Muaahhhhh!
The Dutch rule!
Ok now that I have gloated I can say how shocked I am by this. There are like 3 guys on the Dutch team that I have over .500 AVG against(extremely small sample size), and the DR couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with a shovel against them! The Netherlands play good D and they look to be out to prove something.
The DR bought into everyones hype and played very uninspiring ball this tournament(outside of a couple players).
Another thing to consider, most the Dutch guys throw in the mid 80's, and when your used to seeing 90+MPH FB's, it can be hard to pick up and get your timing down.
The really sad thing is people outside of the baseball group here probably don't even know about the game, or just how big of an upset or how remarkable this really is.
Also for those making fun of the Netherlands team, there playing ball, what are you doing?