be.

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