Fear the Dutch. You might think that they're all tulips, windmills, and wooden shoes but they're a crafty bunch. They've made a country out of what should be the floor of the North Sea. Despite their tiny size and being the butt of jokes made by the Germans and the French since Germany, France, and the Netherlands have existed, they became both wealthy and influential. They ran colonies in the East Indies (Indonesia), the West Indies (Antilles), Africa (South Africa, Ghana), and North America (New York/New Jersey/Connecticut/Delaware). They invented the submarine and fought four wars with the English between 1652 and 1784. They've also tussled with the Portuguese and the French.
But the Dutch baseball team is hard to dislike. The enthusiasm of Team Netherlands is infectious. They seem to be having the time of their lives. As it turns out, Dustin Pedroia isn't the only player to blog about the World Baseball Classic experience. Leon Boyd of Team Netherlands also shares his thoughts with the world here. It's a different and interesting prospective.
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