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If you didn’t catch my liveblogging your eyes are not deceiving you.

The Dominicans combined overconfidence and key errors with bad base running and some bad first pitch swinging to sink themselves.

The Dutch only managed 3 hits but played excellent defense, and clutch pitching. The Dutch closer Boyd walked two but had one man thrown out trying to steal 3rd and stuck out the last man standing.

If this isn’t one of the biggest upsets in baseball history I’d like to know what is. The only thing that could be bigger is if Italy beats Hugo Chavez’s boys tonight.

I can’t believe David pinto was stuck on a Panel somewhere and missed it.

Update: The headline at the classic website says it all: International incident: Dutch stun Dominicans. There should be dancing in the Netherlands tonight! (except in the parts where Imans won’t allow it.)

Update 2: More headlines David Just Beat Goliath In The First Round Of The WBC, As The Netherlands Defeated The Domincan Republic