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When the Americans came to town for the World Baseball Classic earlier this month, a drawn-out schedule gave them the time to really experience Toronto. Given our climate, Toronto may not appear to be the most vibrant city in the beginning of March, but there still is plenty to do. Apparently, not everyone feels the same way; when asked about his Classic experience, Chipper Jones, the long-time Atlanta Braves third baseman, had this to say: “We stayed in Toronto for a week and played three games. I don’t know if you ever stayed in Toronto, but it’s not exactly Las Vegas. To say that we were plucking our eyebrows out one at a time would be an understatement.”

Pay no attention to Dunedin: the baseball gods delivered half-decent diamond action to the Rogers Centre this past weekend in the form of the World Baseball Classic. Designed to make up for baseball’s cut from future summer Olympic Games, the Classic staged its first few games in various cities around the world, and the first North American battle pitted Canada against the U.S. on Saturday afternoon. Judging by the over forty-two thousand fans who attended, Toronto’s sports lovers were more than happy to watch something other than the ailing Raptors and Leafs.

members of this city's Cuban or Dominican population will be congregating anywhere in the event of a victory?

Canada faced a tougher challenge than expected in their World Baseball Classic opener Tuesday evening. After giving up three runs during an eighth inning South African rally, Ernie Whitt's team found themselves heading to the ninth trailing by a run. Fortunately the team exploded, scoring four in their next series while creating some breathing room for Minnesota Twins Jesse Crain to close out the 11-8 victory. Former Blue Jay Corey Koskie homered for the Canadians.