Only in America

Picture this: A Phillie, a Met, a Yankee, and a Red Sock celebrating....together! As this snapshot on the front of ESPN.com shows, the World Baseball Classic is all about country and after David Wright's walk-off propelled the US to the semi-finals in LA (fly tickets, fly!) Jeter, Victorino and Youk jumped all over the new American Hero to celebrate the come-from-behind victory over Puerto Rico Tuesday night.

The WBC may be seeing higher ratings and stronger ticket sales than the inaugural event in 2006, but the event hasn't caught fire like we all hoped, just look at some of the crowds this round, but there is the possibility that a highlight reel worthy play to send the home team into the semi-finals, followed by one of the Asian powerhouse teams advancing - Korea or Japan who are playing right now - could give the tournament the spark its been looking for. For those of us waiting for this Final Four to take shape, the madness began tonight. Thankfully it will now continue in Los Angeles.