Round 2 Picture Taking Shape

With Mexico's 8-run margin over Canada (9th inning) and Venezuela's lead over a much weaker Dutch team, Round 2 is shaping up as follows:

Pool 1
Dominican Republic
Venezuela
Cuba
Puerto Rico

Pool 2
Korea
Japan
Mexico
...and...United States of America, assuming 7-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens can find enough spring gas to shutdown South Africa and give the U.S. a chance to win.

Shocking as it may seem, the U.S. will be the last of 8 teams to clinch a Round 2 birth.

If they were even the slightest bit over-confident going in, they certainly can't take anything
for granted now.

Given the easiest bracket to advance from, Team USA is making it look way too hard.